"Contact" is the second episode of the first season of the Canadian

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''. The episode premiered on June 14, 2012 in Canada on CTV, and was simultaneously broadcast on

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in the United States.

Plot

The show centers on Dr. Alex Reid (

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), the chief surgical resident at Hope Zion Hospital, who is involved in a car accident with her fiance, Dr Charles Harris (

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). Minutes later, Charlie falls into a coma. In this episode, Alex deals with a child, Cal, who has a disease. He goes into a coma, and meets Charlie. Charlie asks him to send a message to Alex for him, when Cal wakes up. Despite this, the boy forgets Charlie's name. Charlie's ex-wife suggests in-coma arousal therapy. Meanwhile, surgeons Joel Goran (

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) and Maggie Lin ( Julia Taylor Ross) deal with a lady who will die without surgery. Due to their religion, her husband refuses treatment.

Reception

"Contact" received mixed reviews from television critics. Commentators noted that parts were good, and parts weren't. They also noted that it raised many questions, and that it was better than "

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", the previous episode. Upon airing, the episode garnered 1.6 million viewers in Canada, according to

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. It obtained 3.98 million viewers and 0.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, in the United States, according to

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References

External links

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