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mandragora) wrote2003-01-09 10:58 pm
mandragora) wrote2003-01-09 10:58 pm
Sigh
So, I just watched the first episode of the new series of ER. I must admit that I was not expecting Romano to have his arm chopped off like that, and the whole scene and its aftermath was very well done.
But. Who was that wanker of a doctor in London? The plot was that Elizabeth had returned to London following Mark's death and had (numerous) run-ins with the Head of Surgery is some hospital that is apparently located just by Tower Bridge. Er, yeah, whatever (there is no hospital anywhere near there, in fact there's no hospital near the City since St Bart's A&E was closed down). Leaving that aside, this idiot doctor commented that Elizabeth wasn't in mourning because she wasn't wearing black.
Leading to me going WTF?! There was a time when it was tradition in this country to wear black for several months after the death of a family member. This time was, oh, about 50-70 years ago. Members of the Royal Family still observe the tradition - but only for a few weeks afterwards. The rest of us? Er, no.
Not everyone even wears black to a funeral nowadays, let alone ritually swathe themselves in widows weeds for months afterwards.
That comment by wanker doctor was just wrong, wrong, wrong. It was also incredibly jarring. If they could get details like an accident on the M1 right, how could they get this so wrong?
On the plus side, the new season of Smallville starts (at last) on 27 January on E4.
But. Who was that wanker of a doctor in London? The plot was that Elizabeth had returned to London following Mark's death and had (numerous) run-ins with the Head of Surgery is some hospital that is apparently located just by Tower Bridge. Er, yeah, whatever (there is no hospital anywhere near there, in fact there's no hospital near the City since St Bart's A&E was closed down). Leaving that aside, this idiot doctor commented that Elizabeth wasn't in mourning because she wasn't wearing black.
Leading to me going WTF?! There was a time when it was tradition in this country to wear black for several months after the death of a family member. This time was, oh, about 50-70 years ago. Members of the Royal Family still observe the tradition - but only for a few weeks afterwards. The rest of us? Er, no.
Not everyone even wears black to a funeral nowadays, let alone ritually swathe themselves in widows weeds for months afterwards.
That comment by wanker doctor was just wrong, wrong, wrong. It was also incredibly jarring. If they could get details like an accident on the M1 right, how could they get this so wrong?
On the plus side, the new season of Smallville starts (at last) on 27 January on E4.