Coming down on The Night Shift

I've been reviewing episodes of NBC's The Night Shift for EPMonthly. Specifically, I took the pilot, then episodes 5-8, while Dr. Aaron Bright handled episodes 2, 3 and 4.It's not a good show. The plot twists are predictable. The characters are mostly caricatures. Worst of all, to me, is that the medicine is awful - it's absolutely impossible for an emergency physician to say, "We manage patients like that," or "That's what my job is like."But I understand there are fans of the show. A lot of them. And they may want a collection of our medical impressions. So, here you go:Episode 1 - PilotEpisode 2 - "Second Chances"Episode 3 - "Hog Wild"Episode 4 - "Grace Under Fire"Episode 5 - "Storm Watch"Episode 6 - "Coming Home"Episode 7 - "Blood Brothers"Episode 8 - "Save Me"Greg Henry also chimed in, with his opinion.If you're looking for one episode to hate-watch, make it Episode 5, where a storm causes a power outage, a main character delivers his twins in the rain (one is breech!), another main character confronts her father in ED after he gets stabbed, and another ED doc does everything for a patient, taking her from he wrecked home, via ambulance, all the way to the OR - without ever actually working in the ED. This is a typical episode, but is notable because it was directed by "ER" alum Eriq La Salle, and because it features the most 'progress' in the show's marquee romance (an ill-advised, childish affair).If you're looking for their best episode, make it #6, the only time a ma...
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