The Clinic - Season Finale

I'm still in shock after watching the season finale of The Clinic. What a great cliffhanger to finish on. At times the show was a little quiet this year but the finale more than made up for that.

 Dan's final insult
At the beginning of the show I was almost (only almost!) feeling sorry for Dan, as I watched him wandering around the clinic with his cardboard box, getting no sympathy from anyone. I know that he had made his bed but he did have a particularly tough time. Then he returned to being nasty Dan. He'd lost Cathy, Niall Boylan was making his life hell and people didn't really trust him as a doctor. It wasn't a fun year for him… but when Diarmuid and Lucille arrived I lost all sympathy for Dan. Edel called it right when she told him off for putting all of his colleagues lives in danger.

All about the drama!
This week's show was nothing if not dramatic. First of all the team had to perform surgery on Lucille's gunshot wound, then they were all held captive at gunpoint and finally tragedy struck. It was a lot to cram into one episode but it worked.

In the middle of all the confusion and nervousness, it was Daisy who decided to speak up, coming full circle and reminding us of the feisty Daisy that we all loved from day one. She wasn't being businesslike or totally grown-up in her approach to the situation but she was being brave and passionate. OK, so it didn't quite work out for her but at least she tried.

Looking ahead
My main wish at the end of this season of The Clinic was - please save Ruairí. He's a great character and he's good for Daisy. The show just wouldn't be the same without him. But what of poor Patrick? It seemed fitting that, in all madness of the shoot-out in Clarence Street, Patrick's absence would go unnoticed. He's one of those characters who always seems to blend into the background. I just hope it isn't too late for him when someone eventually realises that he's missing, sprawled across the floor in pain. Regardless of what happens with both of these characters, I have to say, excellent finale for the show, leaving two characters lives hanging in the balance. I just can't wait to see what happens next!

Linda McGee