Over 300 episodes aired during the lengthy run of ER, but the episode titled “Love’s Labor Lost” is still one of the most talked about by fans.
Mark was treating a patient named Jodi O’Brien (Colleen Flynn) who was just two weeks away from her due date with her pregnancy. She had her husband Sean, played by Bradley Whitford, by her side, and they were in good spirits. As Mark originally checked Jodi out, he thought she might have a bladder infection. He prescribed antibiotics and sent them home.
Sean worriedly asked, “Is she gonna die?”
As Mark and his team waited for Dr. Coburn (Amy Aquino) to arrive from another hospital, they started her induction in the emergency room. Over the next few hours, there were some ups and downs as Jodi and the baby progressed toward delivery. Eventually, with Coburn still elsewhere, Mark felt it became urgent to deliver the baby.
The Situation in the Emergency Room Went From Stable to Tragic
Eventually, Mark pulled Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) aside and told him to “Run and get Carol.” John and nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) raced to get supplies and return to the room. Jodi pushed and pushed to no avail.
Mark tried to deliver, but the baby was stuck. He tried everything he could before deciding to do an emergency cesarean section. His unfamiliarity with the procedure was obvious to everybody else in the trauma room with him. At one point, Mark worriedly uttered that he was “Asking God” for answers to guide him in the procedure.
Coburn questioned, “It’s a damned mess. What’d you use, a chainsaw?” Coburn also chastised Mark. “You should’ve let me know you were in over your head.”
Coburn further blasted Mark. “I have never seen such a chain of errors in judgement.”
As Mark stood over Jodi’s body, Carter found him and told him he thought what Mark did was “heroic.” Mark wordlessly walked away. The final moment of the episode showed Mark, by himself, on the L, Chicago’s elevated train, quietly crying.
'ER' Fans Still Talk About 'Love's Labor Lost'
In a subreddit dedicated to ER, fans still talk about “Love’s Labor Lost.” Recently, one fan noted they had started rewatching ER after enjoying Wyle’s current show, The Pitt.
One person replied, “The episode that stuck with me. Literally during my wife’s pregnancy she had high blood pressure and doc said risk for preeclampsia...I damn near fainted when I heard those words. My only knowledge of it were from this episode. Maybe the single episode I would say to watch to see ER at its best...however I can never watch it again.”
Someone else added, “Yeah, honestly it’s one of the best episodes [in my opinion]. The heaviest as well, for sure. But still one of the best.”
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