10 Worst Characters On ER

Yet another cheeky hospital rebel. The somewhat implausible Barnett character is torn between his medical career and his rock band. When he has the audacity to attempt time off so he can tour, he's given an ultimatum over which dream job he'll stick with. It's corny, hammily written and predictable from the get go with Barnett of course picking medicine in the end.

From there, Barnett moves on to become a will they/won't they love interest for Neela and falls victim to one of the dumbest moments in TV history. During Luka Kovač and Abby Lockhart's wedding, a throwdown between Barnett and Tony Gates leads to Barnett getting hit by a truck and losing his legs.

It's an excellent contender for the worst way they ever wrote a character out of this series. Just mind boggling. Apparently no one had learned from the poor reception to Dr Romano's limb severing catastrophe. Actor Shane West worked hard with the frivolous material he was given in a bid to make the cliché-ridden Barnett a more human, three-dimensional presence on the show. An admirable effort but one ultimately let down by way too many goofy story arcs.