ER – 15 years and 24 hours later
That, as they say, is that.
With nods to both the past and the future, ER completed its 15-year run on Thursday night. It was an evening of something old (the return of numerous show alumni), something new (the introduction of a new generation of docs), something borrowed (a few homages to the very first episode) and something blue (uh, their scrubs). It was an uneventful episode that told of a fairly typical day at County General.
As series finales go, it was just okay. It didn’t have the power of a Battlestar Galactica or the disappointment of a Seinfeld. It was a bit long and somewhat boring, except for the end. I know you all want to express your opinions, but I just want to highlight a few of the things I, and those who were on our live chat, noticed during the last episode.
ER – Finale live blog and chat
Doctors and nurses, we have come to an end of an era. After 331 episodes, and the same number of cast changes, ER comes to an end this evening. Being that we are a nation that now needs to comment on absolutely, totally everything I thought it would be a good idea to open up a live chat to discuss the events of the show as well as past ER stars who decided to show up for the end.
For now, consider this an early discussion location. But, check back later this evening for a spirited, and probably teary-eyed, back-and-forth on the last episode of ER ever. Remember, it’s a two-hour event starting at 9:00 PM EDT.
ER – Neela says good-bye and gains back some respect
I’m going to confess something to you. The original title of this post was going to be “Neela says good-bye, and not a moment too soon.” Let’s face it, Dr. Neela Rasgotra has been a pain in the ass over the last few seasons, frustrating us with her indecision in both career and relationship. She’s been mean to some, indifferent to others, and led plenty of County General doctors to believe that she had eyes only for them. She’s been particularly tough to handle over the last few weeks as she constantly doubted herself while toying with the feelings of Simon Brenner.
With all of that hanging over her head I wasn’t going to cut her any slack at her teary-eyed departure. However, she made some moves on her last day at County that permitted her a little more respect as she embarked on her new life. The biggest was reuniting with a dear, old friend.
Quotation Marks – House calls Wilson a Wuss
This week in Quotation Marks, Janis calls Sean a bitch on 24, House calls Wilson a wuss on House, and Amy Sedaris shines as Claire on The Closer. Take a look at our quotes this week, and feel free to add your own favorites in the comments!
ER
“Carter. Aren’t you the guy who got that nurse pregnant and moved to Seattle?” – Tony Gates to Carter, referring to the long-remembered Doug Ross
Psych
Henry Spencer: “I forbid you to be a part of this Shawn. You’re coming with me.”
Shawn Spencer: “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Forbid me? I’m familiar to your hands-on
approach to parenting, but I’m not 27 anymore. I can do whatever I want.”
Everyone, let’s welcome back little John Carter to the ER
On this week’s ER, Neela and Brenner continued to snog, Banfield continued her quest of having another child, and Tony did something or other to someone that someone else did or did not like. Blah, blah, blah. Who cares about all of that, really? Doctor John Carter has returned!
Yes, the crush of man and woman alike, Noah Wyle returned to his old hunting grounds for a multiple-episode arc. What’s good about his return is he is the first alumni to come back that actually bridges the first and second (and third, and fourth) generation of ER personnel. Where the returns of Jeanie Boulet and Dr. Morgenstern have met with indifferent looks from the current crop of doctors and nurses, Carter still knows a number of people. As he integrates himself back in it will be interesting to see how he acts with his former students, who are now at the same level as him, and the newbies who never knew John as the golden child of the ER.
ER – Creepy boyfriends, back shavers, and the guy who created Happy Days
(Season 15, Episode 13 – “Love is a Battlefield”)
After the unusual weirdness of last week’s episode we returned to the normal weirdness of the day-to-day activities of County General’s ER. And it was a jam-packed episode featuring some resolutions to Neela’s dreams, meatier roles for Grady and Daria, a jealous Sam, and an appearance by Gary Marshall. Plus, an obsessive and creepy boyfriend who resembled a young Cary Elwes.
As I said — normal weirdness. So, let’s get going.
Sam and Tony… again: Oh. My. God. How long is this non-relationship relationship going to last between these two? Hell, even the non-relationship relationship between Carol Hathaway and Doug Ross was less tortuous than this! We get that there are still feelings between these two, but do they have to drag this out for so long? I’ll tell you, if they leave this relationship open when the series ends in April I will personally be royally pissed.
ER – Dream a little dream (and another, and another) for me
(Season 15, Episode 12 – “Dream Runner”)
As regular readers of my ER reviews on CliqueClack know, I normally list the five or six plot points of the week’s episode. This time, that’s not going to happen. Oh, it’s not because there was nothing going on this episode — trust me, there was plenty going on this episode. It’s more the fact that the format of this week’s installment was, uh, well …
It was strange. Good strange or bad strange, I haven’t decided yet. It was entertaining in my opinion and it did keep me interested throughout, but I had a hard time getting my head into it all. Maybe you had the same problem as I did. Let’s take the journey together, shall we?
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