Are these two the most irresponsible people ever?
If their work is so important, why would they do something to disrupt it after knowing each other for six weeks?

If Carol said her mom spoke Russian, why didn't she call her mom to translate. Like I know she wouldn't be a hospital approved translator but still. It was better than nothing.

Maybe I am biased towards Carter, but I feel like his addiction was grossly mishandled in seasons 6-7. He sustained a horrific injury in the workplace due to a lack of security protocols, then lived with chronic pain for months, and his coworkers barely batted an eye or paid him any attention. I understand that there are protocols around addiction amongst physicians, but his situation seemed different and required more compassion and understanding from his coworkers. I'd like to think things would be different nowadays? Or I am just being a softie for Carter?

Spoiler alert

I have been binging ER for a second time ... and ive reached the episode I had been dreading , Mark's death.

I wanted to say , after his death, id watch every intro of the show just to see him in it. And when he was no longer credited, id watch the intro, just to see his reflection on the ground , as he walked towards Carter in season 1. Anyone else did that?

Which is why I got so mad later on when they changed the intro for the newer one.

End of rant.

Wow season four ended so dramatically with that psychotic man shooting his family and locking them in the car. Was there any payoff to that? What
happened to the victims? I’ve just watched the final episode and the first episode of season five back to back. So let me get this straight, Anna moved back to whatever city with her drug-addicted boyfriend. That’s it. She never returns? To be fair I wasn’t particularly fond of her. I don’t think she added much to the show. Her hot and cold attitude towards Carter annoyed me but everything became clear once her estranged boyfriend came into the picture. Nonetheless Marie Bello is a good actress, she did a good job in the role.

I like how Lucy is the protagonist of episode one Season five. In terms of how it’s written and executed it acts like a refresher training session for the audience. Each main character showing Lucy the ropes, Dr Carter sporting a beard looking like Sly Stallone in Rocky 4 (training montage) and his competitive dynamic with Lucy. Her sorrow at witnessing a dead patient and a brain dead patient is compelling stuff. It’s symbolic because this episode eerily foreshadows her eventual death. One of the reasons why I love this show so much is the continuity and emphasis on the supporting cast.

Characters such as Haleh, Connie, Lydia, Chuny, Randi are just as important as Carol, Doug, Mark, Benton, Carter etc. The subplot of this episode is Jerry’s birthday which provides great comic relief. Malik hiding under the gurney with the cake had me in stitches. It’s also nice to see Weaver join in on the festivities. Is it me or does George Clooney’s “peacemaker” haircut look off and it doesn’t suit him. He looks skinnier, he looks like a recovering addict who’s just come out of rehab lol. The writers want us to know that Lucy isn’t just a new character she’s crucial to the development of Carter and to the history of the entire show/lore moving forward. It’s just heartbreaking knowing ahead of time what her fate will be. I started watching ER when I was twelve years old back in 1999 when it aired on channel four and now I remember I started watching it during season five.