The Max medical drama unloads a stirring episode on mortality.
There’s no doubt that the reason medical shows captivate audiences, no matter how much many of them traffic in melodramatic absurdity, is because they give us a glance into the ultimate existential drama of life and death. From the safety of our homes, we can glimpse into the cavern of death, vicariously experiencing the pathos and dread of it until the next commercial break clicks on, drawing us back into our workaday lives.
One of those patients ends up being a college girl rushed in by her friend after ingesting some fentanyl-laced Xanax. In a small bit that seems insignificant until it is very significant indeed, that friend will wander through the ER, talking on the phone, proclaiming how her pal basically came back from the dead.
It’s a reality that is slowly dawning on the brother and sister who overrode their elderly father’s do-not-resuscitate order in a quixotic, unintentionally cruel effort at getting more time with him. As he becomes more agitated and is clearly in pain, they come to realize that they’re not getting more time. When the sister asks Robby what else there is to do, he tells her that anything else they would try would only compound the man’s pain without bringing him back.
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