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100% they colored his hair. Not a very natural look given that they left the grey in his beard.

People being there on a Sunday actually reads as one of the more believable things to me. I studied under a few people mentioned in the book and they were absolutely going in on Sundays if patients needed it or to catch up on paperwork. This show does take creative license to create some really stupid plot points, and I hope they're able to grow up the writing in Season 2 a bit. The ambulance response time is what drove me batty. I've had to call ambulances to lower Manhattan twice (do not do sports near me) and both times were incident --> hospital in under half an hour. And that includes 10 minutes of bullshit w/ building security letting them in. And that's not even getting into why the fuck Max had to be told to dial 911. And even with all its faults, I do find the show incredibly compelling. Perhaps it's only because I have various personal and professional connections to Twelve Patients, but this show has the potential to bring things boiling under the surface of NYC up to the mainstream and into public consciousness. So even if they do some stupid shit along the way, I'm glad they're doing it. I just hope they dive more into the prison ward next season, it was a huge part of the book, and it feels like a real disservice to the "inspired by" tagline to ignore it like they have this season.

My understanding is that there was outstanding medical debt of $4800. The hospital planned to sell that debt for 5 cents on the dollar ($240) to collectors who would hope to collect more than 5 cents on the dollar. Max committed to getting 6 cents on the dollar, so the hospital got a "$288 value" (lightbulbs being changed) and then forgave $4800 in debt rather than taking $240 in cash from the debt collectors. It wasn't a $4800 lightbulb change, but a $288 one. Max really should have just called patients and offered a 6% buy out. Because LOL to a public hospital having random people change lightbulbs. The insurance issues alone are making me shudder. This show really weighs down some potentially great storylines with stupidity.

I really can't with this show anymore. It was kind of interesting when they were purely the trial science aspect, but now it's just a regular legal drama. Having only watched half this episode, I'm downright angry that they thought this episode was okay to air. It's like they wanted to do a new angle on racist cop shootings without acknowledging ... that racism actually fucking exists. Chunk's 30 second sound bit on "the talk" didn't do shit, and following it up with "I'm proud to be part of the team that finds the truth" ... when, they're not, not at all. They're part of the team who is paid to manipulate the people who decide the truth. It's reminding me a lot of the people who think being accused of being a racist is worse than being the target of racism. It did not sit well with me, at all.

I thought that was the apartment she shared with the fiance. It was a nice to see Jack Cutmore-Scott back on my screen. He's always a joy to watch, and I hope he can get a show that sticks around next season.

That's what frustrated me as well. It seems pretty obvious that the equipment manufacturer('s insurance) would be liable for the cost of the transplant. But, livers don't grow on trees and it simply wouldn't be responsible to save 3 QALYs vs. 50 QALYs. Also, doesn't UNOS control the list, so shouldn't she have been disqualified for all but directed transplant? Normally I'm okay with TV land BS to make the story work, but these plot points were so draining that I found it really hard to focus.