Saving Hope: “The Law Of Contagion” (8/30/12)

Episode Notes/Recap:

• A Man Arrives At The Hospital, With Abdominal Pain. The Man’s Name Is Carlos Garcia. Apparently, Carlos Was On A Flight, When His Pain Started. The Plane Was Grounded, And Carlos Was Taken To The Hospital.
• A Doctor, That Was On The Flight With Carlos, Has Accompanied Carlos To The Hospital. The Man’s Name Is Dr. Wilson.
• Alex Thinks That Carlos May Have A Ruptured Appendix. Alex Will Have To Do Surgery, To See If Carlos’s Appendix Is Ruptured, Or Not.
• The Doctors  Begin Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation On Charlie. This Technique May Help Charlie Wake Up.
• Joel Apologizes To Alex For Making Things Awkward Between Them. Joel Tells Alex That He Hopes They Can, Once Again, Be Friends.
• Carlo’s Procedure Begins.
• A Women Named Carol Arrives At The Hospital, As She Is Scheduled For A Spinal Decompression. Carol Is A Bit Eccentric, And Highly Superstitious.
• Alex (And The Team Of Doctors) Begin Carlos’s Procedure. Alex Notices That Carlos’s Appendix Is Perfectly Fine. It’s Not Clear What Is The Cause Of Carlos’s Symptoms.
• During The Procedure, Carlos Seizes, And Ultimately Dies.
• Alex Has No Idea What Caused Carlos To Seize And Die.
• Alex Examines Dr. Wilson. The Man’s Breathing IS Shallow, And His Temperature Is Pushing 102. These Symptoms Are Much Like The Symptoms That Carlos Had.
• Alex Learns That Carlos Flew Out Of Mumbai, And Transferred To Frankfurt. The W.H.O.  Identified A Cluster Of Corona-Virus Outside Of A Small Village In Mumbai. This May Be The Virus That Caused Carlos’s Symptoms.
• Alex Puts Dr. Wilson In Isolation. Alex Thinks That Dr. Wilson May Have Contracted The Corona-Virus, From Carlos.
• Carol’s Procedure Begins.
• Charlie’s Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Begins, And Charlie Finds Himself Outside Of The Hospital, With A Cut On His Forehead. It Seems That Charlie Is Experiencing Some Sort Of Hallucination.
• An Infectious Disease Expert (Dr. Peter Hibs) Arrives At The Hospital. Peter Hopes To Learn More About The Virus, And It’s Pattern, etc.
• Alex Decides Not To Stop Charlie’s Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Alex Would Have To Enter Charlie’s Room, To Turn Of The T.M.S. Machine. Once Alex Opened The Doors To Charlie’s Room, Charlie Would Be Exposed To The Virus. Alex Orders That Charlie’s Room Remain Sealed, Until The Virus Out Break Is Solved.
• Charlie Begins Wandering Around The City, And Stumbles Upon A Car Accident. The People In The Destroyed Car Are Charlie’s Parents. It Seems That Charlie Is Still Hallucinating, As His Parents’ Car Accident Happened Years Ago.
• Carol Is Informed That Her Procedure Went Extremely Well.
• Maggie Accidentally Reveals To Carol That A Virus Has Broken Out, At The Hospital. This News Makes Carol Extremely Worried.
• Dr. Pratt Begins Coughing, And Collapses, On The Floor.
• Joel, Victor, And Alex Are Put In Quarantine. The 3 Are Put Into Quarantine, As They Were The Other 3 People That Helped Dr. Pratt Perform Carlos’ Surgery. Peter Fears That Alex, Joel, And Victor Have Been Infected.
• The Hospital Is Put On Lockdown, Due To The Virus. No-One Is Allowed To Enter, Nor Exit, The Hospital.
• Victor’s Temperature Rises To Nearly 100. This Means That Victor Has A Fever.
• Charlie Continues To Hallucinate.
• This Hospital Is Put Under Full Quarantine. This Means That All Movement Inside Of The Hospital, Must Cease, Immediately.
• Victor’s Temperature Continues To Rise.
• Victor Calls Sahir, And Victor Informs Sahir Of His Condition.
• Maggie And Gavin Repair Their Friendship (And It Seems That They May Progress To A Romantic Relationship).
• Dr. Wilson Seizes, And Ultimately Dies.
• Alex Informs Joel That She Knows He’s Cheating On Maggie. This Leads To A Heated Argument, And Joel Even Kisses Alex. This Kiss Is Unwelcome, And Alex Slaps Joel.
• Dr. Pratt Seizes, And Ultimately Dies.
• After Doing Some Research, Peter Tells Dana That The Virus’s Incubation Period Is Only 12 Hours, And The Virus Isn’t Airborne, But Rather, It’s Transmitted Directly From Person To Person Via Direct Contact. This Means That The Hospital’s Quarantine Can Be Lifted.
• The 12 Hours Has Passed, And Everyone Who Had The Virus, Is Now Well Again.
• Gavin Begins Talking With Carol, About Her Superstitions. Gavin Hopes To Get Carol To Stop Being So Dependant On Her Superstitions.
• Victor’s Fever Begins To Go Down. Victor Is Getting Well, And He Is Able To Re-Unite With Sahir.
• Joel And Maggie End Their Romantic Relationship.
• Charlie Actually, Physically Moves. This May Be A Sign That He’s Close To Waking Up (And Staying Awake).
• It’s Revealed That Charlie Was In Fact In The Car, With His Parents, During His Parents’ Accident.

Review:

Tonight’s Episode Of Saving Hope Was Magnificent! In Tonight’s Episode, A Virus Breaks Out At The Hospital, Which Causes The Hospital To Be Out Under Quarantine. A Sizeable Amount Of The Hospital Staff Are Put Into Isolation, Due To Exposure To The Virus. An Infectious Disease Expert Is Called In, And He Ultimately Says That The Virus Is Only Active For 12 Hours. The 12 Hours Passes, And The Hospital Resumes It’s Normal Routine. Some Of The Staff Was Infected By The Virus, But The All Became Well, Again. Tonight’s Episode Had An Unusual Amount Of Romance In It. New Relationships Started, And Old Ones Ended. I’ve Been A Fan Of The Show Since The 2nd Episode Of The Season, And I’m Beginning To Like It Even More, As Each Episode Passes. I’m Pretty Sure That After This Season, Saving Hope Will Be Cancelled In The U.S., As The Ratings Have Been Poor. However, The Show Has Already Been Renewed For A Second Season, In Canada. Overall, I Would Absolutely Recommend Saving Hope. Watch Saving Hope Live: Thursday’s At 9/8C. On NBC.

 

~ Scott R.

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Updated Saving Hope Schedule

Via @ericadurancetv

“NBC Schedule change for #SavingHope (again!).:

According to the latest NBC press release the network is running the last two episodes of #SavingHope on Saturdays, Sept. 8 and 15 and not Sept. 1 and 8 as previously reported.

» Here is the U.S. (NBC) schedule for the remainder of Season 1:

• Thursday – August 30 – 9/8c “The Law of Contagion” (1.11)
• Saturday – Sept. 8 – 9/8c “Ride Hard or Go Home” (1.12)
• Saturday – Sept. 15 – 9/8c (finale) “Pink Clouds” (1.13)

» Here is the Canada (CTV) schedule for the remainder of Season 1:

• Thursday – August 30 – 9/8c “The Law of Contagion” (1.11)
• Thursday – Sept. 6 – 9/8c “Ride Hard or Go Home” (1.12)
• Saturday – Sept. 13 – 9/8c (finale) “Pink Clouds” (1.13)

Updates will be be made available (if necessary).”

Thursday August 30th: Saving Hope, Sullivan and Son, Awkward

9/8c Saving Hope on NBC

Recap last weeks episode “A New Beginning”

Tonight:

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10/9c Sullivan and Son on TBS

10:30/9:30c Awkward on MTV

Saving Hope: “A New Beginning” (8/23/12)

Episode Notes/Recap:

• Charlie’s Condition Continues To Improve, But For Some Reason, Charlie Still Hasn’t Woken Up.
• It’s Revealed That Charlie’s Job Is Going To Put Up, So That Charlie Can Be Replaced. Dana Plans On Submitting Her Resume, For The Position.
• A Well Known On-Air Television Therapist (Kendra Watt) Arrives At The Hospital. Kendra Is Unconscious, And Is Bleeding Profusely From Her Forehead,  Due To A Huge Laceration On Her Forehead. Kendra’s Assistant (Kate) Found Her Unconscious, With The Wounds.
• Kate Reveals That Kendra Took A Dose Of Mushrooms. This Caused Amanita Poisoning, Which May Have Caused Kendra To Lose Her Balance, And Hit Her Head, etc.
• Apparently, The Mushrooms Severely Damaged Kendra’s Liver, And She Most Likely Needs A Liver Transplant, Just To Survive.
• Kendra Begins To Seize.
• Kendra Enters The Spirit World, And Runs Into Charlie.
• Kendra Begins Talking With Charlie. Kendra Thinks That She Is High, And Is On A “Trip” Of Sorts. Little Does Kendra Know, She Is Actually Dying.
• While Performing A Surgery, Joel’s Hands Begin Shaking. It Seems As If He’s Still Trying To Recover From Witnessing A Suicide. Joel Leaves The Surgery Room, And Isn’t Able To Finish The Surgery. Joel Makes Up An Excuse, And Says That He Can’t Finish The Surgery, Because His Hand Is Cramping.
• Dana Tells Joel That She Is Going To Her Hometown To Do A C.M.E. Dana Asks Joel To Accompany Her. Joel Reluctantly Agrees To Go With Dana, To Her Hometown.
• Charlie Begins Explaining The Situation To Kendra. Charlie Tells Her About The Predicament That She’s In.
• Alex Begins To Face The Fact That She’s Been Demoted.
• One Of Alex’s Patients (Doug) Arrives At The Hospital. Apparently, Doug Has Been Attempting To Lose Weight, And He Has Come To The Hospital For A “Weigh-In”. Doug Weighs Himself, And Learns That He Has Lost A Total Of 120 Pounds.
• Doug Tells Alex That A Short Time Ago, He Was Working Out, And Accidentally Dropped A Weighted Bar On His Chest. Doug Says That His Chest Doesn’t Hurt Anymore, But It Is A Bit Swollen. Alex Begins Examining Doug’s Chest Injury.
• Alex Begins Pressing On Doug’s Chest. When She Gets To Doug’s Nipples, She Notices That A Strange Liquid Is Being Discharged From Doug’s Nipples. Alex Gets A Consult, And Learns That Doug’s Nipple Discharge Is A Sign That He’s Using Steroids.
• Dana And Joel Arrive At Dana’s Hometown.
• Doug Claims That He Isn’t Using Steroids.
• Alex Decides To Run A Few More Tests On Doug.
• Dana And Joel’s C.M.E. Begins. Basically, Dana And Joel Are Updating The Small Town Doctors’ Skill Set, By Teaching Them New Techniques, etc.
• It’s Revealed That Kendra Is In Fact Dead.
• Kendra Sees Her Body, And Faces The Reality That She Has Died.
• Dr. McBride (The Town’s Senior Doctor) Gets A call About A Serious Car Accident, In Town. Dana, Joel, And Dr. McBride Head To The Scene Of The Accident.
• Dana, Joel, And Dr. McBride Arrive At The Scene Of The Accident, And Find A Woman (Stephanie) Trapped Underneath A Tow-Truck That Is Laying On It’s Side. Stephanie Is A Good Friend Of Dana.
• Dana, Joel, And Dr. McBride Begin Working To Save Stephanie.
• Alex Concludes Her Tests, And Informs Doug That The Cause Of His Nipple Discharge, Is Most Likely Breast Cancer.
• Alex Tells Doug That She Needs To Do A Biopsy To Know For Sure, If Doug Has Breast Cancer.
• Alex Rushes The Biopsy Sample To The Lab, To Be Tested.
• Kendra Begins Talking With Charlie. Kendra Hopes To Help Charlie Figure Out Why He’s Still In The Spirit World. (Excluding His Physical Injuries).
• Kendra Begins Asking Charlie Why He Won’t Wake Up. Kendra Continues Asking The Question, And Charlie Says He Hasn’t Woken Up, Because He Doesn’t Want To. Charlie Isn’t Sure Why He Said This.
• Stephanie’s Condition Begins To Worsen. She Needs To Be Removed From Under The Truck, Within The next 15 Minutes, Or She’s Going To Die. The Problem Is, The Crane That Is Needed To Lift The Tow Truck, Is 45 Minutes Away. Only Stephanie’s Leg Is Pinned Under The Truck, Which Makes Dana And Joel Think That They May Have To Amputate Stephanie’s Leg, In Order To Get Her From Underneath The Truck.
• Dana And Joel Begin To Amputate Stephanie’s Leg.
• Doug’s Biopsy Results Come Back. Doug Does In Fact Have Breast Cancer.
• Alex Begins Surgery On Doug. Alex Must Remove A Few Of Doug’s Lymph Nodes, And She Must Perform A Mastectomy On Doug.
• Joel And Dana Successfully Amputate Stephanie’s Leg, And She Is Successfully Removed From Underneath The Truck. Stephanie Is Rushed To The Hospital, And She Is Expected To Be Okay.
• Joel And Dana Begin To Have A Romantic Moment. This Ultimately Leads To Them Having “Relations”.
• Dana And Joel Begin To Make Their Way Back To Hope Zion.
• Doug’s Surgery Is Successful.
• Dana And Joel Arrive Back At Hope Zion.
• Dana Decides Not To Submit An Application For Charlie’s Job.
• Kendra Tells Charlie That He Needs To Figure Out Why He Doesn’t Want To Wake Up. Kendra Tells Charlie That If He Does This, He Will Be One Step Closer To Home.
• It Seems That Helping Charlie Was Kendra’s Unfinished Business. Since Kendra Has Attended To Her Unfinished Business, She Ultimately Moves On From The Spirit World.

Favorite Episode Quote(s):

1) “Charlie, You Have Got To Stop Thinking Like A Surgeon.”   – Kendra

2) “We Are Doing This.”    – Dana

3) “We Cut Off A Woman’s Leg With A Scalpel And Boltcutters.”   – Dana

 

Review:

Tonight’s Episode Of Saving Hope Was Great! In Tonight’s Episode, Alex Had To Deal With Being Demoted. Also, The Hospital Planned To Replace Charlie. In Tonight’s Episode, Dana Took Joel To Her Hometown With Her, Where They Encountered A Woman Who Had Been In A Terrible Accident. The Woman Was One Of Dana’s Childhood Friends. The Woman (Stephanie) Had Been Trapped Underneath A Tow Truck, That Was Lying On It’s Side. After Making A Tough Call, Dana Made The Decision To Amputate Stephanie’s Leg, To Get Her Free From The 10 Ton Truck. Dana And Joel Amputated Stephanie’s Leg, Using Only A Scalpel And Boltcutters. Tonight’s Episode Was By Far, My Favorite Of The Season. New Relationships Emerged, And It Seems That Joel And Dana May Be Brewing A Relationship. I’ve Been A Fan Of Saving Hope Since The 2nd Episode, And I’m Becoming An Even Bigger Fan, As The Season Progresses. Overall, I Would Definitely Recommend Saving Hope. Watch Saving Hope Live: Thursday’s At 9/8C. On NBC.

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~ Scott R.

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Thursday August 23rd: Burn Notice, Saving Hope, Suits, Anger Management, Rookie Blue, Awkward

9/8c Burn Notice Summer Finale on USA

Recap last weeks episode “Official Business”

Tonight:

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9/8c Saving Hope on NBC

Recap last weeks episode “Bea, Again”

Tonight:

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9:30/8:30c Anger Management On FX

Recap last weeks episode “Charlie’s Dad Visits”

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10/9c Suits Summer Finale on USA

Recap last weeks episode “Asterisk”

Tonight:

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10/9c Rookie Blue on ABC

10:30/9:30c Awkward on MTV

Recap last weeks episode “Time After Time”

Tonight: