Thursday November 23, 2006
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It’s Thanksgiving in the ER, and everyone prepares for the festivities. Luka and Abby's shared feast is delayed when a medical evacuation flight to transfer an older patient puts Abby in the middle of a bus crash scene where she earns the respect of the flight crew. Luka shares concerns about a worrisome former patient with the police, who have doubts about what he thinks is happening. Pratt turns to Kerry after learning about Chaz, and Gates tries to charm Neela, but Meg adds a sour note.
Write a Recap »I love this show.. I do not know but the last episodes have been good. I was starting to think there is not going to be episodes like there used to be in old days and it is going only downhills but there are good episodes - this one is. The whole Abby storyline. Transportation, then the bus crash. very emotional, very moving. I totally liked it and the impact that had on Abby too.
The whole thing with Neela and Gates... I think it can work as a storyline. The only thing that left me feel like distance was Sam's son on ER.. I did not get that.
Good episode. A mix of comedy, drama, joy and sadness... and a happy end. hide show
Sweetest scene 1: Abby is about to leave (to bring back a patient by helicopter from another hospital). She instructs Luka on how to prepare their Thanksgiving dinner. The scene ends with a little kiss before the elevator doors close. Awww...
Sweetest scene 2: Abby's surprised face as she realizes that Luka & Joe have come to the ER.
Sweetest scene 3: The Kovac-Lockhart family at the Thanksgiving dinner. Luka looks so worried when Abby doesn't want to tell him about her helicopter ride.
Good scene(s): Abby being "one of the boys" in the helicopter crew. I like the friendly bickering and that she doesn't allow the others take the mickey out of her.
Least probable scene: Abby and the "flight nurse" (I dont know, but this is probably not his correct title) jumping off the bus just seconds before it falls down the cliff. Thrilling, but unbelievable.
Oh my god, I really thought Abby was gonna die (well, just for a moment) that is the most exciting (after bloodline) episode I have seen, at the end its all about "scoop and run". I was reading other reviews and the are all right, holidays episodes are great, is so exciting because they always have something different than the normal days on the Er. Well, not so normal….. So talking about Neela and Tony, I don't think he's the real deal for her, I mean he is just playing around, the girl Sara told her he always goes back to them, poor ray just hiding his love for her, but its her decision and ray warned her. At least he found someone to be with, the always good Katy. I loved the end of this episode; they were all together eating from the kovac menu, happy and celebrating thanksgiving.
Its Thanksgiving in the ER and Abby and Luka's plans have to wait when Abby has to go help out somewhere. hide show
Great episode! The holday episodes are always great! Alot of people work on Thanksgiving! I wouldn't even thought Thanksgiving is boring! All you do is eat! There is no way I would go on my b-day or Christmas. Whos blood was that when Abby was trying to help that woman on the bus. If it was hers she would be dead so I don't think it is! Abby is so brave going on that bus and getting off just before it fell off a cliff. Gates and Neela take their relationship and that girl comes back. Neela looked very angry and confused!
I really enjoyed this episode! Every single bit of it or just about. My thoughts by character:
Abby: Yep, her story-line was predictable enough but still entertaining. They're doing the typical exploration of a female doctor who's a new mother. When Milo ran up to the bus and Abby caught him and hugged him, well I thought that said a lot - he was calmer then, in an emphatic hug, then he was when grabbed by the men. So yes, is ER's answer in this episode, Abby is still a great doctor, and if anything being a mother might have helped her. I don't know if anyone else read it like that, but that was just my perspective on the story. I liked the ‘transport’ helicopter plot too. I mean, the general medical morals that arouse due to the duties. ‘Responsibility’ etc. I couldn’t hear most of the conversation on the helicopter, (the pilot before singing was drowned out) but what I could hear was well done. Especially the man at the end, when Abby thanked him and he couldn’t quite leave it there. When Abby had to talk to the family of the elderly woman at the end, that just proved that she cares about more than the job and her most basic duties. The man from the helicopter may have helped her out at the crash scene, but was he courageous enough to help a grieving family? No. Anyway, Abby got some nice lines, like when she called one of them ‘darling’.
Kerry: She and Courtney are nice together, and they had some good moments. Even though I was happy with the way they were shown together I couldn't help wondering if any straight character would ever be treated quite like that? After all, I'm guessing that Courtney will end up being Kerry's lasting partner, and we would all be quite shocked if we saw, say, Luka happy with the woman of his dreams after two episodes and no screened build-up. Also, has she always been gay and only confronted it at 30? I never quite saw it like that in past seasons. And why no mention of her marriage, just of boyfriends? When the writers appear to be so so aware of Luka and Abby’s precise past, why are they so vague about other characters?
I still don’t think that this New Kerry has really been justified or explained. She did have a lot of good qualities before, so it's not totally obscure for her to display her kindness before, but the change in the character doesn't speak of 'evolution' to me, but change...sideways, not forwards. I like her, she's fine, but she isn't the real Kerry. I just think I'd find her a bit more believable if she also displayed some of Kerry's past 'negative' qualities, just maybe in a more positive manner. I think I suggested this early in the season - a lot of Kerry's qualities are what made her a good doctor, as she was never afraid to fight on her patients' behalf. I just think this watered-down version doesn't quite show the same maturity that Kerry of old displayed. She is a lot more of a 'fluff' piece in herself. It's odd, because she's transformed, but if anything she's become even more surface. It's like any development of Kerry over the years has become redundant. This new Kerry doesn't show much depth.
Pratt: I didn’t comment last week so I’ll say it now instead, but his reasons for being angry at his brother were TOTALLY meaningless and unjustified as the same “You should have told me” wouldn’t have applied I’m sure if Pratt’s brother had been caught with a girl in the shower.
Jane: I always used to like Jane’s mild sarcasm but it was really OTT this week to the extent when I thought ‘Why have the writers got her being so spiteful?’. Of course, it soon became clear, (which is kind of cute, humerous ER) and the character did seem to calm-down on the attitude in the second half of the episode. Crenshaw’s tofurkey really wouldn’t have been turkey shaped though!!!
Neela: I hope she gets a really good surgery story-line soon. She’s a bit bland with Gates as her main plot.
Alex and Girl: Obvious from the start, but then this whole episode was anything but subtle. They’re a bit young, aren’t they!!!??? How old is Alex supposed to be? I think Newlex seems younger than original Alex in his general sluggishness.
Gates: I feel like I’m coming out now (;)) but I don’t mind Tony Gates at this point. In his first couple of episodes I criticised some of his negative qualities, but I’ve quite liked him in the last couple of episodes. His positive connection with kids was displayed again today with a child other than Sarah, which is a nice development. I’m quite indifferent to he and Neela, I think I’ve resigned myself to the fact that they’re going to have a relationship so I may as well just watch the progress. I couldn’t believe the response of Meg on finding Neela and Tony!!!! Her comment about the wood was not one I would expect to come from an emotional individual. And I really agree with whoever it was who analysed the relationship and decided it was a lot more deep and real on Gates' part than Neela's. I can't see any evidence of womanising. I get the impression that he got ever so tangles up with Meg, from, possible honourable but confused intentions, but really does like Neela now and needs to move on with his life.
Sam: Not much from her this week. But when she questioned Ray on Katey’s presence at his home she was grinning the whole time, which is rare, and kind of nice. It was, again, very ‘ER-of-old’; nurses and doctors teasing each other like that.
Ames: I am REALLY not liking where this is going. Why did they have to take such a fantastic episode, exploring the difficulties and different perspectives, and turn it into an embittered, calculated man. I mean, his interaction with the police clearly portrayed calculated manipulation, now raw emotion.
Ray: Interesting to see how he handles an age-old ER problem, that of students and teachers. I was surprised that Ray showed some brains and hesitation about the relationship, realising it was ‘immoral’ in terms of the ER rules. We’ve seen plenty of docs in the past who haven’t considered that at all. Today it was Katey doing the lying and pushing. Ray did at least step-back and express his reluctance. They’re using more music in ER episodes these days. I hope it doesn’t get too soapy. The whole episode also fit-together very well. I think we had the right amount of Abby and the right amount of the ER.
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