ER kicked off its second series of high-intensity drama and wry humour by introducing a character who would turn out to be a long-term member of--and a major irritation for--the inner-city Chicago hospital staff. After Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) is promoted to attending physician, the door is open for a new chief resident, and in walks Kerry Weaver (Laura Innes), who wastes no time ruffling everyone's feathers with her strict managerial style and subtle putdowns. One of her prime targets, Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield), struggles to balance her personal and professional... life when she has to take care of her abandoned infant niece. The Lewis character grows the most during the series, along with second-year student John Carter (Noah Wylie), whose natural compassion gives way to professional ambition following the model of his teacher, the ambitious and self-absorbed Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle). Benton angles for a position with a renowned cardiovascular surgeon (Ron Rifkin) and has to deal with the fallout from a relationship with physician's assistant Jeannie Boulet (Gloria Reubens), yet he also starts to show some glimmers of humanity. Greene has his own problems trying to manage a long-distance marriage, while nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) bounces back from her aborted first-series marriage attempt to start a new relationship with paramedic Shep (Ron Eldard, who also became Margulies' real-life partner). She buys her first house and enjoys an entire series out of the companionship of Doug Ross (George Clooney), who as always runs into problems with his cowboy style and philandering ways. But just when he's finally driven himself out of ER, he has to go play hero when he finds a boy pinned in a storm drain in an episode that was nominated for six Emmys and remains one of the, excuse the pun, high-water marks of the series. That and such episodes as "The Healers," which deals with the aftermath of Shep's daring fire rescue, prove that when ER was at its best, it was as good as anything on television. Guest appearances include Lucy Liu as the mother of an AIDS-stricken boy, Red Buttons as an elderly husband, Joanna Gleason as an infomercial producer and Jake Lloyd (The Phantom Menace) as the son of a prostitute. DVD bonus features are a little lighter than on the first-series set, consisting of a commentary track (by co-executive producer Mimi Leder, editor Randy Jon Morgan and Laura Innes) on the series' first episode and "The Healers", a nine-minute spotlight on "Hell and High Water", an 11-minute piece on the series' multiple directors, 14 minutes of outtakes and a gag reel. --David Horiuchi [show more]
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The complete second series of the popular medical drama. In 'Welcome Back, Carter' Carter returns and Mark begins dealing with the problems of his new position. 'Summer Run' has Dr Ross meet a young firestarter. 'Do One, Teach One, Kill One' sees Jeanie end things with Benton. 'What Life?' finds Benton injured and thus prevented from performing surgery. 'And Baby Makes Two' has Kerry take a day off, leading to much joy among the other staff. 'Days Like This' sees tensions erupt in the ER when opposing gang members line up for treatment. 'Hell and High Water' has Doug rescue a trapped boy who is in danger of drowning. 'The Secret Sharer' finds Benton surprised when he hears that Jeanie has broken things off with her partner. 'Home' sees Hathaway and Jeanie try to find a new home for a schizophrenic student. 'A Miracle Happens Here' has the hospital visited by someone who looks very much like Father Christmas. 'Dead of Winter' finds Jen filing for divorce and the ER staff treating a mass of abandoned children. In 'True Lies' Benton asks Jeanie to accompany him when he gets an invitation to dinner at Vucelich's. 'It's Not Easy Being Greene' has Carol look after some worms and Benton discover some surprising information about Vucelich. 'The Right Thing' sees Carter peddling gossip about an affair between Susan and Mark. 'Baby Shower' finds the ER swamped with an influx of pregnant mothers. 'The Healers' has the hospital staff struggling to deal with the victims of a devastating fire. 'The Match Game' sees Ross and Benton argue over a professional decision. 'A Shift in the Night' finds Mark stretched to the limit on a busy night shift. In 'Fire in the Belly' Mark tries to come to terms with his new bachelor status and asks a woman out on a date. 'Fevers of Unknown Origin' has Susan try to forget her personal problems by throwing herself into her work. 'Take These Broken Wings' sees Al Boulet receive the results of a HIV test. And 'John Carter, M.D.' finds Carter approaching his graduation day.
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