"TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS"

SHERRY AT HER BEST!!!

WHILE SOME FANS CONSIDERED THIS EPISODE TO BE MAUDLIN AND RATHER SELF-INDULGENT, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES OF "ER", DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT REALLY SHOWCASED SHERRY'S ACTING ABILITY, NOT TO MENTION HOW REALLY BEAUTIFUL A WOMAN SHE IS. FOR AN ACTRESS TO MAKE YOU BELIEVE HER CHARACTER FEELS A CERTAIN WAY ISN'T THAT DIFFICULT. FOR AN ACTRESS TO MAKE YOU FEEL WHAT HER CHARACTER'S FEELING TAKES TALENT. AND AS OF NOW, NO OTHER EPISODE OF "ER' HAS EVER BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL AT CONDUCTING AN IN-DEPTH CHARACTER STUDY AS "TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS" LOOKED INTO WHAT MADE SUSAN LEWIS TICK. OH, BY THE WAY DID I MENTION THAT SHERRY LOOKED "SO FINE" IN ALMOST EVERY SCENE. THIS HAS BEEN THE HARDEST PAGE ON THIS SITE THAT I'VE EVER HAD TO DO, DUE TO TWO MAIN FACTS-1.) SHERRY WAS IN 90% OF THE SCENES, THUS LEAVING ME WITH ABOUT 100 GREAT SCREEN CAPTURES TO SORT THROUGH, AND 2.) IT REALLY KEPT ME PREOCCUPIED WITH THE THOUGHTS OF HOW GREAT "ER" COULD HAVE REMAINED IF SHERRY HAD ONLY STUCK IT OUT A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. LET'S FACE IT FOLKS, THE "ER" CHARACTER'S ARE BECOMING QUITE A SET OF CARDBOARD CUT-OUTS AS OF LATE, AND THE STORY LINES HAVE BEEN MORE REMINISCIENT OF AFTERNOON SOAP-OPERAS THAN OF AN EMMY-AWARD WINNING NIGHTTIME DRAMA. AND SO, WITH THAT IN MIND, SIT BACK AND ENJOY MY TEDIOUSLY SELECTED FAVORITE SCREEN CAPTURES FROM "TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS":

NOW PLAYING: "HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU", by "VAN MORRISON"