User Reviews

For me, the standout performance of this episode is from Paul Mccrane. He creates a truly believable and sometimes terrifying character in Robert Romano. He does this at the best of times but this episode in particular is telling of the talent he has and devotion he has to the character. His talent shines in every scene he is in and whilst stealing the show almost every time, the other actors seem to flourish when they are around him.

Other notable performances include the ever improving romance and chemistry between two different sets of characters, firstly, Benton and Finch. Between them, the first troubling aspect that actually makes their relationship stronger is seen as it is shown how their work in the hospital can affect their personal lives, something which is a recurring theme in ER. The other pairing is Kovac and Hathaway, even though they only share one short scene at the end, the building tension between them is really shown for the first time, the two actors, Visnjic and Margulies seem at home with one another, almost as much as what Margulies did with George Clooney.

The storyline involving the donated kidney and the growing number of candidates who fail to meet the standards allows Kovac's character to shine once again as the frustration of the situation gets to him. It shows another popular ER theme that things don't always turn out how the doctors plan in its essence. The story itself helps progress Kovac's relationship with Hathaway as they joke about it in the final scene.

All in all, a good episode with some regular ER themes involved and the progression of some promising relationships but no one stands out more than Paul Mccrane.

Now this was a pretty good episode. Wow, it is unbelievable I have never heard about Huntington disease before and now I also read a book where a character has it. Considering that it was written by a neurologist this episode showed me that they are very accurate and true with symptoms on the show as they were using everything described in the book, I even "diagnosed" him before they did. A great story as it gives one a pretty interesting situation of whether to tell it to his daughter or not. And I wonder if maybe he did after leaving.

Luka thinks not to give a kidney to a guy who did coke. Again being his annoying self. Well done Elizabeth not to listen to his nonsense. I loved how she was looking at him from the elevator.Cocaine doesn't even mean addiction, were they not allowed to say it back in the days on television? It was great they brought back the story about the diabetic kid. I already forgot about it. And they were making a great plot for it with great acting by Noah Wyle. He is developing so well over the seasons and the actor has no problem portraying it. great scene with Mark.

Seems the episode had no bad stories, all were very interesting, including about the foster mother who has no legal rights to make decisions for her daughter. The confrontation between Romano and Weaver was great. And while I agree with Weaver, he was great in the episode. All his mimic and gestures when talking to the foster mom were great.

Also we'll see where it will be going with Mark's dad.