Passion Ahead for ER's Dr. Carter
Best known for playing vixens in TV treats like Twin Peaks and Central Park West, Madchen Amick is really going against type on ER these days.
She's currently halfway through a 10-episode stint as
Noah Wyle's newest love interest, social worker Wendell Meade. "[That name] is
clearly why she went into psychiatry," the actress jokes, adding that Wendell's lack of steamy hookup scenes is unusual for her. "I've been wondering, 'Damn, how long is this going to take?' [My
CPW character] would've already conquered him and moved on by now. I've kept the handcuffs and the candle wax in my back pocket for later."
Of course, there's a good reason Carter hasn't been swinging from the chandeliers with his new GF. "They've been intimate, but you haven't been seeing it," Amick says. "[The producers] are playing it very tastefully. Carter's coming off a very intense relationship with
Thandie Newton's character, Kem. He's rebounding — he made the move really fast!
"They're being careful about how they're playing [our romance] because they're being sensitive to Carter's history," she continues. "It was pretty heavy that they lost a baby. It's really dumb that Wendell's in this relationship, quite honestly. She's a psychiatrist, she knows better, but at the same time, they're very mutually attracted."
In tonight's episode (10 pm/ET on NBC), Carter and his lady friend finally are seen spending time together away from County General. Spoiler alert! Read no further if you don't wanna know what happens...
"The have a three-month anniversary," Amick previews, "so they end up spending a perfect day together where everything falls into place." Don't be surprised if we finally hear the L-word uttered. "In the next few episodes, there
is a bed scene," she adds. "We were comfortable with it. Nobody was weird or nervous at all. I've definitely always thought Noah Wyle was very cute, so it's been easy to pretend to like him that way." Now
that sounds like the minxy Madchen we know and love.
