The potential romance brewing between The Resident‘s Conrad and Billie is about to come across a roadblock, within the type of Hawaii 5-0 vet Ian Anthony Dale.
Dale, whose latest credit additionally embrace All Rise and The Strolling Lifeless, makes his debut in tonight’s episode of the Fox drama (8/7c). He’ll play Dr. James Yamada, a dashing, charismatic, confident new heart specialist at Chastain who is clearly keen on Jessica Lucas’ Billie. In our unique sneak peek above, James asks Billie out on a late dinner date — and grasp on, is that some jealousy we detect from an eavesdropping Conrad?
As teased in a latest promo for Tuesday’s episode, the hour will pressure Conrad and Billie to deal with a few of their lingering emotions after they shared a significant gradual dance at Equipment and Bell’s wedding ceremony reception. Per sequence co-creator Amy Holden Jones, “their very own feelings and obligations are, at greatest, confused” within the wake of that dance, although the chemistry between them has change into what Jones calls “plain.”
“I believe Conrad has been in denial about his emotions for the primary half of the season,” the EP beforehand informed TVLine. “He really is interested in Cade, however that attraction was predicated on his mistaken notion that Billie, as Nic’s greatest good friend, was off limits for him… Typically it takes a short time to understand you possibly can, and should, comply with your coronary heart.”
James’ curiosity in Billie seems to be complicating issues, although… particularly when she doesn’t flip down his dinner supply. Watch the complete clip above, then drop a remark together with your ideas!