Friday, Nov 11, 2005
before i go check out the latest reviews on the world's best drama, ER, as is my routine every friday morning/afternoon, i thought i'd jot down a few of my own opinions. as it stands right now, i have very high opinions of last nights episode, and for once, i swear it's not because i'm an avid fan, but actually can give my honest, non-biased opinion of shows from time to time.
usually, when i go to see the numerous reviews posted on last night's episode, i am much less than thrilled...
before i go on, i must remind you that ER is in it's 12TH season...
what i'm getting lately is not a whole lot of good words to the fabric of ER, which, despite popular opinion is still pretty strong. a lot of the remarks made towards it these days are about it getting old, about repition of plot lines, and my favorite "too dramatic/not dramatic enough." when, in actuality, it's only problem is competition.
how about you tell me the name of another show that's been running for 12 years and hasn't repeated a plot line? how about you and me argue the fact that in the real world, more than one person with a gsw to the chest in 12 years will end up in a hospital? as for this drama stuff, COME ON.
i'd like to take a little trip back into the anals of ER history, when the show had a healthy mixture of intense human drama as well as a nice dose of humour. there were the episodes that were all drama, and episodes that were a lot of fun. it seems that these days whenever this ER leads to one of those extremes, it gets torn apart... make up your mind, please. even i think that this season has been a little weak, but only because of poor writing and taking the plot lines in the wrong directions. too many doctors with way too many personal issues that take over the whole episode.
anyway, about 'human shield.' it was good. maura tierney played the perfect guilty, sad, pained abby, like we knew she would. i thought that her performance at the end was (dare i say it?)... well, she at least deserves SOME kind of nod for it. clemente and kovac's little tiff at the end was good, we like when doctors rub each other the wrong way, remember? shame on the directors or whoever for shamelessly sexing up neela, just so she could look hot all episode, for really no reason in the end... but i thought her and stamos were cute. i like this ray and zoe storyline, no matter how twisted it is. at least he got his ass kicked for it. abby, of course, had her little funny lines and antics that are uniquley her. as for the cases... brava! they finally did something right. it was gut wrenching, sad, interesting... everybody had a hand in it. who didn't tear up when sydney talked to her mom again? i was really rooting for her.
oh, and luka and abby? i was trying not to let that sway how i felt about the episode... but... let's just say... hooRAY!
so now i'm off to read everybody else's reviews... finger's crossed, because last night was GOOD.
usually, when i go to see the numerous reviews posted on last night's episode, i am much less than thrilled...
before i go on, i must remind you that ER is in it's 12TH season...
what i'm getting lately is not a whole lot of good words to the fabric of ER, which, despite popular opinion is still pretty strong. a lot of the remarks made towards it these days are about it getting old, about repition of plot lines, and my favorite "too dramatic/not dramatic enough." when, in actuality, it's only problem is competition.
how about you tell me the name of another show that's been running for 12 years and hasn't repeated a plot line? how about you and me argue the fact that in the real world, more than one person with a gsw to the chest in 12 years will end up in a hospital? as for this drama stuff, COME ON.
i'd like to take a little trip back into the anals of ER history, when the show had a healthy mixture of intense human drama as well as a nice dose of humour. there were the episodes that were all drama, and episodes that were a lot of fun. it seems that these days whenever this ER leads to one of those extremes, it gets torn apart... make up your mind, please. even i think that this season has been a little weak, but only because of poor writing and taking the plot lines in the wrong directions. too many doctors with way too many personal issues that take over the whole episode.
anyway, about 'human shield.' it was good. maura tierney played the perfect guilty, sad, pained abby, like we knew she would. i thought that her performance at the end was (dare i say it?)... well, she at least deserves SOME kind of nod for it. clemente and kovac's little tiff at the end was good, we like when doctors rub each other the wrong way, remember? shame on the directors or whoever for shamelessly sexing up neela, just so she could look hot all episode, for really no reason in the end... but i thought her and stamos were cute. i like this ray and zoe storyline, no matter how twisted it is. at least he got his ass kicked for it. abby, of course, had her little funny lines and antics that are uniquley her. as for the cases... brava! they finally did something right. it was gut wrenching, sad, interesting... everybody had a hand in it. who didn't tear up when sydney talked to her mom again? i was really rooting for her.
oh, and luka and abby? i was trying not to let that sway how i felt about the episode... but... let's just say... hooRAY!
so now i'm off to read everybody else's reviews... finger's crossed, because last night was GOOD.
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