E/R: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about E/R. Pick one to read it.

• Artistic Licensein 530 titlesA lot of scenes have the ER staff doing things that in Real Life would be done by the nurses or other physicians in other sections of the hospital.Read →
• One of Our OwnRare · in 55 titlesFrequently. Hospital staff, cops, and paramedics get preferential treatment, which is Truth in Television in real-life emergency departments.Read →
• Aborted Arcin 1,314 titlesSuch a long running series with many writers mean that some plotlines are started then abruptly scrapped when it's realized they don't work or simply forgotten about.Read →
• StereotypeRare · in 8 titlesInvoked. In the Season 1 episode "Blizzard", Caucasian Doug mistakes African-American Angela Hicks for a nurse—to the point where he's giving her orders, etc.Read →
• Back for the Finalein 657 titlesFor the final season, every living main cast member from Season 1 popped up once or twice.Read →
• Long-Runner Cast Turnoverin 95 titlesThe series transplanted most of its original cast over the fifteen seasons; while some (Susan Lewis) came back and then went away again, and some of the characters came back in the final season, the…Read →