S01.E09: You Gotta Have a Plan

[chitowngirl]

Joyce asks Alex to be the executor of her estate; Matt and Serena are forced to keep watch over a bickering family; Bruce grapples with unexpected DNA test results.
 

Airdate January 28, 2025 on NBC, next day Peacock

[AnimeMania]

Steve Little as Notary

[possibilities]

I liked this one.

 

[Harvey]

I HAAAAATEEEEE this stupid, overdone, shy puppy-love slow burn "romance" thing they have between the young male nurse and the other one. By far the worst aspect of the show. It is absolutely exhausting to watch.

Other than that, it was fine.

[iMonrey]

I thought this one was pretty good. I enjoyed Alex and Ron trying to throw each other under the bus with Joyce. I also got a kick out of the family of the dying man fighting over his deathbed. When Matt accidentally got socked in the mouth, the sister said "You punched the little boy doctor!" LOL. 

The thing with Bruce, though, was stupid. 

I did not recognize Marin Hinkle as the sister (?). When I saw her name in the closing credits I was like "where was she?"

[Maya]

I thought the brother she was fighting with looked familiar too. 

[txhorns79]

4 hours ago, iMonrey said:

The thing with Bruce, though, was stupid. 

When he said he was 38, I was very surprised.  I would have thought he was in his mid-40s, at the youngest.  I just rolled my eyes at his using the morgue for cryotherapy.  To me, the show has trouble with the line between "what a wacky hospital" and "these people just seem stupid."  

In terms of the terminal patient and the family feuding, I found this interesting because The Pitt also had just this storyline going on in it's last couple of episodes.  It's hard to compare, if only because The Pitt is a 50 minute drama and was able to do the storyline over multiple episodes, while St. Denis gave it what, 7 or 8 minutes as a B plot?  What was interesting is both shows offered or hinted at a version of The Four Things that Matter Most that you say to a loved one when they are dying: "I love you," "Thank you," "I forgive you," and "Please forgive me."   

I did want someone to let Alex know that you only get the executor fee after the person is dead, so it's unlikely the money is going to help her pay for her kid's college.          

[Dowel Jones]

Especially when the estate is made up of Sears stock.

[Kip Hackman]

19 hours ago, Maya said:

I thought the brother she was fighting with looked familiar too. 

 

[Chit Chat]

On 1/29/2025 at 11:00 AM, iMonrey said:

I did not recognize Marin Hinkle as the sister (?). When I saw her name in the closing credits I was like "where was she?"

Good catch!  That went right past me!  

On 1/29/2025 at 3:30 PM, txhorns79 said:

I just rolled my eyes at his using the morgue for cryotherapy.  To me, the show has trouble with the line between "what a wacky hospital" and "these people just seem stupid."  

I didn't mind it.  That seems to fit perfectly with his character!  

 

On 1/29/2025 at 11:00 AM, iMonrey said:

I enjoyed Alex and Ron trying to throw each other under the bus with Joyce.

I enjoy their banter.  It's nice to see the nurses & doctors good-naturedly sparring with each other.  

[ItCouldBeWorse]

On 1/29/2025 at 2:51 AM, Harvey said:

I HAAAAATEEEEE this stupid, overdone, shy puppy-love slow burn "romance" thing they have between the young male nurse and the other one. By far the worst aspect of the show. It is absolutely exhausting to watch.

This must be the least busy hospital ever, since 2 nurses can sit around half the day just waiting for a patient to die.

I'm glad that at least Matt spoke up about all the many he spent on food for the family.  I had originally thought that he was going to get it for free from food services (patient food.)

On 1/29/2025 at 4:30 PM, txhorns79 said:

I did want someone to let Alex know that you only get the executor fee after the person is dead, so it's unlikely the money is going to help her pay for her kid's college.   

That, and it doesn't really make sense for Joyce to consider choosing someone who's both older than her and male (Ron) unless it's a spouse/partner because statistically she'd have to start the whole process over, when she's older.

By the way, Alex could renounce the worthless Sear's stock Joyce designated as the executor fee, and instead claim the Oregon statutory amount:

https://www.estateexec.com/Docs/executor-fee-calculator/OR?srsltid=AfmBOorAtmG9BZgTUx_EBQN84UcCLiAku9gcMLbzhUa7TjSCiNfBvyoJ

3 hours ago, Chit Chat said:

I enjoy their banter.  It's nice to see the nurses & doctors good-naturedly sparring with each other.  

It's the best thing about the show, other than Ron's asides. David Alan Grier's facial expressions are also great.