Doug Defends Himself | ER

[@ceciliarpereira]

This is one of Clooney's best scenes in ER. He really wanted to go out with a great performance.

[@sugaloaf9889]

He accomplished that.

[@jennyoneill8879]

I dont remember him leaving but I remember some of his great saves...

[@_aworldthatspoke950]

All rape is fucking real

[@GreenRiver72]

One of the shows best scenes. Love how his character was protrayed as a bit of an immature playboy ... then he had the show's best moments. Thanks for sharing guys :)

[@stephensaxby2820]

I love George Clooneys performance in his episode..and his powerful,defiant stance in this scene is unforgettable.

[@LaurenChildress54]

Adrenoleukodystrophy ALD is an incredibly cruel disease. Its one of those things that is so horrible you don't want to even imagine what that mother must have gone through to not only just lose one son but both of them. And what's even worse is she passed it on to them.

[@petroliam3311]

Don't talk to cops ever.

[@castellomichel5851]

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[@mariehamptonhair]

Horrible

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Not without an attorney anyway!

[@rc59191]

That detective is a total POS that child was in total agony but he'd rather him suffer because dUh LaWz Is DuH lAwZ

[@hawkeyepierce7035]

@@rc59191. I know. The typical “Duuuuuuhhh, a crime is a crime” attitude that prosecutors have toward average citizens. Yet somehow, it’s perfectly fine for them to push for imprisonment and execution of innocent civilians. Especially if they happen to be minorities. 🙄.

[@michaelsinclair8733]

I want to see the clip where him and Kerry get into it. Where they argue about this situation, and he finished her off by saying "Defend me? You've been trying to nail me for years, Kerry!!" That's what I want to see because he was right about one thing. She has been trying to nail him since day one.

[@mikeg8375]

Season 5 had so many good episodes and story arcs... Might be my favorite season overall. Even the episodes after Ross went to Seattle were top-notch.

[@ylangleygib94]

Stellar performance by George Clooney!! One of my favorite scenes ever!! 🥰

[@udfan07]

Can you have the scene where Susan leaves the ER? The one they are about to have the party and the joy riding teens come in. Always love the music in that scene

[@Xerruy]

I like the moral ambiguity of this discussion. We’re all rooting for Doug of course, but the detective’s final remark and Doug’s pensive silence suggests the detective may be on to something. Arguably Doug did feel that what he did was right, but also realized it was a criminal offense and left to avoid culpability. And here he’s wondering if the detective is right to some degree - should he have stayed anyway to make sure Ricky died peacefully, and faced the consequences head-on?

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

In real life, moving away wouldn’t have stopped the investigation and the fact that it wrapped up so neat was annoying.

[@moniquefisher3884]

Pop

[@christianfinkbeiner684]

​@@sarcasticallyrearrangedMoving away didn't stop the investigation. He was told that he wasn't being prosecuted before he left town.

[@JackieHallam]

Ross should’ve pressed charges against him for deliberate assault.

[@ssmith6963]

I liked that they explored this subject. We don't talk about death enough. We now have 9 states and also DC that have physician assisted suicide. I have seen quite a few deaths both peaceful and not so and it will haunt you. I can't fault what Doug did because watching someone die is horrible. It was with mercy in this particular case. We can put dogs down but we have to let humans suffer unimaginable pain. It is a slippery slope but I can't blame Doug for doing what he did. The mother though would have to live with both the horror of watching her child die and administering the fatal dose. No one wins here.

[@keandrebell-washington9904]

Unbelievable that George Clooney never got an Emmy or a Golden Glove nomination (much less a win) for this season or really ever for his great work in ER. Then again, he's won 2 Academy Awards since, so I doubt if he's losing sleep over it.

[@er-emergencyroom434]

George actually got three Golden Globe nominations and two Emmy nominations for his time on ER, but you're right that he didn't get either for this season, and he never won. In fact, Julianna Margulies is the only cast member of the entire show to win an acting award for her performance, and she only won it once: an Emmy for the first season.

[@tuconsultaconladoctoramari3936]

@@er-emergencyroom434 and Anthony Edward won a Golden Globe

[@l.a.3479]

@@tuconsultaconladoctoramari3936 *Edwards*

[@marines24601]

Sometimes there are only two choices, bad or worse. Bad is doug showing the mother how to end her son's life quick and painless worse is the slow painful death he was going to have to endure for hours. Sometimes there is no right answers, just the best of a bad situation. Now did doug wanted to do that no, but he knew it was the best option. No guilt, no escaping prosecution, he felt if anyone was going to do it it should be the boy's mother. It is this type of work very few experience and many hope we never have to be in that situation in our lives to make said decisions. That is why ER is the medial drama of all time.

[@calvinallen3424]

I get why Doug did it but he really expected there to be no consequences? He is acting like he is annoyed they are investigating. Of course they are investigating.

[@jktacoim5506]

there should not be consequences for killing those who literally are begging for death because they are suffering and want to stop being in pain. its no ones right to keep someone alive against they're will

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

@@jktacoim5506 it's also no ones right to play God and decide who lives and dies. If you don't like it, you change the laws. You don't take it into your own hands.

[@HarmlessNightshade]

Good news to any UK fans, every single episode of ER is free to watch on All 4!

[@johnherbert2545]

Seen that, box set is £90 on Amazon too lol.

[@Ena83]

No way ! Many thanks xx

[@fleetadmiralperry5739]

We have It lucky back home now don’t We #UKByAncestry

[@andrewgundy3045]

The crossovers between ER and West Wing are spectacular

[@zlatanp479]

Can you guys post a scene from season 1, episode 23, where Benton discovers an aneurysm on a 16 year old boy? They had to transfer his to a different hospital because County General could not perform that kind of an operation, great episode.

[@pattyoneill6724]

This actor always plays a detective.

[@jamietodd2560]

I recognize him from The West Wing. He chews out Sam and Josh pretty good.

[@aaronburgin5616]

This scene is one of the most underrated in the series. I mean, damn, everything about this scene is perfect.

[@dominiklaga1420]

instead of investigating, I would resign

[@User-sb6er]

I always hated that guys speech...he never seen a dying child.

[@EliasMoore-t9n]

Only on tv would a doctor who euthanized a child get off scot free, without any repercussions at all.

[@claricesilva2700]

He left in the peak of his beauty😢😂

[@eSKAone-]

What initial quality are those (because yours are 1080p). Is there a BluRay version out there I don't know of? Would be very pleased to get an answer.♥️

[@er-emergencyroom434]

Unfortunately there is no Blu-Ray version yet, only DVD. But you can see the episodes in 1080p if you stream them on Hulu or buy HD versions from iTunes or Google Play. Those versions are the same as where we get our clips from.

[@alcimassa5718]

Hola no hay subtítulos en español!???

[@mtk52983]

Loved the detective character. He was the only one who could look Doug in the face and tell him that he was full of it.

[@VioletEmerald]

Strongly disagree... Doug didn't know what he did was wrong. Doctor assisted death isn't inherently wrong in a case like this.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Violet, yeah, doctors absolutely are taught that helping by assisting with death is a crime. He couldn't claim ignorance on it which is why he left the patient.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

@@VioletEmerald It was technically against the law. It isn't whether Doug knew or didn't know, he was self-righteous and full of himself.

[@fleetadmiralperry5739]

It’s the age old adage of you’re doing The right Thing but the circumstances dictate you’re in the wrong Doug Truly thought he was doing the right Thing by instructing the Mom to give her son a lethal injection but unfortunately the rest of the world just doesn’t think in terms of “ those circumstances dictate“ Trust me I speak from experience

[@JackieHallam]

Ross should’ve pressed charges against the dad.

[@tdad8683]

What's on the left side of George Clooney's face ?

[@ingothitrust5248]

Stitches. The boy's father hit Ross in the face a few scenes back when the family brought him when he (Ricky) was not breathing.

[@tdad8683]

@@ingothitrust5248 oh, thanks, I didn't know.

[@JackieHallam]

@@ingothitrust5248well Ross should’ve pressed charges against him for assault.

[@erosson27]

At that point I would advise him that I consider him a felony murder suspect and advise him of his rights and suggest he get a lawyer.

[@alexmeyers2274]

Sad

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

I miss this soundtrack!! He did for the mother not the child…

[@mackosajt86]

sorry for my english, but: If I were in Ricky's situation I would wish that Doug Ross would be there for me.

[@jonstefanik9400]

The second Mickey Abbott killed on television. The first was on Dallas.

[@JackieHallam]

Ricky

[@colinmackinnon696]

It wasn't wrong

[@alr9447]

Deep down he knew he was right but he still left because society morals idiocy made him doubt about his act that's all

[@rc59191]

That detective is braindead. If we'd legalize Dr assisted death then he wouldnt of had to do what he did. If I was suffering I'd want him to do the same thing to me.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

This is a tv show….this have a die with dignity law now.

[@janetgood6332]

@@MsTinkerbelle87 only ten states have one, and Illinois isn't one of them.

[@vsibirsky]

He had an amazing actor to do this scene with,. I think it is John Lithgow.. correct me if I am wrong.

[@er-emergencyroom434]

It's actually James Handy, but there is definitely a resemblance there.

[@keithburley7767]

Richard Abbott Ricky's Father Decks Doug Ross

[@JackieHallam]

Because his name should've been changed to Dick.

[@Wrathlon]

"Because you knew it was wrong" No, because it was ILLEGAL. Not the same thing.

[@matthewjones2095]

I truly believe doctor assisted suicide should be leagle in the united states

[@VioletEmerald]

This! He didn't know it was wrong and I hate the way this scene ended but I figure they did it because they wanted it to be open ended for viewers to read either thing into it, Doug knowing deep down it was wrong or this actual thing. He left for plausible deniability to try to avoid losing his medical license and prison, but not because it was wrong!

[@VioletEmerald]

@@matthewjones2095 Physician Assisted Death is legal in a number of states in the USA! Just not the rest of it.

[@matthewjones2095]

@@VioletEmerald good to know thank you

[@eyjeyforce6616]

@@matthewjones2095 leagle? you spelled lheiguall wrong

[@juangomez-mo6wl]

Ethics!.............Medical Ethics 😔

[@joyl7842]

Dignity is the wrong word - birth and death are messy and there is no dignity in either. In the end there is only suffering or no suffering - we as society choose that. Thank goodness for doctors like Doug, who see the suffering is pointless and unnecessary. I watched my father die a slow death, but glad to say free of pain in his final days. I am grateful I live in The Netherlands. This is also why I despise most religions, because they insist on not relieving suffering.

[@saffa2326]

I always thought he was a slimy creep then and the years have not changed my view. His greatest performance was saying Trump would never be President.

[@xxwhispersxx2856]

And he was right.

[@saffa2326]

@@xxwhispersxx2856 You were in a coma 2016-2020?

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

He misspoke and should've said that he shouldn't have been president and Clooney would've been right. You also can't blame him for what he said because nobody with an ounce of intelligence /common sense would have voted for him to actually elect him!

[@saffa2326]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged He's a smug slimy tosser

[@me2285]

Do a scene where she's singing to her twins over the 📱 and do a scene where she's humming with luka

[@l.a.3479]

No

[@me2285]

@@l.a.3479 Why not

[@camillemckenzie3235]

I hated this episode

[@vsibirsky]

They needed a way to write him out.

[@camillemckenzie3235]

@@vsibirsky Yes, but the way they did it sucked

[@vsibirsky]

@@camillemckenzie3235 If you are a fan and have watched all the seasons you know that a hallmark of ER has always been.."Time to kill them off and if in doing it we destroy everything the viewers know about this character in the process .. that's cool." my favorite moment of lets get rid of them is when Dr Roamno gets squished by the helicopter..all episode everyone is trying to find him. the guy had bad luck with helicopters. the first time he "met" one he lost an arm. As ridiculous as ER got I still kept watching. LOL

[@mtk52983]

I thought how they wrote him out was perfect. It wouldn’t make sense for him to voluntarily leave County especially with Carol there. He was always the type of doctor/person to not care about the consequences of his actions if he thought it was in the best interest of the patients. At the end of the day, Dr. Ross was his own worst enemy.

[@rockinrj87]

This was the only way you could have wrote Doug out. Before he saved the kids from the sewage room all the way back in season 2 like the very beginning of season 2 the episode hell or high water. He was set to be fired because he kept ignoring the head of pediatrics The department that was carrying his fellowship. He saved the kid and then was a hero so it saved his job. In season 1 he assaulted the father who kicked his daughter out the window right in the middle of the waiting room in front of everybody that's assault. Doug always did things for the right reasons when it comes to his patience consequences be damned. He loves Carol Mark was his best friend He just became an attending when they got the pediatric ER He had no intention of leaving county The only way that character would have left is if he had to. This was perfect because it's encapsulated everything that Doug Ross was somebody who would go above and beyond for his patients consequences be damned as long as it was what the patient needed He was going to do it. He didn't care how it affected anybody else so in one arc you had the complete Doug's a caring guy who will go above and beyond but also incredibly selfish because he doesn't care how his actions affect other people is perfect