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jag vet att ingen pallar läsa men,
vila i frid Dr.Pratt. 6 år är en lång tid.
från orion in the sky till life after death- 135 episoder
Dr. Gregory "Greg" Pratt was a fictional medical doctor on the US television show ER, portrayed by Mekhi Phifer from April 4, 2002 to September 25, 2008.
Pratt first appeared late in Season 8 in the episode "Orion in theSky" (2002), as a smart but cocky and overconfident intern from VAhospital. He meets Mark Greenewho becomes his unofficial mentor on Greene's last day at County. Inthe beginning of his residency, Pratt continued to show leadership andquick precision. But his limited experience often led Pratt to collidewith his chief resident John Carterand other attendings over many occasions, including a procedure he wasunqualified to do (though the patient survived) and resuscitating analready deceased patient. He initially clashed with med student Michael Gallant but they later became close friends. During the critical smallpox outbreak, Pratt proved his skills and courage as a swift physician helping Luka Kovac and Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen save Dr. Romano's life. As the entire hospital is thrown into chaos during the evacuation gone awry, and he along with Dr. John Carter, Abby Lockhart, and Dr. Jing-Mei Deb Chen were forced into quarantine in the ER.
In Season 9, Pratt begins an on/off relationship with fellow physician, Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen.During the series, it was revealed that Pratt had a mentallyhandicapped stepbrother named Leon living with him, a man who keptPratt safe and focused on school during his childhood but was left withthe IQ of a small child after surviving a gunshot to the head. Due tohis handicap, Leon often got into trouble and would disrupt Pratt'sprofessional and personal life, especially when he became involved witha group of thugs who stabbed him in the hindquarters over a confiscatedgun, got him thrown in jail overnight, and then made him join them on arobbery that ended with one of the thugs dead and a cop badly injured(though he recovered thanks to good surgical work by Dr. Elizabeth Corday).To help give Pratt a break, Carter suggested his brother move away fora while, leading Pratt to send his stepbrother away to stay with otherfamily members in Baltimore.
Pratt and Chen's continuing relationship began to break down when Pratt's casual flirting with new medical student Neela Rasgotraled to Pratt telling Chen he did not see them having a serious futuretogether. Their relationship ended early in Season 10 and Chen wasoften curt and dismissive towards Pratt for a long while, but theyeventuallly became friends again.
In Season 10's season finale "Drive", Pratt is involved in a roadrage shooting while driving recent patient, Elgin Gibbs, home en routeto dinner with Dr. Chen. As Pratt tried to drive away from the shooter,his car was forced off a bridge and into the Chicago river, leading toElgin being killed. Pratt himself sustained serious head injuries, andChen a broken leg. Their interactions became infrequent due to Chen'sfamily problems, but Pratt went over to her house during Season 11'sChristmas Eve episode when he learned she quit, and covered for herafter she euthanized her crippled and bedridden father.
For the Chief Resident post that came up in season 11, Pratt was backed at first by Luka Kovac and later by Doctor Susan Lewis,who had often been critical of his job performance in the past.However, he decided against applying for the position due to the extraworkload, which was subsequently awarded to his rival Archie Morris.
Dr. Pratt came to terms with his clouded past at the end of Season11, making contact with his estranged father, Charlie Pratt (portrayedby Danny Glover).But, following on in Season 12, Pratt was unable to make amends withhis father. Later, after much counsel, Pratt restored ties with hishalf-brother Chaz.
In the episode, "Strange Bed Fellows," Luka Kovac instructs Pratt to go to Darfur, Africa to join John Carter in a Doctors Without Bordersprogram after Pratt helped a friend avoid a DUI by sending a vial ofhis own blood for the blood alcohol test, rather than his friend's. Toavoid legal repercussions and also to force him to think about hisactions Kovac sends him away. When Pratt challenges Kovac and says hewon't go, Kovac says he has no choice but to go. Pratt eventuallydecides to go, leading him the opportunity to move up to the positionof attending physician, which Dr. Victor Clemente could not fulfill. Soon after returning from Africa, Pratt's friend and colleague Michael Gallant dies while serving in Iraq.
At the start of season 13, Pratt achieved his new title asattending, while Chaz moves in with him. However, later on, Prattdiscovers his brother in a compromising position with another man.After much denial and a talk with Kerry Weaver Pratt begins to understand and accept his brother's homosexuality. He also supports his brother's new job as an Emergency Medical Technician but clashes with Chaz's co-workers after they encourage him to drink near-fatal amounts of alcohol.
Later in the season, Pratt discovered a church holding an illegalprescription drugs exchange program between church members. Pratt triedto reason with the pastor to seek better alternatives. With nocompromise being met, he decided to take part in the program to make itsafer by donating some narcotics from the ER. However, when a member ofthe church died from the result of the drug exchange, an investigationwas conducted by police and social workers. Pratt soon admitted to hischief Kovac that he was solely involved in the scheme, preventing anyrepercussions on the department. Pratt was arrested by the police andwas put before the review board at the hospital for an explanation ofhis actions. Surprisingly, Pastor Watkins of First Mission Baptist andhis congregation showed up on Pratt's behalf and explained the entirestory of his contribution. The board subsequently dismissed Pratt fromany suspension, allowing him to retain his medical license and job.
After being overlooked for the position of Chief of the ER in favour of new attending Skye Wexler,Pratt submitted his resignation citing that the administration ofCounty General did not respect him; however, he soon changed his mindafter meeting former Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet.After this, Pratt pursued the ER Chief position and finally was able tohave a serious adult relationship with the radiologist Dr. BettinaDeJesus.
At the end of the Season 14 finale, "The Chicago Way," Pratt enteredan ambulance transporting a patient who revealed himself to be an FBIinformant. With a botched attempt made on the patient's life in the ER,the Turkish mob targeting Pratt's patient finally succeded when theybooby trapped the ambulance Pratt rode in. A subsequent explosionresulted in a season-ending cliffhanger.He died tragically in the Season 15 premiere, "Life After Death", frominjuries sustained in that explosion. It was further revealed in theepisode that Pratt was going to receive an offer to become the newChief of the ER. At the end, Morris hands Bettina the engagement ringwhich Pratt had intended to give to her. Among the ER staff who came toa rememberance at Ike's bar was Abby Lockhart, Archie Morris, NeelaRasgotra, Tony Gates, Sam Taggart, Simon Brenner, Chuny Marquez, HalehAdams, Malik McGrath, Frank Martin, Paramedic Dumars, and Chaz Pratt.
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