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The difference is that Abbot has finished his training and has years of medical experience, some of it spent practicing medicine in a combat zone. He knows what he's doing and he's maybe earned the right to be a little reckless, especially in a crisis situation. Santos is just a cocky idiot who thinks she knows and is capable of far more than she actually is. @debraran Since the clip you posted does not directly relate to this episode, please consider moving it to the media thread. (just posting as an FYI/heads-up for other people too) I thought he was a theology major. My guess is that he went off to college thinking he was going to become some type of clergy (not sure what kind of Christian Whitaker is and what the proper term for the religious leader would be). He wanted to help people, make their lives better, and ease their suffering. At some point, something happened and he changed his mind on how to wanted to accomplish that. He decided instead he wanted to become a doctor. It's different ways of doing the same thing. I doubt we'll ever find out, but I would love to know what kind of medicine Whitaker ends up practicing and where. He's still in med school. He's in the emergency department because that's his next assignment/rotation, not because that's necessarily what he wants to do. I'm curious if his plan is to move to a big city permanently, or if he wants to learn as much as he can from the big city and then take what's learned back to his home community. Based on what we saw of Jake, I kind of figured his mom was a good person. My understanding is that Jake's mom and Robby dated and for whatever reason it didn't work out, but they stayed friends or at least on good terms. The fact that Robby became an honorary stepfather says something positive about the relationship and the way it ended. I knew there was no way they were going to arrest McKay while she was in the middle of treating patients during a major crisis. McKay getting arrested when things were quieter and less chaotic seems about right to me. I'm glad none of her family were around to see it. @kitkat343 Here's my guess what happened with the measles case. From the parents' perspective the older brother may have had a rash, but he was otherwise fine. He did not seem sick. If they had suspected anything was seriously wrong, they would have been googling symptoms like crazy or going on WebMD (is that even still a thing?). While they were out at the movies, the older brother very quickly took a turn for the worse and his younger sister had the absolute incredible presence of mind not to totally freak out and instead called 911 (or simultaneously freak out and call 911).

Agreed. I apologize and I realize/acknowledge this is the extremely shallow end of the pool: Ellis wearing a tank top/muscle shirt making me pancakes in the morning would put a smile on my face. I liked the case of the week. I was surprised Ricky didn't put up more of a fight about Mark and Ellis staying. I thought Ricky would be far more upset about Ellis staying.

I liked Nadia this week. She needs to be more careful in the future when getting directly involved with the Hank's family. I liked Lou getting wrapped in the soap opera of rodeo.

These are for U.S Based shows: Broadcast/Network season is around 20 episodes. Cable season is around 13-15 episodes Streaming season is around 8-10 episodes.

I don't see her as being a better therapist. Will went there to investigate, nothing more. He opened up because he needed to in order to get the invite to the retreat for the undercover operation. Yes! It's amazing that as a romantic couple they somehow bring out the worst in each other. As friends, they look out for each other and are better people/work better as friends.

I hadn't thought about that. I was surprised to see Betty trying to wake Will up from the nightmare. She knows him so well and knows when something is wrong with her person. She wants to help, but he won't let her. @cardigirl I was expecting a line about Will requesting a different therapist. Clearly the two of them do not have a good working relationship. The scene in Will's office of Will and Angie on the floor reminded me of a flashback to the two of them as teenagers in a similar position on the ground. Hopefully Will can get over his shock/surprise that Angie has a boyfriend because Seth is a great guy. Angie no longer wants a romantic relationship with Will, but I'm glad they or at least she, is trying to be friends again. They understand each other in a way no one else does. The fact that she was so adamant about Will's undercover plan being a horrible idea means she still deeply cares for him. She does not want anything bad to happen him and will fiercely protect him as much as she can.

The next quote answers your question. It's also a spoiler for the end of the movie. That was fantastic. It's not just the song, but also the cake and the way they were framed.

I loved the cold open. I need more musical numbers! Also, someone needs to cast Matt Bomer in an old school MGM type musical. I don't believe that Jerry wouldn't know The Way We Were. He's still part of one of the monoculture generations. He may have been too young to see it in theaters first run but he could have seen it on television (network or cable) or on VHS/DVD, especially after he left the Church.

She should know more than Whitaker or Javadi because she has at least finished and successfully graduated from medical school while Whitaker or Javadi are still in medical school. You do have a valid point; aside from Whitaker or Javadi she has the least knowledge and experience of the main characters.

It's possible she either knows or suspects and thinks she can change him or that if he really loves her he'll change. Neither one is going to happen but love makes you stupid.

My guess based on pure speculation and having watched previous seasons is that the wedding will be the season finale and they will be gone before the next season starts. Yes but we know somehow all will be well because we are getting a season 15.

I forgot how much I love it when Matt Bomer sings. There were things I expected in this episode; Matt Bomer singing was not one of them but I certainly enjoyed it. I forgot how wonderful his voice is. It was so wistful at the end of the Jerry/Mason storyline. I think Jerry wants to believe that Mason will not repeat his own story and will have a happily ever after but he knows how difficult/unlikely it is. Even though Jerry has left the church and has a complicated relationship with God and religion, it's easy to see how his time in the church shaped his worldview and continues to have a significant impact on his personality. I also enjoyed Arthur meeting his mini-me/getting to see the ghost of Christmas Past. None of the three got what they wanted/expected but each got what they needed most.

I did the math on the ages, and while I don't fully trust my math skills, I am increasingly inclined to believe the writers made a mistake with Jerry's age and the age of his daughter. What's throwing off the math/numbers/ages is the line from the first episode about the summer of 1994. I'm going with continuity error, which is strange given that it's only been one season and presumably they wrote all of the episodes before filming started, because traditional pilots are pretty rare for streaming shows.

This series did not invent the idea of Fundamentalist Christians. I think of them as more of a North American thing, especially the Southern U.S but they are all over the country. They exist in England too. I'm pretty sure the first series/season was set in the late 1950s.

It's a different religion so I'm guessing yes. I can't imagine the nuns/midwives sending women to what you are referring to. I am 10000% okay with Lucille having an off-screen death: Car/bus crash, illness, whatever they want to do/however they want to do it.