Been binging er on Hulu. Never saw the show when it was on the air. I have to say, I really enjoyed the first few seasons. The thing I liked was how the main focus was the medicine and everything else was kept in the background. They didn't dwell on the personal relationships, they let the audience make those connections with breadcrumbs. Unfortunately the writing started to get noticeably inconsistent after about season 4-5. Rehashing the same story lines, corny dialogue. Inexplicable scenarios etc.
The show really suffered after Anthony Edwards left. But if they had creative writers, they could have still made it work, especially with Noah Wyle, Laura Innes and Paul McCrane still involved. All three do a wonderful job and play their parts very well.
For whatever reason, this season has seen Wyles Dr. Carter in Africa (essentially off the show). Innes Weaver has been relegated to background status (when she is on screen, she is forced to deliver bland, uninspired dialogue) and Mccranes Dr Romano has to deal with the aftermath of losing his arm (a terrible story arc that was not handled well by the writers)
If the writers got rid of his arm, why did they have such little idea what to do with him afterward. It was an idea without follow through. They should have killed him off then and there.
Instead they kill him off in this episode? With... another helicopter?? C'mon. I read that they wrote him off because they had run out of ideas on where to go with the character. Well, I found Romano to be one of the only interesting characters left in a sea of the insufferable (Lockhart, Pratt, Chen).
I dont think I can suffer through these last seasons. I think I'm done.... Too bad.
The show really suffered after Anthony Edwards left. But if they had creative writers, they could have still made it work, especially with Noah Wyle, Laura Innes and Paul McCrane still involved. All three do a wonderful job and play their parts very well.
For whatever reason, this season has seen Wyles Dr. Carter in Africa (essentially off the show). Innes Weaver has been relegated to background status (when she is on screen, she is forced to deliver bland, uninspired dialogue) and Mccranes Dr Romano has to deal with the aftermath of losing his arm (a terrible story arc that was not handled well by the writers)
If the writers got rid of his arm, why did they have such little idea what to do with him afterward. It was an idea without follow through. They should have killed him off then and there.
Instead they kill him off in this episode? With... another helicopter?? C'mon. I read that they wrote him off because they had run out of ideas on where to go with the character. Well, I found Romano to be one of the only interesting characters left in a sea of the insufferable (Lockhart, Pratt, Chen).
I dont think I can suffer through these last seasons. I think I'm done.... Too bad.