So, without further ado, let's revisit the saddest and most moving episodes ER ever aired.

15 years is a long time to produce new, compelling content week after week, but it's a testament to ER's impressive writers' room that they created so many heartbreaking storylines that turned all of us viewers into total mush every time we watched. And even re-watching the episodes today (as you now can on Hulu), it's clear that the show still packs a serious punch. Setting a show in an emergency room may seem contradictory for writing juicy drama, but ER managed to pull at our heartstrings all the time with its emotional plotlines and moving character arcs. But seriously, try and watch all of them if you can, they are really good. 20,21 and 22 of season 8 (though the entire series is BRILLIANT) and episode 1 of season 9. The genius of the show, aside from regularly using super long (and difficult) tracking shots to put audiences in the middle of the action, was establishing real emotion amid chaos. The best episodes overall are probably the first ever episode in season one.

If you still can't get enough of the beloved show, get out your economy-sized box of tissues, because here are the saddest ER episodes of all time. From the exciting to the mundane, a day in the frantic hospital serves up many interesting dilemmas as well as. Set in Chicago, this medical drama deals with the personal and professional crises of the doctors in the emergency room at County General Hospital. he shared a drink with his best friend, Dr. The traumas, the dramas - for over 15 seasons, ER took us right into County Central Hospital's heart of chaos to follow the rollercoaster ride of a day in the emergency room. Select an episode below or record this series. In episode 16 of season 2, which is set in early 1996, Dougs father states.

The best er episodes