I wonder at what point they just stop.
Last season they felt like they were up for the fight, even if it was a superhuman effort. Now I don't know if they can even function.
#The Pitt Season 2
marble pollen
And while he says he just needs a nap, I don't think Abbot is doing any better, given he was shot earlier today.
fathom patrol
Honestly though at this point I don’t think we’re seeing Ellis or Abbott on shift
We’ll probably see Shen again though for the handoff
Though who is doing the handoff at this point I have no clue
marble pollen
Abbott said he was working tonight, so we should...
willow compass
Poor Emma
winged bay
See I think Al-Hashimi will rally the troops and they'll pull through
fathom patrol
If the next episode is any indication
Dana is either re-living her assault from last season or feeling like she just failed Emma
Alright Santos is straight up being unreasonable now
But at least it has an unintended side effect of Al-Hashimi hearing why he was actually out for so long
I don’t expect Langdon to go on a loudspeaker shouting “I WAS SKIMMING PATIENT MEDS” but him having to admit to someone face-to-face probably will be the ultimate test
fathom patrol
I did a Google Maps on the nearest ICE detention center to a PTMC equivalent
We are definitely not seeing Jesse for the rest of the season
winged bay
No but he's officially my favorite character for off-screen fighting an ICE goon in defense of a patient.
keen tundra
boy im real concerned about robbie's mental health
🛎️
well thats uh
a way to end the episode
:/
Reddit
sick phoenix
I really enjoyed the Langdon/Santos stuff. Santos is incorrect but I can totally see why she's reacting this way.
This plot might be the one I wish we could see over a couple of days because it feels unfair to both of them to try to resolve in a single day
fathom patrol
Al-Hashimi and Whittaker might be the only two doctors not cracking
Though Al-Hashimi was a war zone doc and even she has probably more sane staff than what’s going on in The Pitt
marble pollen
Whittaker hasn't fully bought into Robbie's flawed philosophy yet, that's why he's pretty stable. It's why Robbie had to have the "you should stop seeing that girl" talk.
willow compass
Ogilvie is starting to grow a little
fathom patrol
Pairing Ogilvie with McKay has so far been the best solution
He needs someone to really hammer home that empathy is essential in their line of work
willow compass
I love McKay so much
marble pollen
Worked for Javadi!
fathom patrol
That’s what leads me to believe Langdon probably asked her off-screen or Becca already talked about her sexual history and then they had a long talk about doctor-patient confidentiality
marble pollen
Probably unfounded fear: Mel is not taking the events of today well, and if she finds out Langdon was lying about why he was gone, she's probably not gonna handle it well.
I don't think she'd do anything bad, just that she's probably going to have her own overstimulated panic attack.
fathom patrol
If Langdon actually does reveal why he was out the best person ironically enough is Al-Hashimi
Or McKay
marble pollen
Yeah, definitely.
Which is wild. Episode 1 had us worried Al-Hashimi would so strictly follow the rules to rat him out to the board, but that's not her at all.
fathom patrol
She’s technically a veteran with her own unique case of PTSD
She’ll probably understand easier than most
scarlet moth
No but he's officially my favorite character for off-screen fighting an ICE goon...
That actor is also a real life pediatric ED nurse, so tbh it wouldn’t shock me if he would have done the same thing in real life
She’s having an understandable reaction to her sister keeping a LARGE secret from her and she’s incredibly disregulated from the deposition
marble pollen
Just got back to the Mass Shooting in S1 taking my wife through the show. It's amazing how different of a stress it was than where we're at. S1 was entirely "I'm stressed as my body's response to be able to react and keep up with the crisis". S2 is "I'm stressed because everything is falling apart and I just don't want anyone to get hurt even though I know they will be".
royal surge
ngl, I thought Mel's sister was making it up
is the lady in the park gonna keep her leg? that thing looked gnarly
fathom patrol
Losing the environmental crew is probably going to hurt a lot more than we realize
Rooms won’t be able to stay clean or be cleaned quickly which means they’ll have to prioritize the trauma rooms first
sick phoenix
I did like that the nurses Shamsi mentions losing were explicitly stated to have TPS, as a way to indicate that people who left are not all undocumented, ICE just sucks
scarlet moth
What really worries me that when Robby complained about a bunch of his staff leaving because of their presence the look on the agents eyes said to me "oh? Really? Cool, we'll be back later"
so hey, look forward to that in season 3 
keen tundra
ngl, I thought Mel's sister was making it up
is the lady in the park gonna keep ...
eventually yeah if she doesn't seek treatment to have the infected area removed; but that often involves losing the limb(but not always)
willow compass
Yeah, watching the scene again, I do not think Santos is fully overreacting? Like, addiction is a tricky thing and Langdon should definitely be given some grace... But I ultimately think she makes good points about how what Langdon was given functionally amounts to a slap on the wrist, and he gets to be the golden boy on his return.
She's not 100% right, but people dismissing her reaction very much are not either. Stealing the kinds of meds he was stealing is a hell of a fucking thing, and a crime and not a frivolous one
sick phoenix
It kind of depends what the hospital knows, whether they know what they ought to IRL or if Santos' statement that only 3 people know is supposed to be accurate
marble pollen
She can be both right and overreacting. She's got history of some kind with someone who didn't suffer for the things they did to her, and she's heaped all of that on Langdon (and anyone else that resembles her abuser).
Like, she benefits none from carrying on with this, nor does he or anyone else, but he's wrong so she has to fight and correct it, even if it's to everyone's harm, herself included (clearly it's been bothering her this whole time, and affecting her relationships)
She also isn't obligated to forgive him, mind you.
winged bay
Also Santos is absolutely wrong that Langdon deserves to be in jail.
willow compass
Also Santos is absolutely wrong that Langdon deserves to be in jail.
i mean yeah. this is the part where I think she's overreacting
willow compass
She can be both right and overreacting. She's got history of some kind with some...
You'll note I said "she isnt fully overreacting." She definitely is to an extent!
true steppe
I found her demand to be totally over the top
winged bay
I think a big part of Santos reaction, which we haven't really seen because of the nature of the show, is that she feels like she's been ostracized since day one because she feels that everyone knows that she's the one who got Langdon kicked out, even though she was factually doing the right thing.
true steppe
Meanwhile, the real reason she was ostracized from day one was because of her general attitude about everything
true steppe
It can. But first impressions linger, and the fact that she hasn't grown much since season 1 and immediately started trying to brown-nose al-hashimi suggests her other habits haven't changed much either.
Also Perlah and Princess dont like her from the get.
marble pollen
Ogilvie was the only one I noticed brown nosing Al-Hashimi. Santos was scared of her, and just used the AI to not drown in charting.
I don't think Santos is as hated or ostracized as she thinks she is, either. Nobody seems to be bothered by her other than her surgeon-with-benefits, who seems mostly just tired of Santos complaining about Langdon.
But, as they said from the start, this season is everyone at their breaking point all at once, so that thing that's been eating her, that injustice of grace towards Langdon, has been brewing and has eroded most of her support structures
true steppe
I have a feeling Santos is gonna pop and shout about it in the middle of the ED.
Thats gonna be her personal crash-out.
marble pollen
Which will send Mel over the edge. What other Dominoes are set to fall?
true steppe
Oh, if anything happens to Robbie, Whittaker is donezo.
winged bay
I don't think so. I think Whitaker is strong as an old oak tree.
I think Whitaker will hold together no matter what because he's got a cute farm widow to go back to after his shift.
keen tundra
exactly, he's got a wife and kid to come back too!
marble pollen
Yeah, however if he takes Robbie's advice and pulls back from her, next season he's probably in trouble
keen tundra
i think whitaker is emotioanlly wise enough to know what he's doing with this lady and their kid
he seems like a very genuine fellow
its probably why robbie likes him so much
fathom patrol
I just noticed
Langdon’s expression after he puts down the kid is very pained. I think he aggravated his back carrying him into the ER so might be something to keep an eye on in the final episodes
marble pollen
Yeah, that's dangerous as hell. The very thing that drove him to substance abuse flaring up during an already emotionally exhausting day
fathom patrol
I don't think Santos is as hated or ostracized as she thinks she is, either. Nob...
Yeah I take her pariah rant to Garcia as her own insecurities coming out cause from what we see people are not really shunning her
fathom patrol
So someone pointed out the baseball guy has the same bracelet Langdon has
He probably went through the same rehab Langdon went through hence his insistence on no pain meds
For those who are curious about what EMTALA is
marble pollen
Also I work in Medicaid, if anyone wants to pick my brain.
sick phoenix
He probably went through the same rehab Langdon went through hence his insistenc...
Apparently wardrobe said they didn't mean this, which sucks because I already half thought he might be avoiding pain meds for that reason and now I'm supposed to think that it was about the baseball? Even though he did finally take it out of his hand?
keen tundra
id be exhausted to if i got my ego beat by al hashimi
fathom patrol
So looks like we’re not getting individual reasons for OT
It’s just “we are backed the fuck up and have to stay to resolve all of this”
winged bay
"How'd he get a bloody nose?"
"He slipped."
marble pollen
So, we're just gonna watch the kettle boiling for the next few weeks til it finally spills over and makes a huge mess, right?
winged bay
It's really incredible how tense this point in the season is even without an equivalent of Pittfest.
marble pollen
Yeah. It's kinda proving this show has legs. Like a "we don't have to top the circumstances every season to top the storytelling". I dig it.
I have two big concerns at the moment, other than Robbie.
First, is Santos pocketing that scalpel. It's gotta be her preparing to self harm as her coping mechanism, right? I had hoped Whittaker would have calmed her down, but she's absolutely spiralling and pushing people away in a scary way.
Second is that Abbot isn't in yet. Sure he said he was gonna grab a nap before his shift later, and it isn't past 7 yet, but seeing as he was shot earlier, I'm just worried about him.
fathom patrol
The last shot of Shen coming in
He should’ve just turned around and went home lol
Also Langdon’s continued pained expressions are getting worse
marble pollen
I hope we see him go to a meeting after his shift.
fathom patrol
Also Shen’s expression is totally what I expect of a night shift manager coming in
keen tundra
really breaks my heart to see this team fall apart ;-;
"care bear"
aaaaaa
😭
woooooow
"if he relapse"
shitter
the writters this season are doing a good job in making me hate her
fathom patrol
I’m starting to get the impression Al-Hashimi is here to stay
Especially now if she’s pushing for two attendings to be on day shift
keen tundra
am all for her being here to stay
noooooo
no self harm
;-;
noo
orlando
;-;
god damn this show
AND THE SAD MUSIC
s1 certainly made me feel bad for everyone
s2 is like fucking with my feelings towards everyone
just wanting to shake the screen and be like "JUST PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE"
marble pollen
the writters this season are doing a good job in making me hate her
Not to play armchair doctor, but she's showing a lot of signs of Borderline Personality Disorder, so as much reason as there is to dislike her, those reasons are likely maladaptive defense mechanisms from a mental disorder.
keen tundra
I could see it, as i have bpd too and I know i held grudges like a mother fucker
and its clear from her self harm and how defensive she is about childern that may be abused. That she went through some shit as a kid
winged bay
I mean also worth noting that as soon as Al-Hashimi finds out what Langdon did, she also completely sidelines him.
Like literally contradicts everything he says out loud for the rest of the episode.
keen tundra
tbf, robbie didnt tell her that landon has been through AA
winged bay
I think it's fair to presume she knows he's been through treatment. She knows that he was away for 10 months.
He wasn't on a globe trotting vacation. I suspect she knew that he was an addict who went out for treatment, but didn't know that he was stealing meds from the ER.
The thing is he probably should have had his license suspended or revoked. And covering what happened up for him is making oneself an accessory. So even though Robbie isn't happy he's there, he's also engaging in illegal behavior to allow him to return.
Which even if I broadly agree with it from a moral point of view, it's definitely another piece of straw on the pile of questionable decisions Robbie has been making recently that Al-Hashimi has been struggling with all season.
fathom patrol
tbf, robbie didnt tell her that landon has been through AA
NA
Narcotics Anonymous…AA is for alcoholism
willow compass
Im pretty sure she explicitly mentions it
scarlet moth
If anyone else thought they recognized the old man in the pedestrian collision, he played the Captain in Law and Order: SVU for 26 years
keen tundra
i was wondering why there was a random old man nurse in the scene
marble pollen
Narcotics Anonymous…AA is for alcoholism
Just saw the S1 finale again with the wife and yeah, Robbie definitely called it Narcotics Anonymous.
fathom patrol
The DKA guy coming back intubated
That’s legitimately scary
Thought after he ran AMA we would never see him again
sick phoenix
I was afraid of this. He already collapsed at one job for the condition he hadn't gotten treatment for
fathom patrol
If he just waited a little longer Mohan has everything he needed for home care and a referral to a non-profit clinic
vernal pewter
ok, i have finally watch The Pitt. I'm loving it
fathom patrol
Hard to believe there’s only 3 episodes left
vernal pewter
So, I am really starting to like Al-hashimi. She clearly cares a ton even if I don't agree with her methods but the only way we can find out bad ideas are bad ideas is by testing them. Any testing in a medical field is going to be high risk and you have to accept that somewhat
Samira Mohan deserves a way better supervisor than Robby, the fuck dude
and I love that Kwon went home. You might heal more people today pulling a double shift but if you burn out in 5 years you aren't helping anybody. I've taken a bunch of management classes as part of my masters and one thing my profs really emphasized is that if your funding gets cut you can't work free overtime or bring in supplies from home because then the higher-ups will see that there isn't a drop in service and will cut further.
fathom patrol
Shen should’ve just turned around and left
He left the ER in an easy place for day shift…now look at it lmao
willow compass
and I love that Kwon went home. You might heal more people today pulling a doubl...
Joy is lowkey my hero
willow compass
Samira Mohan deserves a way better supervisor than Robby, the fuck dude
the way he talks to her specifically makes me fucking furious
willow compass
So, I am really starting to like Al-hashimi. She clearly cares a ton even if I d...
I think Al-Hashimi is great, yeah. the AI stuff is a bit much but she on the whole seems to really care
vernal pewter
the way he talks to her specifically makes me fucking furious
yeah cuz Dana suggested geriatrics and was like "your great with these people, you take time to understand complex medical histories and family situations" and then Robby is like "you can work with the only group of people slower than you"
willow compass
I posited this to my partner the other night, and I genuinely wonder if I would like Robby if he wasn't Noah Wyle
winged bay
In fairness I think Robby has been getting much worse this season as the stress has begun to cause him to seriously lose control.
Honestly I appreciate the boldness, after establishing him as the flawed hero of season 1, to basically turn him into the big villain of season 2.
willow compass
Honestly I appreciate the boldness, after establishing him as the flawed hero of...
yeah its very good writing
willow compass
In fairness I think Robby has been getting much worse this season as the stress ...
oh for sure
winged bay
It does a very good job of showing that the line between sympathy and dislike is actually pretty thin.
willow compass
but the fact that he is Noah Wyle has stopped me from completely hating him
winged bay
Well and even that is basically just, this is a guy with a lot of natural charisma
willow compass
yup
winged bay
Which he is at this point abusing to the detriment of basically everyone around him.
And engaging in some pretty massive hypocrisy.
The fact that he's pissed at McKay treating an unhoused woman in the park but is forcing his buddy who doesn't want to be there to take up not just a bed but an entire room waiting for a non-emergency scan is pretty nuts and I feel like Season 1 Robbie would have been fine with McKay treating a patient in the park and would have been outraged at someone skipping the line like Duke is allowed to.
willow compass
hes also trying to remove his colleagues' support systems
fathom patrol
That’s basically someone who is suicidal
Either burn all the bridges or make final amends before ending it all
vernal pewter
I say this as an Albertan, but head-smasehed-in is a really weird destination for a huge roadtrip
its, like, a day's visit unless you want to do a bunch of badlands camping
winged bay
Both in-fiction and at a meta level I think the name is a big part of why it's being used as his destination
willow compass
its, like, a day's visit unless you want to do a bunch of badlands camping
I think that might be part of the alarm bells
fathom patrol
This is really minor
But The Pitt loves their Jeopardy/Wheel of Fortune references
fathom patrol
Both in-fiction and at a meta level I think the name is a big part of why it's b...
It would’ve been a good running joke for a bit for people to keep mispronouncing where Robbie was actually going for his sabbatical
vernal pewter
well its in English
but also, Indigenous place names have a long history of getting mocked by white people. So I dont think it would be funny at all
fathom patrol
Ah my bad
willow compass
well its in English
but also, Indigenous place names have a long history of get...
yeah for this reason Im glad they didn't
fathom patrol
Granted Dana did say “Robbie you’re going to a place called Smash My Head In”
fathom patrol
True
I wonder if Whittaker’s words from last season when Robbie was breaking down ended up doing more harm than good long term
willow compass
definitely possible
willow compass
I hope the season ends w/ Santos getting herself a gf thats not Garcia
fathom patrol
She’s going to Anthrocon after shift
marble pollen
I wonder if Whittaker’s words from last season when Robbie was breaking down end...
Yeah, was rewatching S1 with the wife and that moment felt absolutely like it was going to be a harmful thought to hold onto.
fathom patrol
winged bay
Lmao
keen tundra
LOL
vernal pewter
Shen/Coffee is my otp
keen tundra
Shen/Coffee is my otp
name a more iconic duo
fathom patrol
||https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-pitt-supriya-ganesh-exits-season-3-ayesha-harris-1236705534/||
Casting shake ups for season 3
||Mohan will be exiting season 2 and Ellis will be on day shift||
marble pollen
There must be some rule against doing a spinoff before X seasons, because there's no other justification for not just giving us The Pitt: Night Shift
vernal pewter
just alternate seasons. Give us a 24hour shiftcoverage
marble pollen
You can't fucking end an episode like that!!!
fathom patrol
Only 2 hours left
willow compass
"What if I dont come back"
fathom patrol
There must be some rule against doing a spinoff before X seasons, because there'...
Judging by this episode though they are more aggressively setting the stage for night shift
sick phoenix
The night shift has an intern all of a sudden, based on s1 you'd think there were barely students
vernal pewter
holy FUCK
winged bay
Robbie forcing Javadi to assist in a procedure she doesn't feel she can do is scary stuff
I'm sitting here clenched.
vernal pewter
super scary
I have many, many opinions on how we expect doctors to simply power through their fatigue and discomfort because helping people is important
it causes burnout and all kinds of problems for them but it also means doctors are more likely to ignore a patient's limits too because if they can drive home after a double shift, why can't the person who's pain has kept them up for 2 days do stuff too?
winged bay
I do bad enough work powering through fatigue in my job and I'm not generally required to do things that involve precise manual dexterity.
Nurse Emma continues to be a bright spot in season 2
vernal pewter
yeah, i drive a forklift for work and if I get less than 5 hours I don't go near it and everyone at work goes "of course you aren't going near it, what can i grab for you"
winged bay
lmao
the turmeric lady
As soon as she started talking about natural no chemicals stuff I knew it was gonna be something in her diet or some supplement that turned her yellow.
I was reminded of an episode of Scrubs where a guy turned orange because of overconsumption of carrot juice.
winged bay
This show rocks.
At the end of every episode this season I've just been dumbfounded by how good it remains.
keen tundra
🛎️
"what if i dont come back"
god damn it robbie
if the red flags arent obvious to the staff, they should be now
scarlet moth
I love the writing there, because it’s just ambiguous enough
He could mean that he might just retire
And he’s clearly showing signs of burnout
but it’s also classically self destructive for some suicidal people
I think it’s been mentioned, but there’s basically two approaches to how suicidal people deal with ending their affairs.
- everything nice and neat, make amends, don’t want to be a burden. They’ll often pack up their stuff like they’re moving.
- Fuck allllllllllllllllll ya’ll motherfuckers I’m burning it down with me.
fathom patrol
Man that’s a gut punch
Orlando being terrified about his medical debt and costs only for it be covered due to having a debilitating brain injury
willow compass
yeah :/
willow compass
Noah wrote tomorrow's Pitt.... I bet its gonna hurt
distant rock
I'm liking how Robbie's poor leadership has essentially created a situation for his workplace where there's no opportunity for improvement. There was a point where Robbie said to Dr Mohan that "people are looking to you" and it really drives home the point how his unhealthy habits have spread to all the people under him.
marble pollen
It's why I'm worried for Whittaker. He's doing well, but he takes Robbie's advice as gospel most of the time.
marble pollen
I strangely feel better about all this after this episode. Like, a lot of the built up pressures finally got released, and while I'm sure there's more harrowing to come, but it seems like we might make it through now
winged bay
I wish he had gotten to finish his conversation with Duke
brazen musk
my main complaint about this episode was that it was too damn short!
vernal pewter
saaaaame
I want to know what is up with al-hashimi too
the penultimate episode is such a wild time to add, what i assume, is a big plot point
willow compass
ROBBY YOU CANNOT MAKE THAT COMMENT WITH PSYCHIATRIC 10 FEET AWAY FROM YOU
vernal pewter
the look that Caleb gave
also, Robby tried to be nice to Mohan and she looked so confused
willow compass
the look that Caleb gave
I genuinely cant tell if that look was "You are an asshole" or "Do I need to give you a psych hold"
vernal pewter
porque no los dos?
willow compass
Could definitely be both yeah
vernal pewter
he is probably used to it being both
people who need psych holds aren't usually sweethearts
willow compass
That can depend on if they are a danger to others or themselves I find
vernal pewter
yeah
willow compass
Also the Langdon and Whitaker scene was nice
Langdon is really becoming a bit more of an adult
"And Then What?"
scarlet moth
Just started, soooo glad that the bike was just an accident, there were some crazy theories floating around the last week
fathom patrol
8 PM
marble pollen
He wasn't being shady about the urine test, but the whole episode long I was worried someone (Langdon?) had swiped Whittaker's badge to access drugs.
fathom patrol
I’m honestly surprised it took this long for a bar fight trauma to come in
Was expecting a lot more bar fights on the Fourth
willow compass
He wasn't being shady about the urine test, but the whole episode long I was wor...
My guess is that it fell off during the Ogilvie convo
marble pollen
My guess is that it fell off during the Ogilvie convo
Yeah, probably just in the back of a random ambulance. Not every incident is a crisis, I suppose.
marble pollen
It’s rope how does it cut like that?!
It's more like a garotte at that point I guess.
vernal pewter
It’s rope how does it cut like that?!
yeah, rope can do that. It'y why i learned to never wrap an animal lead or reins around your hand
with enough force, anything will go through you
fathom patrol
Wasn’t expecting the hillbilly family to return
scarlet moth
As someone who’s herniated his C7-T1 three times: HOLY SHIT
that kind of emergency traction is insane
vernal pewter
three times? Damn
scarlet moth
Yeah apparently I have abnormally thin discs
It was over the course of about seven years, the last one about five years ago I took a bit more seriously and had minor surgery and a full PT regime that I’ve followed through with when warning signs show up
fathom patrol
Shit I think I have an idea what’s happening
Baran is not fit to handle the ED as an attending
And given her recommendation to have two attendings it’s likely with her health she can’t practice medicine anymore
Which also given what we know about the cast changes…Ellis probably becomes a junior attending
marble pollen
Yeah, those aren't PTSD freezes, they're some kind of absent seizures I bet.
fathom patrol
Cause Langdon is still not out of the woods with his drug rehab
vernal pewter
if baran is worried about slight memory loss then the note app makes sense too
fathom patrol
Robby is on a breaking point he needs another person to step up as an attending
vernal pewter
hell, thats gotta be awful for her
fathom patrol
And whatever is going on with Al-Hashimi she’s not fit to continue
fathom patrol
I feel for Al-Hashimi…I really do but her condition does not make her fit for being an attending in an ED
What if she seizes during a trauma and forgets to recommend a course of action to her student doctors or residents
marble pollen
Well, we don't know details yet. It's likely, but she's very good at this.
Like, assuming it's as bad as it seems, then yeah, she's probably best suited for adapting her skills to process improvement and care transformation, as she has a passion and skill at it, but we're still pretty far from a conclusion here.
scarlet moth
It’s also looking like she wants an opinion from Robbie if she can continue
marble pollen
Which is such an ironic and painfully perfect thing to do.
He's the best person to answer if she's able to perform in this specific environment and to excel.
He's the worst person to ask if he's able to continue martyring himself by not leaving her alone with this.
Which is to say props to the writers. I didn't expect that to be his conundrum going into the finale.
scarlet moth
I just realized something
Robbie’s trip isn’t about getting away, it’s about trying to prove to himself that he can exist outside of the ER
marble pollen
There's a flicker of hope of finding that, yeah, but he seems okay with not finding it, and just... being gone.
scarlet moth
I’m not sure he’s ok with it, I think he’s scared that he might not be able to do without it
marble pollen
The show has said, in uncertain and certain terms, that suicide is on the table. He hasn't committed to it, but he hasn't ruled it out.
But I do think the conversation with Duke was a turning point there.
fathom patrol
“C3, 4, and 5 helps you breathe to stay alive”
Funny how that quote came back around
keen tundra
she's having robbie read her own damn chart??
what is going on
jesus
god
damn it
marble pollen
She's getting his opinion on if she's fit to do this. It looks like she took today to test to see if she really could still, or if she had to hang it up. With Robbie there it was about the safest possible way to do that, without just quitting and never knowing.
It's hard, but it's a decision I understand, having at times lost the ability to do what I love, and not willing to give that up without someone else telling me it's okay to.
keen tundra
ah so this season was them being parallels of each other
reflections?
noooooooo
and now i have to wait a whole fucking week to find out
like this all feels like s2 is going to end on a cliffhanger
marble pollen
Fascinating thought: Duke was the first one to go out of his way to do something for Robbie when he needed it, rather than just try to tell him their concerns, and he's who
I can't help but wonder if that relief of having someone else genuinely take a problem off his plate was enough to let him open up.
(I mean, the answer has to be yes, this whole season is about support structures in various ways)
keen tundra
Fascinating thought: Duke was the first one to go out of his way to do something...
i think you see that in that ep with langdon preferring to have robbie there to get his opinion
fathom patrol
Honestly some of these traumas I’m surprise it took so long
Bar fight, drunk dude with a gun randomly firing in the air
Rope burn from aggressive tug of war
vernal pewter
the Pitt also seems like the worst place for a doctor to have a long-term crisis because everyone is busy with the "this person will die in 15min" crises
but also Abbott has clearly decided that Robby is totally stubborn which is strange becasue we have both seen them talk eachother from the edge of a roof
marble pollen
i think you see that in that ep with langdon preferring to have robbie there to ...
I'm amazed that "Doctor the fuck up" worked as encouragement to get him to get over his rusty nerves.
keen tundra
I'm amazed that "Doctor the fuck up" worked as encouragement to get him to get o...
i feel like thats more to do with the environment robbie had cultivated,also langdon likely not wanting to piss off robbie more by telling him to stop being a dick
winged bay
I think "doctor the fuck up" specifically from Robbie, after the way he had treated Langdon so far, was exactly what Langdon needed to hear to get his groove back.
willow compass
I'm amazed that "Doctor the fuck up" worked as encouragement to get him to get o...
Im kinda not. Because while it is Robbie being a dick, it is also him in a sense showing faith in Langdon. Doctor the Fuck Up here means "Calm down, because I know you can do this"
And after the way Robbie has treated him all day? That could do wonders
(I know this is just me saying what Mack said but w/ more words, but figured someone might benefit from it)
winged bay
Yes I was gonna follow up saying basically that but got sidetracked by work so thank you for that.
marble pollen
Yeah, thinking more broadly, he's been basically afraid to even touch Langdon all day, but right there he re-engaged and was the mentor he always needed again, and in the most abbreviated form possible said he knew he could do it, so do it
winged bay
"Doctor the fuck up," which is a show of confidence in his ability by calling him a doctor, in combination with the realization that Robbie wasn't mad at him, but was mad at himself for failing him, was exactly what Langdon needed in that moment.
Similarly, Mohan's bewildered response to Robbie's praise this episode was also good.
marble pollen
Yeah, it's like now that he said it all out loud to Duke, he's willing to be himself again, and not just shove it all away.
winged bay
Noah Wyle has been going all over the media circuit screaming to the rafters that the reason Robbie has been acting like an asshole is not because he's mean or doesn't like or respect these people, but because he's projecting his own self-loathing and doubt onto everyone else.
marble pollen
Yeah, makes sense.
And keeps me worried about Whittaker. His lashing out at Langdon may be him absorbing the bad along with the good from Robbie. Hopefully that changes, and is all that comes of it, but it's a ruinous path otherwise.
winged bay
Nah I think that was him rightfully standing up for himself.
And he realized pretty quick that he was maybe a little snippy.
marble pollen
You're probably right, I'm just worried about him. He's a sponge for everything Robbie says, and it scares me because I've never seen that level of worship end well
winged bay
But Langdon hasn't been around to witness Whitaker's growth into a skilled doctor, so he was still treating him kinda like a med student who's bright eyed and bushy tailed.
I don't think Whitaker is nearly as vulnerable as you seem to.
He looks up to Robbie, sure, but he was also one of the first people to become acutely aware of Robbie's shortcomings when he found him crying in pedes last season.
marble pollen
He's literally repeated whole scenes from Robbie. That unnerves me for reasons I can't quite pin down.
(The silent moment to reflect on their humanity early on, and then the back of the ambulance debrief where Ogalvie went home for the day)
vernal pewter
that seems like stanard ER policies though
like, those aren't bad things to learn and copy
but I dont see him picking up bad habits, at least no more than the other workaholics
willow compass
He is actively trying to keep Santos close despite her insistence she doesnt want it (its so funny how full of shit she is) and not pushing Amy away, and if thats not "Not listening to what Robbie says when its obviously bullshit" idk what is
keen tundra
i just have no idea how season two is going to end
marble pollen
Y'all are probably right. I'm probably doing exactly what Langdon did, assuming he's still just the fresh kiddo.
keen tundra
i think thats fair because of the time skips
vernal pewter
i just wanna say that I LOVED the "ladies, do you want to die with your bra on?" thing right near the end
willow compass
those techs suck
winged bay
I am rewatching the episode.
I really like the little interaction between Perlah and Duke
I really hope that McKay has the energy to meet up with the hunky guy she met earlier after shift.
fathom patrol
I really hope that McKay has the energy to meet up with the hunky guy she met ea...
Nah McKay’s toast like everyone else
winged bay
Oh! The GSW kid, the guy singing the patriotic song with sexual lyrics, is named Elbridge Gerry.
That's the name of the Revolution-era Massachusetts politician whose name is the origin of Gerrymandering.
Fun fact: although Gerrymandering is pronounced with a soft G, Gerry was pronounced with a hard G, like in "Gary"
fathom patrol
Dumb question
Why was this dude shooting randomly in the air while drunk in the first place?
sick phoenix
Honestly lucky he got himself and not a random stranger (what goes up must come down please don't shoot bullets in the air)
fathom patrol
It's what we do.
sigh
I’m American too…I’d like to believe
Honestly though it’s quite impressive he’s still semi-aware of his surroundings and is singing
vernal pewter
fwiw, shooting in the air to celebrate is popular in lots of the world
scarlet moth
If he shot straight up, which is a decent presumption given that he hit himself, the round didn’t have much energy compared to muzzle velocity as it would just be at terminal velocity
The main issue with celebratory fire is that no one shoots perfectly straight up, so rounds usually come down with a good amount of their original energy as their on a ballistic trajectory
winged bay
Also it was a .22 and I believe they say it just grazed him.
People survive GSWs to the head with some regularity, or at least I've gotten that impression from working with a population with higher-than-baseline GSWs.
By which I don't mean that there's a lot of people who survive getting a bullet to the brain but that there's a lot of ways to get shot in the head that leave the brain/spine largely intact.
Intact enough to survive.
fathom patrol
Also it was a .22 and I believe they say it just grazed him.
That was due to the pot on his head
fathom patrol
Is Robby’s whole rant about male paramedics being afraid to properly diagnose women in the field due to fear of touching a woman’s breasts true?
winged bay
The bit about women having heart attacks be misdiagnosed is true: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10945154/
marble pollen
It reads like someone got one of the medical advisors to the show to go on a rant at some point, and someone cleverly just wrote down everything he said.
vernal pewter
i imagine that happens many times
sick phoenix
Another factor is that women also often have "non-standard" symptoms for heart attacks (also some men)
keen tundra
yippie
willow compass
https://youtube.com/shorts/h1DgaOgg4jg?si=0B7fnBfRUdwGnCwd
||this lines up w/ the season 3 cast changes we know about, though there's 1 person missing that I think is interesting||
(potential season 2 spoilers if you squint)
fathom patrol
How is it the guy who is running around and getting shot at (Abbott) in better mental health than Robby?
marble pollen
As he said, he faced his demons.
That was a good finale. Clearly not solving the problem today, but sometimes surviving is winning.
I cried... twice. First something about what Abbot was saying in the room with just him and Robbie after they saved that woman got me. And second when Robbie just poured his soul out to that baby.
scarlet moth
IE, he actually went to therapy and listened
willow compass
I think Robby is internalizing "Is that the last lesson you want to teach these kids?" from last episode
(Im still partway through)
marble pollen
Yeah, he's definitely bucking up and trying to do better with them. Still doesn't know what to do about Langdon, but they'll have that talk next season for sure.
fathom patrol
I feel like the resolution with Al-Hashimi isn’t…fully resolved
willow compass
Yeah, probably not. I kinda hope she's back next season but I dont think we know for sure
marble pollen
Oh, definitely not. The season wasn't about resolution, but rather...
Well it sure isn't hope, but it's what to do in the face of despair and defeat.
Like, Langdon's talk with Robbie at the end, he asked what would have happened if he failed and the man was paralyzed, and Robbie didn't have that answer. We're not there yet, we're just glad we are able to try to work that out next time.
willow compass
I feel like using a 3-act structure this is the end of act 2 where most (but not everyone) is at their lowest
fathom patrol
Why is there a second deposition for Mel?
willow compass
Why is there a second deposition for Mel?
I suspect its because they feel like the plaintiff feels like they can break her
IDK if thats how it works IRL
marble pollen
Yeah. Someone on Reddit was saying that isn't really how it works, you get one crack at a deposition, but who knows.
fathom patrol
Double Jeopardy right?
marble pollen
I don't think so, that's being tried for a crime twice
fathom patrol
Could be a case where the family couldn’t poke anything at the actual procedure for the spinal tap
So now they’re gonna poke harder at Mel’s mental state to make her seem like she was mentally and emotionally compromised during the procedure
marble pollen
It's going to be (mostly) wrapped up by next season, so I think it was just one last blow to her confidence for the day, enough to get Santos to open up to her.
fathom patrol
I’m a bit disappointed the lawyer didn’t say anything on finding Jesse
Though that’s going to be a bit more of a drawn out legal battle
marble pollen
Yeah, that was Perlah's quiet moment on the roof to mourn the aftermath of.
fathom patrol
Cause even US citizens who were actually detained by ICE still haven’t gotten recompense right?
marble pollen
I don't know if that's true. They're not that extrajudicial. But tbh I don't know that for certain
willow compass
I really appreciate that when Robby is talking to the baby.... hes also talking to himself
Also, the last scene has me HOWLING
marble pollen
Yeah, karaoke was the perfect coda to the season.
fathom patrol
Honestly the biggest strength of this ending is that they didn’t end on an MCI
So many medical procedurals would just continue with MCIs as their finales
Out of curiosity why did Robby ask for McKay to assist with the pregnant woman?
willow compass
MCI?
marble pollen
Mass Casualty Incident
And yeah, not needing an "event" to make the season matter is a huge deal.
Did you know ER eventually had an episode with a tank?
marble pollen
Lemme check!
Season 10, so he was still there.
Huh, episode has 8.0 on IMDb, not bad!
fathom patrol
People are making a big deal of Mohan leaving than I feel they should be
marble pollen
Yeah, it feels kinda natural for people to leave at times. And she got her closure with Robbie, and kinda just needs to find her place in the world, which is always the first place you try
willow compass
I think this is a show that should rotate people out
Im excited for who we know is joining the main cast next season
marble pollen
Yeah, absolutely. Wouldn't mind Joy coming back, but she probably wouldn't take another rotation in the ER.
willow compass
For those who dont already know, ||Dr. Ellis|| is joining the main cast next season
fathom patrol
Honestly I’m more excited for ||Ellis|| joining
marble pollen
Yeah, she's awesome.
fathom patrol
I think a fresh perspective from the night shift on day shift is going to be interesting
willow compass
Honestly I’m more excited for ||Ellis|| joining
Literally who I was referring to 😅
fathom patrol
Ah man they really had to show the indignity of Langdon doing his drug testing huh?
That is..rough having a dude watch you pee in a cup
marble pollen
So, fun Karaoke detail I noticed.
When Mel imitates a BJ, she notices Santos not doing so, and proceeds to reattach the mic to the pole. But when Santos starts getting more expressive herself Mel fumbles with the mic to pull it out again. She also mirrors when Santos starts headbanging.
For anyone wondering how Masking works in unique social situations, that's your case study. Constantly adapting to any info you can to look human.
fathom patrol
That’s…me
marble pollen
Yeah, big same
fathom patrol
The whole masking thing
marble pollen
It was incredible just watching the whole process at work, lol
fathom patrol
Seeing Taylor with her hair down
She looks like a totally different person
Is wild pregnancy a thing?
fathom patrol
That seems dangerous
willow compass
yes! Very much so
A lot of people obsessed with "Natural" when it comes to medical care put themselves in a lot of danger
fathom patrol
So this is a commentary on “health influencers?”
willow compass
And just generally people who see medical care as unnatural
You'd be surprised how many people like that there are. (There are people who are rightfully skeptic of the healthcare system because of its biases and failings. I am not referring to those people.)
fathom patrol
Damn
Even still taking health “advice” from these “wellness gurus” they make money on health crap
Yeah…C-section
Probably one of the more disturbing procedures to actually see being done in action
marble pollen
Yup. I don't know if I've ever seen a show show it that clearly. Sheesh. I will say, I thought it included moving other organs out of the way, but that didn't seem to be a step, which is neat.
vernal pewter
I have a lot of thoughts
many thoughts
but I am absolutely locked onto the night shift chant
willow compass
I love the Night Shift Crew
vernal pewter
Abbot might be my favourite character because he gets to show up at the beginning and the end and just be WEIRD
(also hes hot, but thats a separate convo)
willow compass
I like Abbot a lot, minus the whole Cop part
I thiiink hes currently my favorite attending, but Im not 100% certain on that
(My favorite overall character is Santos tho)
fathom patrol
Shawn Hatosy just knows the right times to chew scenery
winged bay
God
What a good season of television
It's amazing how far all of these characters come in just 15 hours
I am dying for a Night Shift spinoff
I also now am strongly shipping Mel and Santos
Digby's epilogue was fucking excellent
I think Robby's going home with a baby
keen tundra
the pitt, sponsored by MONSTER
night team seems to have their shit together
jesus
i cant imagine just dying out in chairs by yourself
alone
vernal pewter
I think Robby's going home with a baby
I was also thinking that S1 we get Robby coming in normal to establish the setting. S2 we get his helmetless ride. S3 hes gonna walk in with a wallet of baby photos
keen tundra
god damn that talk
marble pollen
fathom patrol
Baran confirmed to be returning for season 3
Along with Emma
Looks like they’ll be skipping ahead four months for season putting the next season around November/December
keen tundra
oh fun christmas injuries!
vernal pewter
money on a male-male extension cord?
fathom patrol
Alright
After seeing two different births on two different seasons of The Pitt I’m convinced whoever said that birth is a beautiful thing to witness was bullshitting
winged bay
I'm really glad Baran is coming back for S3
She probably had my favorite character progression all season
willow compass
I'm really glad Baran is coming back for S3
speaking of, I love the gravity Wyle gives the moment where Robby calls her Baran
vernal pewter
fathom patrol
I’m sorry for the dude who died in chairs
But Shen and Ellis having to take the guy to the morgue and blatantly lie to someone’s face was hilarious
willow compass
I love Shen and I kinda hope next season he gets to be slightly more present
willow compass
doordash
vernal pewter
i also assumed doordash
btw, for people interested https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/22/free-birth-society-linked-to-babies-deaths-investigation?CMP=share_btn_url
So obviously you want to throw the grifters off a cliff but a lot of the women have been seriously abused by doctors (again, cliff). Which is true of a lot of women who end up in alternative medicine.
content warning for, um, a lot
keen tundra
vernal pewter
hes just slowly overheating or something
fathom patrol
winged bay
How about a criminal prosecutor react to these nuts
The last thing I need on the entire planet is a DA getting all sanctimonious about how "law enforcement isn't supposed to act that way" in reference to ICE's behavior on The Pitt.
willow compass
yeah I skip every video that guy is in
scarlet moth
Honestly I’ve stopped watching legaleagle
willow compass
makes sense
winged bay
Honestly I’ve stopped watching legaleagle
He has over the years begun to steadily drift into legal grifter territory, which is a shame because he still has a lot of friends and cred among the nebula/video essayist crowd.
He frequently features Liz Dye in his videos herself a big-time legal grifter of the "Resistance" variety.
And every time I see him talk about trial practice he says shit that just, like, isn't correct.
willow compass
He has over the years begun to steadily drift into legal grifter territory, whic...
good to know
thanks for the heads up
scarlet moth
He frequently features Liz Dye in his videos herself a *big-time* legal grifter ...
Do tell, I know nothing about her
Also I don’t think I quite understand what you mean by “legal grifter”?
Like, is that describing someone who is no longer a practicing lawyer, or never was one, who offers their opinion on legal matters as their primary means of income?
Like, a lawyer who only shows up on news talk shows but hasn’t done actual work in a courtroom?
winged bay
I assume that Stone and Dye and others practice law in some capacity.
But yes mostly legal commentators who spend a lot of time offering their opinions on shit where they don't know what they're talking about.
I'm also talking about how LegalEagle has made a number of what I perceive to be primarily performative lawsuits against the Trump administration and others. Lawsuits that don't exist to actually accomplish anything meaningful, but which exist to raise the profile of the litigator among, in this case, a left-wing "resistance" type political community.
Like the time LegalEagle tried to FOIA the fucking NSA
Liz Dye, to be honest I don't even know her background; what I primarily know her for is being the second fiddle brought in during the year after Opening Arguments host Andrew Torrez was credibly accused of sexual assault.
As in, Andrew Torrez hired her to replace his original co-host, who was among his accusers.
So she's the kind of person to see a guy get MeToo'd and swoop in and partner up with him.
scarlet moth
Like the time LegalEagle tried to FOIA the fucking NSA
lol wut
winged bay
In February 2020, Stone filed a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests asking a federal judge to order the Trump administration to produce the information removed from former national security advisor John Bolton's book, The Room Where It Happened, and to reveal details concerning the underlying prepublication review process. The National Security Council (NSC) Records Access and Information Security Management Directorate (RAISMD) were named as the primary defendants in the action, along with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Archives and Records Administration, and Departments of Defense, Justice, and State.[15][16] The suit was dismissed on March 18, 2021, with a judge ruling that the NSC is not an agency subject to FOIA and that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate that the other agencies had to expedite their processing of the FOIA requests.[17]
true steppe
Pure Kino
keen tundra
oh nice catch
crimson orchid
crimson orchid
keen tundra
you know, kinda funny the pitt does the classic thing all long running shows do which is to add a baby
i do appreciate that we have bascially a water cooler here to talk about the show
fathom patrol
vernal pewter
rewatched with my dad and I just realized that Robby goes after Mohan for being slow and then runs multiple tests over hours for the braindead kid to "give the parents time"