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Two Ships

Season 12, Episode 8, Aired 11/17/05

Episode Summary

For Neela, what begins as a routine ride-along with Gates and Zadro turns into a defining day when a commercial jet and a private plane crash over Chicago. As Clemente manages the trauma in the ER, Pratt joins Neela on-scene. Luka and Abby wake up together at Luka's, but the crash soon takes them back to work, where the tension between Luka and Clemente continues. As patients flood in, Sam recalls Haleh when extra nurses are needed, and earns Eve's approval. Luka and Abby care for a patient with severe facial injuries while Pratt struggles to save a patient with a heart injury. Ray's youthful friend returns and creates a nuisance. As the day ends, Luka and Abby talk, and awkwardly decide to stay "just friends," while Neela has a welcome, and overdue, visitor.moreless

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Shane West

Dr. Ray Barnett
Mekhi Phifer

Dr. Greg Pratt
Linda Cardellini

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Ik heb egt geen idee wat ik hier moeten zetten dus zet ik dit maar neer=P XXX

9.0

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By nynn, Nov 17, 2010 Report Abuse

Hee allemaall,,

Jullie kunnen dit niet lezen,, jammer,, maar ik kan niet zoo goed engels praten, jammer voor jullie...

ik wil ffies zegge dat ik maura tierney egt goed vind spelen!! ER is egt een goede serie!! Deze episode heb ik eerlijk gezegt nog niet ge zien,, dus k ga hem maar eens nu kijkee.. want ik moet vn jullie een stuk van 100 woorden schrijven, maar dat is niet egt gemakkelijk als je het filmpje nog niet heb ge zien maar ik doe me best voor jullie, omdat ik gewoon dat filmpje wil zien!! nu nog maar drie woorden en die heb ik nu..

ER is great!!

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One of those episodes you do not want to miss, what makes you cry.

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By Parricida, Mar 09, 2008 Report Abuse

Oh, it was really beautiful episode. First the emotional level this episode had, then the motion, action - the way the story was build. I was looking at Pratt, seeing those two lights on the sky but I never even understand that there might be coming something like it was - a plain crash. It was stunning on effect side - to built that scenery.. and the way it looked so real.. and all the action - non stop motion - I have missed it quite a lot.

Neela - as it was mainly her development episode. The way she got involved, how well she felt herself on the field. Maybe now she has what she wants to do and the end - she going home.. and Michael comming. A really gorgeous end for that episode.moreless

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Neela ..high on adrenelin!

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By melindakw, Oct 18, 2006 Report Abuse

I loved seeing Neela rise to the occasion.As much as I love Abby she can\'t be the star resident every episode as it would get boring.
Neela performing a surgical procedure on Gates in the middle of a plane crash site was RAD!
Glad Michael came home in the end ..she really needed him.
Abby and Luka were so funny during the whole \"Panties\" scene and I loved that he made her breakfast and she didn\'t leave straight away like she planned.
I thought Luka being recalled to work and turning up in jeans and t-shirt was cute..very cute.Abby in \"yesterdays\" clothes was funny because I thought someone would notice and question why she is still wearing the same clothes as yesterday.
A great episode of Drama and Humour interlaced.
I am not going to mention how much I squirmed during the whole \"About last night scenes\" Abby and Luka are sooo in denial about their true feelings it\'s obvious.moreless

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I enjoyed finally watching the character development of Neela.

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By lozza1525, May 20, 2006 Report Abuse

This episode had everything: drama, love, lust, and an explosion. I was relieved that finally we would see a episode that mainly focused on Neela, because she is one of my favourite characters on the show. I really love the part where Abby is trying to get her to stay at the hospital:
Abby: Is there anything, anything I can say to make you stay?
Neela: No. (she continues to walk away)
Abby: I slept with Luka!
Neela: Yeah. Nice try.
I was actually shocked to find Serena Williams can act. She did a fantastic job playing a mother who couldn't find her child after the plane crashed. I was nearly crying when I found out she died at the end and that her children had no mother afterwards. I was so happy to see Gallant and Neela reunited at the end of the episode after she had a tough and emotional day. Truly a wonderful episode.moreless

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I always like the episodes where the docs have to go out in the field. But this episode was a bit of a let down.

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By Ting13, Apr 10, 2006 Report Abuse

I love a good disaster on ER. Sounds awful, but it's true. After all, the show is about emergencies and nothing beats a big happening where the docs have to go out into the field. So far the best episode in the Field Disaster genre is The Crossing. This episode does not nearly compare.

For a disaster episode it was rather dull. The crash itself was done in a splendid way, but the storyline never gripped me. I love Neela's character but she and Pratt out in the field didn't interest me half as much as Kovac and Carter did in The Crossing. All in all it seemed to ordinary somehow, like all they changed was the setting.

I'm starting to root for a Neela/Ray romance here. He obviously cares about her and as much as she is trying to be annoyed with him you can tell she cares about him too. I love Gallant, but honestly he and Neela would be dull together. They are too uptight, they need to be paired up with people who will challenge them.

Abby needs to get a brain... Saying she'll spend the night at Neela's to make sure she's okay? Neela lives with a doctor, I am pretty sure Ray can handle anything that might happen.

It was a good episode all in all, but for a Disaster episode it was only so-so. I expect more from these episodes and this one did not deliver.
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Trivia
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- Goof: When Luka throws Abby her underwear, it appears black, but when the camera goes back to Abby, it seems to have changed to white. Edit
- Goof: In the previous episode, "Human Shield," Luka's hair is significantly longer, despite the negligible time differences between the two episodes. Edit
- A bag just like the one you see Eve carrying before she leaves for the airport is later seen at the scene of the crash, leading you to believe that Eve may have been on the plane that crashed. Edit
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- This episode received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series. Edit
- The airplane wreckage used in this episode was brought in from a commercial airline "graveyard" near Edwards Air Force Base in Palmdale, California. The parts were transported on seven 50-foot trucks. In addition, the plane crash set took 50 crew members two weeks to build. Edit
- Although in the opening credits, Scott Grimes and Laura Innes do not appear in this episode. Edit
Quotes
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- Neela: Gates is like a dog in heat. Edit
- Inez: (to Ray) Yo Rocky. Edit
- Ray: He's still coming home right? Neela: Not at the moment. Ray: Oh, cool!...I mean, too bad. But erm, maybe I can come home now? Neela: No. Ray: No? Neela: It's actually quite nice without you and that smell hasn't been there since you've been gone. Ray: But it's my place! Edit
Allusions
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- Clemente: This incident is like Night of the Living Dead. Clemente is referring to the 1968 zombie classic. Edit
- Title: "Two Ships" The title of this episode is a reference to the expression "two ships passing in the night," that is, a random encounter or missed opportunity. In this case, it refers to Luka and Abby's night together as well as their inability to share their true feelings afterward. Edit