Dam Nation

Polly and Emily take a quick break from their favorite medical drama to finally watch the pilot for the other New Amsterdam: Fox's short-lived police procedural from 2008.

In episode 1 (of 8) we meet Detecitve John Amsterdam, the brooding homicide detective with a rare Native American blood type, cursed to live forever until he finds his true love. Emily achieves peak Brooklyn by sitting in her closet, and Polly shares some wild and wacky Death Cab for Cutie trivia.   

Max refuses to let his cancear treatment get in the way of this week's mission: tackling the homelessness crisis. Polly shows off her skills with a rapier, and Emily flouts the law. 

As Max's life hangs in the balance, we travel back in time to learn how he and Georgia first fell in love. Emily hates science, and Polly name-drops King Arthur.

Max is shaken when the donor recipient of his sister’s heart arrives at New Amsterdam, in need of a new transplant. Emily reunites with an old nemesis, and Polly is spooked by breakfast.

TW: Attempted suicide.

Things get personal at the Dam when Max gets too emotionally invested in a cancer patient faced with a tough decision... all of which takes a backseat to Reynolds’ birthday. Emily invites you to the Feldman Family zoom chat, and Polly messages Charles Barkley on LinkedIn.

It’s all hands on deck when New Amsterdam joins several hospitals outside the city to participate in a domino transplant procedure. Polly still won’t respond to any texts, and Emily reads from Wikipedia about immortal homicide detectives.

Max faces his worst foe yet: a fundraising gala. Polly plays “Hail to the Conquering Hero” in B Flat Major, and Emily gets so excited that she burps.

A bullet rips through New Amsterdam. Polly is pleased to learn that Max enjoyed a great night of karaoke, and Emily would like you all to stop asking us for medical advice.

When a neighboring hospital suddenly finds itself without any doctors, Max Goodwin heroically orders his short-staffed hospital to take on all their patients. It's a rough day for our hosts: Polly is confused by microphones, and Emily loves the sirens that keep interrupting us.

Max Goodwin must charm a rich and racist widow into donating millions to The Dam. Emily makes unnecessary theatrical references, and Polly takes a stand in support of Connecticut.