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Last Rites

Season 6, Episode 2, Aired Oct 07, 1999

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Returning from his mother's funeral, Mark clashes with Kerry over the treatment of a teenager who rescinded her DNR. A new second year resident that likes to be called "Dr. Dave" clashes with almost everybody, from the surgical department to the paramedics. Romano promotes Corday to Associate Chief of Surgery. Jeanie decides to marry Reggie after her adoption plans fall through. Carol and Luka treat a dying woman who wants to see a priest. Peter and Carla meet with a psychologist about Reese.moreless

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Jeff Cahill

Tony Fig
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Bertila Damas

Deborah Wexler
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Michael Harney

Mr. Stehly

Paul McCrane

Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano
Michael Michele

Dr. Cleo Finch
Noah Wyle

Dr. John Carter
Laura Innes

Dr. Kerry Weaver
Kellie Martin

Lucy Knight
Goran Visnjic

Dr. Luka Kovac

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A dying girl with DNR and she wants to change it. Greene goes with it... but...

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By Parricida, Dec 29, 2007

Greene is getting a dying cancer patient who has DNR. While her father is calling a mother, the girl tells Greene to cancel DNR. So, he puts him to elevator but father gets so mad. That rise tensions between Greene and Weaver. On the second main case, it seems that there is old lady from caring home. She is dying and first she does not want priest but then she wants and Carol cannot get one. So Luca comes in, and plays a priest.

This episode has one of the most stylish ending - the way they switch between Greene who tries to resuscitated that cancer patient and then Kovac giving that blessing. It was beautiful.

And the last scenes between Carla and Benton. Promising...moreless
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Mark is such a wonderful character and his behaviour with his father stands out in this epi for me.

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By linseyt67, Jun 07, 2006

Mark is with his Father, following his Mother's death. They effect some kind of reconciliation. Mark then returns to the ER, but is deeply affected by the change in his life. This shows in contrast to Kerry, who as the new Chief is being very brash. When it comes to the reversal of a DNR, heard only by Mark, he threatens to quit if she overrides him. He also reminds her of her comment, 'it is only in name' that she is Chief, as she is clearly bossing him around.

Romano springs the job of Associate Chief of Surgery on Elizabeth, to ensure she stays. However much this annoys her it flatters too and is an excellent opportunity, so he gets his way when doesn't he?!

Malucci, or Doctor Dave appears in this epi, and is clearly the clown on the show. He doesn't impress anyone with his antics. Indeed his 'heroic' save of a construction worker gets him and Carter into trouble.

Carol misunderstands a dying woman and then cannot get hold of a priest for her as she dies. Luka steps in and gives the woman a blessing as she dies. Again his first concern is the patient, not propriety.

This episode moves on other stories too, but they don't resolve, yet
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TRIVIA (1)
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- Goof: Mark calls the time of death of the cancer patient as 20:34, but the clock on the wall reads 22:34.
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QUOTES (4)
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- Malucci: Hey, Jackie Joyner. Nice spandex. Cleo: Get a life...
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- (discussing his blessing of a dying woman) Carol: So, how did you know what to say? Luka: I faked it. You know, a little bit of Latin, a little bit of Croatian. Carol: You faked it well.
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- Romano: Much as you may view me as a loathsome little toad, I know you're pragmatic and, more predictably, your ambitious nature will prevail. You'll leapfrog five or six years. Corday: I don't view you as a loathsome toad, Robert. Romano: Well, I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that, Elizabeth.
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- Lucy: Dr. Dave, how much should I lower his O2? Malucci: Oh, I don't know. Crank it down. If he turns blue, crank it up. Lucy: You're kidding, right? Malucci: No. Purple ain't good.
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- Though spelled correctly when he is listed as the series creator in the opening credits, Michael Crichton's last name is incorrectly spelled "Chrichton" when he is listed with the other executive producers in the end credits of this episode. This mistake was repeated in most of the Season 4 episodes and in all of the Season 6 episodes.
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- Erik Palladino makes his first appearance as Dr. Dave Malucci in this episode. He would join the main cast as a series regular five episodes later in "Humpty Dumpty."
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- The "faked blessing" Luka gives to the dying woman is actually the Act of Contrition, said at the conclusion of the Roman Catholic rite of confession. As Croatia is roughly 85% Roman Catholic, it is a prayer Luka would know well. In the absence of a priest, any Catholic may give last rites to a dying person.
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- Malucci: (to Cleo) Hey, Jackie Joyner. Nice spandex. Jackie Joyner-Kersee has long been considered one of America's elite women athletes. In her heyday she ranked among the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals over four consecutive Olympic Games (1984-1996).
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