At the start of the episode, we are introduced to a prisoner who has made a suicide pact with his girlfriend on the outside. Having ingested an insane amount of drugs and rat poison, the convict, Rolf (Jim Shield), starts having a fit. Cue his arrival at Kingdom Hospital, where his operating experiences proves to be quite unlike any other. Gruesomely, the man’s eyes begin to bleed, before he sits bolt upright on the operating table and breaks out into a rendition of “Nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye”. And things do become bleak, as we are properly introduced to Mona Klingerman (Emily Tennant). Mona was operated on by neurologist Stegman, however it transpires something went horribly wrong during the surgery and Mona was left brain damaged. Once an A-grade student, she now has to be spoon-fed. Her mother lashes out at Stegman, accusing him of “butchering” her daughter, and states that she is going to sue him. As usual, nothing is really made clear about Mona’s significance, although history has taught us that a disabled or mentally ill character in a TV show or film will most likely have some connection with the supernatural. With the help of Dr. Hook, Sally Druse is re-admitted to the hospital so that she may continue her search for the ghost girl she suspects is haunting the place. She goes looking for Mary, but ends up making contact with something far more malevolent – the mysterious boy with fangs. He only whispers her name through the wall, but it is pretty spine-tingling. One more thing of note in this episode is the shot of a handyman at the hospital reading a Stephen King book, which is kind of the equivalent of masturbating over yourself, isn’t it? Matt’s review of episode 2 is here.
