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Meg Ryan, the worlds DUMBEST surgeon.

posted 8 years ago by bijinius
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so we meet this medical 'wonder woman' as she is riding her bike with abandon through LA morning traffic, with NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT OF ANY KIND. is it any hilarious wonder that her untimely death is DIRECTLY CAUSED by her UTTERLY RECKLESS biking!? i mean, "City of Angels" might very well be the BEST advertisement for f--king bike helmets there's ever been.

...And you know what TOTALLY pisses me off? her character is a damn SURGEON! (granted, a real ROCK N ROLL SURGEON who listens to hendrix n s***, not like those tools on "ER"...even though blasting rock music *might...just MIGHT make it difficult for her to communicate with the OTHER FOUR OR FIVE SURGEONS, but hey - she's way too cool for school.) Now - AS such a medical professional, the number of head wounds caused by people riding like idiots without helmets in LA traffic that she herself has personally worked on must be STAGGERING.

This is just...unforgivably stupid. sorry.

[–] SpiltPersonality 8 years ago

I must admit as a cyclist and having theatre experience your post made me laugh. Having said that, there are quite a few surgeons who would listen to blaring music as they ply their trade. Remember, for the most part surgery is pretty mundane work. Sure, you need the skills, but once you've got them the surgeon is cutting the same way as a concreter would pour concrete.

[–] lynnrnsd 8 years ago

I definitely get your point about the helmet and the recklessness "look ma! No hands!" That being said, I worked in open heart ICU, and the surgeons did listen to rock and roll. And classical. And reggae. But notice, she only had them put the music on when they had finished the hard part and were closing the chest. And as soon as there was an issue, they turned it off.

[–] ellehcor7111 8 years ago

In a world where Ben Carson exists, I don't think anyone else has a shot at the title of the world's dumbest surgeon.

[–] tiffanykk2002 8 years ago

My assumption is that at the market when she first closed her eyes, she kind of knew she was about to die and just surrendered. It seemed avoidable, but it seems like it actually wasn't so she embraced it and went with the feeling.

[–] sherae915 8 years ago

That makes NO sense fyi.

[–] sherae915 8 years ago

First of all, is Meg Ryan dumb or is that you for not being able to differentiate an actor from the character? Secondly, the truck driver was pulling out onto the main road from the WOODS. Call the actress playing the role stupid though.. lol

[–] spookyrat1 7 years ago

You didn't quite get it, did you?

The film suggests she IS a risk taker (certainly in terms of cycling). As she is lying mortally injured on the road at the end, she actually says to Seth (paraphrasing) "I stuffed up, didn't I"?, referring to her cycling habits. This again reinforces to Seth and the audience that humans, unlike angels aren't perfect.

As a cyclist who does wear a helmet when I cycle, I agree with the sentiment and concern reflected in your comments regarding cycling safety, but I think you need to face the facts. In many, many parts of the world, cycling without helmets IS NOT an offence. On top of this, after being hit by the proverbial truck, t's doubtful whether Maggie's helmet would have provided a great deal of protection against those sort of life-threatening injuries anyway. As various angels comment throughout the film, when your number is up, it's most definitely up.🐭