Post by Mrs EyrePost by Sharon TooIt's 10:42pm. They're taking Pratt up to the OR to harvest his
organs for donation. But there's still time for hope.
A miracle *could* happen, right? He could be the first to have his
brain regenerate in minutes. He could wake up. He could.
Then the replacement ambulance could hit Abby when she walks
outside. And grind the tires over her body. Back and forth.....
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And you know all the details of contract negotiations how? And why
bother with a guest star slot at all - they could have had her leave
at the same time as Goran if they'd wanted to, made last season's
finale her last appearance. It's not the show which is known not to
value her it's you.
The details of the negotiations to try to get AE, NW, and JM to stay with
the show were all over the media, one doesn't need insider status to know
about it. In contrast, not a word has been heard about any similar offers
to MT. In addition, she certainly issued no statements indicating it was
her choice to leave as the others did. Granted, the evidence is
circumstantial, but there's plenty of it.
As for why Crabs didn't leave with GV, well, she had a contract after all,
why shouldn't TPTB get their money's worth considering the substantial
salary she is paid? GV was contracted and paid as a guest star last season,
he was not regular cast, but MT was. Standard TV contracts indicate a
number of episodes per season. Since the first two eppies of last season
were already in the can before last seasons' filming began, MT was
contractually obligated to be available for two more eppies, which happen to
be airing this season, I forgot that she is apparently not in the second
eppy this season, so she worked exactly to the end of her current contract
and not one day further. And, if MT is such a hot commodity and Abby so
valuable to the show, why didn't TPTB fork over a some cash so GV could've
appeared with her as Abby left the building? Those eppies were filmed right
after his last guest appearance, surely he was available for a day or two
more to film a couple of farewell scenes with the Princess.
For that matter, if MT's such a huge asset, why isn't there any indication
that she will be coming back for the finale? They're raising Mark from the
dead so AE can appear, why isn't Abby visiting Chicago for the finale if
she's so important? Even Laura Innes and Paul McCrane are getting guest
appearances later in the season, but not Abby the magnificent. TPTB have
given a bunch of interviews about cast members they want to have around for
the big finish, not a word about MT in any of them. I think they realize
she doesn't have any story left to tell and that the emphasis on her and her
miserable self the past couple seasons dragged the show down.
Seems to me there's a whole lot of circumstantial evidence that TPTB are
the ones who decided that Abby's story was played out. Even GV announced it
was his choice to leave the show, why wouldn't MT be given a chance to do
the same unless it wasn't true? I never said I had inside knowledge, just
presented the facts that we do have and compared them to others on the same
show.
Don't worry, Abby goes out a star. MT is going to be onscreen chewing the
scenery for most of her episode. She gets the comic patient storyline, she
gets the personal storyline, then, as her last act in the ER, she talks
someone out of jumping off the roof; going so far as to climb up on the
ledge with him to do it. I guess now that TPTB have finished her
canonization, there's nothing left to do with her. Of course, that didn't
stop them when she was played out years ago, but that's another post.
Post by Mrs EyreI don't pretend to have any knowledge at all
about their opinion of her, but I'm well acquainted with yours
Yeah, Mrs. E, I've got your number, too.
Sharon