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2006, TV Show

3 LBS Episode: "Heart Stopping"

Season 1, Episode 3
Episode Synopsis: A woman Hanson operated on three years ago for an aneurysm returns complaining of double vision. Tests reveal she has another aneurysm and that her chance of surviving surgery is only 20 percent. Despite the odds, the woman agrees to surgery, but her brother isn't convinced and is determined to stop it. Also, Adrianne falls for an astronomy professor who suffers from face blindness, a condition that makes it impossible for him to distinguish or remember faces, even Adrianne's face. Original Air Date: Nov 28, 2006

November 28, 2006: There's Something in the Stars

The smudged faces in the opening of this episode were semi-freaky, but I couldn't believe someone could actually be seeing that. Face Blindness. Can you imagine being one of the two percent of the population who has this? I like the tests Holland gives her patients…. They let you in on the examination process.Rebecca Ellis (Jessica Hecht) struck a chord with me, since she's returning to Hanson's office for the second time after he repaired an aneurysm once before. Part of me kept seeing Carol's girlfriend Susan from Friends, but this character seems weathered, tired, scared of finding out there's something else wrong with her brain. "I have very steady hands, that's all you need to care about," says Hanson. His bits of charm interspersed with intense patient exams definitely work for me. I'm a fan.I'm not sure what the meaning of Dr. Flores' talkative moment with Rebecca was, but maybe just a simple way to introduce him a little more. He seems quirky but witty, too."Odds are fe... read more

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Premiered: November 14, 2006
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Premise: A top New York neurosurgeon and his highly skilled protégé explore the intricacies of the brain as they perform surgeries and care for the needs of their patients.

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