tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1442063146836370801..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: ER: Jeannie's backAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-52268693374037557722008-01-08T12:57:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:57:00.000-05:00Darn, it's just one episode?I was so hoping that C...Darn, it's just one episode?<BR/>I was so hoping that Cress Williams was going to be able to do his "it's Thursday night, my son's in the ER and my wife is too busy with her medical career to care about our marriage" thing in duplicate!<BR/><BR/>I didn't even think of Anspaugh (what precisely is his job title? even when he's not in charge, he's in charge!) and Jeannie - darn it.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I got the same vibe with Tony (and also didn't like it - do some work, stop sleeping around) and yes I did like the mentions of the old cast - as happened in another recent ep (I remember when X, Y, and Z ran the place) and the thought that Carol and Doug were "living happily ever after" (though ER is the only show I've watched that has brought back two characters (Susan and Deb Chen)) and wouldn't it be nice for Carol, Doug and twins to end up in the ER in Seattle (where did they move to? Seattle, Tacoma, or Portland?) - nah, but it would definitely point up the silliness that often is Grey's. (though, let's face it, ER and St Elsewhere both had soap elements or at least St E had sex in the morgue)<BR/><BR/>I did a run of ER two years ago, so I knew how Jeannie left and yet I had forgotten Carlos, who was barely there, and was surprised by his age. (was it really that long or did they use soap operas' RAS on him?)<BR/><BR/>ER has been on so long that TNT recently had a Christmas Episodes Marathon (don't know what the bumpers called it but I saw the eps listed in my to be recorded list before i deleted them - hey! that's where I got all that space!) I don't want Law and Order, so... 14 years is long to me. <BR/><BR/>It got boring when most of the original cast left, and Abby took over with her own brand of whining - as Luke said "You're not that pretty, you're not that special" - gotta agree. But when she is good, she is good (and I feared Sally Field in Brothers and Sisters, since she was so good as Maggie I could barely endure her - but apparently she's just good).<BR/>I'm sure it was Leguizamo, 3rd Rock bitch and way too much Political Statements in Africa that turned me off on ER, but I still watched it, just cause it was a hospital show and it was there. Even with 3 others on the air. I didn't love it. I didn't make my brother watch it ;-) but I still did. Even if I erased it when I was done (something I am trying to fix now)Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-4389051973859736382008-01-07T10:39:00.000-05:002008-01-07T10:39:00.000-05:00For me, I did not miss Jeanie Boutlet at all ... a...For me, I did not miss Jeanie Boutlet at all ... and return brought home why that was all that much more. Once she became HIV positive, Jeanie became to stridently self-righteous to the point of extreme annoyance (on par with the character that played the secretary [at first] on THE PRACTICE). Her arguments with Pratt over the scan and, later, with Pratt and her husband over what should be told her son highlighted that (including her husband's line "Its either her way or no way" [paraphrased]). She became insufferable. I, for one, am glad she was only back for the one episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45197472354873003042008-01-05T16:29:00.000-05:002008-01-05T16:29:00.000-05:00My favorite Jeanie moment is when she sang the Gre...My favorite Jeanie moment is when she sang the Greenday song for Scott when he died. This latest one was a good episode, but, yeah, so sad for Jeanie and Carlos. I thought they did a good job of bringing us up to speed (because I couldn't remember how she came to be Carlos' mother) and thank god Chuney and Haleh were working so she knew somebody! Agreed, Alan, that she should have run into Anspaugh--they shared so much.CincyNathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674464576702200923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5164957909959119182008-01-05T01:28:00.000-05:002008-01-05T01:28:00.000-05:00One question on the rest of the episode: am I goin...<I>One question on the rest of the episode: am I going nuts, or are they really going to pair off Gates and Sam? </I><BR/><BR/>Gawd, I hope not. Sure seems like they're setting it up that way, though.<BR/><BR/>Loved the ep and loved seeing Jeannie again. Also, I realized tonight just how much I like Pratt as a character (I was sort of meh on him for a long time).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6747231794945825552008-01-04T13:18:00.000-05:002008-01-04T13:18:00.000-05:00Apparently my Tivo didn't realize this was a new e...Apparently my Tivo didn't realize this was a new episode and I missed it! Damn! (Yes, I have an ER season pass. Old habits die hard.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the recap.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570416707360842771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6441721385044761352008-01-04T09:02:00.000-05:002008-01-04T09:02:00.000-05:00I couldn't remember how Jeanie left either. I th...I couldn't remember how Jeanie left either. I thought she had moved to Atlanta or something with her no longer ex-husband. But I ended up really enjoying her appearance, just because it was so old-school ER. I wish it didn't have to be so damn depressing though. <BR/><BR/>Has it really been eight years since Carol had her babies and went off to Seattle? I feel old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-38332242016217650192008-01-04T08:10:00.000-05:002008-01-04T08:10:00.000-05:00One missed opportunity I forgot to mention: how do...One missed opportunity I forgot to mention: how do you do an episode with both Jeannie and Anspaugh in it -- let alone one where Jeannie faces the loss of a child -- and not have their paths cross? If nothing else, it would have provided some forward progress for the "Pratt wants to be chief" story if Anspaugh saw Pratt being so good with Jeannie.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83689113334042956972008-01-04T02:15:00.000-05:002008-01-04T02:15:00.000-05:00I thought it was a wonderful episode; easily the b...I thought it was a wonderful episode; easily the best of the season. But it wasn't only because of Gloria Reuben herself - it was as if her presence had inspired the rest of the cast to pick up their game; to show that they are just as much a part of the history of ER as their famous predecessors.<BR/><BR/>Overall I think this season has been very good. I almost gave up on the show but kept watching due to the urging of my 14-year old son, and I'm glad I did.Jeff Vacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453383642378380406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40753349643090753782008-01-04T00:39:00.000-05:002008-01-04T00:39:00.000-05:00Argh! I didn't realize there was a new "ER" episod...Argh! I didn't realize there was a new "ER" episode tonight, much less the one where Jeanie returns. But thanks for the recap, Alan! I think "The Peace of Wild Things" in season 6 was Gloria Reuben's last episode as a series regular on "ER", and I love that episode both for the heartrending scene between Weaver and Alan Alda's Gabe Lawrence, where the latter confesses he has Alzheimer's, and also for Jeanie's understated departure, which (along with Carol riding off into the sunset with Doug) is my favorite "ER" character sign-off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com