The last pre-strike episode of
ER aired last week, but word is still out whether the show is returning for another year, considering many had believed this season – the 14th for the show – would be its last. However, show star
Parminder Nagra doesn't think the writers would let the long-running (not to mention Emmy Award-winning) series end without a proper conclusion.
"I don't think you can have a series that's been on for 14 years and have it end like that," Nagra, who plays Neela Rasgotra on
ER, said.
How did last week's
ER end? With a steamy kiss between Gates (
John Stamos) and Sam (
Linda Cardellini) just before she gets into a cab and drives off. For sure, fans of the show will want to see what happens between the doctor and the nurse, as well as between Pratt (
Mekhi Phifer) and Bettina (Gina Ravera), who are now broken up.
The kiss wasn't the only highlight of last week's
ER. The episode, called “Atonement,” had some of the doctors heading to the ice rink for a hockey game. Parminder Nagra's Neela was the lone female player, and had to endure a lot of trash talk from the opposing team, courtesy of Morris (
Scott Grimes).
"They asked me how well I could ice skate," Nagra said. "I never thought it would come to this."
The actress said she “started taking ice-skating lessons in August,” because the producers really wanted her out on the ice. The lessons paid off well, and Nagra was able to hold her own in the rink.
This is not the first time Parminder Nagra had to tap into her athletic skills for a role. In
Bend It Like Beckham, Nagra played a London girl who joins a soccer club in secret because of her disapproving parents, who want her to stick to Indian traditions. The film, though low-budget, was a hit and catapulted Nagra, along with costars Keira Knightley and
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (
The Tudors), into stardom.
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Detroit Free Press
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