We are getting so close to season finale of The Pitt and I am going to miss this show. It brings a realism and drama to the medical show genre that audiences have not seen in a very long time. I watched the first couple of seasons of ER because everyone was comparing it and while they are similarities, I believe these are two different shows and definitely two different characters. I can understand the urge to compare, it would be like Ellen Pompeo playing a doctor in another show.
The episode of course picks up right where it left off last week with Robby looking at the door Dr. Langdon just walked out of. The nosy nurses are a buzz talking about the events and discover Santos speaks Filipino (a standardized version of Tagalog). While Robby lets Santos knows the situation with Langdon has been handled she calls Garcia to cover her tracks and asks her not to speak about it. Garcia lets her know she is trouble with a capital T.
Robby also informs Dana that Langdon is gone but does not go into specifics. It is clear Dana is struggling after her attack and Robby keeps telling her to go home but she refuses but at the same time she is giving off resentment towards him and the patients. She letter reveals she is done. This assault on her after everything she has been through is the last straw and she is going to quit. I completely understand her struggle but I love her so much as a character and are we really losing all this hospital staff and main cast in one season during one long shift? This is insane and such amazing writing.
As if Robby did not have enough to worry about, the patients are still bringing the drama. Theresa the mother of the young boy is making cryptic social media threats. He does not have time to address it because Collins finally told him that she had a miscarriage. I just knew this baby was Robby's but no, she tried on her own using IVF. However, we did discover that when her and Robby were dating she did get pregnant but ended that pregnancy due to the uncertainty of their relationship and other factors. The scene was done beautifully and Robby gave the perfect response in that moment. I am rooting for these two hard.
The scene I was absolutely not ready for and should have not been eating while watching the episode was the patient Natalie who gave birth. This episode took realism to the next level showing the birth of the baby. We almost lost the mother but thankfully she made it through. Her storyline made me think of how many women - particularly black women do not survive childbirth even now. Had the episode gone in that direction it would have highlighted a conversation that does not get talked about enough on these medical shows. I understand it was meant to get Collins to open up to Robby and I did enjoy that.
Other storylines this episode that were good - Dr. Mohan and her addict patient that she misled when she told him she was giving him a morphine like drug and Dr. McKay putting her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend in her place. You can date who you want but do not try and be a mother to my child over me. I was so happy she told that little girl about herself.
The episode ended with news of an active shooter at Pittfest, where Robby's stepson is. Let us hope he makes it out safe but we won't know for another week - leaving us on the edge of our seats.
What did you think?
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