And in the End... (2 Apr. 2009)

As Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writers:

Michael Crichton (creator), John Wells

Stars:

Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Sherry Stringfield

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Noah Wyle	...	Dr. John Carter
Laura Innes	...	Dr. Kerry Weaver
Sherry Stringfield	...	Dr. Susan Lewis
David Lyons	...	Dr. Simon Brenner
Alex Kingston	...	Dr. Elizabeth Corday
Parminder Nagra	...	Dr. Neela Rasgotra
John Stamos	...	Dr. Tony Gates
Linda Cardellini	...	Nurse Samantha Taggart
Scott Grimes	...	Dr. Archie Morris
Eriq La Salle	...	Dr. Peter Benton
Angela Bassett	...	Dr. Cate Banfield
Alexis Bledel	...	Dr. Julia Wise
Ernest Borgnine	...	Paul Manning
Sam Jones III	...	Chaz Pratt
Thandie Newton	...	Makemba 'Kem' Likasu

Storyline

As Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.

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Plot Keywords:

series finale

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Language:

English American Sign Language Spanish

Release Date:

2 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 1, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constant c Productions, Amblin Television, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the final acting appearance by Peter Haskell.

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Goofs

Near the final scene when Carter is shooting baskets with Gates, his tie is around his neck loose in the beginning of the scene but a few shots later the tie is gone.

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Quotes

Dr. Cate Banfield: Gates, is it my imagination, or is Dr. Carter, who is not on duty by the way, in Trauma One with a patient demonstrating IV placement to a college student.
Tony Gates: What?
Dr. Cate Banfield: Never mind... Jerry, why is Dr. Carter performing medical procedures on our patients.
Jerry Markovic: Uh... because he's a doctor.

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Connections

References The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

User Reviews

Outstanding end to an outstanding series

In many ways this is a typical episode of ER, showing a cross-section of stories and how the usual cast members are affected while further developing the background stories of each series character. There are nice (even if sad) wrap ups to some ongoing story arcs, but more than anything else, as the episode comes to an end one is reminded that this show reflects real life so well, and that while you may be looking at a snapshot of a period of time in the ER, the real story will keep going even after you are not watching. And in that sense, this typical episode is such an excellent close to this series. Some more cynical than I am might suggest that this leaves the producers an opportunity to bring back future episodes (1 year after ER closes! Guest appearance by George Clooney!!) but I hope that that kind of thing won't happen. The ER series wasn't perfect by any means, and although I watched it religiously at the beginning, I admit my attention wavered at times for months as the cast or focus of the show changed, or as my own real-life interfered with my TV viewing. I didn't necessarily get all my questions answered about what happened to X (insert a cast member's name here)? but overall, a very satisfying end to a remarkable series.