Anonymous wrote:Apologies if this has been brought up already but I am bothered by them having the dying woman in the ER. Wouldn’t they have moved her to hospice? Who would want to die peacefully in an ER? And isn’t the bed needed?

It is unrealistic that she would be in the ER, she is already on hospice and there would be a better plan for hospital admit. But, it is done to include the plot line.

Anonymous wrote:Apologies if this has been brought up already but I am bothered by them having the dying woman in the ER. Wouldn’t they have moved her to hospice? Who would want to die peacefully in an ER? And isn’t the bed needed?

I think even moving her was too painful.

Anonymous wrote:Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?

Robby.

Santos is a childish, insolent, arrogant piece of shit and her lover surgeon girlfriend person or whatever rightly put her in her place. Her seething as Langdon instructed was really something. Obviously, she's a head case and probably has serious mental health issues, as we saw hinted at with the cutting.

The orthopedic surgeon was just being a surgeon. Every surgeon I've ever known has been like that. God complexes. The man has the ability to reattach a limb, so he's somewhat entitled.

Robby just got nasty. It's obvious he's on his last nerve. But he seems to be losing his compassion and empathy for his staff as the day goes on. He generally retains it for his patients (see how he treated Howard), but he really has it in for his colleagues and especially his subordinates in this episode. Al-Hashimi was right to call him out on it.

I did like the Becca-Mel scene, watching Mel process that her sister was getting laid. Even Mel, who's clearly more highly functioning with the autism, sort of had some narrative in her head that people with intellectual disabilities wouldn't boink. Ironic, eh?

I did find it ironic that Dana, who runs a tight ship, would so casually commit insurance fraud on the nicotine patch, implicating Dr. Mohan in the process.

What do we think Mohan's mother wants? In fact, we have a couple of storylines going now about troubled relationships with parents. Javarti being counseled to give her a mother a chance, she might surprise you, really was heartbreaking when she got dressed down, eh? "More talented people upstairs."

Langdon is becoming Robby, the most skilled and empathetic person in the ER, his rise is about as subtle as Robby's fall.

Apologies if this has been brought up already but I am bothered by them having the dying woman in the ER. Wouldn’t they have moved her to hospice? Who would want to die peacefully in an ER? And isn’t the bed needed?

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Anonymous wrote:Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?

Langdon
He was aggressively sh!tty to Santos last season because she was catching on to his addiction and eventually reported him. She should have been his first apology. He was an arrogant addict and he’s arrogant in recovery, expecting her to accept his authority with no remorse on his part.

While I agree with your assessment of his behavior last season, I disagree that it was "arrogant" for him to expect Santos to accept his authority in the trauma room with a patient. He did not request to be put on a case with her -- Dr. Al-Hashimi assigned them. And in that room, you have to follow the hierarchy. It's like McKay says to Javadi when Javadi gets emotional about Roxy's death -- it's not about you, it's about the patient.

If that's you on the gurney, you don't care about the interpersonal issue between the R4 and the R2. And even if you argued that Langdon shouldn't be there because of his transgressions last season -- that's not Santos' call. Al-Hashimi was supervising, she's the attending. SHE can question Langdon's judgment and she's obviously qualified to do so. Santos is not. Santos has to follow Langdon's lead because he's senior to her. And that's just how it is.

Anonymous wrote:Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?

Langdon
He was aggressively sh!tty to Santos last season because she was catching on to his addiction and eventually reported him. She should have been his first apology. He was an arrogant addict and he’s arrogant in recovery, expecting her to accept his authority with no remorse on his part.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Mel’s sister has a urinary tract infection. But they didn’t show her anymore later in the episode.

I think they might have been forshadowing sexual assault.

It's just a mechanism to have us understand Mel better and their relationship. That's what drives this particular story; there doesn't need to be another major story line there and not SA, since they just did that.

I thought it could be foreshadowing a sexual relationship, but not sexual assault.

Aha! I bet you’re right. She’s in a sexual relationship at her daycare place. With another resident!

And gonna skip out on those afternoons with Mel so she can hang with her new love!

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Anonymous wrote:I think Robby is on track to have a motorcycle accident and serious scare because he has never addressed his own mental health. This season has shown how he is doing a worse job showing up for those around him because he has ignored his own blinking lights for too long. Dr. Al-Hashimi can be a peer who helps him have a breakthrough that getting help is a strength, not a weakness.

I agree it’s either that or his friend who is supposed to show up is going to have a serious head injury. They mentioned not wearing helmets multiple times and he has asked if anyone has seen his riding partner multiple times. Then the part where Robbie tells Huckleberry he can have his apartment if he doesn’t return.

Seems like laying it on WAY too thick. Is this a biker's equivalent of telling themselves to break a leg?--fool the gods?

A suicidal person probably wouldn't stick it out the last day, even if they were having that suicidal high that happens when they've decided. I had a cousin who had a breakdown after losing all his money betting on commodities in the 80s (he was quie a bit older than me). He'd always been a financial gambler but had a good career in corporate retail management. Fell apart, lost his job, ended up in a psych hospital. Told his dad a week before he died he felt he was in a box he couldnt' get out of. The hospital was at the other end of the state from where he and his family lived, he was doing better according to the hospital, great spirits, and family was going to go camping for the weekend. Wife and 3 boys drive across the state, have a brief visit, check into hotel for the night to head out for campground in the morning, they're there maybe an hour when hospital calls and says he's hanged himself with a bedsheet. I think the suicide high would make him jump the gun, skip out of work that last day and just get it done.

Maybe another traumatic experience. Friend finally shows up, they're heading out, make it 3 blocks when an accident happens, friend has severe brain damage but Robbie has minor injuries or is unhurt and just sees it happen. That finally breaks him and he becomes an inpatient.

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Anonymous wrote:Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?

Robby! No question. His reaction to Mohan's panic attack was ridiculous -- he literally laughed in her face and ridiculed her. If I were Mohan, I'd never forget that moment for the rest of my life. I could work with him again but I'd never feel the same way about him again once I knew he was capable of that kind of disdain for me.

And I actually LOVED "the Shark"! Yes, he's arrogant and condescending and clearly has a god complex. But honestly? That is exactly who I'd want reattaching my lower leg. I think that's an activity that requires a god complex. That surgery takes like 18 hours (or longer) and is insane. They have to align the leg as precisely as possible and then the surgeon uses a robot to perform microsurgery on the arteries and veins to restore blood flow. Then they suture the nerves together to restore sensation to the amputated limb, which you can imagine is a meticulous process that is basically a medical miracle. And then they still have to connect and repair the muscles and other soft tissues! It's a crazy, crazy surgery.

That guy gets to be as arrogant and condescending as he wants, as far as I'm concerned.

I have to agree. Also Robby apologized but then it was kind of backhanded because he followed the apology with I hope you can leave your mommy issues at the door and get back to work. Again putting her down as if she caused her own panic attack. Just awful.

Santos was also out of line regarding her attitude and responses to Langdon. I’m glad Garcia called her out. Langdon does need to speak to Santos, though, and apologize to her like he did with the others.

And Garcia - she’s too angry all the time. Always venting that surgery will have to clean up their messes. Wtf?

Al Hashimi - total badass in this episode with her special crike.

Ogilvie - wasn’t as annoying this episode. He’s growing on me.

Joy - I don’t see why everyone just loves her now and she’s so badass.

Langdon - still adorable and sweet and my man. Love his rapport with Mel’s sister.

Anonymous wrote:Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?

Robby! No question. His reaction to Mohan's panic attack was ridiculous -- he literally laughed in her face and ridiculed her. If I were Mohan, I'd never forget that moment for the rest of my life. I could work with him again but I'd never feel the same way about him again once I knew he was capable of that kind of disdain for me.

And I actually LOVED "the Shark"! Yes, he's arrogant and condescending and clearly has a god complex. But honestly? That is exactly who I'd want reattaching my lower leg. I think that's an activity that requires a god complex. That surgery takes like 18 hours (or longer) and is insane. They have to align the leg as precisely as possible and then the surgeon uses a robot to perform microsurgery on the arteries and veins to restore blood flow. Then they suture the nerves together to restore sensation to the amputated limb, which you can imagine is a meticulous process that is basically a medical miracle. And then they still have to connect and repair the muscles and other soft tissues! It's a crazy, crazy surgery.

That guy gets to be as arrogant and condescending as he wants, as far as I'm concerned.

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Anonymous wrote:Episode 10 might be my favorite of season 2 so far. I love the scenes with Becca and Langdon and that they are showing that disabled people can have (and enjoy!) sex. Joy is being a bad @$$ and Ogilvy's AH-ness is at least funny.

It was a good episode but Dr. Robby constantly being a jerk is getting old.

Won't miss him that much when he's gone. The foreshadowing has left subtlety behind.

I don’t think he is planning to kill himself but I do think he is planning to leave and never come back. “Sabbatical” is just an excuse to align his replacement bc he knows he is done. But I also think Dr. Al is going to help him realize he doesn’t have to throw it all away if he could just get help. But it sounds like he will have to have a motorcycle accident to have his come to Jesus moment first.

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Anonymous wrote:Episode 10 might be my favorite of season 2 so far. I love the scenes with Becca and Langdon and that they are showing that disabled people can have (and enjoy!) sex. Joy is being a bad @$$ and Ogilvy's AH-ness is at least funny.

It was a good episode but Dr. Robby constantly being a jerk is getting old.

Won't miss him that much when he's gone. The foreshadowing has left subtlety behind.

Anonymous wrote:Episode 10 might be my favorite of season 2 so far. I love the scenes with Becca and Langdon and that they are showing that disabled people can have (and enjoy!) sex. Joy is being a bad @$$ and Ogilvy's AH-ness is at least funny.

It was a good episode but Dr. Robby constantly being a jerk is getting old.

Who's the biggest ahole tonight? Robby, Santos, or the surgeons?