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(Season 15, Episode 4)

Take a good look, ladies and gentleman. What you saw in this week’s episode of ER was the final post Pratt and Abby. It’s a slim and trim group comprised of equal parts experience and newbie and there’s a sense of curiosity as the old guard gets used to the new faces. Why they decided to do this for the last season of the series is beyond me. If it works, then my misgivings will be moot.

Despite what was shown in the previews (Damn the promotion department! Damn them all to hell!) there was more than just one thing going on in the ER this week. In fact, there was so much that we can give you five points to mull over during your egg whites and wheat toast (two points on Weight Watchers). Let’s get a move on, shall we?

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ER fanatics, hear me out! I realize that reading a review of ER can be somewhat tedious. Especially reviews that I write since I’m a long-winded fart that likes to hear the constant clicking of the keyboard. So, instead of giving you an all-out, full-bore review of this week’s episode of ER I thought I’d give you a launchpad of sorts to enhance your debating skills.

It will give you a chance to chew over the major plot points of the episode and talk about them with other commenters. This, in turn, will imbibe in you a sense of community that has been lost due to the ever-increasing drone of technology. That sense of community will, in turn, make you a better person, which will make those around you better people. Soon enough, peace will rule throughout the world, the financial crisis will be resolved, and cattle and gorillas will end their thousands-year battle over South African grazing rights. Okay, I made that part up about resolving the financial crisis.

So, before you throw those sticks and stones that may break my bones, here are five points about this week’s ER.

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