14 - 43 Minutes

[Dr K Harris]

Discuss the episode here.

As Alex leaves Hope Zion she becomes a witness to an accident that brings her back to the hospital

[ZionHarris]

End of this one was a little confusing.  

One online review I read interpreted it as Charlie ignoring the patient when he was trying to communicate with him, acting like he couldn't hear him in front of Gavin.

My take was that Charlie's medication was only half working and that he really couldn't hear the guy, only see him.  Afterward he threw out the meds because he felt they caused him the opportunity to save a life.

Curious what others think.

[Dr K Harris]

Oh I agree with you... the medicine stopped him for hearing so he couldn't help him and he felt so damn guilty about it... as a Doctor it must of nearly killed him!

Kriss

[ZionHarris]

Not one of my favorites - only two storylines and kind of a disappointing and confusing ending. The lady that hit the guy was also pretty annoying.

I liked Zack at the end though. "Tell him the astronaut made it."

Hoping we'll get commentary or some behind-the-scenes extras on the DVDs, I think it would be interesting especially for this episode.

Oh, and the one song I've downloaded came from this ep...the one at the end called Lead Me Forward.

[priggy]

Yeah, not my favourite episode but I agree with you both.
I think the meds half worked, thats why the guy was kind of flickery rather than being solid and he couldn't hear him. Charlie was annoyed that the meds only half worked, could still see them but couldn't actually communicate with them fully.

[phazedout]

Then perhaps inscrease the meds? most anti psychotics, especially psychotropics type, take anything up to three months to become effective. but Charlie just dumps them, silly boy.

Nobody mentioned the most heartbreaking aspect of this episode, Alex saying she could see a future without Charlie, even as charlie admitted to Gavin that he finds it difficult to exist without her, she has started to move on??!! nonononon they must stay a couple becuase, let's face it mr "I-know-i-slept-with-her-but-she-meant-nothing-to-me" Is waiting to sweep in, nope, she needs to remain with charlie.

One suspicion I had, Charlie is the *only* person Gavin interacts with, nobody else adresses him, he is conveniently not around with anyone else, so I am starting to suspect, perhaps, Gavin has perhaps been killed, Maggie doesn't nkow about it (body not been found yet) and he is helping charlie come to terms with his ghosts before he can move on himself. Perhaps if charlie accepts this Maggie will keep the child?

One mildly annoying thing, we have no idea of how much time is passing, Maggie still has the total flat tummy of a fit young actress, so how pregnant is she, how far along? she told gavin, what in 2.11? When is the little bundle of joy due?

Feel free to answer these and other questions I have (enclosing in spoiler tags as appropriate) I realise y'all are tied up with season 3 but please join me on my journey through the show
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on the "I was going to complain about having to sign in every time but saw the remember me box after I clicked continue this evening, d'oh" ID

[priggy]

Yeah, but Charlie let her go.

Also, Gavin interacted with Alex at the beginning of the episode, but yeah in this episode, its largely him and Charlie.

Maggie & Gavin do have their 12-week ultrasound with Dr. Kalfis at some point but can't remember what episode.

[phazedout]

Thank you Priggy, appreciate the info

I should ,fate willing, be done with season 2 by this time next week, asuming I can plough through the two textbooks I have to read and get some thesis work done