TBD

## Episode Chronology

**"TBD"** is the first episode of the fifth season on NBC drama series *New Amsterdam*, and the seventy-seventh episode overall. It aired on September 20, 2022.

## Synopsis

Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen's decision. Bloom gives extra space to Leyla, but she's in for a surprise. Reynolds and Wilder help a young terminal patient realize his dream to star in a Bollywood show. Iggy has a breakthrough with a challenging patient.

## Plot

Max lays in bed, reminiscing the intimate times he and Helen have shared together. He stares at a letter written by Helen and addressed to him. It starts of with an apology, and moving on to explain why she couldn't marry him. While the letter is being read aloud by Helen, Max and his daughter are having breakfast. The letter continues to be read as each of Max's friends shows up at his house. Iggy appears first, followed by Floyd, Lauren then Elizabeth. They spend time together, eating and playing Scrabble together, including Luna. Eventually, they all leave. The letter ends when the word 'sad' is shown on the Scrabble board.

Lauren spends the night in Floyd's bed. He wakes her up and it's revealed she has been couch-surfing for several months. Leyla's visa was supposed to be sorted out but it keeps getting pushed back. In order to ensure she doesn't sleep with Leyla again, Lauren decided to let her stay in the apartment alone.

Iggy cooks pancakes for his children while testing Sameera's math skills. Martin comes back from the store with a bottle of maple syrup. The two discuss their schedules. Martin agrees to stay late on Tuesday, saying his Yoga session has been moved to Wednesday. Iggy passes breakfast duty to him and it's revealed the two have separated. Whether they have gotten a divorce is unclear.

Floyd and Lauren walk to the hospital together while he shows her a video of his daughter. He gets a text from his father who is skipping dinner together again.

## Cast

* Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom
* Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds
* Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome
* Sandra Mae Frank as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder

Guest Starring* Conner Marx as Ben Meyer
* Debra Monk as Karen Brantley
* Mike Doyle as Martin McIntyre
* Shiva Kalaiselvan as Leyla Shinwari
* Matthew Jeffers as Dr. Mark Walsh
* Teresa Patel as Paramedic Harvell
* Alexis Cash as Paramedic Carmona
* Becca Ballenger as Paramedic Goodrich
* John Earl Jelks as Horace Reynolds
* Nora and Opal Clow as Luna Goodwin
* Lerae Muscrat as Sameera
* Em Grosland as ED Nurse Kai Brunstetter
* Ehad Berisha as Resident Huxley
* Adrian Marrero as Brady Waldmann
* Bonnie Milligan as Rhoda
* Kevin Valdez as Alex
* Jackie Abbott as Bix
* Josiah Bania as Patrick Wakefield
* Katelynn Bennett as Sex Worker Patient 5
* Rachel Cabeza as Sex Worker Patient 1
* Chloe Cabrera as Reynolds' daughter
* Naomi Castellano as Sex Worker Patient 4
* Jo Cutrona as Pia
* Jovan Davis as Keith Davis
* Brandon Delsid as Dove
* Nivolas Jairam as 12-year-old boy
* Katie Kuang as Sex Worker Patient 2
* Rafael Marinho as Jake Waldmann
* Ed Gonzalez Moreno as Cyren
* Nirvaan Patel as Saleem
* Delaney Quinn as Harper
* Isaiah Seward as Paramedic Durango
* Ronda Swindell as Hugging Patient
* Liz Wisan as Lorna Waldmann
* Matthew Taylor Zamora as Sex Worker Patient 3

## Multimedia

### Videos

New Amsterdam Season 5 Promo (HD) Final Season-2