08 - Heartsick

[Dr K Harris]

Discuss the episode here.

With Charlie's life hanging in the balance, Alex and Dawn go head-to-head over who gets to be his legal decision maker – but are forced to put personal matters aside when they scrub into a heart transplant surgery together. Charlie, meanwhile, is in no mood to talk to the heart donor – a deceased prisoner.

[Dr K Harris]

Ok the killer episode! kills me every time I watch it.

Kriss

[ZionHarris]

Kind of feel sorry for the cop but he creeps me out too...especially knowing his role in Ride Hard or Go Home.

"They're taking my heart, man!"
"You won't need it."

Hard to beat the intensity of Alex and Dawn fighting over Charlie's life while he stands by watching.

[Dr K Harris]

Just so damn good! I really like the actor who played the cop.... nice guy to follow on twitter. As soon as Joel said that he could make things better I thought oh oh not a thing to say to a depressive!

I also like the actor who played the prisoner... seen him in loads of things...

Kriss

[priggy]

This is heartbreaking episode. Great acting from Michelle, Erica and Michael.

[ZionHarris]

Either I'm hearing things or I just picked up something new on my umpteenth time through the ending of this episode...

At the very very end, during the close-up on Charlie and before the credits, I swear I heard Alex's voice say "Charlie". It was very distant, like it was supposed to be coming from inside Charlie's head. Great, very subtle way to show that Charlie is still 'in there' physically after Dawn pulls the plug.

[Dr K Harris]

I think she does yes...

Kriss

[ZionHarris]

Regarding Dawn...

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Interesting that she believes a bit in the supernatural (in Charlie anyway) but she thinks all patients are the same. I would think she would see that medicine is both physical and mental/spiritual. I hope one day Charlie can show her that.