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Zambano's Seen ER 9.10!!
SPOILER ALERT !!
Kovac goes boom! I wouldn’t mind hearing more about Luka’s run-in with Abby this week, but “Mr. Zambano” only mentions that Carter has skipped town without his girl. Guess we'll have to wait till tonight.
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What does TV Guide say?
Kovac (Goran Visnjic) spins out of control – literally - in a gutsy
episode
that's over before it's begun. Opening with a late-night car accident
involving the increasingly self-destructive doc and med student Harkins
(Leslie Bibb), the hour unfolds backwards to recount the troubling
events
leading up to the crash. A boozy holiday party, rumors of an illicit
tryst
and a run-in with his ex, Abby (Maura Tierney), all plague Kovac, but
it's
his tragic misdiagnosis of a patient that ultimately sends him (and his
hapless passenger) racing off on a reckless ride. Meanwhile, the ER is
awash
in Christmas casualties, including two feisty elves and the victims of
a
living Nativity brawl.
What is TV Guide not telling us?
The episode really is over before it's begun. It's told in a "Memento"
style way. One scene fades into something that happened just
previously.
The whole thing revolves around the fact that Luka has dug himself even
deeper into isolation and by the end of the episode, he's caused an
accident, misdiagnosed a patient, and has further alienated himself
with
some of the staff. This is certainly Kovac's episode.
What's up with Carter and Abby this week?
Carter gives Abby a warm goodbye as he leaves work to go spend
Christmas in
Boston with his father. He wants Abby to join him later.
Any news on Kerry's pregnancy?
There is no mention of Kerry's pregnancy. Kerry is in a foul mood and
tells
a hungover Luka he has to work.
Does the Memento style of storytelling work?
It's unusual and sometimes distracting. One of the best scenes in the
episode is between Kovac and Lewis; two single docs working during the
holidays.
How does it end?
Like it began. Harkins is in critical condition. Weaver: "Call the OR
and
tell them we're coming up . . . "
Mr Zambano's rating for "ER" 9.10?
***
The Hercules T. Strong Rating System:
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Isn't this style of storytelling kind of overused already? Didn't NBC pull this stunt on the backwards ep of Seinfeld? =P
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Never really cared about this series. Will this episode make me care? No.
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Yeah, we already did this. Remember when George Clooney's Dr. Ross got into a car accident when Jeanie, the med student with AIDs, in the car? They're trying to make Luka into Dr. Ross, who also had a period of self-destruction. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Let's add this med student injury to the casuality list...ya know, along with Kellie Martin's Lucy Knight character. Even if she makes it, we're talking really boring, been there, done that plotlines.
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Seinfeld yes, but didn't ER already do this backward bullshit? I only watch anymore because Leslie Bibb is fucking gorgeous. Too bad they never give her anything to do. Yeah, Maura Tierney is a hottie too, but seriously, this series is a shadow of what it once was. Like Saved by the Bell, they are recycling their own material.
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Been there done that. They'll do this to, probably not until May sweeps or February.
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Sorry, someone has to post that tired "joke" every ER talkback, right? I'm waiting for the "Abby wakes up in the shower and this whole 'Kovac Does All of Chicago' crap was all a dream" episode. Wasn't he the "moral center" of this show during his first couple seasons??? The guy who lost his virginity on his wedding night? The Anti-Doug? Sure he has a temper, but he only attackes those who deserve it! Now he's the ER slut? Having his family killed didn't push him over the edge, but getting dumped by Abby did??? Oy-yoy-yoy.
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It was a spoof of the Harold Pinter play "Betrayal". There is a similar plot line in both, and the Seinfeld episode even references a character named "Pinter".
Also, give Paul McCrane a boatload of Emmys already! Is he in this episode? If so, then it is worth watching. Askfirefly out. -
Dec 12, 2002 9:50:19 AM CST
This show has been like a bad Mentos commercial for a long time.
by bannthisucommies
The Freshmaker!!
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Dec 12, 2002 12:45:24 PM CST
Blanket Man said, "Having his family killed didn't push him over
by tv casualty
And you know what? That's a damn good point. Discuss.
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Seinfeld already did a homage to Betrayal. That is so 1983.
And we've already seen a very special self-destruction episode that Clooney had in season 4.
ER is approaching unwatchable status. I watch it out of habit. I can't wait until next year when NBC is paying megabucks for a show that isn't in the top 25. I hate everyone on the show. -
We are so far over the shark it ain't even funny.
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Ents storming Isengard! Nazgul on their winged steeds! Cool stuff that went by way too fast! Where can I find this online????!
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damn fine point. I've been wondering the same thing... fine, we had the "Euro-Clooney" remarks when he came on the show, but in many ways he was the complete opposite in the sex and morals department. But now it's as if the writers can only remember the "oh, he's the new Clooney" line and resort to the old "sleeping with anything that breathes and getting in trouble" storyline. ***BTW, it's also starting to remind me of Thomas Gibson's character on "Chicago Hope". Let's see: dark and handsome doctor who sleeps his way through the entire hospital and most of Chicago gets in trouble with his superiors and other staffers and ends up in a car accident when upset and speeding... Where have I heard that?
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When Patricia Kalember had Gary's baby.
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