I'm just rating this show up through the end of the season where Mark Green died.
This show was one of the best acted, most moving shows I've ever watched. There are far too many high points to list all of them, but....
Carol's suicide attempt in the pilot.
The stabbing of Carter & Lucy: after that, I couldn't watch the reruns with Lucy anymore. It is so strange to think that two hours of TV could be that traumatic.
The episode where Mark screwed up and a woman died while giving birth. Mark weeping on the el at the end was heart breaking.
Mark and his first wife getting caught by the staff while being intimate. They accidentally hit the call button and most of the ER staff ran thinking someone needed assistance. So funny! Mark's last day in the ER, when he told a hypochondriac that he had an inoperable brain tumor and that he won. Mark telling Carter "you set the tone" The death of Shep's partner from severe burns.
The man who got sprayed with acid. It interacted with his body chemistry, and they couldn't save him. Carol tried, in vain, to help him say goodbye to his estranged daughter. His ex-wife wouldn't allow it. Carol sat with him while he died.
The stillbirth of Carter's child. This was after Mark's death, but was still a very good episode. Carter collapsed into his father's arms, and later helped convinced his future wife to hold their dead child and say goodbye.
When Carol left to be with Doug.
The two part death of Mark episodes. I'm a man, and I'm unashamed to admit that I wept like a baby.
Those are just a few. I'm still amazed at how much this show could move you. My personal opinion: when Mark died, they should have ended the show. He was the heart of the show.
This show was one of the best acted, most moving shows I've ever watched. There are far too many high points to list all of them, but....
Carol's suicide attempt in the pilot.
The stabbing of Carter & Lucy: after that, I couldn't watch the reruns with Lucy anymore. It is so strange to think that two hours of TV could be that traumatic.
The episode where Mark screwed up and a woman died while giving birth. Mark weeping on the el at the end was heart breaking.
Mark and his first wife getting caught by the staff while being intimate. They accidentally hit the call button and most of the ER staff ran thinking someone needed assistance. So funny! Mark's last day in the ER, when he told a hypochondriac that he had an inoperable brain tumor and that he won. Mark telling Carter "you set the tone" The death of Shep's partner from severe burns.
The man who got sprayed with acid. It interacted with his body chemistry, and they couldn't save him. Carol tried, in vain, to help him say goodbye to his estranged daughter. His ex-wife wouldn't allow it. Carol sat with him while he died.
The stillbirth of Carter's child. This was after Mark's death, but was still a very good episode. Carter collapsed into his father's arms, and later helped convinced his future wife to hold their dead child and say goodbye.
When Carol left to be with Doug.
The two part death of Mark episodes. I'm a man, and I'm unashamed to admit that I wept like a baby.
Those are just a few. I'm still amazed at how much this show could move you. My personal opinion: when Mark died, they should have ended the show. He was the heart of the show.