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Parental Guidance

Season 15, Episode 4, Aired Oct 23, 2008

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Dr. Banfield defends herself ably during a mugging. Dubenko returns to work, due in no small part to Brenner's organized protests. In return, Brenner asks a favor of Dubenko. A young gymnast comes into the ER with injuries consistent with a fall, but Banfield and Gates each think a different family member may actually be to blame. Sarah neglects to ask Gates' permission before getting her tongue pierced.moreless

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Madison Davenport

Claire O'Fallon
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Liza Lapira

Christine
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Molly Price

Lauren O'Fallon

Parminder Nagra

Dr. Neela Rasgotra
John Stamos

Dr. Tony Gates
Linda Cardellini

Nurse Sam Taggart
Scott Grimes

Dr. Archie Morris
David Lyons

Dr. Simon Brenner
Angela Bassett

Dr. Cate Banfield

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Another great episode

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By vicky24c, Nov 16, 2008

In this episode of ER the following happens. We see that Lushun is back at work. The new Chief of the ER is attacked as she goes for coffee, but she manages to defend herself. We learn that Neela and Ray have been in contact since he left by both IM's and phone calls. We learn that Sarah went to get a tongue ring the night before with her friends. Gates freaks out about it. A patient, a 13 year old girl, comes into the ER. Her mother claims that she fell but the girl claims that "she" pushed her. They ask the mother about it and she denies it all. Gates asks Sam if she will have the sex talk with Sarah for him, and she says no. The doctors now believe that it was the sister who pushed her and not the mother. Child services are called in and believe that the mother isn't suitable to look after the children and so both of them are taken off of her. Next thing we know the little girl has been set on fire. Luckily she seems ok, but her sister was in the room. The little girl admits that she pushed her sister and that she was lying about her mother abusing both of them. She says that watching her sisters legs burned made her feel really good. She flips out when she is told that she will have to stay in the hospital.moreless
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Dealing with control and guidance...

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By Parricida, Oct 24, 2008

So, this episode they have family relationships on focus on all the possible ways. The most outstanding story is a young girl who fell and tho doctors think mother might have been involved but no - it is the sister and the way she is so scary and so innocent and so angry - a well acted and great char. And the way she left.. wow..

And then there is a father and son and some past troubles and Gates have his own worries with his little girl who is starting to grow up and this all is backstory for Banfield, who has her own fears.moreless
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- (Gates is leaning against the desk, yawning) Banfield: Am I boring you, Dr. Gates? Gates: Oh, sorry. It's the 6 a.m. shift--my brain is here, but my body isn't.
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- (talking about a patient that asked Morris out) Morris: She's a call girl. (pause) Yeah, a whore, an escort. Sanchez: So, it's even better than I thought. (Morris walks away) We're all whores. You prescribe antibiotics from some drug companies that give you stethoscopes and free lunch. Whore!
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- Brenner: I'm not going to beg, but one day you are going to wake up next to me, and you are going to wonder, how did this happen? And I'm going to smile and remind you that I predicted this over coffees and chocolate glazed donuts. Neela: You are a cocky bastard. Brenner: Yeah, but I'd be a correct cocky bastard, and that's all that would matter.
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- Neela: (to Brenner) The awkward shag on a horrible day doesn't count as sleeping with you. It counts as poor judgement.
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- For the second time since ER began it's 15 year run, the main cast numbered the same (6) as it did when the series started out. The first time was in the Season 14 premiere, "The War Comes Home."
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- Molly Price (Mrs. O'Fallon) previously guest starred as a different character in the Season 8 episode "Brothers and Sisters."
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- Tara Karsian, who plays recurring character DCFS worker Liz Dade, is the real life daughter of Pat Carroll, who guest-starred as a character named Rebecca Chadwick in a Season 11 multi-episode story arc.
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