Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

This week: Lizzie forgets to write an episode description before leaving for vacation so Daniel has to wing it.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week: Kerry is pregnant, Nathan's gift of gab continues to backfire on him, Luka is confronted by the husband of the woman he's been fooling around with, Abby inadvertently gets Eric arrested, all of Susan's patients are dying, and Carter navigates an unusual situation involving a pregnant woman and her boss.

This week: Abby suspects something may be wrong after Eric shows up with a new girlfriend, Romano has some insurance issues, Luka gets suspended after the nurses lodge a formal complaint, Nathan's patient advocacy goes a bit too far, Chen gets to save the life of a horrible person, and Corday treats a potential sexual assault victim who's story takes a horrifying turn.

This week: a med student with Parkinson's disease begins his surgical rotation, Romano has a mishap with a pig, Luka's sexual exploits cause tension between the ER doctors and nurses, Abby and Carter are the only ones to dress up for Halloween, a fire at a gay costume party floods the ER with patients, and Corday is just having a really, really rough day.  

This week: the ER has gotten a facelift, Abby gets an involuntary promotion, Kerry does an oopsie doodle on live TV, Luka "boffs" a patient's mom, Carter and Abby argue about her drinking, and Gallant loses it after a patient of his dies after being brushed off by Kayson.   Buy our pride merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/setting-the-tone-store/   Support LGBT Charities!   The Trevor Project: ht...

This week: After being brushed off by the staff, a drug addict holds Chen at gunpoint to get what he wants. Carter, fearing for everyone's safety, leads a staff work stoppage in an attempt to get Kerry to finally make the ER safer and more secure.

This week: Chaos reigns as County is overloaded with patients after two area hospitals close. Also, a new group of med students gets mostly ignored, Corday's first day back is overwhelming, Gallant starts his psych rotation, Pratt decides to play god, Carter is all over the place, Romano struggles during a physical therapy session, and Kerry has some issues with the chain of command.

This week: As the smallpox scare continues, Abby, Carter, Chen, Pratt, and Stan are quarantined for two weeks in the ER. Also, a terrible accident complicates the hospital evacuation, Susan tries desperately to save a patient, and the show gives 2002 viewers a glimpse into the future by showing what happens when you tell people they need to get vaccinated or wear a mask.

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This week: The safety of the entire city of Chicago is threatened after two children are brought to the ER with what Carter suspects may be smallpox.

This week: As Mark's brain tumor incapacitates him more and more, he spends his final days in Hawaii with Rachel, desperate to help her in any way he can.

This week: Carter tries to get Abby to go to an AA meeting, Romano has a marathon operation on a young girl with cancer, Kerry properly introduces Sandy to the ER staff, Pratt doesn't like where he matched for his residency, and the whole ER is left reeling after receiving a letter from Mark and Elizabeth.

This week: Carter confronts Abby about her drinking, Corday gets an important call from Rachel, Romano redefines the pronunciation of the word lesbians, Gallant gets caught up in the fallout of Pratt's bad decisions, and Susan flies to NYC in search of Chloe after receiving a disturbing voicemail from little Susie.

This week: With the chemotherapy seemingly having no effect, Mark makes the ultimate decision to discontinue treatment. Also, Kerry works to help Mark behind the scenes, Frank makes people take career aptitude quizzes, Chen struggles to treat one of Mark's frequent fliers, and Carter breaks in the new intern: Dr. Greg Pratt.