This show is spectacular. All the happiness and sadness of human beings. The character of Mark Greene remains a legend in any tv shows. Remarkable actor! 👏👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦
First time I saw this I had the hugest lump in my throat. I cried, man. ER started it all - 2 decades later no series can even touch it. This is what they call a classic.
I am a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician. I retired about a year ago. The emergency department goes on, even though you are not there. I was just diagnosed with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I wonder what will be said of me after I am dead. I miss my friends, the nurses, med techs, doctors, and unit secretaries. But, I miss my patients, most of all.
It’s so powerful, how at first everyone just came in doing work and how as Carter kept reading they stayed listening intently. Shows the impact Mark had on everyone in the ER.
Saddest thing I'd ever seen. Brilliant writing, script, directing and Noah's performance was perfect for this scene. Nothing comes close to the raw, deep emotions in this scene.
I had the opportunity to meet Anthony Edwards while in London ten years ago. I was at Covent Gardens, and a comedian/juggler/busker guy had enlisted me to assist him in his act. The comedian kept calling out my name, saying things like "Now Arthur, do your Austin Powers imitation"... and "Arthur, you will now learn to juggle". Well, when my humiliation was over, I spotted Anthony Edwards and his little girl watching the whole thing. I walked over to him and said, "Mr. Edwards, I'm a great fan of your work." He smiled, and, utilizing a British accent, said "And Arthur, I am a great fan of your work." I never forgot.
Any other version of the song I can listen to, but when I hear that version I'm transported back to this episode and the memory of how powerful the emotions were.
Carter's face says it all...what a great moment on this show. Extremely sad but like everyone else has said on this thread, when a show can make you cry over a fictional character they have done their job. What a wonderful show
This is why I don't get addicted to shows. Growing up I never really watched ER. I caught a few minutes here and there. It wasn't until my mom recommended it to me that i really watched it. Mark and Carter are my favorite characters. When Mark died I felt like I had been stabbed in the heart. It's funny how much you can care so much for a person that isn't even real..
When I watched it in 2002, it made me so sad that he died. 10 years later, my husband was diagnosed with the same brain cancer. The 1st tumor was removed and he did a year of chemo and 6 weeks of proton radiation. 2 months later the tumor returned, more aggressive and this time, inoperable. 5 weeks later he was gone. That was 4 years ago. Watching this storyline again brought back all those awful memories.
I really so sorry, that's the probe that life is a novell and we are at same time actors and protagonists. So sad to know about that your husband suffered of that sickness. God be with you.
So sorry about your husband. I lost my stepdad when I was 20 years old in 1985. He was my best friend. This isn't the way it was supposed to be. I look forward to seeing him and many others again in perfect health.
The last 2 episodes of this season, I found myself crying like a baby. I loved ER and each character and Dr. Mark Greene’s passing was very emotional. I fully remember sitting in the family room alone with my best friend’s dog who loved me so unconditionally and my tears and heavy sobbing really affected her. She was consoling me in my sadness. I know it’s silly...these characters were fictional. But, I have to say that there hasn’t been a TV show since that I found myself so emotionally entrenched. The writers and actors truly brought it to ER.
Best Hospital show EVER. I asked for the complete series on DVD for Xmas this year & got it. Started watching again & it’s just as good all these years later. It’s a show that really stands the test of time. THAT is the mark of a great show. Long live E.R.!
Mark Greene was such an important and beloved part of ER that we had to say goodbye to him three different times in three different episodes: Orion In The Sky, The Letter & On The Beach.
Dear ER Gang, So here I am, out on the beach at 5:30 in the evening. Elizabeth is sitting with me and drinking juice, but I'm all about the Mai Tai's. The sun is going down, Rachel is dipping Ella's toes in the ocean as they head off on their quest for the perfect seashell. Weirdly enough, I find myself thinking, you know what would make this moment complete? Some jogger dropping to the sand, short of breath, so I can swoop in with a piece of bamboo to perform a nice, clean intubation, fix the guy up, and send him off with a good, simple dispo. Which I guess is my way of saying that I miss you all and that dingy place. Lots of times I thought I should have chosen a different career or go into private practice, something easier, less grinding, more lucrative, but since I've been gone, I realize that outside of what I'm doing right now, sitting on this beach with my family, staying at County all those years, doing what we do on a daily basis was the best choice I ever made. I know what you're thinking, but trust me, it's not so hard to appreciate once it's over. As much as a part of me would like to believe that the ER can't go on without me, the smarter part realizes that you are an incredible group of doctors and nurses who approach every day with such skill, compassion and thoroughness, that when it comes to patient care, I know my absence will hardly be felt. As for friendship and comradery, well, that’s another matter. In order to leave, I had to go the way I did, but I wouldn't want any of you to think that that meant I didn't value each of you and the years that we worked together, or that I didn't have things of a more personal nature to say. Most of you, I think, have an idea of what those things might be without me writing them down, but still... Ella is laughing and waving for me, Rachel’s found her shell. Mark. Mark died this morning at 6:04 a.m. The sun was rising, his favorite time of day. I sent this on so that you might know he was thinking of you all and that he appreciated knowing you would remember him well. Elizabeth Corday
So many years later, and this is still one of the all-time saddest moments in TV history. Noah Wyle's face says it all, from the joy of reading Mark's letter to the sadness of Elizabeth's news at the end. The writers should have won the Emmy that season, for THIS scene alone. If they didn't, THEY WUZ ROBBED!!!
Mark is just so likable and so genuine that he felt like the heart of the show, to me. I fell in love with his character quickly and I've been suffering ever since his death.
Growing up with Casualty and E.R. This was one of the most difficult and painful scenes I have ever witnessed in Television. Mark Greene was the staple of E.R and Anthony Edwards played the character to absolute perfection. I commend the storywriters for a tremendous storyarch of Mark's plight and the detailed effects of Brain tumours. Brilliant TV and yet heartbreaking at the same time. E.R is sorely missed.
I watched ER since I was a young girl. It used to come on late at night when I was supposed to be asleep but I would wait until everyone else was asleep and watch my favorite TV show. This episode aired 2 days before my 11th birthday. ER goes down as my favorite TV show of all time and I will always remember Dr. Mark Greene as the best character on the series. RIP Dr Greene
After all these years I can't watch this scene without the tears automatically flowing as Carter gets to Elizabeth's letter. ER at it's best, still one of the most heartbreaking TV deaths of all time.
this is me Susan knew before that. You could see it in her eyes. I’m amazed by how quiet the room got when he said it was from Elizabeth. Luka’s face after he said it, was an amazing switch. You could see his face go from wonder to sadness.
I cried the first time I saw this episode and I've just cried now watching it again. Such a beautiful ending for Mark Greene. Anthony Edwards is a great actor.
this is 2019 and im crying so bad.. when the last announcement was made of Dr Greens passing..the writers made an impact on their audience, and they picked the right ppl to play their own distinctive parts. nothing was left to the imagination. im glad POP channel,airs reruns every Wednesday and Thursday.
You can tell that Dr. Lewis was thinking about the past before she left County. They were the perfect ‘couple’ but it didn’t go anywhere maybe because they knew that they had an even better friendship and didn’t want to ruin it. I always think about the episode “Union Station” when Mark told her that he loves her. Even though it’s a tv show you just can’t help but love the characters especially Dr. Greene who was everything you’d want in a physician or colleague. Great mentor and friend. Medically proficient. His loss was a great blow to the fictional County General and the entire staff and fans alike.
I have the same reaction and thoughts about Dr. Lewis in this scene. How she left because she knew Mark loved her, and she was afraid of it at the same time. She wanted to be with him, but she worried about it ruining their friendship. Great acting both when she left, and then at this moment when he left.
Honestly, I liked the way they wrote Mark and Susan’s story. They are two best friends, could they have been together maybe, but their timing was never right. So they had a terrific friendship. They had a true friendship, always supporting each other.
I still remember this vividly. My girlfriends and I were in our junior year of college and it was finals week, and we sat in my dorm room watching this while sitting on my bed hugging each other and crying like crazy
I remember this show keeping me on the edge of my seat with all of the dramatic storylines. Over the years I have gotten to know the characters. Seeing this sure makes me miss them.
My all time favourite show. I'm re-watching from start to finish at the moment. You know, Ive been to Hawaii a few times over the years and I always have a Mai Tai in honour of Dr Greene...
I remember seeing this in 2002 and it makes me emotional and well up inside as dr green was a mentor to all the ER staff it reflected off screen as well,he inspired many people with his personality and more,seen Dr Carter lose his mentor/father figure was touching as well great performance by Noah Wyle and sherry Stringfield
ER will go into history as one of the best hospital shows ever made. And also one of the best shows of any kind made. It touched on a vast field of topics and they had a tremendous character development in the show. The audience grew fond of them all (well, maybe not fond of all...). I personally will especially remember the characters of Carter and Green. I love this show and watch it again and again. I can't fathom that it isn't played on TV more often. It has humor, drama, action and romance. And I still think it is very current in it's topics.
So sorry about your dad. I know how that feels. I've lost count of the ones that I have had to say goodbye to. I lost my stepdad to bone marrow cancer way back in 1985, and I still think about him all the time. I will often see older guys near what age he would be now and wonder what he would have looked like. He was only 46 in 1985, I was 20, I only knew him for about 8 years, but the impact he had on my life was immeasurable. He was my best friend. I will see him again, and he will be young, and have perfect health. Hang in there, my thoughts are with anyone who has lost someone in death. Its the one thing that is constant in our lives that connects us all. It won't be like this forever.
As soon as Susan saw John face, she knew. And she brought everyone's attention back to Carter when she said "What is it?" Her acting was so underrated in this scene she did a phenomenol job portraying Susan. it stinks that it did not give her a lot of storylines after Mark died with the exception of Chuck and the baby. But they never really gave it much screen time.
Ii still remember the scene where Carter is cleaning out Mark's locker and finds his stethescope. Carter removes his stethescope and replaces it with Mark's. I must have cried for five minutes.
This show is one of the best shows in the history of television. I still watch re-runs of it in Hulu I remember as a little kid I would watch this show with my mom. Now I'm 32 and working as a nurse tech at a hospital.
I cried when I first saw this episode a long time ago. I'm crying again watching it on RU-vid. Mark left a tremendous mark at the ER. He was and excellent doctor and as a person he was a true friend, that's why everybody felt his passing
Goddamn. I'm rewatching the series bc I loved it as a child and man... I do remember his death in the show and crying my eyes out as a kid. I'm on S7 E3 now. I came to RU-vid to look up a song(ep2 of s7) and instead found this. I cried now and I will cry again when I get there. Such an amazing show. I am 27 years old. 28 this year. This show, along with M.A.S.H and Scrubs, made me appreciate medical workers. Thank you to all first responding EMTs, ER trama docs/nurses, surgeons, peds, psych, OB, Radiology, and any other medical professional I missed. You have a very hard job. If I had been able, I would have loved to have joined you in saving and helping people. Thank you. I mean it.
Was watching this episode, and the next during the night and I was a BLUBBERING MESS!! OMG! Funny how we can get SO attached to fictional characters-I LOVED Dr. Greene and Anthony Edwards played that role to perfection! For anyone who wants to know, this was Season 8-Disc 6-Episode 1, episode 2 is even harder to deal with!!! I MISS this show, these characters..they just drew us in!
I loved at its time this serie; I watched and watch it again and can't stop to cry each time on this episode; if I had a daughter her name for sure would be Rachel. The other way my kid would name as Mark.
Love ER..... a time in history before cell phones and wifi! Authentic story lines, complex characters and amazing camera work! Last great show on NBC. Bless Grey’s heart....it’s a truly stupid show!
I couldn't watch this the first time around - it was 2002 and I was losing someone very close to the same type of Brain tumour. I'm glad I caught this 16 years later... still my favourite show after all these years.
