03 - Why Waste Time

[Dr K Harris]

Discuss the episode here.

While struggling under the pressure of deciding on her specialty, Alex is inspired by an immigrant doctor who needs her help to save his wife.

[ZionHarris]

Busy episode - 4 good storylines.

Loved Joel telling off the tennis player's father.  "Get the hell out of my OR"...think that's been used a few times in the series, but to good effect 

Of course the promo for this ep again teased us with the idea that Charlie might spill his secret, but nope, chickened out.  And his conversation with Randall in the next ep will dissuade him even further.

In the beginning of the episode, did Charlie see that doctor's wife or was it just a random spirit?

[Dr K Harris]

Which doctor?

Kriss

[ZionHarris]

The foreign doctor/limo driver.  The ghost Charlie very briefly saw was a woman who was panicking and yelling in a different language.  Just curious if it was supposed to be his wife (think her name was Alema) or just someone random.

[Dr K Harris]

I thought it was an old woman.... oh must have another look...

Kriss

[ZionHarris]

I think the older woman popped up in Wishbones.  Here's a side by side from this ep.  Looked alike on first glance.

[Dr K Harris]

oh right.... always mix my ghosts up....

And yes at a quick glance it would do...

Kriss

[priggy]

Have to say, I cringed at the "pro" tennis player bits in this episode.

I play tennis myself, not to the pro-level but I'm a good club level player and I'm pretty sure I could beat this so called "pro".

She said she tweaked her knee serving and said she should've kicked it out wide but with her frying pan service motion, she couldn't do a kick serve. Also talking about the French Open when the episode aired beginning of July i.e. after Wimbledon which is 2 weeks after the French and also nobody calls any tennis tournament the "Open" as Rikki does in this episode because most tournaments end in Open. The Australian, French and the US all end in Open.

I found that storyline, really really cringeworthy.

[Dr K Harris]

I can understand that view. I do like watching Wimbledon...

Kriss

[priggy]

This ep makes me want a good tennis movie.

[ZionHarris]

Don't know any off the top of my head, sorry

How much do you think Rikki donated to the hospital? I know it started with a 3.

[Dr K Harris]

I would have said about 30,000....

Kriss

[priggy]

ZionHarris, that's because there aren't any good tennis movies. Lots of good hockey movies and basketball movies.

[ZionHarris]

True.

bleacherreport.com/articles/570440-top-10-tennis-movies-of-all-time-uh-i-mean-top-5-uh-i-mean-top-3-uh

A few recommendations in the comments. The article also mentions the first thing that came to my mind - Snoopy at Wimbledon in Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown

[ZionHarris]

A full version of Call Me Maybe by the Hope Zion String Quartet

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