Setting the Tone: An ER Retrospective
Join Elizabeth, Lauren, and Daniel as we recap our favorite medical drama! We're taking a weekly look back at each episode of the hit TV series "ER". We'll break down every episode, as well as look at how each episode impacts the overall story of the iconic 15 season show.
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- 12
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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S15E17 "T-Minus 6" (opens the original)
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This week: Carter has to make some adjustments as he settles back into the ER attending life, Banfield's husband sucker punches a guy, Sam's mom gets to Chicago but is far worse off than she realized, Brenner assaults Lucy's foster dad after the mere suggestion that he could possibly be a pedophile, Neela tells Dubenko some big news about her future, Morris is concerned about Claudia being hazed, and Frank has a very morbid sense of romance.
S15E16 "The Beginning Of The End" (opens the original)
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This week: Carter returns to Chicago for a bit while he's being treated for an undisclosed kidney issue, Banfield explores other IVF methods, Sam and Gates reconcile after a brief argument, Brenner makes a romantic gesture, Neela's attempts to find a heart for Joanie hit a major roadblock, Jerry hits on Carter, and Morris does whatever he can to get some measure of justice for a victim of police brutality.
S15E15 "The Family Man" (opens the original)
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This week: Morris awkwardly navigates a surprise party with Claudia's family, Neela gets a surprise call from a potential employer, Gates tries to convince an elderly man to get a routine surgery, an SUV causes a huge wreck in the ambulance bay, and Brenner treats a woman whose injuries require her estranged brother to step up and care for a young girl while she's in the hospital long term.
S15E14 "A Long, Strange Trip" (opens the original)
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This week: A pioneer of emergency medicine wanders from his nursing home to the ER and makes a life altering save on a woman thought to have advanced cancer, Morris tries to find a way to help a poor diabetic woman stay out of jail after she was caught shoplifting, Neela goes behind Dubenko's back to get an experimental surgery for a man in an iron lung, and Sam's sister makes a surprise visit to Chicago with news about their mom.
S15E13 "Love Is A Battlefield" (opens the original)
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This week: Luck strikes at the Jumbo Mart as 5 employees split a $90 million lottery prize, Sam is being her best passive aggressive self with Daria, Gates treats an older woman and her ex-husband who have been married and divorced 3 times, Morris suspects there may be more to a teenager's story after a car vs bicycle accident, The staff play hot potato with a very gross patient, Banfield attempts to have her eggs harvested for IVF, and the writers are still trying to make Brenner and Neela happ
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