Remember those Elephant Project photos that were taken on the last day of shooting? We thought Alex was back in the tight scrubs - and now we know why. (Still don't like them though.) I thought this version of this episode worked better than the pilot they eventually screened AND the original version of this episode. The big difference for me was that this episode felt like a proper one-hour drama - it had pace and flow. The stories fitted together well rather than feeling disjointed as some of the early episodes did.
The characters were good - Anton especially. Although I liked the young husband's character, I found the actor a little bland. I liked the interaction between Miranda and Yorn - I thought Miranda was great throughout actually and we got a chance to see Ryan doing something that made it believable he would have such a responsible job.
All in all, I enjoyed it and I'm pleased CBS made the effort to make this episode fit in with the rest (although it begs the question why they couldn't do the same with Ryan's First Day). It's still not a show that really excites me, but it was an enjoyable way to pass an hour. There was definitely the basis of a strong show here - I'm surprised and disappointed that in trying to improve it, to make it into a great show, they managed to lose the things that worked and introduce things that didn't.
Red
(slightly jealous of your name right now) 