9-1-1 star Aisha Hinds responds to Hen's struggles

9-1-1 spoilers follow.

It seems that Hen's responsibilities are finally catching up with her on 9-1-1.

The medical school student, played by Aisha Hinds, has been spreading herself thin this season, as she takes on the role of interim chief, studies for her exams, works long shifts as a first responder and also juggles being a parent.

In the latest episode of hit Fox show, Hen’s lifestyle spiralled out of control, as she nearly crashed her car on the way home from a challenging shift, where she lost a patient. She also failed her medical exam.

Hinds explained that Hen’s plan has started to fall apart and now she’s having to reassess everything about her life, as she’s taken on too much and will have to deal with the consequences.

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On whether Hen can still do all of her demanding roles, the star told Entertainment Weekly: "When Chimney [Kenneth Choi] asks Hen if she can handle it, she quips back, like, 'I have a plan, I have a plan'.

"And I think that she depends on her ability to have a plan and execute a plan... So I think she is really dependent on that plan, until the plan kind of falls apart on her."

She added: "Even [though] she almost crashes, she's still thinking she can figure out how to maybe contort the plan to still press forward. She's taken on the role, and can't now give it up."

Despite her optimism, Hen has to accept the fact that she's failed a vital exam and might have to resit her entire year at medical school.

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Hinds continued: "She can't say that she's failed until that moment when she has to deal with the reality that she does fail [the exam].

"But she's not just failing the exam, she's failing at everything that she was entrusted to do, which is not something that is normal for Hen."

As a result of these failures, Hinds hinted that Hen will have to make some big decisions about her future, and learn more about her true nature while, for the first time, she faces real struggles.

"This episode puts Hen in a position where she's forced to grapple with questions that don't always come with an index card that has the answer on it," she said.

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"She has to ask herself, 'Am I going to try again? Am I going to stay with the department? Am I gonna make decisions that are better for me and my family, and me being present with them?'

"These are big questions and big choices that she's gonna have to make. But it also challenges what she has always dreamed about, which is becoming a doctor.

"So, she's going to be making some big decisions. This season, we'll be diving into Hen's true character. And you know, they say true character is built in crisis – and and our show is not short on crisis."

9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star both air on FOX and Hulu in the US and Sky Witness in the UK.

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