Clooney - [s1e1] George

The premiere was a masterclass in tension, directed by Rod Holcomb and written by Michael Crichton. Key moments for Clooney's character included:

: Though he left the show in Season 5, Clooney and Margulies still sign their personal emails to each other as "Doug" and "Carol" to this day. Why It Still Matters [S1E1] George Clooney

The Night That Changed Everything: Revisiting George Clooney in the ER Premiere The premiere was a masterclass in tension, directed

: The episode’s emotional core involved the suicide attempt of Nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies). Clooney’s raw chemistry with Margulies was so powerful that producers decided to save her character, who was originally scripted to die in the pilot. [S1E1] George Clooney

: Establishing Doug Ross as the "bad boy" of the hospital.