Episode credited cast: | |||
Mark Feuerstein | ... | Hank Lawson | |
Paulo Costanzo | ... | Evan R. Lawson | |
Jill Flint | ... | Jill Casey | |
Reshma Shetty | ... | Divya Katdare | |
Wilmer Valderrama | ... | Eric Kasabian | |
Brooke D'Orsay | ... | Paige Collins | |
Bob Gunton | ... | General William Collins | |
Kyle Howard | ... | Dr. Paul Van Dyke | |
Lisa Banes | ... | Ellen Collins | |
Constance Zimmer | ... | Dr. Abby Burton | |
Sheetal Sheth | ... | Raina Saluja | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Christopher Cox | ... | Riley |
Michael Crowe | ... | Navy Veteran | |
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Kate Levy | ... | Dr. Froash |
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Brittany Natale | ... | Party Attendant |
Evan proves himself a valuable natural in father-in-law-to-be general Collins' senatorial campaign as greeter at a Navy veterans event. Hank deals with art dealer Eric Kasabian's strange fainting spells and fear of going blind. Hank finally acknowledges his constant disrespect so far for Evan's expert business input in HankMed and duly apologizes. After Paige forces her father to let mother Ellen try the electro-shock treatment recommended by Hank, both families make up. Written by KGF Vissers
I have always enjoyed Royal Pains, but I was not happy with this episode. Obviously I don't watch the show because of the medical information, but I was concerned to see the writers portraying electric shock treatment as something beneficial. E.C.T. took a terrible toll on my dear aunt. She lost all of her memories from the treatment. Her memories of her family and friends were her most cherished possessions. We used to spend hours going through photo albums, which gave her so much joy. But after the shock treatment, she was devastated because she didn't recognize any of the people in the photos. She told me she felt as if her life had been taken from her.
Generally, I really like the characters and the story lines in this show. And I do understand that the show is fictitious. But I sincerely wish that TV writers would do more research before publicly taking a stand in favor of a treatment that can be so harmful.