Subj : Re: Trouble For All Ages
To   : alt.tv.er
From : Ellen K Hursh
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 22:09:32

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er

Darren Thornton wrote:

>       Laura Innes directed.  She could have made a cameo.

I think "Power" was the only episode she directed, where she appeared
on camera. (Well, and there was the unscheduled cameo she made in "Be
Still My Heart", before it got cut out.)

>      Once again we get tension between Luka and Sam at home and work.
> Will that vacation get Luka off for 2 weeks?  Go during the hiatus!

*Supposedly* there'll be an episode filmed in Croatia. I'll believe it
when I see it, but presumably Luka's dad "bugging" him to come home for
a visit is the set-up for that hypothetical episode. (I don't see any
recent projects listed for Visnjic in IMDB, which is the usual reason
for Luka's absence.)

>       One thing's certain.   Maura is best at comedy.   We got a funny
> scene at the el.  Always treat people nicely.   Also wear flats.

In short, "what comes around, goes around". I don't understand women
wearing such high heels - okay, it makes for an interesting leg line,
but it's brutal on the body (I had a roommate in college who wore high
heels so much that her Achilles tendons were screwed up).

> We also got a funny scene with Luka.

With her telling him that she'd finally realized that she wasn't the
only one to blame for the failure of their relationship? I liked that
one (his reaction was cute - "No problem"). I hope the writers don't Go
There again with those two, but it's nice that they can be friends...
or at least friendly.

>       Ray was once again the restless maverick.   Does he get a
> commission on C sections?  Would a judge issue a court order in such a
> case?  Sam was right about telling of the risks.  To be blunt,
> breathing can be risky too.

Dunno. I know there was a court order belatedly obtained back in S6,
when the pregnant girl had stabbed herself to try to kill the baby. (I
noticed that not only was much of the "she needs a c-section or the
baby will be harmed" plot recycled from "May Day", but the actress in
this ep looked a lot like the girl from "May Day". Would've been funny
if Luka had spotted her and, "*Yoooooouuuuu*! < shakes finger like the
evil closet monkey on "Family Guy" >"

>         Shouldn't some other doctor have spoken with the surrogate
> family?  They would probably still have some legal responsibility.  If
> the baby thrives,  look for a custody war.  At least Ray redeemed
> himself at the end.   Which cast member should adopt the baby and leave?

Maybe Jeanie could return just long enough to adopt the baby before
leaving again.

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