OK so she's got her reasons but...

[i***@yahoo.com]

If all Angela Bassett plans to bring to ER is pursed lips and a scowl,
then my attention will be wandering.

[Clifford T. Newsome]

Post by i***@yahoo.com
If all Angela Bassett plans to bring to ER is pursed lips and a scowl,
then my attention will be wandering.

Has ER ever had a lead female character who, um, actually laughed once in a
while? Let's see, Hathaway, Abby, now Cate, all depressed, all the time. (Of
course, Abby had the best excuse, what with never knowing when Sally Field
was going to pop in to chew the scenery.)

Poor Norman Cousins must be crying in his grave.

[Dropping The Helicopter]

Post by i***@yahoo.com
If all Angela Bassett plans to bring to ER is pursed lips and a scowl,
then my attention will be wandering.

Well... the show lasts for like five more episodes and it's done, so,
you know, by definition and all. Still, this last episode was pretty
good. Crazy good by current E.R. standards in fact.

[TBerk]

On Nov 18, 10:05 pm, Dropping The Helicopter

Post by Dropping The Helicopter

Post by i***@yahoo.com
If all Angela Bassett plans to bring to ER is pursed lips and a scowl,
then my attention will be wandering.

Well... the show lasts for like five more episodes and it's done, so,
you know, by definition and all.  Still, this last episode was pretty
good.  Crazy good by current E.R. standards in fact.

Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset
onscreen tonight.

It didn't last, but she peeled back some layers for a little while at
least.


TBerk

[Sharon Too]

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset

onscreen tonight.

It's the constant Sam-in-turmoil schtick I'm sick of.

[BQ]

Post by TBerk

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset

onscreen tonight.
It's the constant Sam-in-turmoil schtick I'm sick of.

Agreed, I was hoping he'd die, but I am gathering he's gonna survive this.
I am tired of the Sam/Alex thing, enough already.

[Ellen K Hursh]

Post by BQ

Post by TBerk

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset

onscreen tonight.
It's the constant Sam-in-turmoil schtick I'm sick of.

Agreed, I was hoping he'd die, but I am gathering he's gonna survive this.

Well, sure. They ended the episode with him in crisis, but there was
only a modified Trauma Spin and the episode ended with a close-up of
Sam's face (she may turmoil a lot on the show, but she does it so
prettily) rather than a Pullback O' Death (cf Gant's exit).

Of course, I *could* be wrong. Maybe he'll survive the injuries, but
(assuming the writers haven't already forgotten about it) go on to die
from complications of his diabetes. "Oh, no! They gave him the red
jello of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"

[Dropping The Helicopter]

Post by Ellen K Hursh

Post by BQ

Post by TBerk

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset

onscreen tonight.
It's the constant Sam-in-turmoil schtick I'm sick of.

Agreed, I was hoping he'd die, but I am gathering he's gonna survive this.

Well, sure. They ended the episode with him in crisis, but there was
only a modified Trauma Spin and the episode ended with a close-up of
Sam's face (she may turmoil a lot on the show, but she does it so
prettily) rather than a Pullback O' Death (cf Gant's exit).
Of course, I *could* be wrong. Maybe he'll survive the injuries, but
(assuming the writers haven't already forgotten about it) go on to die
from complications of his diabetes. "Oh, no! They gave him the red
jello of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"

Hmm, TEERPTB actually have me guessing on this one. I could see it
going both ways. Well, one of three ways:

1. Alex Sargent is touch-and-go for the entire next episode, but
ultimately pulls through. Velma and Uncle Jesse kiss and make up and
it's forgotten about by the end of the episode.

2. Alex Sargent is touch-and-go for the entire next episode, but
ultimately bites it. Velma cuts the dead weight that is Uncle Jesse loose.

3. The story line is completely forgotten about, and Alex Sargent,
Velma, and Uncle Jesse are all totally fine in the next episode.

As I think we can all agree, the only truly satisfying outcome is #2.
And even that would be a letdown, because we all want it to be Alex
York, not Alex Sargent, that kicks the bucket.

I will grudgingly give TEERPTB a little credit for the "OMG he's
crashing! Oh good he's gonna pull through NO WAIT he's crashing again!
Oh good, he's gonna pull through.... <10 secs before end of episode>OMG
THE THORASEAL EXPLODED, GET A THORACOTOMY TRAY!!! <END>". But even so,
that begs the question: Why didn't they already have him cracked open?
Everybody else gets a complimentary thoracotomy at CCG, why not Sam's
wombfruit?

[Dropping The Helicopter]

Post by Ellen K Hursh

Post by BQ

Post by TBerk

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset

onscreen tonight.
It's the constant Sam-in-turmoil schtick I'm sick of.

Agreed, I was hoping he'd die, but I am gathering he's gonna survive this.

Well, sure. They ended the episode with him in crisis, but there was
only a modified Trauma Spin and the episode ended with a close-up of
Sam's face (she may turmoil a lot on the show, but she does it so
prettily) rather than a Pullback O' Death (cf Gant's exit).
Of course, I *could* be wrong. Maybe he'll survive the injuries, but
(assuming the writers haven't already forgotten about it) go on to die
from complications of his diabetes. "Oh, no! They gave him the red
jello of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM!"

That would be an utterly awesome way for the next episode to go down,
but they couldn't drag it out like you know they would want to. It
would have to be something like this:

ALEX: "Yeah mom, I'm all better thanks to that last-minute routine
thoracotomy."

VELMA: "Good. Now let this be a lesson to us all: no driving in snowy
weather."

ALEX: "Aaaaa-MEN TO THAT!"

ALL: [loud guffaws]

VELMA: "Ok scamp, mom's got to get back to work."

ALEX: "Ok mom, yeah, I've got to eat my dinner here, see ya."

VELMA turns to leave and begins walking away.

ALEX takes a big scoop of Super-Sugar Jello onto his SPOON.

BEGIN SLOW MOTION.

CLOSEUP: SPOON of SUPER-SUGAR JELLO moves slowly towards ALEX's mouth.

CUT TO CLOSEUP OF VELMA. VELMA's expression turns from one of satisfied
nonchalance to one of abject horror.

CUT TO CLOSEUP OF SLOW-MO JELLO SPOON, NOW ONLY AN INCH FROM ALEX'S MOUTH.

CUT TO MID SHOT OF VELMA. VELMA turns, takes two running steps back
towards ALEX, and bounds into the air in an attempt to block the SPOON
from entering ALEX's mouth. As she jumps, she screams
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!", the pitch of the scream reduced one octave
due to the SLO-MO.

CUT TO LONG SHOT OF HOSPITAL EXTERIOR. Massive EXPLOSION blows out
WINDOW OF ALEX'S ROOM.

ROLL CREDITS.

[Ellen K Hursh]

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset
onscreen tonight.

Nice interaction with Morris (the little ginger git certainly has
grown from his first appearance, hasn't he?), even though I didn't get
the Banfield/Morris snogging I was hoping for. I guess it's just one
of those things:

Post by TBerk
It didn't last, but she peeled back some layers for a little while at
least.

She certainly peeled back some layers of her stomach.

[Dropping The Helicopter]

On Nov 18, 10:05 pm, Dropping The Helicopter

Post by Dropping The Helicopter

Post by i***@yahoo.com
If all Angela Bassett plans to bring to ER is pursed lips and a scowl,
then my attention will be wandering.

Well... the show lasts for like five more episodes and it's done, so,
you know, by definition and all. Still, this last episode was pretty
good. Crazy good by current E.R. standards in fact.

Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset
onscreen tonight.

Well, a very drunk Queen Latifa, but after the porcelain god was
appeased and sauce wore off, it was mostly back to scowls and pursed lips.

It didn't last, but she peeled back some layers for a little while at
least.

Yeah, well, poorly-played drunkenness will do that.

TBerk

[Clifford T. Newsome]

Post by TBerk
Well, it's now Dec 4th and there was a very different Ms. Basset
onscreen tonight.

Well, a very drunk Queen Latifa, but after the porcelain god was appeased
and sauce wore off, it was mostly back to scowls and pursed lips.

Post by TBerk
It didn't last, but she peeled back some layers for a little while at
least.

Yeah, well, poorly-played drunkenness will do that.

I've seen Joan Jett, and Angela Bassett is no Joan Jett. But we enjoyed
this episode the most of any this year, because of that whole
stuck-in-Nebraska deal. In fact, we laughed quite a bit. Raise your hand if
anything Abby ever did caused even a glint of a smile to come over your
face.

But it's a measure of how the show has progressed that Carrot Top is now one
of the most appealing characters.