Let me start by saying I don't find the Hufnagle thing funny. I never have. This episode followed all the rules of plot development, which means we could see it coming a mile away. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here. Oh, I'm also tired of the those brothers dealing with their bone marrow transplant. The little girl who ate the pills is sad. I still don't understand why a dialysis machine couldn't be used.
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Shirley leaves St. Eligius
jarrodmcdonald-125 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This was Shirley Daniels' last regular episode. She returns as a special guest later. I consider this a good "send off" for her after the death of Peter White. Someone had to be given the task of offing Peter, and she did seem the most dramatic choice.
When Ellen Bry returns, the character of Shirley Daniels is much more hardened, so there is some progression with her, though she will be off screen for awhile.
I should add that Ellen Bry was married to producer-writer John Masius. And in real life, they had not one but two children with autism, born after she left St. Elsewhere. This is rather ironic, since Tommy the son of Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders) is autistic and figures prominently in the series finale at the end of season six. There are quite a few instances of life imitating art on this show.
Re: Caroline McWilliams as the lesbian doctor...She was supposed to be a love interest for Annie Cavanero (Cynthia Sikes). But Sikes complained to the bosses at NBC, because she didn't want to do any same-sex kissing scenes. The St. Elsewhere writers were forced to rewrite the plot, and executive producer Bruce Paltrow fired Sikes at the end of the season for going over his head.
When Ellen Bry returns, the character of Shirley Daniels is much more hardened, so there is some progression with her, though she will be off screen for awhile.
I should add that Ellen Bry was married to producer-writer John Masius. And in real life, they had not one but two children with autism, born after she left St. Elsewhere. This is rather ironic, since Tommy the son of Dr. Donald Westphall (Ed Flanders) is autistic and figures prominently in the series finale at the end of season six. There are quite a few instances of life imitating art on this show.
Re: Caroline McWilliams as the lesbian doctor...She was supposed to be a love interest for Annie Cavanero (Cynthia Sikes). But Sikes complained to the bosses at NBC, because she didn't want to do any same-sex kissing scenes. The St. Elsewhere writers were forced to rewrite the plot, and executive producer Bruce Paltrow fired Sikes at the end of the season for going over his head.
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