I don’t care how old this show is.. how many years pass. I bawl every single time I see this episode. This whole storyline was emotional, but this episode gets to me every time.
I really agree. I liked Doug well enough and I would never diminish George’s performance on ER but I never really missed Doug all that much when he left. On the other hand Mark leaving really left a huge hole in the show for me. He was the heart of the show IMO.
This is one of those scenes in tv history that sticks in your brain and instantly brings the same reaction as the first time you watched it. I was nursing my new baby and bawling the first time I watched this. My baby is starting her second year of college this year, and it feels like yesterday.
As a matter of fact...I remember that my brother and his wife were vacationing in HI (don’t remember which island) when they saw Anthony Edwards on the beach at their resort. Makes me wonder if he was there filming these last episodes.
Without question the saddest moment in the history of the series.Mark Greene was the heart and soul of the show and his death was absolutely heartbreaking.
I worked on this tv show for a season and a half. ( 98/99) during that time, I got to know the cast well and built an on set rapport with Anthony Edward because I met him years previously on the set of top gun. So I always gravitated towards his character. The night this scene aired, the very next day I recieved a call that my dad was dying of the same brain tumor Anthony's character died of in this scene. I always felt that watching that episode was God's way of preparing me for the next days phone call. Im a visual learner. It got me to thinking tonight about my daughter who is sleeping in the next room. I'm not a perfect man. Far from it. But I love that little girl with all my heart. And marks message to his daughter in this scene in the very thing I want my daughter to embrace. It's the opposite of what the other side is raising her with. If anything, when all is said an done if I helped raise a daughter who embraces generosity, compassion, love for her fellow humans and lives self sacrificially to make the world a better place. Then maybe I can, in some way, claim I raised a good kid despite my own foibles, stresses, and screw ups..
Now you have me crying again. What Mark says to Rachel as his last words before dying are everything! ~ I am so touched by your loving words! After I saw this scene the first time it aired, I knew I had to impart this exact wisdom to my young son and daughter, even though I believed that I was already doing so. I recorded it and showed them (and probably more than once this scene) as Mark Greene’s words reinforced my beliefs and I realized that what he said encompasses every aspect of being a decent humane person and sums this up so simply! ~ “GENEROSITY, be generous with your time, with your love, with your LIFE…be generous always.” I have no doubt that you will help raise your daughter as one who “embraces generosity, compassion, love for her fellow humans and lives self sacrificially to make the world a better place.” Bless you and your daughter and family. 💎💞💓
Wow. That is beyond power and this scene is so heartbreaking I’ve only watched it once. I just wanted to read the comments without playing the video and I saw yours. What a great actor Anthony Edward’s is. Condolences about your father
My dad died in the exact same side of the bed, but facing the other way. I started crying for Dr. Greene and ended crying for my dad... May 4th will be 8 years, still hurts like it was today...
I lost my dad in 2017. It was the toughest thing I’ve ever been through. We heal, but we’re never the same again. Keep the good memories in your heart.
I lost my grandmother in 1987, my FIL in 2000, my MIL in 2005 & my father in 2012. I still carry the memories we shared, the love for them in my heart and mind every day…the sorrow too. I miss them.
I cried for half an hour after this episode.....the room, Rachel putting the headphones on him and the music.....and then the song playing just did me in. He was my favorite character in the show.
never watched ER before but that one evening I was sitting on the sofa while my wife was watching ER and that particular episode was played. I had to leave the room as my eyes were full of tears..
I cried. His character was one of love, sacrifice, understanding...Mark and Carter were my ER favs. ER is the most awesome series ever created. They could never recreate it unless they brought back the original actors in their current age. My husband and I watch still today on POP channel
@@daniellereynolds3855 it’s so funny you say that! I have a 20 year older daughter and she’s such a Greys fan and she and I battle about this! But I can never sit and watch grey with her it’s too over dramatized ! But she will absolutely get Stuck in my tv when I’m viewing ER!! Score !! 😝
Glad you all have some sense! This show was like part of my soul, and I was pretty young when it aired (I'm 33 now) I was so in love with basically every male dr. at one point or another, Dr. Greene and the hot Serbian Dr. (name blank! Sorry) being my favs
I bawled my eyes out seeing this again after so long. Even though he's not real, I miss Dr Greene. We need more Dr Greenes in this world. Such a great show. Think I'm going to watch the whole box set to get me through this worldwide apocalypse.
I laid down on the floor and sobbed as if my own family member had died. I’ve never cried like that over a TV character death. I feel like this was the saddest moment in TV.
Loved and hated this episode. It was just so sad. ER was never the same after Mark Greene died. Loved this version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I had a new appreciation for the song after this.
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"--this version, specifically--is one of my favorite songs. I can't listen to it anymore without getting emotional. Masterful piece of television.
This is one of the most tearjerking scenes of TV ever made. My favorite thing is how as Mark dies, he sees the er empty- his idea of heaven is a hospital where no one needs help.
I recently rewatched the entire 15 season series over the holiday season and I cried like I lost a family member at this episode! Mark Greene was the heart of the ER.... it was never the same after his passing!
seems prat didn't care out hi after prat got lectured bout he care he ecieved towards guy who needs his cart lol and he acts like a jerk when he said i need y damn locker wow
The best message in life!! I gave this same message to my children and grandchildren, a lot of wisdom in his last words!!.. will always miss you Dr Mark Greene!!
You can tell they wrote his character to be a doctor that was well respected. It was always "Where's Dr. Greene" or "That's Mark's patient".... never "Where the hell is Greene??"
What difference does it matter??? What does no one saying « where the hell is Greene » have to do with his character allegedly being written to being well-respected
@@judethaddeus9856 I believe they are trying to say that when other characters mentioned him, it was always in a respectful way. The cliche line "where the hell is (character)?" usually comes from a superior of some kind who is pissed off at the character and about to give them crap. But other characters generally respected him too much to do that.
Im 41, i remember when ER was on air back in the 90s, i seen episodes here and there. Im rewatching the show on HULU i just finished this episode. So beautifully written and done. Im so glad Mark Greene got a proper goodbye from the show and i stsrted crying and then the funeral scene 😢😢😢. It would have been great to see Doug and Carol there. Mark, Doug, Carter, Carol, and Peter are my favorite characters from ER.
I was a huge ER fan when it was first aired. I decided to rewatch the whole series for the first time. I’ve been binge watching for a few weeks and I just finished this episode tonight. I remember it broke me the first time. And it broke me again this time. There will never be a medical drama as good as ER again. There’s still some decent ones but ER stands alone at the top. This version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by the Hawaiian artist Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was the first time I’ve ever listened to it. It will forever be my favorite version. This is one of the TV shows that helped shape me when I was younger. It will forever have a special place in my heart.
I love this version of the song, too. ❤ For a possible second favorite, check out the rendition by EVA CASSIDY, who passed away from melanoma shortly after her friends taped one of her last performances of this song. (It is on uTube.) You will only regret not being there to catch her set before her untimely death at the age of 33.🥹😢
FreeSpirit You are correct. The majority of cancer patients, when they die they’re so exhausted and in so much pain. A lot of them are so medicated that have no idea of what’s going on. It’s very painful to watch a cancer patient die.
My husband also passed of Glioblastoma and so many tears watching this because that was a favorite song of his too and we played at his memorial service 😢..cancer just sucks
I'm watching this episode right now... it alway's breaks my heart. My cousin, Paul was about 31 when he passed away from brain cancer, his family played this song, Over the Rainbow at his funeral, he fought cancer, but it came back and he needed glasses and later walked with a cane. He was an amazing person, We all miss him very much. 💖
They never do deaths like this anymore, now any show that kills off it's main characters is a show that always kills off it's main characters like 'Grey's Anatomy' or 'Walking Dead' and the more they keep killing off main characters the less impactful it gets
Yeah only four other main characters have been killed off. Lucy, Romano, Gallant, and Pratt. Of course you sometimes had sad deaths of recurring characters such as Gant.
I was a literal child watching this...and the depth and trauma..the writing and the acting...I've never recovered. It will forever be in my mind. Always.
I remember watching this when it aired, and I felt so emotional because I had been watching Mark for years. Now, a father and a husband, I feel it even more. So impactful. I can only hope when my time comes I see moments of my life as Mark did.
I watched this my senior year of college. My roommate and I watched it some some girls’ dorm room before we all went out to the bar. We were all crying, so we weren’t exactly in a partying mood.
I cried watching this again. I am 60 years old. I lost my father 15 years ago, he died in my arms, looking straight in my eyes. We were very, very close. We worked side by side in his company for 20 years. Hard work, as car painters, I worked myself to pieces, but I would never, ever have made another choice! We have so many memories together. We trusted each other 100%. I know it sounds weird, but he was/is the love of my life. I miss him every day. Sometimes I still cry.
Without a doubt, this was and always will be a loss that affected me most on ER. I remember following the character of Dr. Mark Greene from the beginning of the show till the end. What made it so sad for me is that he was so relatable. He was not perfect, he did mistakes but he always strived to do it better the next time. He had his share of problems to deal with but always tried to be caring and compassionate as possible, to his family ad well as to his colleagues, especially those who were still struggling in the beginning like Dr. Carter. It hit me hard when his brain tumour returned and he ultimately lost his battle. The only consolation from it all was years after when Rachel followed his call and continued on his footsteps to become a good doctor like he was, under Dr. Carter's guidance. A touching full circle moment to see that his legacy will live on.
Mark was the glue in the ER. He tried his best to see both sides of each situation, and the patients were very lucky to have had him for a Dr. He exleast did his job...
@@krisskriss1223 You crazy...it was Dr. Greene. And the Carter character stayed around a little too long. The show stunk after most of t he original cast left.
@@krisskriss1223 carter is also my fav but i think when time passes , everything change ,everything left time was never same . But i miss the original cast
I have NEVER cried over the death of a fictional character more in my life. I remember the first time I saw this. My whole face was red and puffy. A testament to how great this show was. Mark Greene was the heart and soul of ER, to me. It was so so sad when he died.
I just watched this episode and crying like he is a real person. This cast is phenomenal and if I didn't know better I would swear they were all real doctors, nurses, and a family.
One of the most exciting episodes of all time in a series. Creepy and beautiful when he returns to ER and everything is empty, it is his spirit but there is nothing else.
No matter how many times I see this. I cry like crazy every single time. I remember the first time I watched it, I was struggling with my mother's recent death and it was very hard to watch.
Yes, Iz’s version of “SOTR” and Dr. Greene’s final scene are entwined in my brain forever. Heartbreakingly beautiful. Dr. Mark Greene was one of the best television characters ever created. Bravo to the ER writers and Anthony Edwards! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
I remember this episode. I cried back then and I still cry now. I really loved Mark and what he brought to ER. There never will be another Mark Greene. I even cry when I see Dr. Carter get Mark’s final letter written to the ER staff. 😢😢😢
I cry every time I see this like it’s the first time I’m watching it. Mark Greene was an amazing character and seeing him so happy that is family is in peace because he is not in pain anymore, always brings a tear to my eye.
@@stacyh.1862 I'm still alive but I went to the hospital the other day and they gave me the impressionn that I'm not going to be for long1 I will thank you for asking and for anyone out there who's wondering Having a brain tumor and massivis very strange The only thing I can compare it to and It's gonna be really hard for anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about to understand. Very much like being on mushrooms.
Man... this got me. I had a very similar experience with my grandmother. She adored classical music and on her death bed I put on some classical through my headphones and her reaction was overwhelming. She later passed away that night.... R.I.P. Grandma Jacob.
This is the last episode I watched of ER, for many years. It was powerful, painful and realistic for me. After many years I was able to watch the remainder of the series. All of the artist are wonderful performers. There will never be a show as good as ER!.
I still can't watch this episode without stopping crying, about the most beloved doctors in the series, Dr. Greene, so many unforgettable moments starring him.
I don't know WHY I watched this today . I has a video chat after six months with my 5 year old grand daugher, due to COVID. Haven't hugged her since May. She cried when we logged off. My son was killed in 2016, miss everyone so much.
Sometimes I think we know we need to have a good cry. The stress of COVID and how it has impacted our lives is stress enough but you also had a great loss with the death of your son. Loss of a child is the toughest, an enormous blow. COVID has shaken me to the core, and I miss my sister who died of Leukemia and my health issues shake me. I know when I need to purge out my emotions, watched this video on purpose to do just that. But MJ, know we miss them and allow the tears. The increased amount of vaccinated people in this country will help us get back to the lives we love.
I mourned him like a family member. The show was never the same for me but I kept watching. It still hurts to watch but I can’t pass up the opportunity to see him again. Pain is most poignant in hind sight.
I lost my father in April 2020 to COVID-19 and this song has soothed my soul so much. I remember watching this episode of ER with my mother when it happened and we were both sobbing. Such a powerful show and a beautifully written character.
I loved this show. Wasn't a big T.V. watcher but I watched this show from beginning to end. Cried almost every week. It was like a death in the family when Dr. Greene died.
I always look back at the early ER shows and enjoyed Dr Greene. My Dad had died of a similar cancer and all the memories of that come rushing back. My dad was a Christian and so am I, so we will be together again one day praising the LORD together. Until then I also want to be Generous with my time and talents. Thank you ER for putting out decent content in the beginning.
Television shows are way different than they use to be. Back in the 90's, before all the f'in reality TV, there were shows like this, ER, they were just so powerful. There were just so many moments on this show that would literally make you tear. Lots of shows might have one episode in the entire series that will do that, ER just was so good, so powerful, so real, I just remember it really striking a nerve on many occasions.
I cried so hard when Mark passed. You would of thought him and I where related. I cried myself to sleep that night. I was so sad for days after. I still can't watch this episode without balling.
I often come back to watch this scene every few months for years, i've recently been diagnosed with cancer age 39, there are now 4 of us with cancer in my family at the same time. This scene now means so much more to me llately and what a perfect song
So I’m sitting in a Japanese restaurant today and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by IK starts playing...I immediately think of this scene and start tearing up...meanwhile people are looking at me like I’m crazy...I can’t hear that song and not think of this...such an impactful scene.
When I hear this song, I think of the scene from Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's, the singer of the version of this song's, funeral. You want impactful, watch that.
God bless you. What we remember about a loved one, what we cherish for years is how they stay in our heart. My Mom died of cancer and my Sister died of Leukemia. I know they are no longer in pain. SSkwigelf - Take care !
I just started watching ER again,from the beginning. I'm on Season 7,and Dr Greene just found out he has a brain tumor. When I see the episode in season 8 when he dies,I know I'm gonna cry for hours. Mark was the best Dr and the heart of the show. Not sure if I'll be able to continue watching after he dies.
I just finished watching this episode in its entirety and I am a crying mess. Wow. When they showed him walking through the ER and smiling while watching Rachel, Elizabeth and Ella one last time I lost it.
Maaaaaaaaan, I cried like a whole BABY when this aired. I still think about it, but I likely never would've watched it again if I hadn't happened across it here. 😥😥😥😥😥😥 It was also the first time I had ever heard this version of this song. Now I can't hear even a snippet of it without thinking of this.
I am sorry for your loss. I loved dr. Green too. It made me cry because he was such a superhero bro and doctor. I wish he was mine doctor. May God bless you and your family with angel wings. RIP doctor Michael Green. And I love you!
I am 15 years old and i know this scene will stick with me for years to come. I will never be able to unhear this song, especially since it was already an emotional song because of my parents playing at important parts of my life or it being played when I have been down. I know Mark Green isnt a a real person but he was one of the most depressing losses in tv history
Yep…2024 and I just HAD to come back here and see if this still made me cry-I’m still BAWLING! Mark Green was such an amazing character and I love how they put him back the ER in this episode. Don’t forget to watch the episode here Carter is reading the fax from him/Elizabeth to the department.
I always like the episode before this one as well. Where Lewis discovers the little girl has cancer in her chest and Ramano works all night to remove it. Then Lewis says to Carter how they just found her cancer early by luck because she came in due to a car accident. Yet, Mark walked the halls of the ER everyday for years and only discovered his tumor when it got to the point he had symptoms. Carter asks her if she is looking for a reason why. And says we can only save who we can save. Man I miss ER. One of the greatest shows on television ever.
Great scene and Lewis is right, it is crazy how he had to have a tumor. Like she said to bad he just couldn't have been where he is living happily in another place without a tumor.
I never watched ER. My mum did when I was a kid but I was never interested. Now I’m 30 and watching this scene crying my eyes out. Unbelievable acting.
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I don’t care how old this show is.. how many years pass. I bawl every single time I see this episode. This whole storyline was emotional, but this episode gets to me every time.
Me too. I am 40 years old, I live in Russia, for the first time I watched this series in 1998.
Yep.. the song just hits all the feels and I start bawling 😭
Same this episode has me crying every time
yeah it's very sad. I haven't watched it through yet. .I skip around episodes, and I shouldn't.
same here i been dealing with that to the same promble but think god i still alive tho.
Say what you will about George Clooney, the show was never the same after Anthony Edwards left
Truer words have never been written. Mark Greene was one in a million.
And they said Lucy and Pratt's death was sad, naw.......Dr.Greene's death was the one!!!!! Did not even remember their deaths.
Anthony and Noah were my favorites.
I really agree. I liked Doug well enough and I would never diminish George’s performance on ER but I never really missed Doug all that much when he left. On the other hand Mark leaving really left a huge hole in the show for me. He was the heart of the show IMO.
@@charlotteziggy8353 The one thing I remembered about this show was Mark's death. Well that and how I thought Carter was cute. Haha
This is one of those scenes in tv history that sticks in your brain and instantly brings the same reaction as the first time you watched it. I was nursing my new baby and bawling the first time I watched this. My baby is starting her second year of college this year, and it feels like yesterday.
Happens in a blink, doesn't it? I'm 52 and I swear it feels like it was just a couple of years ago that this aired and I cried like a baby.
It doesn't feel like it's been that long at all. Wow.
I cried like a baby during the 2-part episode of Dr. Mark Greene’s passing. I’ll never forget them. It took me a full year/season to return to ER.
As a matter of fact...I remember that my brother and his wife were vacationing in HI (don’t remember which island) when they saw Anthony Edwards on the beach at their resort. Makes me wonder if he was there filming these last episodes.
100% agree.
Without question the saddest moment in the history of the series.Mark Greene was the heart and soul of the show and his death was absolutely heartbreaking.
I worked on this tv show for a season and a half. ( 98/99) during that time, I got to know the cast well and built an on set rapport with Anthony Edward because I met him years previously on the set of top gun.
So I always gravitated towards his character.
The night this scene aired, the very next day I recieved a call that my dad was dying of the same brain tumor Anthony's character died of in this scene. I always felt that watching that episode was God's way of preparing me for the next days phone call.
Im a visual learner.
It got me to thinking tonight about my daughter who is sleeping in the next room.
I'm not a perfect man. Far from it. But I love that little girl with all my heart.
And marks message to his daughter in this scene in the very thing I want my daughter to embrace. It's the opposite of what the other side is raising her with.
If anything, when all is said an done if I helped raise a daughter who embraces generosity, compassion, love for her fellow humans and lives self sacrificially to make the world a better place. Then maybe I can, in some way, claim I raised a good kid despite my own foibles, stresses, and screw ups..
Now you have me crying again. What Mark says to Rachel as his last words before dying are everything! ~ I am so touched by your loving words! After I saw this scene the first time it aired, I knew I had to impart this exact wisdom to my young son and daughter, even though I believed that I was already doing so. I recorded it and showed them (and probably more than once this scene) as Mark Greene’s words reinforced my beliefs and I realized that what he said encompasses every aspect of being a decent humane person and sums this up so simply! ~ “GENEROSITY, be generous with your time, with your love, with your LIFE…be generous always.” I have no doubt that you will help raise your daughter as one who “embraces generosity, compassion, love for her fellow humans and lives self sacrificially to make the world a better place.” Bless you and your daughter and family. 💎💞💓
@maryb852 thank you.
Wow. That is beyond power and this scene is so heartbreaking I’ve only watched it once. I just wanted to read the comments without playing the video and I saw yours.
What a great actor Anthony Edward’s is.
Condolences about your father
I like this version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" better than the original. The ukulele is very soothing.
My dad died in the exact same side of the bed, but facing the other way. I started crying for Dr. Greene and ended crying for my dad... May 4th will be 8 years, still hurts like it was today...
My thoughts and prayers to you and your family. I too lost my Dad 20 years ago.
My dad died may 17th 2 years ago so sad
@@joesoto690 ❤️🌌🗺🌎🌍🌏 RIP I’m Sorry 4 Your Loss
I lost my dad in 2017. It was the toughest thing I’ve ever been through. We heal, but we’re never the same again. Keep the good memories in your heart.
I lost my grandmother in 1987, my FIL in 2000, my MIL in 2005 & my father in 2012. I still carry the memories we shared, the love for them in my heart and mind every day…the sorrow too. I miss them.
I cried for half an hour after this episode.....the room, Rachel putting the headphones on him and the music.....and then the song playing just did me in. He was my favorite character in the show.
never watched ER before but that one evening I was sitting on the sofa while my wife was watching ER and that particular episode was played. I had to leave the room as my eyes were full of tears..
Glad someone posted this video. Same for me. Was 22 when I saw it on a Sunday evening in my student flat. Was crying like hell :-(
so sad...
I cried. His character was one of love, sacrifice, understanding...Mark and Carter were my ER favs. ER is the most awesome series ever created. They could never recreate it unless they brought back the original actors in their current age. My husband and I watch still today on POP channel
The oringinals are my favorite. Once the all left, ER was never the same. You really couldnt feel close with the new cast
Haleh has always been my favorite
Greys doesn’t even compare to ER. It was a fave of mine too!
@@daniellereynolds3855 it’s so funny you say that! I have a 20 year older daughter and she’s such a Greys fan and she and I battle about this! But I can never sit and watch grey with her it’s too over dramatized ! But she will absolutely get Stuck in my tv when I’m viewing ER!! Score !! 😝
Glad you all have some sense! This show was like part of my soul, and I was pretty young when it aired (I'm 33 now) I was so in love with basically every male dr. at one point or another, Dr. Greene and the hot Serbian Dr. (name blank! Sorry) being my favs
I loved his advice to his daughter…Be Generous with your time love and life
❤❤❤😢
I bawled my eyes out seeing this again after so long. Even though he's not real, I miss Dr Greene. We need more Dr Greenes in this world. Such a great show. Think I'm going to watch the whole box set to get me through this worldwide apocalypse.
ER was THE best medical drama on tv, it was heartwrenching, funny, touching and pretty gritty at times. Loved this show and never missed an episode.
I cried unabashedly for Dr. Greene.
ME TOOOOOO ....
Me too!
Still do😢
I laid down on the floor and sobbed as if my own family member had died. I’ve never cried like that over a TV character death. I feel like this was the saddest moment in TV.
Trina Whitener i completely agree
Loved and hated this episode. It was just so sad. ER was never the same after Mark Greene died. Loved this version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I had a new appreciation for the song after this.
I totally agree i tried to keep up with E.R after Mark died, but it was never the same for me.
@@TRIGMASTER06 I think Mark Greene was the heart of the show. It just didn't have the same feel after he was gone
The singer recorded the song in 1988 and passed in the 90's before the song got worldwide recognition god bless him
@@MrPlatanoMan I loved his version of the song. Just beautiful.
Izrael Kamakawiwo'ole.
Rest in peace Dr. Green! 1960-2002.
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"--this version, specifically--is one of my favorite songs. I can't listen to it anymore without getting emotional. Masterful piece of television.
I know, I love Iz’s song but always tear up and think of Mark. Iz is dead too 😪
I know it's a beautiful song, I always loved that song.
This is one of the most tearjerking scenes of TV ever made. My favorite thing is how as Mark dies, he sees the er empty- his idea of heaven is a hospital where no one needs help.
I love that take on it! I always figured he went there in his mind because it was always where he felt most at home
It's amazing and heartwrenching at the same time
Got me bawling bro wtf 😂
It’s so weird to think that Ella would be 20 now and Rachel in her early 30s. Even mark would have been almost 60 now
I didn't know this but the baby was really Alex Kingston's daughter, played in this episode, she's about 20 now
@@JMarieCAlove Ah I didn’t know she was pregnant for real back then
@@JMarieCAlovewow was it .
I recently rewatched the entire 15 season series over the holiday season and I cried like I lost a family member at this episode! Mark Greene was the heart of the ER.... it was never the same after his passing!
But i still watch for carter
watching it for the first time now.. this broke my heart
Where did u watch it
seems prat didn't care out hi after prat got lectured bout he care he ecieved towards guy who needs his cart lol and he acts like a jerk when he said i need y damn locker wow
The best message in life!! I gave this same message to my children and grandchildren, a lot of wisdom in his last words!!.. will always miss you Dr Mark Greene!!
Be generous. ❤️
You can tell they wrote his character to be a doctor that was well respected. It was always "Where's Dr. Greene" or "That's Mark's patient".... never "Where the hell is Greene??"
What difference does it matter??? What does no one saying « where the hell is Greene » have to do with his character allegedly being written to being well-respected
@@judethaddeus9856 I believe they are trying to say that when other characters mentioned him, it was always in a respectful way. The cliche line "where the hell is (character)?" usually comes from a superior of some kind who is pissed off at the character and about to give them crap. But other characters generally respected him too much to do that.
Good observation!!
@@judethaddeus9856 Are you named after the apostle with two names?
@@judethaddeus9856 because by not using that kind of language that is considered more casual. shows the respect they give him.
Im 41, i remember when ER was on air back in the 90s, i seen episodes here and there. Im rewatching the show on HULU i just finished this episode. So beautifully written and done. Im so glad Mark Greene got a proper goodbye from the show and i stsrted crying and then the funeral scene 😢😢😢. It would have been great to see Doug and Carol there. Mark, Doug, Carter, Carol, and Peter are my favorite characters from ER.
In 15 season's Mark Greene was the best doctor ER ever had
I have to agree.
And Dr. Doug Ross. They were a great pair of friends.
@@amberjohnson4820 ik. Their friendship was so underrated.
Carter
@@amberjohnson4820 I couldn't stand Ross.
I was a huge ER fan when it was first aired. I decided to rewatch the whole series for the first time. I’ve been binge watching for a few weeks and I just finished this episode tonight. I remember it broke me the first time. And it broke me again this time. There will never be a medical drama as good as ER again. There’s still some decent ones but ER stands alone at the top. This version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by the Hawaiian artist Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was the first time I’ve ever listened to it. It will forever be my favorite version. This is one of the TV shows that helped shape me when I was younger. It will forever have a special place in my heart.
I love this version of the song, too. ❤
For a possible second favorite, check out the rendition by EVA CASSIDY, who passed away from melanoma shortly after her friends taped one of her last performances of this song. (It is on uTube.)
You will only regret not being there to catch her set before her untimely death at the age of 33.🥹😢
At 40+yrs old I'd never shed a tear at any fictional TV show,
And I sobbed uncontrollably when Dr Mark Greene died
I got to admit that I cry when Greene died, this episode is one of my favorite scenes.
Whenever he dies, I start crying like a baby. It was such a sad death, and he was one of my favorite characters.
All those side effects. His last days were not that good.
The reading of the letter does it for me. I just start bawlin.
Because this is how death is like specially dealing with Cancer😔😔
FreeSpirit You are correct. The majority of cancer patients, when they die they’re so exhausted and in so much pain. A lot of them are so medicated that have no idea of what’s going on. It’s very painful to watch a cancer patient die.
I’m so confused in what scene did he actually die here it didn’t show
Who else is watching this in 2021 and crying like a baby ?!
Guilty as charged. 2 June and crying like a baby. How very sad yet peaceful. Extremely well done.
My husband also passed of Glioblastoma and so many tears watching this because that was a favorite song of his too and we played at his memorial service 😢..cancer just sucks
I love the approving look he gives Rachel when she’s holding hands, it must’ve felt so good for her to know he approved of her love
I'm watching this episode right now... it alway's breaks my heart. My cousin, Paul was about 31 when he passed away from brain cancer, his family played this song, Over the Rainbow at his funeral, he fought cancer, but it came back and he needed glasses and later walked with a cane. He was an amazing person, We all miss him very much. 💖
Did doctor Greene have brain cancer
They never do deaths like this anymore, now any show that kills off it's main characters is a show that always kills off it's main characters like 'Grey's Anatomy' or 'Walking Dead' and the more they keep killing off main characters the less impactful it gets
Yeah only four other main characters have been killed off. Lucy, Romano, Gallant, and Pratt. Of course you sometimes had sad deaths of recurring characters such as Gant.
That is the exact reason why I stopped watching 24. All the interesting characters died.
the night shift is good they only kill off a couple
I actually disagree. If you dont kill off characters the show becomes predictable because we know most wont die
@@yobiwolrd07 I do agree, I mean just don't kill them off all the time, kill of characters every now and then.
I was a literal child watching this...and the depth and trauma..the writing and the acting...I've never recovered. It will forever be in my mind. Always.
When she kissed his hand. I was done :(((
I remember watching this when it aired, and I felt so emotional because I had been watching Mark for years. Now, a father and a husband, I feel it even more. So impactful. I can only hope when my time comes I see moments of my life as Mark did.
I watched this my senior year of college. My roommate and I watched it some some girls’ dorm room before we all went out to the bar. We were all crying, so we weren’t exactly in a partying mood.
No matter how many times I've seen this scene over the years it stil hits me every time.
I ugly cried during this whole episode. I related to so much of it, from having to grow up too fast to the conversation Mark and Rachel had.
So sorry for your loss.
"Be generous" always sticks in my memory. My grandmother was generous, and I remember this scene when I think about her.
I cried watching this again. I am 60 years old. I lost my father 15 years ago, he died in my arms, looking straight in my eyes. We were very, very close. We worked side by side in his company for 20 years. Hard work, as car painters, I worked myself to pieces, but I would never, ever have made another choice! We have so many memories together. We trusted each other 100%. I know it sounds weird, but he was/is the love of my life. I miss him every day. Sometimes I still cry.
Without a doubt, this was and always will be a loss that affected me most on ER. I remember following the character of Dr. Mark Greene from the beginning of the show till the end. What made it so sad for me is that he was so relatable. He was not perfect, he did mistakes but he always strived to do it better the next time. He had his share of problems to deal with but always tried to be caring and compassionate as possible, to his family ad well as to his colleagues, especially those who were still struggling in the beginning like Dr. Carter. It hit me hard when his brain tumour returned and he ultimately lost his battle. The only consolation from it all was years after when Rachel followed his call and continued on his footsteps to become a good doctor like he was, under Dr. Carter's guidance. A touching full circle moment to see that his legacy will live on.
One of the best and most memorable episodes of TV ever. I still think about this episode 18 years later.
Absolutely.
Yep, still crying after all these years. Rip Mark Greene. The show was never the same after you passed.
Righy i just still watched for carter
Mark really was the heart of this show :(
No, it was carter
Mark was the glue in the ER. He tried his best to see both sides of each situation, and the patients were very lucky to have had him for a Dr. He exleast did his job...
@@krisskriss1223
You crazy...it was Dr. Greene. And the Carter character stayed around a little too long.
The show stunk after most of t he original cast left.
@@charlotteziggy8353 sorry you re wrong. Carter evolution drive the shiw
@@krisskriss1223 carter is also my fav but i think when time passes , everything change ,everything left time was never same .
But i miss the original cast
I have NEVER cried over the death of a fictional character more in my life. I remember the first time I saw this. My whole face was red and puffy. A testament to how great this show was. Mark Greene was the heart and soul of ER, to me. It was so so sad when he died.
I just watched this episode and crying like he is a real person. This cast is phenomenal and if I didn't know better I would swear they were all real doctors, nurses, and a family.
One of the saddest deaths in tv history. Beautifully done Anthony. Did he get an Emmy for this ?
Unbelievably he did not get an Emmy but he was fantastic in this show
No, he's never won an Emmy.
NYPD Blue- Bobby Simone's death was right up there
@@dwaynesisto5185 Agreed. I don't think I've ever cried so hard over the death of a T.V. show character like that.
I lost it when she put the headphones on him. Wow, great scene!
today i watched this episode for the first time ever and I cried for half an hour., The tone/music and acting was all on point man I loved Greene. FFS
One of the most exciting episodes of all time in a series. Creepy and beautiful when he returns to ER and everything is empty, it is his spirit but there is nothing else.
Yes, i noticed that too. He worked soo much he came back to the ER 😢
No matter how many times I see this. I cry like crazy every single time. I remember the first time I watched it, I was struggling with my mother's recent death and it was very hard to watch.
all these years later this still brings tears to my eyes
I still cry every time I watch this and I remember the episode so clearly. I was 11 and now I’m 32.
Yes, Iz’s version of “SOTR” and Dr. Greene’s final scene are entwined in my brain forever. Heartbreakingly beautiful. Dr. Mark Greene was one of the best television characters ever created. Bravo to the ER writers and Anthony Edwards! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
I remember this episode. I cried back then and I still cry now. I really loved Mark and what he brought to ER. There never will be another Mark Greene. I even cry when I see Dr. Carter get Mark’s final letter written to the ER staff. 😢😢😢
That letter was so shocking. I still had hopes he'd somehow get better, up until that moment. I couldn't sleep at all that night...
That was sad great acting from the cast ❤❤
The best scene in any television drama series,hands down.we played same song,same artist at my little grandsons funeral.one day i will see him again.
Makes me cry every time...Never heard this version of "Over the Rainbow" until Dr. Greene died...
I love how his spirit went to the er and watched his family! 🥰😪❤
❤❤❤❤ same
I am crying again, Mark was my favorite I really cry a lot when he died and love how he tell her to be generous
The first time I saw this my Grandmother had died not long before. I cried .What makes this sadder is that the singer of the song died very young.
I cry every time I see this like it’s the first time I’m watching it. Mark Greene was an amazing character and seeing him so happy that is family is in peace because he is not in pain anymore, always brings a tear to my eye.
When I found out I had brain cancer this was all I could think of for months.
How are you doing?
@@stacyh.1862 I'm still alive but I went to the hospital the other day and they gave me the impressionn that I'm not going to be for long1 I will thank you for asking and for anyone out there who's wondering Having a brain tumor and massivis very strange The only thing I can compare it to and It's gonna be really hard for anyone who doesn't know what I'm talking about to understand. Very much like being on mushrooms.
@@rayruckus4446 May I pray for you?
@@thedogsofchernobyl8160 Thank you I appreciate it.
@@rayruckus4446 I am honored.
Man... this got me. I had a very similar experience with my grandmother. She adored classical music and on her death bed I put on some classical through my headphones and her reaction was overwhelming. She later passed away that night.... R.I.P. Grandma Jacob.
This is the last episode I watched of ER, for many years. It was powerful, painful and realistic for me. After many years I was able to watch the remainder of the series. All of the artist are wonderful performers. There will never be a show as good as ER!.
I still can't watch this episode without stopping crying, about the most beloved doctors in the series, Dr. Greene, so many unforgettable moments starring him.
I don't know WHY I watched this today . I has a video chat after six months with my 5 year old grand daugher, due to COVID. Haven't hugged her since May. She cried when we logged off. My son was killed in 2016, miss everyone so much.
Sometimes I think we know we need to have a good cry. The stress of COVID and how it has impacted our lives is stress enough but you also had a great loss with the death of your son. Loss of a child is the toughest, an enormous blow. COVID has shaken me to the core, and I miss my sister who died of Leukemia and my health issues shake me. I know when I need to purge out my emotions, watched this video on purpose to do just that. But MJ, know we miss them and allow the tears. The increased amount of vaccinated people in this country will help us get back to the lives we love.
@@v.gorski3050 thank you
Condolences and yes been there , it gets tough sometimes
I cried the whole episode and even harder during this scene.
This was so sad. I was totally bawling, eyes swollen and big time snotting. Mark was really the heart. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😥😥😥
I mourned him like a family member. The show was never the same for me but I kept watching. It still hurts to watch but I can’t pass up the opportunity to see him again. Pain is most poignant in hind sight.
After all these years this still makes me cry . He was the best doctor in ER xx
I lost my father in April 2020 to COVID-19 and this song has soothed my soul so much. I remember watching this episode of ER with my mother when it happened and we were both sobbing. Such a powerful show and a beautifully written character.
I loved this show. Wasn't a big T.V. watcher but I watched this show from beginning to end. Cried almost every week. It was like a death in the family when Dr. Greene died.
I always look back at the early ER shows and enjoyed Dr Greene. My Dad had died of a similar cancer and all the memories of that come rushing back. My dad was a Christian and so am I, so we will be together again one day praising the LORD together. Until then I also want to be Generous with my time and talents. Thank you ER for putting out decent content in the beginning.
Television shows are way different than they use to be. Back in the 90's, before all the f'in reality TV, there were shows like this, ER, they were just so powerful. There were just so many moments on this show that would literally make you tear. Lots of shows might have one episode in the entire series that will do that, ER just was so good, so powerful, so real, I just remember it really striking a nerve on many occasions.
Indeed
In my opinion when it comes to medical dramas this was by far the best!
I truly agree.
I cried so hard when Mark passed. You would of thought him and I where related. I cried myself to sleep that night. I was so sad for days after. I still can't watch this episode without balling.
25 freakin years later this STILL makes me cry
“Don’t cry for me”
Too late 😭
His death hit the series and fans so hard and the show was never the same after he left
Everytime I see this episode I still tear up especially when they show him in his scrubs in an empty ER
I often come back to watch this scene every few months for years, i've recently been diagnosed with cancer age 39, there are now 4 of us with cancer in my family at the same time. This scene now means so much more to me llately and what a perfect song
My very best wishes to you and your family. Stay strong.
@@OldManDave1960 Thanks David
Wow I hope you all pull through. I hate cancer.
Esta escena me hizo llorar, ya que Mark era la esencia del programa...
My dad died of the same kind of cancer....this scene puts me right back in time with him....
ALWAYS makes me cry.😢
So I’m sitting in a Japanese restaurant today and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by IK starts playing...I immediately think of this scene and start tearing up...meanwhile people are looking at me like I’m crazy...I can’t hear that song and not think of this...such an impactful scene.
Yep. Every single time. I can't separate this version of the song from Mark Greene's death.
When I hear this song, I think of the scene from Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's, the singer of the version of this song's, funeral. You want impactful, watch that.
same here it was the first time I heard Israels version of the song and now it will always be tied to this scene
Me too... "Over the Rainbow"=Mark's death
This scene is the most saddest I've ever seen. I was 24, balling my eyes out. Now everytime I hear this song I think of Dr. Greene. ♥️💔💔💔
I lost my grandfather to brain cancer when I was in high school. This scene really hits hard 😢
I'm sorry for your pain from the loss of your grandfather. God bless you.
God bless you. What we remember about a loved one, what we cherish for years is how they stay in our heart. My Mom died of cancer and my Sister died of Leukemia. I know they are no longer in pain. SSkwigelf - Take care !
I just started watching ER again,from the beginning. I'm on Season 7,and Dr Greene just found out he has a brain tumor. When I see the episode in season 8 when he dies,I know I'm gonna cry for hours. Mark was the best Dr and the heart of the show. Not sure if I'll be able to continue watching after he dies.
This is one of the most powerful scenes. Words cannot discribe.
Thats why , Anthony Edwards; Is a great actor.
Kills me every time. Even this many years later.
Everyone appreciate your nurses & doctors very carefully
😭😭😭. The heart of the ER.
All these years later and I still bawl my ass off. One of the saddest moments in T.V. history.
I cried like a baby when first saw this, and every time I have seen it since.xx
I just finished watching this episode in its entirety and I am a crying mess. Wow. When they showed him walking through the ER and smiling while watching Rachel, Elizabeth and Ella one last time I lost it.
This made me cry so hard. It was just done so perfectly.
Maaaaaaaaan, I cried like a whole BABY when this aired. I still think about it, but I likely never would've watched it again if I hadn't happened across it here. 😥😥😥😥😥😥 It was also the first time I had ever heard this version of this song. Now I can't hear even a snippet of it without thinking of this.
Such a beautiful and heartbreaking scene!
I cried so hard on the episode my family had to console me 😳
I just recently started watching ER, and this was the first time I have ever cried over a fictional character. Mark's death was so sad 😭
I am sorry for your loss. I loved dr. Green too. It made me cry because he was such a superhero bro and doctor. I wish he was mine doctor. May God bless you and your family with angel wings. RIP doctor Michael Green. And I love you!
I am 15 years old and i know this scene will stick with me for years to come. I will never be able to unhear this song, especially since it was already an emotional song because of my parents playing at important parts of my life or it being played when I have been down. I know Mark Green isnt a a real person but he was one of the most depressing losses in tv history
Yep…2024 and I just HAD to come back here and see if this still made me cry-I’m still BAWLING! Mark Green was such an amazing character and I love how they put him back the ER in this episode. Don’t forget to watch the episode here Carter is reading the fax from him/Elizabeth to the department.
I always like the episode before this one as well. Where Lewis discovers the little girl has cancer in her chest and Ramano works all night to remove it. Then Lewis says to Carter how they just found her cancer early by luck because she came in due to a car accident. Yet, Mark walked the halls of the ER everyday for years and only discovered his tumor when it got to the point he had symptoms.
Carter asks her if she is looking for a reason why. And says we can only save who we can save. Man I miss ER. One of the greatest shows on television ever.
Great scene and Lewis is right, it is crazy how he had to have a tumor. Like she said to bad he just couldn't have been where he is living happily in another place without a tumor.
I never watched ER. My mum did when I was a kid but I was never interested. Now I’m 30 and watching this scene crying my eyes out. Unbelievable acting.
Yeah feels so real