TV Review: General Hospital: Night Shift - "Love's Labor"

We saw a brief break from the curse, or angel of death, that is stalking the halls of General Hospital's night shift last week, but she returned in grand form this week in an episode that focused on well known patient Stacy Sloan, the HIV positive woman who has had complications with her pregnancy and has bonded with Dr. Robin Scorpio.

The story was told in a series of flashbacks intertwined with members of the staff being questioned by acting chief of staff Dr. Ford and the hospital's attorney. But first, before the opening credits rolled we saw Robin directing Patrick to hit a patient with the defibrillator paddles over, and over, and over again. Though framed flashback isn't my favorite way to have a story delivered, I have to admit I was on the edge of my seat throughout. I knew the ending would be bad for the patient I've grown to know and care about, but still couldn't give up hope.

As we have often seen Stacy, she stumbled into the ER in great pain. When the nurse told her she would page Dr. Lee, she asks for Dr. Scorpio to be paged as well. After diagnosing a placental abruption, Dr. Lee asks student nurse Leyla to take Stacy up to the tenth floor and she will meet her up there to perform a cesarean section.

As Leyla wheeled her into the elevator, she noticed a panicked couple at the desk who appeared to only speak Farsi and told Jason and Spinelli, who were on the elevator, to take her to ten and rushed to help the other couple. Another contraction hit, Stacy cried out, and Spinelli pushed the button for the tenth floor hard and repeatedly. Of course, the elevator froze between floors, with no power to the car at all.

Article Author: Connie Phillips

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