Before the mass casualty event Whitaker mentions “there’s a whole empty ward on the 8th floor” but Gloria states there aren’t any nurses to staff it.
A bit more nuance than that. The show was originally going to be a sequel to ER with Noah as Dr Carter in a new hospital. At some point talks broke down between WB and the Crichton estate so they decide to make it something original.
Now that I’ve had time to mull over it a bit, I like that it ended like a shift would end. Everything wasn’t resolved in 15 hours. People just went home.
And in an early episode, Whitaker was eating from the cart of sandwiches for patients, further evidence of him being flat broke.
I didn’t realize until now that Cassie’s father was played by her real father Brad Dourif. I didn’t recognize him with the white hair and beard.
There are two other “nepo babies” in the cast. Santos is played by Isa Briones. Her father is Jon Jon Briones who has an extensive theater background. And Mel is played by Taylor Dearden, daughter of Bryan Cranston.
This does sound the “narrator” from Fight Club speaking his opposites name, after losing a fight and having difficulty speaking. “Do you know Taylor Dearden?”
And she is neuro divergent just like her character. She is definitely one of my favorites.
Chemical abortion only works for about the first 8 weeks. D&C is done up to about 12 weeks, and after that, they have to do various things to open the cervix before removing the baby. (I’m trying not to be too graphic, or to upset anyone who may have experienced this.) This usually involves placement of laminaria (dried, sterilized seaweed that swells up with natural cervical fluids, and opens the cervix) and then some method of labor induction.
Ketamine is an excellent drug for children in particular, in part because it’s an amnesic - in other words, in addition to being a sedative, it wipes out their memory. It also reduces the need for opiates.