I don't think I had high expectations for this week's episode, and that is why this mostly low-key episode satisfied. Nothing too exciting happened, yet I was still entertained. Here is a play by play of what happened.
- As predicted, that baby who was left by the mother at the hospital a few episodes ago is still in the NICU and Banfield wants to adopt the baby. Before I go on, there was a segment where she says to her husband that they would have to take a certification class before they would be eligible to adopt, which got me thinking. Is it really that simple because they definitely made it seem like something simple. But moving on, not long after this, the baby's mother shows up at the ER. She says she made a mistake and wants the baby back. Banfield says she has to be evaluated to make sure she is a fit mother, but all signs point to the mother getting the baby back and Banfield again being left baby-less. But the mother sticks around the hospital and watches Banfield save a bunch of lives. The mother then pulls Banfield aside and tells her that her goal in life is to make a difference, which would be difficult to do when she would be forced to drop out of high school to raise a child. In the end, Banfield and the girl agree on an open adoption, where Banfield gets custody of the baby but the mother also gets to be a part of the baby's life.
- At the beginning of the show there is a scene where Frank is video-chatting with Neela who is in Louisianna in her new office and showing County staff members around. Simon catches a glimpse of the computer screen just in time to see that Ray is there. About Neela's storyline, I don't like that there are so many unanswered questions. Did she take this new job to be near/with Ray? Do they work at the same hospital? I really wish this storyline would be clarified and yet it was only a part of this episode for a minute or so.
- After Brenner sees Neela with Ray, he is obviously angry. He starts snapping at patients and is visibly pissed off. Sam picks up on this and tells him things will get better. But then we find out that it might not be Neela who is making Simon upset. Apparently, Joanie, the mother who has been on the show for many episodes this season with her daughter, Lucy, is not doing well and her body rejected the heart they transplanted into her a few weeks ago. He is very attached to this family, and that may be the real reason he is angry.
- This episode also saw a few of the County staff members volunteer at a camp for children with heart problems. As one of the little girls in attendance pointed out, at the camp they all fit in because they are not different, only all sick. All of the kids seem to be having fun except for one young boy who prefers to stand on the outside and at one point even acts out. He later opens up to Brenner and tells him that he feels like he is not supposed to enjoy himself because his friend who was supposed to be there with him died the week before. Brenner helps the boy work through his grief. After a day of arts & craft and athletic activities, the camp has a dance party where the kids enjoy themselves and Tony and Morris perform a song and dance. At the end, Morris even talks with his cop girlfriend about how much he learned from the kids during his day with them and kind of proposes, but in more of a fictional way. It was nice to see him so happy.
Overall, this episode was no better or worse than any other. It was a filler before next week's finale - especially since there were no special guests. Next Thursday, the entire night is dedicated to ER. Starting at 8 p.m. there will be an ER Retrospective, which is a look back on the 15 seasons of the show. Then at 9 p.m. the two-hour series finale starts. From the preview expect tons of guest appearances.
So the two big questions I have are: what did you think of tonight's episode and will you be watching next week? Also, what are you expecting from the show's conclusion? Leave it here.
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