On Dec 7, 12:30 pm, Paul Bearer <Don't Bother...send to usenet> > +
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> When the writers wrote last nights episode did they even
> watch an episode of Luca from past years?
>
> I don't think Luca from his early seasons would have done that
> with any woman.
>
Done what? Gotten upset?
> >Of course he had to be with his dad, but
> >it doens't change the fact that, during his absence, and, at least to
> >some extent, DUE to his absence, Abby had some awful stuff happen.
>
> Abby should really have held her tongue until she has had
> a parent die. Of course Abby won't experience that since
> she and mom aren't close. Until you've had a parent you
> were close to die can you really understand what Luka went
> through.
So what was Abby supposed to do given the situation? Go to Croatia
with him, drink behind his back at the funeral, and generally try to
hide her problems for another few months/years until Luka is feeling
better about the loss of his Dad? She's admitted she needs help. She
can't stop drinking without the help.
>
> Yeah Abby may have had it rough at times but Luka loosing
> his father will be one of the most devastating events in
> his life. Abby can't really grasp that with her mom but
> but the fact remains the death of Luka's parent will
> devaste him and it may well be many years before
> he is completly over it. Abby as a doctor should
> have grasped that by now. (As a doctor she has
> seen how many parents die and leave relatives
> devastated?)
Were Luka and his father 'close?' They have lived several thousand
miles apart (with only infrequent visits) for at least the past 9-10
years. Yes, it's always hard losing a parent, but people DO react in
a variety of different ways, depending on their particular
relation****p, the suddenness, and other factors.
>
> >(Not to mention his ability to see, when he did arrive home, that
> >something was very wrong, or at least to guess what that 'something'
> >might be. And now, due to this bad stuff, he and Abby have to be apart
> >again. So yeah, "It's my fault," is a very normal, human reaction,
> >and a very normal, human way of expressing pain and grief. (And, just
> >for the record, he wasn't on his knees.)
>
> No it is not Lukas fault. Having a parent die is one of the
> most devastating events in persons life.
Did I say it was his fault? No. I said he feels guilty even though it
WASN'T his fault.
>
> >I was thinking the other day about Julia. Aside from being a poorly
> >drawn character, she's also not a very logical choice for chaplain in
> >this ER. Surely the patient base (given its location and status) is
> >going to lean heavily towards Catholics (Chicago is the largest
> >Catholic diocese in the country) and, among the African Americans,
> >fairly conservative main-stream protestants. (Baptist, AME, etc.)
> >These are not people who are likely to respond well to a chaplain like
> >this.
>
> Correct me if i'm wrong but isn' the chaplain in a hospital
> supposed to be able to handle all religions?
Many hospitals (esp. large ones) will have multiple Chaplains. But
yes, they should be able to handle most/all religions -- barring very
specific needs. (Obviously some situations require the services of a
specific ordained professional.) I just have to think that, say, a
Catholic patient will do better with a protestant chaplain than with
someone who presumably got her ordination by sending $20 to the
address in the back of "Rolling Stone."
>>
> So does this mean Luka is gone for good, Abby comes back from
> rehab magically cured of alcoholism, she falls madly
> in love with some other man, and somehow sheds
> Luka?
>
> (I have to wonder if the ending last night means that
> Luka will want a divorce, the resulting divorce
> forces Abby to check her self into rehab.
Abby was headed for rehab at the end of the episode. I saw nothing in
it to suggest that Luka wants a divorce. At this point what they both
want is for Abby to dry out and for them to pick their marriage up and
try to fix it.
Naomi
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