Episode Report Card Sars: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Greene With Envy
By Sars | Season 6 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.13.1999
Hawkeye looks at the board. Kerry remarks that they have more patients than his old hospital, and she knows it's busy, but Hawkeye says, "Busy is good. Busy keeps you young." He selects a patient. At the desk, Jeanie "The Future Mrs. Hardell" Boulet opens wedding gifts, including a decidedly non-sexy cook-pot from Conni, and Haleh says Jeanie can use it to make a nice hot gumbo. Whatever. We find out that Jeanie leaves at six o'clock on a plane to New Orleans, and the next morning "Reggie will make [her] an honest woman." Aw. Kerry asks what happened to Jeanie's core values badge; Jeanie says a toddler chewed it. Kerry gives her another one, to Jeanie's patent non-enthusiasm, and tells her, "Always wear it." As she crutches away from the desk, Kerry mutters snidely that she guesses Jeanie can take it off on her wedding night. Again, whatever.
Hawkeye administers a neurological exam to Bike-Accident Guy. Carter comes in to observe. After laughing politely at Hawkeye's joke about Brigitte Bardot, Carter introduces himself. Hawkeye quizzes him on which reflex would indicate increased intracranial pressure. Carter doesn't know. Hawkeye scratches the thenar eminence and looks for corresponding contractions of the chin, but doesn't see any, which means no intracranial pressure. He refers to this handy-dandy folksy-wolksy trick as "Radovici's sign" and tells BAG to get dressed and he'll see about getting BAG discharged. Hawkeye and Carter chat on their way down the hall, where they run into Mark, and Mark asks if Carter has the migraine in four, and Carter sort of absently says yes and goes back to picking Hawkeye's brain. Mark sulks.
Benton holds Reese while Cleo "My Kingdom For A Plot" Finch examines him for signs of ear infection. Finch asks about the day-care situation and whether Reese's mother works too; when Benton says she does, Finch remarks, "That's gotta be tough on the both of you," and adds, "Such a sweet kid," with about as much sincerity as a politician. I didn't care for Doug Ross's cowboy crap, but at least George Clooney made me believe he really liked kids, whereas I get the feeling that Michael Michele likes kids about as much as I do (read: not at all). Anyway, Benton brings the subject back to Reese's ear, and Finch says he has a "nasty-looking otitis." She prescribes medication and asks Benton if he had a lot of ear infections himself as a kid. Benton says, "No, why?" Finch says that they often run in families, a comment that obviously strikes a nerve with Benton, who says uncomfortably that Reese probably picked it up from one of the other kids in day-care. Finch offers to watch Reese for a while. Benton says, "Yeah, yeah, sure," and hands him over. Finch signs "hello" to Reese about ten times; Benton pats him on the head and leaves. Hey, they should set up Finch as a love interest for Benton! Oh, right. They just did.