Nicolette “Nic” Nevin (Emily VanCamp) suffers a tragic death inThe Resident, which left the rest of the staff at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital reeling.The Residentis a medical dramathat often flits between real down-to-earth medical dramatics, and hospital horror that makes for a disconcerting yet poignant, tone. It’s this tone that allowed the show to stand out within the packed genre for six seasons before it was canceled in April 2023. The staff and doctors at the fictional Chastain Park Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia are some of the best reasons to watchThe Resident.
One ofthe main characters ofThe Residentis Nicolette Nevin, a talented nurse practitioner at Chastain who is one of the few people willing to push back against Dr. Conrad Theodore Hawkins' (Matt Czuchry) unconventional medical practices.This contentiousness between the two medical professionals quickly blooms into a romantic relationshipthat results in a wedding and a child, Gigi (Remington Blaire Evans). Nic’s level-headed presence onThe Residentbalanced out Conrad’s hot-headedness and her death caused a deep rupture in the lives of everyone she knew.
Emily VanCamp Wanted To Leave The Show
At the end of season 5, episode 2, “No Good Deed”, after two episodes of no Nic (she’s away on a spa trip), a police officer arrives at Conrad’s house and tells him his wife has been involved in a major car accident. In the next episode, “The Long and Winding Road”, it’s revealed that Nic has suffered a traumatic brain injury and is in a coma she almost certainly won’t awake from. When her brain herniates,Nic is declared brain-dead and Conrad has to make the difficult choice to let her go.
By virtue of Nic donating her organs, she’s brought up throughout the season, as some patients come back through Chastain, revealing that they are the recipients of Nic’s final gift.
He’s then made to decide what to do with Nic’s organs and eventually agrees to follow his late wife’s wishes and donate them, resulting in a sad scene of Nic being wheeled to the operating room, surrounded by her friends. By virtue of Nic donating her organs, she’s mentioned throughout the season, as some patients come back through Chastain, revealing that they are the recipients of Nic’s final gift. Conrad is of course, more heartbroken than anyone, and his struggle to accept the death of his wife is a significant storyline inThe Residentseason 5.
Nic’s father, Kyle (Corbin Bernsen), takes his anger out on Conrad, unfairly blaming him for Nic’s death, and his coming to grips with his daughter’s death is another result of the tragedy. Why Nic was killed off is not known for sure, but it likely had to do with VanCamp rearranging her priorities once she had her first child sometime in 2021, around the same time her character was pregnant in season 4. She toldDeadline,
“We started talking about [my leaving] awhile ago. I spent so many years on network television, but then suddenly priorities shifted. I think there comes a moment in every woman’s life—in every person’s life—where it becomes less about work and more about family, and that’s what happened while I was making the show.”
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Nic is introduced
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Nic and Conrad comfort one another and fall asleep together
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Nic is unfairly fired from her job
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Nic and Conrad kiss for the first time on the show, Nic gets her job back
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Nic and Conrad take a break from their relationship
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Nic and Conrad get back together
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Nic’s sister dies
Nic and Conrad move in together
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Conrad proposes to Nic
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Nic and Conrad get married
Nic reveals she is pregnant
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Nic is stabbed in the abdomen but she and her baby are saved just in time
Nic gives birth to a healthy baby girl, Gigi
Nic passes away from the injuries she suffered in a car accident
Nic’s last appearance onThe Resident, in Conrad’s memories
Nic Returned For The Resident Season 5 Finale
Though absent for nearly all of season 5, VanCamp did return toThe Residentin the season finale, “Neon Moon”. In the episode, Conrad has flashbacks to a night he spent with Nic soon after Gigi was born.In the flashbacks, Nic and Conrad share an evening, teasing one another about past romances. Eventually, the question comes up about what they would do if one of them passed away, and Nic says she hopes Conrad would find someone else. It’s with this memory that Conrad realizes he can move on, and not feel wrong for pursuing someone else.
What Emily VanCamp Has Done Since The Resident
VanCamp Returned To Her Role On The MCU
While Emily VanCamp leavingThe Residentin 2021 was an unpleasant shock to fans, she has continued working in high-profile roles since then.VanCamp’s first movie role after leaving the series was in the acclaimed true-crime storyMiranda’s Victimin 2023, where she appeared alongside an all-star cast, including Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Donald Sutherland, and Andy García.
In the same year that VanCamp leftThe Resident, she also returned to her other most famous role, playingSharon Carter in the MCU. After not being seen sinceCaptain America: Civil War,Sharon returned inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier,where the character was given a shocking new direction, making her a villain and setting up a future in the MCU that has yet to be touched upon. She also lent her voice as Sharon to an episode of the animated seriesWhat If?, appearing in the episode “What If… Zombies?!”.
In 2024, VanCamp will return to television, starring in the lead role in the Canadian drama,Prejudices. She will play a former sex worker whose new career as a litigator and her marriage to a politician is thrown into chaos as her past is made public.
The Resident
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The Resident is a medical drama that follows a senior resident named Conrad Hawkins and other staff members at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. The series provides a look into the practices of the healthcare industry that are frequently scrutinized by those who must participate, as well as the personal lives of the staff as they attempt to juggle an increasingly difficult work/life balance.
