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ER 6x14 Part 2

I love the relationship between John and Benton!!!!! You rarely see how much he cares for John, but this whole episode he is so protective over him!

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Work dad and his work son.

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Not a man of many words anyway, Benton does not say anything during the intervention, from which a defiant Carter storms out and quits. Benton follows his mentee and former med student outside.

Carter breaks down and collapses into Benton's arms, where Benton, in a rare public display of affection, gently kisses his head. The final scene shows a downcast Carter on an Atlanta-bound flight to a treatment facility. The shot then slowly pans out to reveal Benton sitting next to him. "That was a nice surprise with the pan across to see that no matter what, Benton is there for Carter, he was not the warm and fuzzy, 'I love you' guy. He wasn't that guy with words, except for with his son, but he was that way with his actions," the three-time Emmy nominee says. "I think that people really got into it because it was such a great foundation for such a strong bromance, like these two men loved each other whether they could say it, or one could say it, or whatever. So to me, that was a scene about love. And so that pan really captured, 'If you have to go to hell, I'm coming to hell with you, and I will always be there for you.' So I think that really came through."

- Eriq La Salle during an interview on May 16, 2025. May 18 marks the 25th anniversary of the Season Six finale “May Day”