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Throughout the season, Robbys leadership has been tested over and over.
Theyre supported by tough, capable nurses led by Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa).
As the hours pass, tension builds, secrets come out and relationships crack under pressure.
But in the ER, peace never lasts long.
-Kelly Woo
Why is Robby on the roof?
At the end of episode 14 of The Pitt, we get a preview of tonights season finale.
OK … maybe that’s a poor choice of words.
Put nepo babies in everything!
Shes turned Dr. King into the standout character of the season (besides Robby, the lead).
Even among amid a truly excellent ensemble, she shines.
King is so cool, calm, and collected, without being ice cold.
She conveys such empathy, warmth, and kindness toward her patients.
No alarm, no stress, no anxiety for either the patient or Whitaker to absorb.
And remember the look of joy on her face while holding that tiny little baby?
King is too precious.
I dread when she finds out about Langdon (more on that later).
For now, though, Mel King: Youre my hero!
-Kelly
Im your Huckleberry
Whittaker (Gerran Howell) has been one of my favorites this season.
He also produced what might be my favorite moment of the series so far.
In episode 2, an unhoused man comes into the Emergency Department reeking of alcohol.
Whittaker 1 - Rats … well, OK, the rats are still winning.
-Malcolm
Dr. Langdon is now the shows biggest problem but will The Pitt solve it tonight?
-Malcolm
Free McKay
Another nepo baby, another fire performer.
And shes been killing it, er, saving lives as Dr. Cassie McKay, a 42-year-old second resident.
I love that The Pitt included an older resident among all the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed younguns.
It feels very true to life that not everybody takes the same path in medicine.
Now we know that he didnt become Chekhovs incel by shooting all the people at Pitt Fest.
Yet, hes clearly still a troubled guy.
And McKay isnt ready to give up on getting through to him.
Maybe McKay crosses the line at times, but her heart is always in the right place.
And now the cops want to take her to jail?
I need to speak to a manager like.KarenGloria, like put your bossiness and image consciousness to good use.
The arrest of one of your doctors is not going to help patient satisfaction scores.
-Kelly
Who was playing at Pitt Fest?
Also, most music festivals have side stages to showcase an eclectic mix of musicians.
First, lets state the facts: Pittsburgh is a mid-tier city.
This is a festival.
And speaking of that, the mid-tier cityness precludes names like Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles and Chappell Roan.
Theyll play Coachella, but Pittsburgh?
All three are big stars, but not too supernova to headline the fictional Pitt Fest.
And I can totally see Jake and Leah being stoked to see any of them.
Its not perfect, but compared to most shows, its done an incredible job.
Its said so matter-of-fact that you almost assume this is how a real hospital would handle a mass shooting.
Except its totally made up.
as an advisor and writer, toldParadein an interview.
No one’s ever seen [that] before.
The wrist charts, we created that.
In the Las Vegas shootings, they were writing on the bed sheet or writing on people’s foreheads.
The internet has been thirstinghardfor Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy.
Were just a few minutes away from the finale.
ET when the episode drops.
Who’s ready to see how this shift ends?
And here we go!
I’ve been so excited for “The Pitt” season 1 finale.
No, no, McKay won’t go
I love a good callback.
And they vouch for her!
The circle is complete.
Youre an asshole, the dad says.
‘Looks like two old white guys poached our patient.’
Dr. Shen, how dare you talk about our zaddies like that?
There’s nothing better than a Robby/Abbott team-up.
Mohan: Energizer Bunny.
Javadi: Exhausted Bunny.
I think shell definitely go for a different rotation next time.
Dana, don’t go!
Dana is thinking of quitting.
I totally get it, but she is the glue holding this ER together.
And of course, Langdon is making it all about himself (cue eyeroll).
Also, is it me or does he seem abnormally peppy?
I dont think anybody else would’ve made a dent in David’s shield.
He maybe, just maybe, starting to see the awfulness of his eliminate list.
I do wish Robby had given McKay more encouragement like he has with King and Whitaker.
Shut UP, Langdon
Heres Langdon digging himself deeper into the hole.
His intelligence and good looks have created an entitled monster.
And now, hes trying to DARVO Robby?
Uh uh, Langdon, not today and not any day.
Robby and I both yell the same thing: You let me down!
You let everybody down!
(Also, “f—k you!")
She handles Max with such delicacy, sympathy, and grace.
Now, she just needs to wield them as often as she does a scalpel.
Another meltdown for Robby?
Get the utensils specialist, stat!
Its notfunnythat a girl has a fork stuck up her nose, but its also notnotfunny.
I cracked up at Abbotts dry, Dont worry, were bringing in our … utensils specialist.
And then Ellis taking a photo for the medical record,” hahaha.
And that’s why Mel is my favorite.
O captain, my captain Robby
Robby clearly hates speaking but his pep talk is heart-wrenching.
They saw 112 mass casualty patients in four hours and saved 106 lives.
Good thing I stocked up on tissues.
It’s just grief leaving the body.
Javadi is thrilled when Mateo asks her to go to drinks.
With a bunch of the others, but hey, it’s something.
Dana packs up her personal photos, which is not a good sign for her return.
When Robby says “see you Monday,” it’s like a door slams shut.
Santos follows Whitaker into the bowls of the hospital.
Turns out he’s squatting in some unused room.
She offers him a spare room in her apartment.
I really hope we get to see Santos and Whitaker as oddd couple roommates.
The redemption of Santos is fully underway.
Is this the worst day of Robby’s life?
We’ve seen flashbacks to when Robby had COVID and lost his mentor/boss.
That seemed like a very tough time, but this day may be 1,000 times worse.
Another panic attack seems to be on the horizon.
Their relationship is so precious.
And yes, Becca, “Elf"isso funny.
Robby and Abbott on the roof
Abbott is clearly the comedian of the Pitt crew.
The utensils specialist and then the line about how GrubHub won’t deliver to the roof.
His heart-to-heart with Robby is so poignant.
Robby can’t really hear it or process it, but I think, deep down, it helps.
And as if Abbott wasn’t already dreamy, he’s in therapy.
I’m a fan of an emotionally accountable man.
And we get a big Abbott reveal: His leg has been partially amputated.
It likely happened when he was a combat medic.
And today was her first shift!
Robby takes off with a beer for the road.
“Tomorrow is another day.”
Some initial thoughts:
Robbyreallyneeds to go to therapy.
I now loathe Langdon and don’t want him to return to work.
And he really seemed like he was high.
- Still, I was sorry not to see some kind of closure for him and Mel.
Their mentor/mentee relationship was a highlight of the early episodes.
- That Abbott amputated leg reveal was so intriguing.
I want to learn everything about his background.
- We all knew the show would make a run at redeem Santos at some point.
And you know what?
It worked for me.
If we don’t get to see her and Whitaker living together, let’s riot.
- If Dana doesn’t come back, also: riot.
As to who will return from our main cast?
After season 1, everyone from the hospital staff could return and I imagine most will.
Season 2 is happening, for sure, as Malcolm described in the previous post.
I’ve already gushed about Abbott, so you know I want to see more of him.
And he clearly told Robby that he prefers working the night shift.
Shen and Ellis rapidly grew on me (particularly Ellis).
Her scene with Abbott and the fork-up-the-nose patient is one of the most hilarious of the entire season.
I want to know more about all of them!
What happened to Abbott’s leg?
Is Shen so unflappable all the time?
Does Ellis take photos of all the weird injuries she comes across?
And who are their night shift colleagues the nurses, residents, med students, etc.?
Let’s meet them, too.
I’ll also accept “The Night Shift: After Dark” as an alternate title.
And because it did, The Pitt is now my pick for thebest show of 2025 so far.
How long will it hold onto that title?
Unfortunately, The Last of Us season 2 premieres this Sunday, so it might not be long.
Well, it sounds like R. Scott Gemmill wants it to stick around for a while yet.
“Its really important.
And so I dont look to the next best, next big thing.
Most likely to not return are Javadi, Santos, Whitaker and Mel.
This season was the first day of their rotation in the Emergency Department.
Of course, Dana, could also be headed out the door for good.
-Malcolm
Running low on storage?
It looks like today is gonna be a quiet day for Switch 2 pre-orders.
So as deals editor, I’m gonna look for some Switch deals in the meantime.
Now, we all know that the Switch 2 will use microSD Express cards for storage.
