"Code Black" Hail Mary (TV Episode 2016) Poster

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Two reasons why I love this episode so much
hellensteins25 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
There are two main reasons why I really enjoyed this episode: 1) The story of Lizzie and James, and 2) the story of Roseline and her operation.

I first fell in love with Roseline's story in this exchange, which was between Grace and Neal:

Grace: The kids laughed at her because she came to school with her own stepladder.

Neal: A stepladder?

Grace: She was too little for the blackboard. She wanted to make sure that if she was called upon, she could reach it.

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This dialogue really demonstrated how special Roseline is, and just how important her procedure is. It was honestly heartwarming.

After her surgery, an exchange between Roseline and Grace moved me to tears.

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Roseline: How did I do?

Grace: It worked, Roseline. There's gonna be some recovery time. I'll have a place for us to stay by the time you're ready to leave here.

Roseline: A place for us?

Grace: I'm gonna get your visa extended while you're in recovery. It's gonna be a few weeks before you can really walk. Till then, I thought I might apply for something a little more permanent.

Roseline: How?

Grace: They said I could have my job back here at the E.R. if I wanted. I thought maybe, um, if I could make it so that you could stay here with me. Would you want that?

Roseline: Remember when we read "Arabian Nights," and you asked me if I found a genie in a lamp who could grant me three wishes, what would they be?

Grace: Yeah, I remember.

Roseline: I told you I only had two.

Grace: Yeah, and you wouldn't tell me what they were.

Roseline: What does the unluckiest girl in the world do when she wakes from a long sleep to find that she's been granted both her wishes on the same day?

Grace: I don't know.

Roseline: She thanks Grace.

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The other storyline that I enjoyed was the one with Lizzie and James. Lizzie was the patient in which has struggled with her health for a long time. Her trip to the E.R. brought about discussion of after- care, in which we learn that she wishes to have her body froze after she dies. Although unusual, James did had a hard time dealing with this. It was really hard to see her pass and see how difficult it was for James to deal with her death. Amid this, the topic also gained attention by Heather--who we also learned with the company that freezes the bodies after death--and the conversation was rather interesting.

All in all, I just REALLY enjoyed this episode. The patient stories were really great. Code Black has that reputation already, but this episode took it a step further.
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