Who’s ready for Code Black season 1 episode 14, “The Fifth Stage”! Follow along for this live recap! After last week’s kiss between Dr. Neal Hudson (Raza Jaffrey) and resident doctor Christa Lorenson (Bonnie Somerville) Christeal is definitely on! As for this idea Dr. Leanne “Daddy” Rorish (Marcia Gay Harden) has about leaving her job as the head of emergency residents – and as an ER doctor, period? There’s no way, right? Jesse “Mama” Sallander (Luis Guzmán) would never let that happen!
In other news, remember that weird patient resident doctor Malaya Pineda (Melanie Chandra)? I think his name was Gordon (Jesse Bradford)…. Well, he didn’t look too happy to see her walking with fellow resident Angus Leighton (Harry Ford). Hopefully, he’s just a little strange…. It’s time! Code Black 1 x 14, “The Fifth Stage” is starting!
Tearing up here! Jesse and Mama, BFF’s forever!
Leanne is leaving in two weeks!?
This is a railroad job! Dr. Leighton’s brother Mike (Tommy Dewey) over Neal? Oh, hell no! I do not like this CEO of Angel’s Memorial! Dr. Ed Harbert (Jeff Hephner)
Incoming….! This first guy is organized crime! Carol Pertrolea is a the mob boss, it’s his son. The kid’s uncle is bad as well. Guns drawn in the E.R.!!! And, that’s commercial!
We’re back!
Okay, so Mike can totally handle life under pressure….
Interesting. The uncle refuses pain meds. Guess he’s clean and sober.
This next patient is an attempted suicide. He jumped from a four-story building!
Gonorrhea in the knee? I did not know that was possible!
Resident doctor Mario Savetti (Benjamin Hollingsworth) just got smacked with Karma! Heather Pinkley (Jillian Murray) is sleeping with someone else – an attending.
“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places.” Leanne has picked up a kid on her way to – she doesn’t exactly know. I’ve already guessed this kid is the son of the drunk driver that killed her family….
Darn it, Angus! Why did you push Mike about what your dad wanted? Like, the middle of the E.R. was not the place. Now Neal thinks Mike just came to take a job that should have been his!
Commercials…
So the mob family is at odds, and these two cousins are caught in the middle… Kiran and
So, since this kid was being dropped up to visit his father in jail, Leanne decides to go visit the man who killed her family, he’s in the same jail.
Logan, is the schizophrenic patient that jumped from the building. His wife explains Logan’s sad story, and his decision that he wanted to die. Honestly, I can’t fathom dealing with any of that. His wife is a strong woman.
Leanne forgives the man that killed her family!!!
Leanne: “It was my prison too.”
More commercials.
Gordon is freaking me out. Gina comes in and handles him. She’s a bit rough…but that’s Gina.
Okay, now I really like Mike! Good for him turning down that job!
Christa is out of line – but I get it. It can’t be easy to let someone die.
Okay, I’m not surprised by Gordon turning into a maniac, nor that the first person he goes for is Gina, but he’s still super creepy – definitely serial killer material!
Commercials….
Leanne and Neal talking is a heartbreaker. This show gets me to tear up every week!
Holy moly, Gordon did a number on Gina! Talk about a major bloody mess! Christa’s a doctor,but seeing someone you know like that out of nowhere would freak anyone out.
Oh man, it’s a two-parter!!! I am crying! I need to know what happens, like right now! I didn’t even realize an hour had gone by! Sadly though, it has, so that’s the end of this live recap. Check back tomorrow for a Code Black “The Fifth Stage” in-depth review!
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Great recap Joy! I hope Christa is the only one besides a seriously hurt Gina, (very scary), in that locker room! Creepy Stalker guy could be still hiding in the shadows! Love Code Black! Papa, (MGH), please don’t go! Please, no deaths of any cast members! Awesome show! Love CBS!
Hoping the show isn’t being canceled. During the previews for next week, it said, “Only four episodes left”… not “only 4 episodes left until the season finale”. Would certainly make sense as to why MGH is leaving, if they are canceling it. Why stick around on a sinking ship. :( Sucks. I love her, and I love this show!
If Daddy leaves they might as well cancel it. I, for one, won’t watch anymore. No Daddy, no Code Black.
Great recap Joy. I love this show…really hoping it doesn’t get cancelled. Seems they cancel the good ones and keep some of the crappy ones. It’s realistic without being too gory. Love the characters…good to see the human side of doctors.
On a side note…do you know the name of the actor who played the mob dad Carol Pertrosian (spelling?) He looks familiar but I can’t place from where/what series