Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective

Setting The Tone

Join Elizabeth, Lauren, and Daniel as we recap our favorite medical drama! We're taking a weekly look back at each episode of the hit TV series "ER". We'll break down every episode, as well as look at how each episode impacts the overall story of the iconic 15 season show. Theme music provided by Andrew Edwards of Blue Police Box Music.

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Nov 23, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
S10E4 - "Shifts Happen"
This week: Pratt gets put through the ER wringer and he and an understaffed night shift crew barely keep their heads above water. Also, Morris is incompetent, Kerry is incredibly grumpy, Romano gets a new prosthesis, Abby catches up with Luka, and Randi gets Bob'd.
Nov 16, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
S10E3 - "Dear Abby"
This week: a new group of residents shows up at County, Romano is having insurance issues, Abby keeps getting sidetracked when she tries to visit a recovering Luka, Zac Efron gets shot, Susan tries to honor an awful family request, Corday gets laid, Pratt gets blindsided by Chen's parents, and Carter's letter to Abby quickly gets passed around the ER.
Nov 9, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
S10E2 - "The Lost"
This week: Carter heads back to the Congo to recover Luka's body, and to try and unravel the mystery surrounding Luka's apparent murder.
Nov 2, 2023 · 1 hr 25 min
S10E1 - "Now What?"
This week: A certain British/Indian med student arrives for her ER rotation, Carter returns to Chicago, a major construction project leaves the ER a mess, Chen shows her jealous side, Pratt flirts too much, a major car crash happens right outside of County, and the staff is rocked by the news that one of their own has apparently been killed.
Oct 26, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
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Oct 19, 2023 · 1 hr 30 min
S9E22 - "Kisangani"
This week: Carter gets his first taste of what medical care is really like in the Congo. He joins up with Kovac to try and provide the best care possible for hundreds of impoverished residents of the war-torn country.
Oct 12, 2023 · 1 hr 35 min
S9E21 - "When Night Meets Day"
On this week's 200th episode: Stories intertwine as we follow the day shift of Carter, and Pratt's last night shift at the same time. Carter gets the brunt of the patients from a raging gang war and a mass suicide that leaves the whole hospital stretched to the breaking point. Pratt deals with the trail end of the gang war patients as well as an unsettling stabbing victim, and a firefighter caught in an explosion as Doc Magoo's burns to the ground. Also, Lizzy tries her best to be there for Romano both before and during his amputation surgery.
Oct 5, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
S9E20 - "Foreign Affairs"
This week: Luka is sent into desperation mode after the sick child he's trying to help makes a surprise early arrival, Eric crashes Gamma's funeral, Romano's arm gets set on fire, after a young man's entire family is injured in a drive-by shooting, Carter tries to stop him from igniting a brewing gang war, Chuck and Susan make a decision about their future, and Daniel's long nightmare is over as Carter and Abby call it quits.
Sep 28, 2023 · 1 hr 24 min
S9E19 - "Things Change"
This week: Abby finally gets a lead on Eric's whereabouts, Susan defends Chuck after he messes up an intubation on the air rescue chopper, Luka's surgeon friend from Croatia gets caught up in the ER vortex, Romano is clamping down on ER wait times, Pratt gets to live out every disgruntled worker's fantasy, and Carter is devastated after the sudden passing of his grandmother.
Sep 21, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
S9E18 - "Finders Keepers"
This week: A depressed Romano begins his reign of terror as the new ER Chief, Susan husband shows up (much to the confusion of everyone else), Luka tries to organize a pro bono surgery for a little Croatian boy, Corday does everything in her power to try and disregard a patient's wishes, Carter sticks up for the ER staff, and Pratt mistakenly buys stolen goods from a patient.
Sep 14, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
S9E17 - "The Advocate"
This week: Kerry is distraught after one of Alderman Bright's aides dies due to a drug allergy, Luka does a therapy (though maybe not in the traditional way), Romano's arm troubles keep worsening, Corday tries to get through to a troubled teenager and her mother, and Carter winds up screaming at Abby.
Sep 7, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
S9E16 - "A Thousand Cranes"
This week: Carter considers proposing to Abby the proper way, Chen and Luka happen upon a grisly scene at Doc Magoo's, a series of odd coincidences leads to Pratt and Gallant being arrested, Corday's white privilege is showing, and Susan says goodbye to Sean.
Aug 31, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
S9E15 - "A Boy Falling Out of the Sky"
This week: Kerry's purse gets stolen, Maggie comes to the ER to talk about Eric, Susan has some tough news for Sean, Pratt accidentally pronounces someone dead, Luka finally decides to show up for work, and Carter is trying his best to keep Abby from completely falling apart.
Aug 24, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
S9E14- "No Strings Attached"
This week: Lizzie forgets to write an episode description before leaving for vacation so Daniel has to wing it.
Aug 17, 2023 · 1 hr 36 min
S9E13 - "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
This week: a little boy flings poop at Susan, Pratt has to get Leon out of town after Leon unwittingly takes part in a robbery, Romano attempts to assist and teach during an emergency surgery, Carter gets conned, Corday gets asked out, and and Kerry gets word that the alderman has gotten County a nice bonus to the hospital budget.
Aug 10, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
S9E12 - "A Saint in the City"
This week: the ER fends off the media as a controversial member of the city council is brought in, Carter makes a house call, Pratt tries to convince Jesse Pinkman to care for his younger siblings, Luka skirts the lines of good medicine to try and get a man up to surgery, Susan's generous spirit backfires on her, and Adele vanishes into the shadow realm.
Aug 3, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
S9E11 - "A Little Help From My Friends"
TRIGGER WARNING: PEDOPHILIA DISCUSSION This week: Susan tries everything to get a potential sexual predator admitted to psych, Luka and Abby get chewed out at an M&M, Pratt brings a gun to the ER, Gallant does his best to navigate a unique family situation, Chen treats a mathlete, and Kerry is left devastated after having a miscarriage.
Jul 27, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
S9E10 - "Hindsight"
This week: Luka hits rock bottom, but in reverse chronological order. Also, Frank and Jerry make their case for being the ER Santa, a young man is way sicker than he seems, Abby's warnings fall on deaf ears, and we say goodbye to our most beloved radiologist.
Jul 20, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
S9E9 - "Next of Kin"
CONTENT WARNING FOR ALL ENCOMPASSING AWFULNESS RE: A TRANS CHILD This week: A young trans girl's life is complicated by her father dying, Abby, Eric, and Maggie deliberate about how best to help Eric, Pratt goes to bat for Leon, Chen cares for an abandoned baby, Luka gets a surprise gift from a patient, and Susan treats an abused nurse.
Jul 13, 2023 · 1 hr 22 min
S9E8 - "First Snowfall"
This week: a freak blizzard dumps 3 feet of snow overnight in Chicago. The ER is a ghost town until a mom and her two sons are brought after being hit by a drunk driver. Also, Abby brings Gallant to Nebraska as she searches for answers about Eric's whereabouts and wellbeing.