The ER Episode Fans Always Skip On A Rewatch

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ER fans can't watch the death of Mark Greene

Despite the fact that "ER" ended its historic run back in 2009, it remains a popular topic of discussion on certain corners of the Internet. For example, r/ERShow appears to welcome a thriving community of "ER" fans. According to one fan thread on the subreddit, some "ER" fans simply cannot stand to watch Season 8, Episode 21 ("On the Beach") because it is so sad.

In this episode, the central protagonist of the series, Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), is dying of a brain tumor. Fans follow Mark as he spends time on the beach in Hawaii with his daughter, Rachel (Hallee Hirsh), teaching her how to surf and how to drive a car. Tragically, Mark suffers a seizure, leaving him bedridden. Fortunately, he is able to spend his final hours with his daughter, imparting advice on how she should live her life "generously." Sadly, Mark dies in his sleep while listening to Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."

"I don't watch Mark's funeral and I usually skip 'At the Beach,'" one since-deleted user noted on Reddit. "I don't care for the sick Mark episodes. Mark is one of my favorite TV characters of all time. It hurts to look at these episodes." Elsewhere, u/DannyC990 and u/Btldtaatw both agreed with this assessment. "Can not watch Mark dying and his episode 'On the Beach,'" u/Btldtaatw said. "I cried enough the first time."

Interestingly, the original poster of the question noted that she skips "On the Beach" because she favors another episode as Mark's last regular appearance. u/lfc_annie wrote, "I skip 'On the Beach' because I think the scenes of him leaving the ER + the letter [were] the best farewell for him."