Miami Medical - Time of Death, S01E11

What a perfect title for this episode. On one side, it refers to the time of death of one of the patients who died, and on the other, the point at which the relationships of some of the other characters ended. It was, actually, one of the more depressing episodes of the show, although it was done very well. Again, I lament that it was cancelled as it is the only medical drama to catch my interest in some time.

When the episode started, and we met the two sweet teenagers who were lifeguards, you immediately sensed the strong connection between them. Twins, born only a few minutes apart, and obviously very close. They saved a man who was drowning only to be plowed over several moments later by the speed boat he and his girlfriend had just been thrown out of. You have to wonder what sort of criteria they have for renting out the boats.

Unfortunately, the sister never regained a heart beat after the accident and was Serena (Elisabeth Harnois)'s first time of death. What a heart breaking thing. And literally, it was heart breaking. Her brother ended up suffering from broken heart syndrome, so grief-stricken by her death that he was physically affected. As much as I have been requesting fatalities, as it is impossible to avoid them in a trauma centre, I could have managed without this one.

On the happier side of things, the man who was the original victim was fine, but his girlfriend was paralyzed. So not so much happier. Her husband, soon to be ex, showed up as well, and when the boyfriend freaked out and took off because he could not deal with the possibility of wheelchairs, the husband stood by to learn that she would recover full mobility. I can't say whether their relationship will be able to recover, but he was there for her even in the face of crippling disability.

Finally, Rick Deleo (Bailey Chase) showed up to make his young brother, Chris (Mike Vogel) suffer a bit. He hit on Eva (Lana Parrilla), which naturally upset Chris. The two may be very good friends, and I am usually a fan of a man and a woman being friends without it needing to be romantic, but these two are clearly in love with each other and I wish the series was going to be around long enough for us to watch that play out.

Rick, it turns out, has kidney cancer, which is going to be a horrible challenge, but he refused to tell Chris about it, wanting to really be the big brother for once. Funny despite all the tension between the two, they really loved each other. But isn't that they way it is between siblings?

Good episode, good series, and a shame that it won't continue. If it did, what are some of the things you would want to see develop?