<p>cartera, it was because of something that was shown last night, in clips from upcoming episodes. (Dare I say more?)</p>
<p>That’s what I get for changing channels before the clips. I thought maybe she coughed. No one who coughs on television makes it.</p>
<p>Any chance Carter needs an organ transplant and Neela’s death can save him?</p>
<p>cartera, that’s a brilliant speculation! Her kidney goes to Carter, and then there is that woman who needs a heart transplant… Of course, this is just a speculation.</p>
<p>I won’t give too much info but I read somewhere that there will be a sweet and happy ending for Neela – just hope it isn’t followed by her being killed off.</p>
<p>ooooh mimk6 - do you have a good ER spoiler website?</p>
<p>There used to be some good ones, but I can’t find them anymore.</p>
<p>Oh boy, it’s so fun to see an ER thread. I’ve been following it since season 2–anyone remember when Doug Ross rescued the little boy from the river/lake/etc, the pair of them were airlifted to the hospital, and Ross got medical advice from Greene via a cell phone and the evening news? That was the first one I saw.</p>
<p>I had completely forgotten what a HUGE crush I had/still have on Carter until I saw him again today. Personally, I don’t think they’ll kill Carter off. It seems that they’re really catering to the fans that have been following the show for the past decade and a half, what with all the flashbacks and everything, and killing Carter would just be crushing to all the devoted ER fans. Zabel (the writer) seems pretty sympathetic. </p>
<p>I also saw that Noah Wyle agreed to do the last 5 episodes of the season, which makes it unlikely that he’ll die next week. And according to his wikipedia, George Clooney and Juliana Marguiles are making appearances this year too!</p>
<p>OMG, I CANNOT WAIT.</p>
<p>Sherry Stringfield (Susan Lewis) is supposed to be back, as well. It was fun to see William Macy back a few weeks ago. That episode was awesome!! I hope we get to see Abby and Luca again.</p>
<p>AZKmom - you just beat me to the observation of William Macy. I absolutely love him; Fargo is one of my favorite movies. He was awesome on ER, and I wish he’d had more screen time when he was on.</p>
<p>I just saw Gran Torino so I’m ready for some light banter. For those of you who watched from the beginning, was it the very fist show in which they brought Carol in after she tried to commit suicide? I remember reading that they didn’t plan for her to be a regular but the audience really responded to her.</p>
<p>Yes, it was the first episode when they brought her in. She got a nice little ride for that supposedly one-episode contract.</p>
<p>I believe it was the second episode when she returns to work, and Doug finally goes to her apartment to talk to her.</p>
<p>My friend said it was not Neela who got shot but Archie’s cop girlfriend…</p>
<p>Oh I saw her get shot - I guess I saw some of the clips. I figured she wasn’t going to last long when they showed her character flaws so quickly. It took me forever to figure out where I had seen her and I finally remembered her from Six Feet Under.</p>
<p>ahhhhh… after years of not liking Archie, I finally do, and was happy he got a ‘normal’ girlfriend. Is it going to come out that she was shot after not being ‘protected’ by one of her own, for telling Archie the truth about what happened to that prisoner?</p>
<p>Yes, I’m betting her buddies let her down. I hate that Miranda’s H from Sex and the City is playing the bad cop - he looks so old.</p>
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Terri-- I TOTALLY agree. It made tears and smiles at the same time when I heard that. </p>
<p>I, too, have been watching since the very very beginning. And I am sad it is coming to an end. I am happy the originals seem to be making a lot of returns, but that means it is almost over. Oh well, at least there is still one more year of LOST!</p>
<p>So, the story line becomes clearer. Any chance the woman on the heart-lung transplant won’t make it, and Carter will get her kidney?</p>
<p>Did you like when Carter set up Angela Bassett with that “can I have your kidney” question? 
And kudos to our CC sleuths who suggested that Carter’s stabbing in the ER many moons ago led to his current problem.</p>
<p>Looks like Archie’s girlfriend may have a couple of kidneys she won’t be needing too.</p>
<p>Do you remember the little boy whose older brother got shot in a drug deal and Bassett’s character treated him? I keep expecting that kid to reappear for them to adopt.</p>
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<p>Me, too! Of course, now any child that comes through the ER with a sick/injured parent makes me think they’re going to be the ones adopted.</p>
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<p>That was hilarious! Carter obviously hasn’t figured out that Bassett’s character has NO sense of humor.</p>