# Stephen King's KINGDOM HOSPITAL **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 20, 2004, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304 "2004-01-20T09:11:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![ShawnKemp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@ShawnKemp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShawnKemp)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/101 "2004-04-01T15:47:05Z")
Did anyone watch last night’ episode? Do people think that the anteater is really dead? If so, I think this cause a big problem for the guy in the “coma.” I’m looking forward to seeing what the big payoff is gonna be. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/102 "2004-04-01T15:55:48Z")
Hi… I saw it- I think the ant eater will be back- or maybe Peter will find a way to save him- maybe thats one of the things he is meant to do. I really liked this episode- it was my favorite so far. I really liked the development of Dr. Hook’s character and the glimpse into his skewed moral world. And I thought the scene in the brain surgery w/ Dr. Stegman was disturbing and interesting. Looking forward to next week but annoyed they changed the day- it starts at 10 pm here and I have to work the next day so may have to tape it. Curious at what relationship there is between Elmer & the homeless dead guy. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/103 "2004-04-01T16:07:50Z")
I thought last night was a great episode, and I’m happy to see that a lot of the confusing stuff is coming together sooner than I thought it would. 🙂 I’m in the not-dead-anteater camp, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Peter be the one to save him. The “hallways of the mind”, as I think of them, are someplace he can walk free. Of course, he’ll probably need Hook and Sally’s help. Abel and Christa’s change into the pink uniforms was the ultimate highlight of the episode, though! ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/104 "2004-04-01T16:24:06Z")
I’m cornfused. How do you kill an anteater that can walk through walls by dropping a pipe on him? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/105 "2004-04-01T17:06:35Z")
> [@](#): > > How do you kill an anteater that can walk through walls by dropping a pipe on him? I’m operating under the impression that anything that happens to the ghosts in the creepy hallways is permanent. That’s where they exist, that’s where they can be killed. I could be wrong, though. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/106 "2004-04-01T17:09:53Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I’m operating under the impression that anything that happens to the ghosts in the creepy hallways is permanent. That’s where they exist, that’s where they can be killed. I could be wrong, though. Hi… Was he in the creepy hallways or the hospital underbelly hallways? He was stalking/following the dog- was the dog in the ghost dimension or the real dimension? What do you all think the ant eater wanted with the dog? Dinner? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/107 "2004-04-01T17:22:39Z")
I thought they looked more like the creepy hallways, but you’re right, I don’t know what the hell the dog was doing there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cichlidiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cichlidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cichlidiot)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/108 "2004-04-01T22:30:22Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Abel and Christa’s change into the pink uniforms was the ultimate highlight of the episode, though! So they _were_ pink. It went to commercial, and I muted the tv as usual, but still heard the hospital’s beeping and dinging equipment. I looked at the SO and asked if he heard it, “fishtank?”. So, I hunted around, and it turns out the chandelier on the dimmer was making the sound. It wasn’t even on, ooh wee ooh, so it took a bit. Guess the hospital isn’t as beepy and dinging as I thought. At any rate, by the time I solved the little mystery, I was never sure if I had seen pink or imagined it. I liked Hook’s little project, too. I was hoping they’d go back to the little girl with the painting and chanting bit. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens there. The security guard has grown on me, and his “stat” cracks me up. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/109 "2004-04-02T00:57:33Z")
With every episode, I become more of a drooling Andrew McCarthy fangirl. Love the meticulous stubble. About the scheduling switchup - am I correct in believing that there will be an episode on Wednesday as well as an episode Thursday? I seem to remember reading that, although I couldn’t say where. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/110 "2004-04-02T01:27:14Z")
2 EPISODES?!? I doubt ABC would allow us that!!! Actually, I think I saw on TV To Me (too lazy to link) that there will be no episodes AT ALL until Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/111 "2004-04-02T04:15:45Z")
According to the [ABC website](http://abc.go.com/primetime/kingdomhospital/), there _will_ be two episodes next week! Hurrah! More stubble! ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/112 "2004-04-03T20:48:36Z")
Well, ABC has corrected their website - one episode only next week. Thought that seemed too good to be true. ---
**Author:** ![ShawnKemp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@ShawnKemp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShawnKemp)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304/113 "2004-04-06T13:53:07Z")
I really hope people watch it on Thursday’s. I can’t wait to see what they do to initiate Stegman. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-kingdom-hospital/225304.md?page=5)