Emergency Room - The Emergency Room / Season 9
| Season 9 of Emergency Room | |||
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| Episodes | 22nd | ||
| Country of production |
 United States
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| First broadcast | September 26, 2002 - May 15, 2003 on NBC | ||
| German-language first broadcast |
September 3, 2003 - March 3, 2004 on ProSieben | ||
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The ninth season of the US drama series Emergency Room celebrated its premiere in the US on September 26, 2002 on NBC . In Germany, the free TV broadcaster ProSieben showed the season from September 3, 2003. This page also contains additional information that relates exclusively to this season.
Summary of the plot
Dr. Corday decides at the beginning of the season to end her stay in London and return to Chicago. Carter and Lockhart fell in love during the emergency room quarantine. Dr. Romano's forearm is cut off by the tail rotor of a rescue helicopter. Weaver miscarries and illegally helps a councilor. A surgery student suffering from Parkinson's disease begins his internship. Dr. Lewis wants their impromptu wedding canceled. Kovač's passenger is seriously injured in a car accident. Kovač and Carter begin working in a MSF project in the African Congo; there they get into political power struggles and their lives are in danger.
main actor
| Role name | actor | Voice actor |
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| Dr. John Carter | Noah Wyle | Oliver Field |
| Dr. Kerry Weaver | Laura Innes | Liane Rudolph |
| Dr. Greg Pratt | Mekhi Phifer | Dennis Schmidt-Foss |
| Dr. Elizabeth Coday | Alex Kingston | Peggy Sander |
| Dr. Luka Kovač | Goran Višnjić | Klaus-Peter Grap |
| Head Nurse Abby Lockhart | Maura Tierney | Silke Matthias |
| Dr. Susan Lewis | Sherry Stringfield | Bettina White |
| Dr. Jing-Mei ("Deborah") Chen | Ming-na Wen | Ghadah Al-Akel |
| Michael Gallant | Sharif Atkins | Markus Pfeiffer |
| Dr. Robert Romano | Paul McCrane | Martin Keßler |
Episodes
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
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| 180 | 1 | Chaos theory | Chaos theory | 26 Sep 2002 | 3rd Sep 2003 | Jonathan Kaplan | Jack Orman & R. Scott Gemmill |
| The hospital is evacuated on suspicion of smallpox. Carter, Chen, Pratt, and Abby are quarantined with some patients. There Carter and Abby get closer. Due to a terrible accident during the evacuation, Dr. Romano's forearm is severed from the tail rotor of a helicopter, Luka then fights for Romano's life in the abandoned emergency room, while Susan remains alone on the roof with a dying patient. | |||||||
| 181 | 2 | The second death | Dead Again | Oct 3, 2002 | Sep 10 2003 | Richard Thorpe | Dee Johnson |
| Dr. Corday comes back from England and immediately loses a patient on her first day at work. Their seemingly emotionless reaction causes general astonishment. Carter clashes again with Pratt, whose ignorance has tragic consequences for a family. | |||||||
| 182 | 3 | The riot | Insurrection | Oct 10, 2002 | 17 Sep 2003 | Charles Haid | Yahlin Chang & Jack Orman |
| Susan is dealing with a case of active euthanasia. After a drug addict threatens the hospital staff with a gun, Carter demands that Weaver purchase metal detectors in the entrance area. Only after a large part of the staff goes on strike with Carter does she give in. | |||||||
| 183 | 4th | Exchange of blows | Walk Like A Man | Oct 17, 2002 | Sep 24 2003 | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | David Zabel |
| The quarrels between Gallant and Pratt again arise, this time in a battle over two difficult patients. Kerry's disastrous television appearance shocks the hospital staff. She later reveals the reasons for her strange behavior. She also appoints Abby as station manager. Kovač comes under fire when word of an intimate encounter with the mother of a patient spread. | |||||||
| 184 | 5 | Open wounds | A hopeless wound | Oct 31, 2002 | Oct. 1, 2003 | Laura Innes | Julie Hebert & Joe Sachs |
| Dr. Corday comforts Romano, who finds it difficult to come to terms with the new situation and falls into depression. When he shows his affection for Elizabeth, she escapes. The hospital staff is joined by the intelligent, empathetic and talented intern Paul Nathan, who is struggling with Parkinson's disease. After a fire breaks out at a Halloween party , several victims, mostly gay, are brought in. Pratt reveals his aversion to homosexuals , which creates further tension. | |||||||
| 185 | 6th | Hope dies last | One Can Only Hope | Nov 7, 2002 | Oct 8, 2003 | Jonathan Kaplan | Bruce Miller |
| Abby's brother Eric shows up with her in a manic state and Dr. Corday clashes with the new intern Nathan. | |||||||
| 186 | 7th | Internal injuries | Tell Me Where It Hurts | Nov 14, 2002 | Oct 15, 2003 | Richard Thorpe | R. Scott Gemmill |
| Susan loses several patients during one shift and thus noticeably loses self-confidence. Chen helps Carter communicate with a Chinese patient who is an illegal immigrant who is exploited and abused by her employer. Abby is worried sick when her manic-depressed brother suddenly disappears. | |||||||
| 187 | 8th | White as snow | First Snowfall | Nov 21, 2002 | Oct 22, 2003 | Jack Orman | Jack Orman |
| Abby learns that Eric has deserted . When he is arrested, she tries desperately to get through the ramified and complex military institutions with the help of ex-officer Gallant and to inquire about her brother's whereabouts. Her mother Maggie (also manic-depressive ) would like to accompany her, but it only upsets Abby even more. They eventually find Eric at a military base in Nebraska . Meanwhile, a sudden heavy snow storm made the work of the staff in Chicago difficult. | |||||||
| 188 | 9 | Family ties | Next of Kin | Dec 5, 2002 | Oct 29, 2003 | Paul McCrane | Dee Johnson |
| When Eric refuses to accept his illness and seek treatment, Maggie brings him out of the clinic and barricades himself with him in a hotel. This finally drives Abby to despair. Dr. Kovač hits a new low when he accepts a $ 10,000 tip from an old lady for treatment. The driver dies after a car accident and custody of his transsexual 12-year-old child (biologically male, feels like a girl) is transferred to the mother. She considers her daughter's feelings to be abnormal. Susan helps a woman who is beaten up by her son. A baby placed in the emergency room by the young, overwhelmed mother brings back painful memories for Chen. | |||||||
| 189 | 10 | In retrospect | Hindsight | Dec 12, 2002 | Nov 5, 2003 | David Nutter | David Zabel |
| It's a black day for Dr. Luka Kovač: His growing self-destructive attitude resulted in a car accident in which his co-driver, medical student Harkins, was seriously injured. The events that ultimately led to this tragic accident are shown on the basis of many leaps in time: Rumors of an illegal rendezvous (doctor - student) with Harkins are burdening him. After a Christmas party at Susan's, he has to come spontaneously to work. Overtired and hungover, he overlooks acute leukemia in a young man who then suffers severe brain damage. He also deals with two quarreling old Croatian men, one of whom had betrayed the other's family to the Ustaša sixty years earlier (Luka compares them with the Gestapo to explain ). The family was almost completely wiped out as a result. This involuntarily awakens Kovač's memories of his own painful past in Croatia. | |||||||
| 190 | 11 | With a little help | A Little Help From My Friends | Jan. 9, 2003 | Nov 12, 2003 | Alan J. Levi | Julie Hebert |
| Pratt is caught with a gun at the entrance to the hospital. Carter finds out that he is protecting his foster brother Leon, who is mentally disabled from a gunshot wound to the brain, and assures him of his support. Kerry is stillborn. Luka has to deal with the consequences of his negligence and faces an internal case discussion. He also speaks to the mother of the injured patient, which Dr. Romano, in turn, is displeased because he fears the family will complain. Susan watches over a patient who is desperately fighting his propensity for pedophilia . | |||||||
| 191 | 12 | The city saint | A saint in the city | Jan. 16, 2003 | Nov 26, 2003 | Peggy Rajski | Arthur Albert & Bruce Miller |
| Weaver deals with influential Alderman John Bright. During the examination, a syphilis disease is discovered, but at the insistence of the MP is treated clandestinely, i. H. without a note in his patient file. The obligatory report to the health authority is also made under a false name. Luka plays God to persuade a seriously injured patient to leave the side of his dying wife by briefly separating her from the devices and thus artificially creating a zero line. | |||||||
| 192 | 13 | No good deed goes unpunished | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | Jan. 30, 2003 | Dec 17, 2003 | Nelson McCormick | R. Scott Gemmill |
| Pratt is deeply concerned about Leon, whose so-called friends repeatedly drag him into their criminal activities. Weaver's favor for Councilor Bright has paid off for the hospital, but it has made her more and more dependent on his favor. Elizabeth is taken by surprise by the attractive and arrogant new surgeon Dorset. Romano cannot accept his physical limitations and lets his students perform a delicate operation under his sole supervision, unable to help them. When a girl lets herself be taken in to have her stomach pumped out, Luka is indignant about a generally decadent attitude in America ("I'll tell you what an eating disorder is: If a mother starves for six days because she what she has given her three children is a real eating disorder! "). He wants Carter to join Doctors Without Borders . Eric contacts Abby, he shows himself understanding about his illness and apologizes to her for his behavior. Carter decides to use the family fortune at his disposal for medical purposes and generously supports a supposed doctor, who, however, reveals himself to be a cheater. | |||||||
| 193 | 14th | crash | No strings attached | Feb 6, 2003 | Jan. 7, 2004 | Jonathan Kaplan | Dee Johnson |
| The news of the alleged crash of Eric's plane triggers a chaos of emotions in Abby: Suddenly she recognizes a suicide plan in Eric's relaxed and relaxed behavior and, in their surprisingly positive meeting, a goodbye. Romano has to say goodbye to his career as a surgeon for good. Susan weighs up the advantages and disadvantages of a blind date with a young cancer patient and treats the victims of a car accident, in which it must be determined whether the unpopular driver raced into a group of her classmates on purpose or whether her illness was responsible for the accident . | |||||||
| 194 | 15th | The lost Son | A Boy Falling Out of the Sky | Feb 13, 2003 | Jan. 14, 2004 | Charles Haid | R. Scott Gemmill & Yahlin Chang |
| Eric's plane is found undamaged, but he is still missing. Maggie and Abby are worried for Eric's well-being. Kerry takes Kovač out of his apartment and gives him a deadline to return to the emergency room and resume work. Shortly before she finally wants to fire him, Luka accepts the offer. Carter's desperate attempt to restore confidence and a positive mindset to Abby ends with a spontaneous marriage proposal, which is almost drowned in the noise of a helicopter landing. | |||||||
| 195 | 16 | A thousand cranes | A thousand cranes | Feb 20, 2003 | Jan. 21, 2004 | Jonathan Kaplan | David Zabel |
| The "Magoo's" is attacked, Luka and Chen find several dead and injured. Chen can provide a poor description of the perpetrator, whereupon Gallant and Pratt are brutally arrested by xenophobic police officers and held for hours. Weaver sends Luka to the hospital psychiatrist. He is not very fond of this idea, tells the psychiatrist his sad past in a few sentences and then leaves. On the way to the bus station, Carter describes his love for Abby to Maggie. She doesn't necessarily encourage him with her answer. An almost perfectly prepared new marriage proposal then fails at the last second due to Carter's sudden doubts. Shortly afterwards, Abby accidentally discovers his great-grandmother's prepared ring and can now classify the strange situation. Abby continues to develop her friendship with the cancer-stricken teenager and does not reject his attempts at flirting either - despite his mother's urgent request to break off private contact with him. | |||||||
| 196 | 17th | The advocate | The Advocate | 13 Mar 2003 | Jan. 28, 2004 | Julie Hebert | Joe Sachs |
| Luka reveals his innermost being: partially off-screen he describes his depressive feelings (during a working day) similar to psychotherapy. Carter and Abby speak out. City Councilor Bright asks Weaver again for a favor: This time it's about his co-worker and lover, who is also ill with syphilis and is to be treated anonymously or unofficially. When Kerry wants to refuse and points out legal limits, Bright blackmailed her with possibly no hospital subsidies. Kerry collapses, but the treatment has serious consequences for everyone involved, especially for her young patient ... | |||||||
| 197 | 18th | Lost property | Finders Keepers | Apr 3, 2003 | Feb 4, 2004 | TR Babu Subramaniam | Dee Johnson |
| Dr. Romano has to cede his position as chief physician to Kerry. He himself now holds the position of senior physician in the emergency room and henceforth makes life hell for the staff on the ground floor. Luka wants to help a Croatian boy with a rare heart defect get an operation in Chicago. A specialist is necessary for the extraordinary operation, in Europe this treatment is not possible within affordable limits. But even in America, the admission procedure and financing for a foreigner without a visa or green card is extremely difficult despite the good contacts. Susan has been married to a paramedic from Chicago since a short trip to Las Vegas. Back home, they want to have the wedding annulled, but at the same time they grow closer. | |||||||
| 198 | 19th | Changes | Things change | Apr 24, 2003 | Feb 11, 2004 | Richard Thorpe | R. Scott Gemmill |
| Romano shows a seldom visible vulnerable and sensitive side. Eric reappears, Abby is under a heavy burden. Carter receives sad news from his family. Luka receives a visit from a college friend from Croatia, to whom he demonstrates the chaotic conditions in a typical American city hospital. The surgeon is spontaneously involved in day-to-day operations and can lend a hand herself. Together with Luka, she would like to smuggle a Croatian boy into the country and help him undergo a rare, very special heart operation. | |||||||
| 199 | 20th | Externally determined | Foreign Affairs | May 1, 2003 | Feb 18, 2004 | Jonathan Kaplan | David Zabel |
| Against all odds, Luka is able to bring together a team of doctors and other supporters who enable the seriously ill Croatian boy to undergo a life-saving operation. Eric bursts into Carter's grandmother's funeral. Abby feels responsible for her difficult brother on the one hand, and on the other hand she wants to stand by the grieving John. Romano realizes too late that his arm caught fire while boiling water, he suffers burns e.g. T. third degree. Kovač says goodbye to Abby, he is setting out on a Doctors Without Borders project in the Congo, which has been shaken by war and ongoing military conflicts. | |||||||
| 200 | 21st | day and night | When Night Meets Day | May 8, 2003 | Feb 25, 2004 | Jack Orman | Jack Orman |
| The camera alternately follows Carter during the day shift and Pratt during the following night shift. Some of them treat the same patients and face cultic mass suicide during a solar eclipse. Carter, who actually wanted to fly to Rio de Janeiro with his father the next day , lived through hell on earth during this last shift, while Pratt was able to bring a relatively large amount of good news a few hours later. When his father cancels the planned vacation, Carter is finally at the end of his strength. Kovač asks for support from the emergency room in the Congo by phone , as the helpers are overwhelmed by an illness in the team. Since his vacation plans have failed and he thinks a change of scenery is necessary, Carter leaves everything behind (including the astonished Abby) and agrees to Luka. Pratt, on the other hand, has grown fond of the hospital. He ultimately decides not to move to Mercy Hospital as planned, but to stay with the County General. | |||||||
| 201 | 22nd | Kisangani | Kisangani | May 15, 2003 | 3rd Mar 2004 | Christopher Chulack | John Wells |
| In the Congo reached, Carter from the first moment killed by the local conditions and the Chicago wishes almost chaos back. However, it quickly finds its place and has its hands full. When he complains about the difficult conditions and the lack of treatment options, Luka reminds him how special and fulfilling her work can be (“When was the last time you saved two hundred lives in one afternoon, my dear?”). The civil war has officially ended since the beginning of peace negotiations in 2002, but heavy fighting between the military and rebel groups, which can hardly be distinguished from a war , continues to rage, especially in the area around Kivu . When the troops reached the infirmary a few days after Carter's arrival, it was evacuated. Luka explains to the completely disturbed John the consequences of the war for the people directly affected in the Congo in contrast to the significance of the American wars for the people 'at home'. He also reveals to Carter his very personal scars that the Croatian war burned into his memory (see quote below). Every day here holds new terrible surprises in store for Carter, diagnosing diseases that are believed to be eradicated everywhere else in the world, such as: B. Polio . Most of these diseases (e.g. pertussis ) can only be treated inadequately by the team due to the lack of medication. | |||||||
Central statements
The Emergency Room series is known, among other things, for its statements on various political and social issues (e.g. homosexuality). This season, this is particularly highlighted by the Croatian-born Dr. Luka Kovač clearly. In his life he has already seen and experienced a great deal of suffering and poverty to a degree that people from western civilization can hardly imagine today. So he expresses a lot of profound criticism of the attitude towards life of the Americans. T. perceives it as extremely decadent. Even during the scenes in Africa it becomes clear that Kovač has already experienced things that nobody can or would like to imagine (as a counterexample, Dr. Carter). He himself is actually happy to be able to live and work in a country as progressive in many respects as the United States. He is all the more shaken by how little the people there appreciate their happiness. This is repeatedly accepted as an unmistakable warning to the civilian population and the politics of the “western world” to deal carefully and gratefully with the gift of prosperity, security and peace.
The following quote comes from the final episode of the ninth season "Kisangani", which is completely set in the Congo :
“ Luka: 'At the beginning there is always this hollow chatter about national consciousness and patriotic slogans. But after a few weeks it becomes something like this: nothing but death and grief. These people only want what everyone wants. Enough to eat for their children. You want them to grow up carefree and happy. They don't care where exactly the border is or what the next president is called. They want it to stop. '
John: 'To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what makes the politicians tick here.'
Luka: 'You are American, Carter. You believe that if people are given the chance to introduce democracy, everything will come naturally. '
John: 'What's the alternative? A military dictatorship or what? '
Luka: 'You wage your wars from heaven, with bombs and missiles. And then your planes return to the aircraft carrier and the pilots watch Drew Carey on satellite television. '
John: 'In Iraq our soldiers died!'
Luka: 'Yes, but your children don't starve to death if their fathers fight somewhere! Your women are not raped! I remember how newspaper articles and television reports made it increasingly clear that a war was imminent. And then my family was wiped out. I didn't even know what this war was about. What could be so important? My children were dead. '"
DVD release
In the USA and Canada ( Region 1 ), the entire season was released on DVD on July 17, 2008. The season has been available in Germany ( Region 2 ) since September 7, 2007.
Awards and nominations
- nominated: best sound editing ( chaos theory )
- Awarded: Best Sound Mix ( Chaos Theory )
- nominated: Best Guest Actor (Don Cheadle)
- nominated: Best Guest Actress (Sally Field)
See also
Web links
- Series info on fernsehserien.de
- Series info on TVGuide.com ( English )
- 9th season on fernsehserien.de
- 9th season on TVGuide.com ( English )
Individual evidence
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: Emergency Room: Episode guide of the television series (9th season) , accessed on December 5, 2013
- ↑ Episode 22 "Kisangani"
- ↑ a b c d e Emergency Room (TV series) - Season 9. In: Moviesection. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on July 13, 2019 .