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Homecoming

Episode Number: 136    Season Num: 7    First Aired: Thursday October 12, 2000    Prod Code: 226251
Season Premiere. Benton drops Carter off at rehab in Atlanta. Three months later, a custodial strike is making life difficult in the ER. Chen discovers she is pregnant. Carter prepares to leave rehab. Benton interviews with Romano for a surgical attending position; he later gets it. Carter makes a slow journey back to Chicago, and gets busted for smoking in the aircraft lavoratory. Due to her ex-husband failing to pay her tuition, Abby cannot continue med school until the beginning of the next quarter and confronts her ex-husband at the driving range making a big scene. The ER is swamped with participants from a riot at a high school football game. Carter arrives at the ER and leaves promptly.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Star: Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver),  Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano),  Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter),  Ming-Na (Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen),  Michael Michele (Dr. Cleo Finch),  Goran Visnjic (Dr. Luka Kovac),  Maura Tierney (Nurse Abby Lockhart),  Alex Kingston (Dr. Elizabeth Corday),  Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene),  Erik Palladino (Dr. Dave Malucci),  Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton)
Recurring Role: Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn),  Troy Evans (Frank),  Yvette Freeman (Haleh),  Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart),  Deezer D. (Malik),  Lily Mariye (Lily),  Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes),  Michelle Bonilla (Harms),  Brian Lester (Dumar),  Emily Wagner (Pickman)
Guest Star: Brent Jennings (Nat),  Gerry Black (Mr. Fletcher),  John Doe (Carter's Doctor),  James Callahan (Mr. Russo),  Barry Gordon (Baxter),  Jonathan Mangum (Ryan Bradford),  Wentworth Miller (Mike Palmieri),  Paula Newsome (Receptionist),  Kay Lenz (Karen Palmieri),  Dino Anello (Picketer),  Purva Bedi (Priya),  David Coggeshall (Teammate),  Todd Duffey (Mitch),  Jonathan T. Floyd (Student),  Steve Howey (Ellroy),  Jeremy Kent Jackson (Jock),  Larissa Larenne (Cheerleader),  RonReaco Lee (Davis),  Sean McGowan (Food Court Guy),  Bob Minor (Buck),  J. Anthony Pena (Tackle),  Hillary Straney (Flight Attendant),  Tod Thawley (Smith),  Dean Wein (Security Sergeant)

Notes

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Previous title: Indian Summer (edit)

Quotes

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Romano: Don't take this the wrong way Peter, but you have a real propensity to be a pain in the ass. (entering mens room)...I'm not going to jump you, you homophobe! (edit)
(noticing Greene scratches his groin while meeting new med students)
Malucci: Dr. Greene, I have a question. Something wrong with the Australian boys?
Greene Who?
Malucci You're scratching 'down under'. Doesn't make a good first impression. (edit)
Malucci: She have a pulse? Whoa, she's dead.
Luka: I know.
Malucci: Like, blue dead.
Malik: Pulse ox 65.
Malucci: That's because she's dead. (edit)

Trivia

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Logic goof: Dr. Carter was in Atlanta for three months. When the third-year medical student drops off John at the hospital, he says he is going to get into his car and go home. Why would his car be at the hospital for three months? (edit)
During the billard scene at the detox institute, John says, "Be afraid, be very afraid." This is a quote from the 1986 horror film titled, The Fly. It starred Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. (edit)
Elizabeth tells Mark they they don't have poison ivy in England. Technically this is correct, as they don't have the same species as what grows in the United States. (edit)
In an early scene, Luka works on an already-dead woman, giving the appearance he is trying to save her long enough for her elderly husband to prepare himself for her death. During the scene, Malik calls out her "pulse ox", or PO2 level as 65. Given this measurement is the percentage of oxygen in her blood, and requires a beating heart, minimum body temperature and functioning lungs for the pulse oximeter on her finger to register, an person who is already "blue dead" as Malucci describes her would have no pulse ox rate. (edit)

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Parricida
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8.2
Great
Homecoming
"Adventurous"
A fight in ER
Continue » Posted Jan 1, 2008 12:34 pm PST

rainleafflower
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9.5
Superb
Homecoming
"Revealing"
The start of many new things to come...
Continue » Posted Mar 26, 2007 10:46 am PST

CottonButtons
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8.2
Great
Homecoming
"Another great installment"
This is an excellent way to start a new season. Dr. Robert Romano proves himself again. Dr. John Carter is dealing with addiction. Dr. Elizabeth Corday and Dr. Mark Greene add the humor to the episode.
Continue » Posted Mar 23, 2007 11:18 am PST
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