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After some harsh criticism of the show,  was rather floord of if you like, served my fair share of humble pie. I am not sure if it was the season finale but the presentation was riveting. 

The young lady faced with an opportunity to advance her career breaks down in front of her boss as she explains to him that her decision to advance her career must be weighed against a divorce and the tough life of a single mother. 

To make matters worse, the tender and often naive young George decides to join the army.

 There is a clash in opinions between the two surgeons with obvious overtones about the military.

The defensive nurse is then vindicated when she reveals the true purpose of her passion-the loss of her brother and his return to his nation in a box. 

The series is further complicated when another stranger is wheeled in after horrible accident in which the stranger rescues the life of a hopelessly uncaring female stranger. The young lady is struck by the idea that this seemingly unattractive stranger was a actually her prince and angel.

In a casual exchange between one of the carers and the patient signals for some paper in order to write. The patient is unable to write or even hold a pen and is left alone. Later on, he motions for the doctor and begins to write...this time around using his finger. The doctor is shocked when she realizes that the stranger they are dealing with is a actually their colleague!The group quickly abandons their previous plan to in which rather ingeniously each member of staff has been assigned a role to play in the plot to convince their naive crew member not to join the army. 

The show is also packed with rich nuggets and very well written scores...and as it turns out often written and performed by cast members. Not to mention the rich well narrated sections that come at the start and the end of the show.  I am not sure if my criticism is still valid in regards to the overt nature in which sex is used in the lives of these medical professionals, but it is likely that in a situation where one is surrounded by so much death and pain, people often resort to relationships that are bound to have pleasure at their core. As is often the case with season finales, this episode was captivating with the sudden illness of a key personality in the show and her experience the death in which her former lover is seen on the other side of the elevator (the symbolism is fantastic) as her current and suffering companion weeps on the other side of life. A well written piece indeed. No wonder that the writer has earned her place as one of Americas most influencial people.