One of the reasons that the show really began its downfall after last season, is because too many stories surrounded Abby, rather than the writers helping to pass the "torch" over to Carter, who's mostly been a background character so far. And while Abby certainly isn't a bad character, she's hardly the most interesting. And I'd thought there'd been too many stories around Hathaway!
So, here we go again. Instead of problems with her mother, Abby now has problems with her brother, who just happens to have the same disease. The writers should have simply left well enough alone. We've already been down this road, and frankly, not many actors can out-perform Sally Field. Thank goodness Abby didn't have any other family members, or we'd be subjected to them too.
Meanwhile, Carter and Chen have to deal with a Chinese man who's been abusing his nanny. This is far more common, than you might think. I worked for a year in China. A person has no power over you unless you give them that power.
Also, we've got Nathan--once again--overstepping his bounds as a med student. He's just lucky that Benton wasn't his supervisor because Benton would have never stood for his type of insubordination. While Nathan's intentions are good ones, his judgment is clouded by the primitive belief that quantity of life is more important than quality. He's also incapable of respecting the wishes of the patient, which already tells you that he doesn't have the patient's interests at heart. Only his own.
And--don't ask me what prompted the writers to go down this road--but within hours, Susan Lewis loses all confidence after losing three patients. The story with Corday and the surfer was far more believable and interesting, rather than Lewis panicking and bolting from a trauma. This storyline was handled poorly and was completely unnecessary. It was as if the writers had no idea what to do with the time left.
As Season 9 began, I quickly remembered why I stopped watching the show after Season 10. The writers could no longer give us an interesting focal point; no longer give us viable stories like they were able to give us in seasons past. In the past, nearly every episode was gold. And now, those episodes are becoming fewer and further between.
So, here we go again. Instead of problems with her mother, Abby now has problems with her brother, who just happens to have the same disease. The writers should have simply left well enough alone. We've already been down this road, and frankly, not many actors can out-perform Sally Field. Thank goodness Abby didn't have any other family members, or we'd be subjected to them too.
Meanwhile, Carter and Chen have to deal with a Chinese man who's been abusing his nanny. This is far more common, than you might think. I worked for a year in China. A person has no power over you unless you give them that power.
Also, we've got Nathan--once again--overstepping his bounds as a med student. He's just lucky that Benton wasn't his supervisor because Benton would have never stood for his type of insubordination. While Nathan's intentions are good ones, his judgment is clouded by the primitive belief that quantity of life is more important than quality. He's also incapable of respecting the wishes of the patient, which already tells you that he doesn't have the patient's interests at heart. Only his own.
And--don't ask me what prompted the writers to go down this road--but within hours, Susan Lewis loses all confidence after losing three patients. The story with Corday and the surfer was far more believable and interesting, rather than Lewis panicking and bolting from a trauma. This storyline was handled poorly and was completely unnecessary. It was as if the writers had no idea what to do with the time left.
As Season 9 began, I quickly remembered why I stopped watching the show after Season 10. The writers could no longer give us an interesting focal point; no longer give us viable stories like they were able to give us in seasons past. In the past, nearly every episode was gold. And now, those episodes are becoming fewer and further between.
