Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective

This week, Mark comes in on his day off, Carter steals some of Harper's thunder, Carol learns about the wonders of raising earthworms, Susan faces the limitations of Medicaid, and Doug faces some personal biases.

This week, Carter's lies catch up to him, Morgenstern embraces his Scottish heritage, Mark breaks little Rachel's heart, Doug has some daddy issues, and Benton makes a mistake during an operation.

Technical note: Lizzie and Lauren are playing with a new mic setup, so there's some strange popping on their audio. We know it's annoying and apologize, but it should be better after the next episode.    This week, Rolando gets Bob'd, Shep does a racism, Mark gets served, Benton gets promoted, Anakin Skywalker has a cameo, Al tries to reconcile with Jeanie, and Carter does his best to care for Mrs...

This week, Carol learns the true meaning of Christmas (sort of), Carter shows Benton the more human side of medicine, Shep shares some feelings, and Mark cares for a holocaust survivor.

This week, Carol cares for a schizophrenic architect, Susan nails a tough diagnosis, Harper and Carter seem to have made amends, Doug has a mystery date, and Mark races to Milwaukee after Jen and Rachel are involved in a car accident.

Hey STT fans! We've got a very special BONUS episode this week featuring former ER crew member Carly Blake! Carly worked behind the scenes in both production and post production from 2004-2009 and had all kinds of inside info to share with us. Big thank you to Carly Blake of PunkRox Productions and thexfiles25.com for joining us!

Content warning: discussions on suicide and incest   Hoo boy. This week, Mark puts his managerial foot down, Doug accepts an award for saving a little boy, Carter takes a shotgun approach to medicine, Benton is -still- being a petulant child, Susan needs a nanny, and Carol cares for a young woman who has a complicated relationship with her family.

This week belongs to the one, the only, George. *bleep*ing. Clooney. In quite possibly one of the best episodes in the series, Doug finds himself battling against a raging storm to save the life of a trapped little boy. Elsewhere, the staff does some product placement, Linda makes her final appearance, Jeanie shows up Benton, and Harper has her first patient die on her.

This week, Doug and Harper face the fallout of their poor life choices, Jeanie starts working in the ER, the staff takes bets about Randi's criminal history, Benton is still being a petulant child, and Carol takes some drastic measures to close the deal on her new house.

This week, the twinkles finally make a second appearance, Weaver has the day off (much to the ER's delight), Susan makes a huge decision, Harper helps Doug with a tough patient, Carol maybe doesn't learn the right lesson, and a domestic abuser gets his comeuppance.

This week, Kerry and Susan square off, Benton vents some rage, Mark and Harper take matters into their own hands, Doug does a questionable impression of a coworker, and Shep gets extra sappy with Carol.

This week, Carter gets his first solo patient, Benton violates some boundaries, Mark puts on his best manager face, Kerry is getting all up in everyone's business, Carol and Shep's relationship goes to the next level, and Chloe continues on her never ending path of questionable life choices.

This week, Kerry makes her presence known, Carter tries his best to impress Harper, Boulenton takes an awkward turn, Chloe continues to be a walking disaster, and Bob finally gets Bob'd.

Season 2 is finally here! Weaver's here! Chuny's Here (to stay)! Shep's here! Also, Morgenstern's back, Carter is an idiot again, Mark has no idea what he's doing as an attending, Boulenton is still problematic, and Carol is as cold as ice.

What a long, strange season it's been. This week, we're joined by Jake from The Popular Court and we're talking about our favorite (and least favorite) events, storylines, and characters from season 1! This is the first half the the episode, made free for all you kind folks. To help us unlock the full episode, please head on over to https://www.patreon.com/settingthetonepodcast and become a Patron...

It's the season one finale! This week, Carol's wedding day doesn't go quite as planned, Carter lets us know how he really feels about Benton, Susan cares for a dying AIDS patient, Chloe ghosts her own kid, and it turns out the ER staff really knows how to party.

In this week's penultimate episode of season one, Quentin Tarantino stops by to direct. Also, Chloe gives birth to Little Suzie, we say goodbye to Mama Benton, we say hello to Chuny for the first time, Doug disappoints everyone, and Carter makes a decision regarding his future at County.

We have renamed this episode to "Yikes." This week, Mark goes full cringe, Jerry goes full Romeo, Doug helps Jake cheat at baseball, Carter's secret is revealed, and Susan has some choice words for Chloe.

This week, Kitty Forman visits the ER, Benton tries to save everyone, Doug takes up the mantle of little league coach, Mark tries again to save his marriage, and the relationship we're dubbing Boulenton begins to take shape.

It's our first movie commentary! Watch along with us as we talk about the 2009 Best Picture nominee "Up in the Air," starring George Clooney.  You can help make these a monthly occurrence by supporting us on Patreon at patreon.com/settingthetonepodcast Until then, you can find new commentaries for sale at settingthetonepodcast.bandcamp.com  

Deb, no! On this week's episode, Carter and Deb's procedure competition takes an unfortunate turn, Mark gets thrown to the wolves, Benton finally agrees to put his mom in a nursing home, and Doug makes a questionable move in his relationship.

This week, Mark deals with the fallout of Jodi O'Brien's death, Michael Ironside begins his 6 episode run, Benton gets a major reality check regarding his mother, and the ER is abound with weird patients.

This week, the hosts gush over one of the best episodes of the entire series. Mark does his best to care for a mother and her unborn child (featuring Bradley Whitford as her husband), but what appears to be a simple bladder infection takes a much more serious turn that will leave Mark reeling. 

In this week's episode, a sleepy Benton is the grumpiest grump that ever grumped, and Hicks has some words for him about that. Also, a con artist lurks in the ER, Doug continues his streak of good behavior, a visiting doctor may not be all he seems, Carter comforts a dying patient, and Carol is in for a rude awakening with Tatiana.

On this week's episode, Carter is a nosy idiot, Doug has a day, Benton does his best to try and make it to his mom's b-day party, and Mark's marriage continues its downward spiral.