With the news that Sherry ...
Question: With the news that
Sherry Stringfield has quit
ER, I wanted to add to
your view that
ER only came alive last season with two great guest stars. I say the other great episode last season was Weaver (beautifully played by
Laura Innes) meeting her birth mother. With Innes generally underused last season and Dr. Lewis going, don't you think
John Wells and Co. should use a little writing magic to put Weaver firmly back in the ER, where she is so watchable, and give the show a greater dynamic?
Answer: The marginalization and, often, invisibility of Weaver is just one of many boneheaded moves on the part of
ER over the last few seasons. Laura Innes has made that character one of the most fascinating love-to-hate-her authority figures since Nurse Ratched of
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I know the actress has gone behind the scenes to direct episodes of this and several other series, but I miss her in front of the camera. And so does the show.
