|
Kuiperdolin posted:The one thing I rolled my eyes at was the number of staff/relatives who ended up patients. With Robby's stepson and his girlfriend, Jailbird's ex, the head nurse and the miscarrying doctor, that's four unrelated "this time it's personal", which would be a bit much for a single season of a hospital drama and becomes outright absurd for a what's supposed to be a single shift. I'm not even counting Whittaker's nail because it's minor and actually vonnected to ER work. I'd say there's really only two 'personal' cases, Jake/Leah and McKay's ex, and that's a relatively restrained number. More than you'd expect in a single shift but not so much that it breaks credibility, and it's a necessary concession to the real time format. The other instances are staff members getting injured on the job, which is a different thing I think.
|
#
?
Apr 11, 2025 22:04
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2025 14:05 |
|
|
"I'm gonna remember Leah long after you've forgotten her" is probably going to haunt me for a while.  Also count me in the rewatching-ER-because-of-the-pitt crew
|
|
#
?
Apr 11, 2025 22:15
|
|
|
Thranguy posted:I'm pretty sure the shooting victims got there before the pizza could. There's definitely a scene where we see SloMo or Garcia, can't remember which chomping on pizza before the MCI
|
|
#
?
Apr 11, 2025 22:31
|
|
|
SloMo riding high as gently caress at the end of shift and her interaction with McKay was great. This show brought back an ER memory I had, of when I was on the lung ward for IV antibiotics and the anti nausea drugs they gave me caused a dystonic reaction and my jaw muscles spasmed so hard that my jaw dislocated. This was at some ungodly hour of the night as well. So the respirologist wheeled me down to the ER where there was his good buddy, a manic ER doc with shaved head and bloodshot eyes who gleefully knocked me out, popped my jaw back into place and vanished. I guess they just gave me a little squirt of propofol or something because from my point of view he just kinda poofed and my jaw wasn't hurting anymore and they wheeled me back to the ward.
|
|
#
?
Apr 11, 2025 22:55
|
|
|
Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Abbott is such a loving bro (laudatory). I wonder if that last part is a holdover from the early concept of 'Noah Wyle as John Carter 20 years later' that then morphed into this show once the Crichton estate passed. Carter being the recovered user trying to help a guy he sees himself in would be a pretty obvious plot point.
|
|
#
?
Apr 11, 2025 23:41
|
|
|
DrBouvenstein posted:Anyone else initially get a bad feeling when Whitaker was seen going up that back staircase? I was worried we/Santos would find him on the roof about to jump. When the singing started I legit thought Myrna was up there and was curious where on earth that was gonna go (like he found where she'd run off to and was helping her stay out of the way for some reason or something). And then of course that was Whitaker singing, which, lol.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 00:23
|
|
|
Ok, guess my mind was just going to a bad place with my Whitaker thoughts. I also really appreciated the whole "abandoned floor/wing" of the hospital Whitaker was living in. Having been a contractor who's spent significant amount of time in close to two dozen hospitals, they ALL have some abandoned/permanently "under construction" areas a sly employee could EASILY live in for at least a few weeks before being found out... assuming you don't work with someone as nosey as Santos. Granted, most times they aren't fully furnished patient rooms with a bed, functional plumbing, etc... But I'd say maybe 30-40% of the time they are.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 00:44
|
|
|
Santos catching Whitaker dancing and calling him Raygun was too funny.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 01:50
|
|
|
DrBouvenstein posted:
I don't think the plumbing was functional, he was cleaning himself with a wetnap when Santos found him
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 01:51
|
|
|
DarklyDreaming posted:I don't think the plumbing was functional, he was cleaning himself with a wetnap when Santos found him Don’t hospitals have locker rooms with showers? Would think he could use that instead without raising eyebrows. Although I think in Gone Girl they let someone check out of the hospital still covered in blood, so I dunno about procedures.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 02:43
|
|
|
incredible show. No notes.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 07:24
|
|
|
I did not expect that a medical drama would be my favourite show of the year so far. Not sure how another will top this for me to be honest. I find most medical dramas either dull or soap opera-like but this one just felt so efficient and down to earth for the most part. The scene at the end where they're sitting in the park with beers decompressing was such a brilliant way to close out the season. Genuinely can't wait for season 2.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 09:02
|
|
|
Caesar Saladin posted:Santos catching Whitaker dancing and calling him Raygun was too funny. Haha yeah, loved it and props to them for not focusing on it, worked well as a quick throwaway line. Great show, great cast, hyped for more. The only actual issue that actively bothered me while watching were the preachy We Are Actually Talking To You, The Audience speeches, but thankfully there were only a few of those. (just to be clear: didn't disagree with the messages; just the heavy-handed execution)
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 09:23
|
|
|
If we watch one episode of ER per day the next season will be here before we finish.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 11:44
|
|
|
Abbot was really cool. I hope we get more of him. "You're in my spot"
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 11:58
|
|
|
DarklyDreaming posted:I don't think the plumbing was functional, he was cleaning himself with a wetnap when Santos found him It's a fully functioning and complete wing of te hospital. It was closed because the hospital doesn't have the staff to support it. Whitaker actually mentions it when they're prepping for the MCI. It was a nice little touch that he knew about it because he's been living there.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 13:24
|
|
|
Pingiivi posted:Abbot was really cool. I hope we get more of him. I liked how his pep talk clearly wasn't doing that much for Robbie there just like how Robbie wasn't getting through to him that much when their places were switched earlier. But in both cases they appreciate each others company and that's enough.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 13:49
|
|
|
nose fork
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 13:51
|
|
|
I liked Abbott but the prosthetic reveal was a bit too much Support The Troops for me? I dunno if I'm just too sensitive to that stuff. If one of the other characters had that poo poo to deal with, I think it would've actually hit harder than Big Tough Soldier Man. double negative posted:nose fork
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 15:53
|
|
|
VagueRant posted:Still curious about the professional ethics of that photograph. 100% no no.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 17:06
|
|
|
I love the fact that we got 15 episodes and will most likely get season two within a year. It feels like a perfect amount of episodes and we can still remember what happened in season 1 when it comes back.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 17:56
|
|
|
I understand why prestige dramas moved to smaller seasons to tell a tighter story, but I feel like the shift from 20+ episodes a season to like 8 as a standard was a broad form of enshittification.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 18:44
|
|
|
I think it was more budget reasons. Cable networks just didn't really have the capital to drop 22 episode seasons. Much easier to get a channel to agree to an 8 episode $25M season than the networks running $200M a season.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 18:52
|
|
|
Laughing Zealot posted:100% no no. Yeah afaik if you're going to take pictures, as you would in a case report for a unique or interesting situation, there is a whole consent process and the pictures are taken with the hospital's camera, stored securely, etc. Taking a photo of a patient's whole face on your iphone is egregious There have been a lot of cases of healthcare workers getting sued/fired for stuff like this.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 19:09
|
|
|
canadianclassic posted:Yeah afaik if you're going to take pictures, as you would in a case report for a unique or interesting situation, there is a whole consent process and the pictures are taken with the hospital's camera, stored securely, etc. Taking a photo of a patient's whole face on your iphone is egregious
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 19:29
|
|
|
canadianclassic posted:Yeah afaik if you're going to take pictures, as you would in a case report for a unique or interesting situation, there is a whole consent process and the pictures are taken with the hospital's camera, stored securely, etc. Taking a photo of a patient's whole face on your iphone is egregious Yeah especially while unusual the patient hadn’t done something like a TikTok challenge, it sounded like a dangerous home situation with an unstable brother.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 19:29
|
|
|
Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:I understand why prestige dramas moved to smaller seasons to tell a tighter story, but I feel like the shift from 20+ episodes a season to like 8 as a standard was a broad form of enshittification. It's shrinkflation. 20 plus to 13 or ten makes sense, but eight? Seven? Yeah nah.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 19:29
|
|
|
You know what this show did that was really loving great was how they just introduced like 5-6 new "night shift" docs like 12 hours into the show and it was completely seamless. I guess they can't start the show with the night shift because they need Robby but that was something they could do in a later season and it would make sense.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 21:02
|
|
|
mcmagic posted:You know what this show did that was really loving great was how they just introduced like 5-6 new "night shift" docs like 12 hours into the show and it was completely seamless. I guess they can't start the show with the night shift because they need Robby but that was something they could do in a later season and it would make sense. All they needed to do is show how happy and relieved the main crew was to see their counterparts, nothing else needed for us to know exactly who Night Shift Dana is.
|
|
#
?
Apr 12, 2025 21:18
|
|
|
I had kind of assumed that this was going to occur in a time jump where they'd move forward to Langdon coming back from his rehab/discipline and the team dealing with their mistrust of him now. So that's confirmed. https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/1911127771545219118?t=TufF81lwPA1kHmhaCvB0yg&s=19
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 00:22
|
|
|
One and a half ep in. Haven't watched a medical drama since House and, well, this ain't House, lol. Really well made stuff.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 00:47
|
|
|
BigglesSWE posted:One and a half ep in. Haven't watched a medical drama since House and, well, this ain't House, lol. Really well made stuff. You’re in for a wild ride
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 00:49
|
|
|
God what an absolutely awesome season of TV—one of my favorites in a long long time
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 00:55
|
|
|
rafikki posted:You’re in for a wild ride "Patient tested positive for rats." It's weird that I recognise a bunch of the intern actors from stuff since they all look so young, but I can't recall seeing much from any of the older actors. Budget Chris Pine included.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 00:55
|
|
|
BigglesSWE posted:"Patient tested positive for rats." This is budget Chris Pine's second on screen role
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 01:06
|
|
|
I'm not sure what surprised me more, learning that or that Whitaker is Welsh
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 01:28
|
|
|
BigglesSWE posted:It's weird that I recognise a bunch of the intern actors from stuff since they all look so young, but I can't recall seeing much from any of the older actors. Budget Chris Pine included. There's three main cast actors here who still do not have wikipedia pages.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 02:35
|
|
|
BigglesSWE posted:"Patient tested positive for rats." Whittaker is in a detective show with Mark from Peep Show. That's how I learned he's a brit.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 03:11
|
|
|
Just another nepo baby getting their brake. He's the son of Enzo, the second dog to play Eddie on Frasier.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 03:16
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 18, 2025 14:05 |
|
|
BigglesSWE posted:One and a half ep in. Haven't watched a medical drama since House and, well, this ain't House, lol. Really well made stuff. house was well made stuff too.
|
|
#
?
Apr 13, 2025 05:21
|
|