A Little Help from My Friends

Season 9, Episode 11, Aired
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Kovac faces an M&M in the aftermath of Rick Kendrick's death, with Lewis and Abby in support. When Pratt is witnessed bringing a gun into the ER, Carter feels compelled to defend him. However, Pratt's erratic behavior makes Carter reconsider. Weaver hopes to keep her pregnancy a secret, but physical complications compromise her plans. Lewis warily watches self-destructive patient Chip Mealy, who admits to molesting young boys. Romano warns a guilt-stricken Kovac not to admit to Rick's grieving mother that his miscalculation caused her son's vegetative state. Chen treats a high school student who overdosed on Ritalin. Gallant confronts the scheming young wife of an aged, dying man.moreless
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  • Moving...

    8.1
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    By Parricida, Feb 20, 2008 Report Abuse
    Weaver... she loses her baby and.. oh, it was so moving on her storyline. She continues working and tries to help others but she is on the edge and almost collapses. And the way Abby is there for her... and later that girl. It is beautiful.

    And Kovac - oh, it was somehow really great. The way he reacted and Romano.

    And Pratt - oh, his brother's story is now more told and we understand more about that char. And the way Carter acted and those words in the end - about asking help and not showing weak. It was so beautiful.moreless

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  • I have to say that Season 9 was the season that this show started to lose me. Most episodes just makes you feel that their plodding along, desperately trying to reach for the former glory of the previous seasons. This one is an exception.moreless

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    By hogneelf, Nov 01, 2006 Report Abuse
    Together with the previous episode, this one is clearly the best from season 9. We have classic Romano lines ("Did anyone even bother to check that there are in fact medical schools in Croatia"), funny scenes (most of the ones involving the geriatric and his gold digging wife and the math student on Ritalin), disturbing scenes (the child molester) and the scene where Carter demonstrates that the E.R is a team who looks out for each other.

    But the best scene in this episode is when Kerry tells the deaf woman what has happened to her. The way she tells it in sign language and the expression of pity on the deaf girls face is gut wrenching. What I also realize with this episode, is how unnecessary Corday's character has become. I didn't miss her at all, in fact, I was downright glad she wasn't in the episode at all. I just don't like the character she has turned in to, and it's clear that the writers don't know what to do with her anymore. Sending her back to England would have been a perfect ending for her. No disrespect to the wonderful Kingston, it's not her fault. If only the rest of season 9 could have upheld this quality.moreless

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    • Although in the opening credits, Alex Kingston does not appear in this episode. Edit

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    • Chen: Electro-ejaculator? Jerry: Does that come with a costume? Gallant: Nope. An extension cord. Edit
    • Luka: I killed him. Abby: The patient isn't dead. Romano: Did anyone ever bother to verify that there are medical schools in Croatia? Anyone? Edit
    • (doing an ultrasound on herself) Kerry: I can't find a heartbeat. Edit

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    • Title: "A Little Help From My Friends" The title of this episode is a reference to "With a Little Help From My Friends," a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , released in 1967 on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Edit

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