Season 8- Episode 16 - Secret's and lies
RTE Voiceover "An angry Dr. Weaver spoils the party, but
not before the high spirits uncover a few secrets in the ER."
Oh great, now even the voiceover gal thinks that Kerry is just a
'party pooper'.
I'm surprised that Luka didn't ask Abby's permission before
touching the bruises on her face.
Susan to Carter "This petty sarcastic side of you is not
appealing."
You should be used to it by now, it's nothing new.
These people are supposed to be professionals, yet the first
chance they get, they're snooping through a patient's personal
belongings.
They were damned lucky to get away with just a day at a sexual
harassment class.
Carter "It isn't funny."
That's rich, coming from the guy who put the damn thing in
Kerry's locker.
Is he feeling guilty that he put it there in the first place?
Annoyed that he has to waste his free Saturday at the lecture?
Or just pissed that he didn't get to see Kerry's face when she
noticed it?
Susan "When you find out why I was over there, you are going
to feel very small."
Jeez, could you drop any *more* hints?
Question #1. If Abby is staying with Luka, how come she arrived
later to the lecture than he did?
Question #2. How could Kerry have gotten that lecture organized
so quickly? Not to mention getting it timed for a day when none
of the five were working.
Rude of Carter to snatch Luka's paper like that without even
asking if he could read it.
Abby re Luka's father "I didn't know that."
Luka "You never asked."
Of course she didn't, cause everything is about *Abby*.
I actually feel sorry for Carter when they were hassling him
about how much his family was worth. I mean, Susan is his
girlfriend, Abby is supposed to be his friend and former sponsor,
and they're just ganging up on him.
Personally, I'd have told Abby to just mind her own damned
business and/or I'd have deliberately moved to a seat away from
her.
Abby "Oh my God! I knew you were rich, but I didn't know you
were *that* rich."
Warning warning, 'Gold digger alert. Danger John Carter, danger."
They were told to be there at 8am, and the lecturer wasn't there
an hour and 40 minutes later. That's it; I'd have been out of
there. Heck, I'd have left after the first hour.
If I hadn't read a summary of the episode, I'd have picked Abby
as the one responsible for the dildo in Kerry's locker.
She's already been shown to have a liking for nasty practical
jokes, and it *was* her and Susan who wanted to open the bag in
the first place. I ruled out Susan because she wouldn't have
looked so horrified at the sight of it in Kerry's locker if she'd
been expecting to see it.
Then of course, there was Carter making it perfectly obvious that
he didn't mind a bit of breaking and entering...although his lock
picking skills were a bit of a red herring.
Gallant was never an option. He's too respectful of Kerry's
authority...practically the only person in the ER who seems to
treat her with respect these days.
Luka was an outside shot. He *was* the person most likely
responsible for the cans on Kerry's crutch last season, but I
can't see him doing something as nasty and offensive as that.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that if he *had* done it, he would have
owned up to it rather than let the others be blamed.
It's interesting to note that Carter never actually denied that
he did it. Sure he accused nearly everyone else, but he never
said, "No I didn't do it."
Susan "So why'd you quit [med school]?"
Abby "See that's what I mean. You can't imagine that anybody
wouldn't want to be you."
No, she just can't understand why somebody would go to all that
trouble of getting into Med School, running up all those debts
only to quit before they were finished.
Carter "They tossed you out."
Ah, now that's an image that I'll cherish. <g>
Luka learned fencing when he was acting? I always thought that
'stage fencing' consisted of knowing how to hit your opponents
weapon so that it made a nice 'clanging' sound and looked
impressive.
The fencing scene would have been much more impressive if they'd
done it topless. (Just an observation <g>)
The way Abby puts it "Carter started a rumor" makes it
sound like Carter was bragging to the whole ER that he'd slept
with Abby. All he did was tell Rena that they'd been an item, and
that was it.
Susan (re the 'rumor') "That is low."
Abby "I thought so."
Oh yeah, she thought it was so low, that when Rena (the only
person Carter had told about it) mentioned it to her, she
immediately set her straight and told her it was only a figment
of Carter's disturbed imagination...except she didn't...she
covered for Carter and didn't drop him in it.
Luka had no right to slash Carter in the face like that. Okay,
Carter had swatted him on the back, but he didn't use half the
amount of force that Luka used.
Luka's swipe at Carter was just plain vicious. He could have
taken Carter's eye out, and I don't blame Carter for jumping him.
Sherry looked very like Kim from '24' in that scene.
10.10 am. No way would I be still in that room.
Susan re Dix "It's complicated. I'd rather not talk about it
if you don't mind."
I'm surprised Abby didn't take it as an open invitation to badger
Susan about it like she did with Carter and his family money.
Okay, I think that Carter was being honest about the '11', but
mistaken about the '25'. I doubt a kid of 11 would even *know*
how old a particular adult was unless they were specifically told)
Gallant did look a bit concerned when he heard the '25'. Luka
didn't seem to be paying much attention to anyone's comments. But
I can't believe that Susan and Abby just laughed it off like that.
If they believed him, then as his friends, they should have been
concerned that he was abused as a child...and if they didn't
believe him, they should have called him on joking about such a
serious topic.
If Susan and Abby had been in the same class in school, they'd be
the two who would be put sitting at opposite sides of the
classroom because of disruptive behavior.
Luka "I lost my virginity on my wedding night."
And finally we have something that shut those two bitches up.
Why is it so unusual that somebody would choose to wait until
they're in a stable relationship before jumping into bed with
them?
Was Carter carving his initials or something into the desk? Looks
like he never gave Gallant back his knife.
There was a lot of discussion when the episode first aired about
whether Luka or Carter was the first one to hold the hand out. I
rewound it to check, but it looks like Luka was walking past
Carter when he saw Carter's hand out and then shook it. The
sudden change in camera angle didn't make it easy to tell which
of them made the first effort.
Susan to Carter "you really made a fool of yourself."
"You participated in a duel."
As I recall, Luka seemed to have no problem with the idea of a
little swordplay. Carter had barely mentioned 'fencing equipment'
when Luka made a beeline for the cupboard.
And my usual suggestion as to what Dave could have done in this
episode...
Firstly, he'd have been digging into the bag of tricks with the
rest of them. It's possible that he would have put something fun
into Kerry's locker. And if he'd been there, I don't think he'd
have let Carter's - 11 & 25 - comment pass without saying
something. Of course, he'd probably have been slagging Carter
about his family money as well <g>
And yeah, he'd have been throwing paper planes at everybody too
<g>
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