Those of you who watched the season finale of "Providence" last spring will recall that the action concluded with series heroine Melina Kanakaredes ending up in a coma. Come October, we’ll see her coming out of the coma, recuperating from a stroke — and Rob Estes becoming her love interest. "I’m a physical therapist who comes to help her, but she’s not crazy about my methods," says Estes. "My character is kind of the anti-doctor. I went to med school, decided it wasn’t all that much and became a house painter. After watching my dog recuperate from a broken hip with no doctors, I returned to the medical profession, but with a very Eastern philosophy. Melina’s character is a very by-the-book doctor, so there are some great conflicts." And some great interaction, to hear him tell it. He says "working with her is great." He adds, "We had a scene where she was supposed to be crying, and I’ll be damned if at the end of it she wasn’t really crying. It was awesome!"
So his character is the anti-doctor. Does that mean he's like Michael Mancini?
Those of you who watched the season finale of "Providence" last spring will recall that the action concluded with series heroine Melina Kanakaredes ending up in a coma. Come October, we’ll see her coming out of the coma, recuperating from a stroke — and Rob Estes becoming her love interest. "I’m a physical therapist who comes to help her, but she’s not crazy about my methods," says Estes. "My character is kind of the anti-doctor. I went to med school, decided it wasn’t all that much and became a house painter. After watching my dog recuperate from a broken hip with no doctors, I returned to the medical profession, but with a very Eastern philosophy. Melina’s character is a very by-the-book doctor, so there are some great conflicts." And some great interaction, to hear him tell it. He says "working with her is great." He adds, "We had a scene where she was supposed to be crying, and I’ll be damned if at the end of it she wasn’t really crying. It was awesome!"