“The Night Shift” 1.02 A Luke Macfarlane Sighting! Sort Of! 

We met the doctors handling the weird and dramatic cases of the late night ER at San Antonio Medical Center. Forced wackiness ensued, but a couple of things had us intrigued enough to come back for another look.

First there was Brendan Fehr as Dr. Drew … wait … no, we’re not going to call him that, he’s just “Drew.” He’s an Army medic who’s studying to become a surgeon, and he’s also snugly in the closet, not wanting to become “The Gay Guy” at the hospital or his Army unit. But we’ve been promised that we’ll see the exquisite Luke Macfarlane as his boyfriend, so that’s one incentive to keep coming back.

The other incentive? Gratuitous shirtless shots of star Eoin Macken as the hotly unkempt and bullheaded (but with a heart of gold) doctor T.C.

So does Episode Two fulfill the promises made? Let’s take a look!

With that out of the way, would the show also give us our Luke fix? Well … sort of, but not quite.

Drew’s storyline this week involved a withdrawn kid who refused to talk about his injury, and when tests revealed a multitude of former injuries, Drew suspected he was a victim of child abuse. But it turns out the boy was actually just auditioning for

Actually, the kid is suffering from Hollywood Multiple Personality Disorder, in which the exact personality comes out at the exact time necessary for dramatic impact.

But in the most crucial scene of the episode, Drew takes a breather to take a look at his e-mails …

Okay, show, you’ve got us for another episode, but we’re going to need the actual Luke soon. And pantsless T.C.

Tags: Brendan Fehr, Eoin Macken, IMDb, Luke MacFarlane, The Night Shift

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