The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle

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The ending though!

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Anonymous wrote:The ending though!

Could be taken from today's headlines. Her face (in Tampa Bay) tells quite a story --https://www.fox13news.com/news/family-florida-nurse-brutally-beaten-baker-act-patient-hospital-want-see-policy-change

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I loved when Dana was consoling Dr Collins in the hallway and Dr. Collins said “I should never have bought that f*$king stroller.” And Dana responds: “F$&k that f$&king stroller!” So real!

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Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

I think Dr. Santos had a bad childhood and needs to be cocky to overcompensate for her insecurity. She probably had an addicted parent.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

I think Dr. Santos had a bad childhood and needs to be cocky to overcompensate for her insecurity. She probably had an addicted parent.

Agreed with your first sentence. And didn’t she allude to being sexually assaulted in the past? Sounds like she’s overcome a lot to become a doctor but is self sabotaging due to the ways she masks her trauma. What she really needs is someone to recognize her potential and be able to be firm with her and tell her to cut the crap while also not breaking her further.

Langdon is like a lot of people, he can be really great or an absolute jerk depending on the situation! IMO it is perfectly understandable that when handling situations like he is handling, he has zero tolerance for people pulling stunts, bad behavior, etc. But his reaction to Santos has been over the top. If he wants to continue to be successful he has to learn to deal better. It actually would have been better to get her sent home/benched to desk duty for the day and then both circle back and talk at a calmer moment.

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Santos rubs me the wrong way. I don’t like her at all.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

I think Dr. Santos had a bad childhood and needs to be cocky to overcompensate for her insecurity. She probably had an addicted parent.

🛑spoiler if you didn’t watch last night🛑

She was right. Langdon was stealing the meds. And he was high at work. Ahahahaha I knew it. Surprise! Good looking white men can be addicts and jerks!

I loved this ep. It really reflected the bonds that develop between the staff, and in a very heavy episode there were some great comic moments. Loved seeing the warmth between Collins and Evans snuggled up on a break from the chaos and personal trauma they both experienced.
Ahahahaha.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

I think Dr. Santos had a bad childhood and needs to be cocky to overcompensate for her insecurity. She probably had an addicted parent.

🛑spoiler if you didn’t watch last night🛑

She was right. Langdon was stealing the meds. And he was high at work. Ahahahaha I knew it. Surprise! Good looking white men can be addicts and jerks!

I loved this ep. It really reflected the bonds that develop between the staff, and in a very heavy episode there were some great comic moments. Loved seeing the warmth between Collins and Evans snuggled up on a break from the chaos and personal trauma they both experienced.
Ahahahaha.

Agree, very good episode! My favorites are Noah W and the actresses who play Evans and King (who didn't have much to do this ep), but the whole cast is excellent across the board. The final scene between Drs. Robby and Langdon, wow!!

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some thoughts for discussion:

1) I think McKay is going to handle the suggestion that she might have misdiagnosed the postpartum mom due to bias badly. McKay is super tense and has shown herself to be unprofessional at times. Just seems like the wheels might come off now that she's on the defensive.

2) The Santos storyline is interesting because I'm genuinely struggling to understand her character's motivations. She's been very abrasive throughout the season and sometimes it seems like her suspicions of Langdon are totally manufactured because she doesn't like him. Like in this episode, it actually felt like she made a calculated move to lie to him about why they had not come to get him, to induce him to lose it with her and yell. There was this glint in her eye. But then sometimes I think that's not it at all, that she's maybe right about him, and that he's being unfair to her. But I like him generally and she seems like a PITA! It's very hard to see where that plot line is going.

There were definitely signs that point to Langdon being on something last night, or maybe it's just that it was pointed out to me via this thread. I loved the first few minutes when they all took a few minutes to regroup and he went outside to call his kid.

I loved the slow clap when Whitaker caught the rat and killed it.

The scene with Whitaker and the rat is probably my all time favorite of the season thus far. And because they'd foreshadowed it with him talking about growing up in a rural area and there being lots of animals around, it was totally believable when he knew exactly how to handle the rat. Love it.

I don't buy the idea that Langdon was high in the episode because the whole conceit of the show is that it's one continuous shift. If he was high in one episode, he'd be high in others. And honestly, he didn't seem high at all -- the scene where he calls home and has his wife put their son on the phone so he could hear his voice, after they lost the little girl who drowned, didn't look like someone who was on drugs.

I think if it turns out that Langdon is stealing drugs from the hospital, it will wind up being for a complex reason that is an ethical gray area, not just for a drug problem. Like maybe he is taking drugs and giving them to prior patients that he can't get to come back into the hospital. They kind of set up a plot line like that this episode with all the talk about the "street team" and Whitaker's interactions with the guy with schizophrenia, and figuring out how to get him meds given that he is unhoused and can't be counted on to come back in on a regular schedule.

The hospital has the Street Team, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d need to do that. Langdon has a temper problem (as called out by Robby last night) and at times lacks empathy. The dynamic with Santos is weird on both sides and to they are both characters that I don’t think we’re really supposed to have a read on yet.

We don't know how effective the street team is. I just think if it turns out Langdon is a druggie, that's too tidy and predictable.

The biggest thing for me is that Santos seems to have intentionally baited Langdon when she lied to him. She was hoping he'd blow up. That he did was on him, but I find Santos' behavior much more concerning. The ER is a naturally high stress place, and she seems to enjoy provoking people. This is a concerning behavior, especially in that environment.

Also I don't think Langdon actually lacks empathy, at least not any more than others in the ER (many use a variety of techniques to handle the emotional overload). He's been really kind to Mel, noticed she was struggling after the drowning death, and made sure she got a break. And then gave her a good pep talk that displayed empathy and thoughtfulness.

I think Dr. Santos had a bad childhood and needs to be cocky to overcompensate for her insecurity. She probably had an addicted parent.

🛑spoiler if you didn’t watch last night🛑

She was right. Langdon was stealing the meds. And he was high at work. Ahahahaha I knew it. Surprise! Good looking white men can be addicts and jerks!

I loved this ep. It really reflected the bonds that develop between the staff, and in a very heavy episode there were some great comic moments. Loved seeing the warmth between Collins and Evans snuggled up on a break from the chaos and personal trauma they both experienced.
Ahahahaha.

Agree, very good episode! My favorites are Noah W and the actresses who play Evans and King (who didn't have much to do this ep), but the whole cast is excellent across the board. The final scene between Drs. Robby and Langdon, wow!!

I do love Dr. King. Her storyline was smallish this episode but I thought it was fairly revealing as well. She is SO endearing, and I love seeing what I think is a character with ND who is so different from the standard issue stereotype we usually see.

Javadi trying to jump in with Matteo and getting diverted to babysitting was hysterical, but also made me think about this very young person with limited life experience being thrown into the social milieu of the pit and how difficult that would be.

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Agree that it was a really nice moment between Dana and Collins. This show is so well acted that it’s really a pleasure to watch. Amazing they found such a strong cast of near unknowns.

I love the show but it’s a little implausible that Santos solved the Langdon thing in one shift and apparently no one noticed before. But, given the hour by hour format there was really no other way to do that storyline.

I find Robbie deeply comforting. The world seems so devoid of people with leadership skills right now. Robbie for president! Actually, Noah wyle for president!

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that it was a really nice moment between Dana and Collins. This show is so well acted that it’s really a pleasure to watch. Amazing they found such a strong cast of near unknowns.

I love the show but it’s a little implausible that Santos solved the Langdon thing in one shift and apparently no one noticed before. But, given the hour by hour format there was really no other way to do that storyline.

I find Robbie deeply comforting. The world seems so devoid of people with leadership skills right now. Robbie for president! Actually, Noah wyle for president!

My take was that Santos saw precisely because she is an outsider, so she doesn’t have this longstanding relationship with the “golden boy.”

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Langdon was taken aback when the other doctor called him an adrenaline junkie! “What’d you call me?!”

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Anonymous wrote:Langdon was taken aback when the other doctor called him an adrenaline junkie! “What’d you call me?!”

Totally forgot about that but yes he was!

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Anonymous wrote:Agree that it was a really nice moment between Dana and Collins. This show is so well acted that it’s really a pleasure to watch. Amazing they found such a strong cast of near unknowns.

I love the show but it’s a little implausible that Santos solved the Langdon thing in one shift and apparently no one noticed before. But, given the hour by hour format there was really no other way to do that storyline.

I find Robbie deeply comforting. The world seems so devoid of people with leadership skills right now. Robbie for president! Actually, Noah wyle for president!

My take was that Santos saw precisely because she is an outsider, so she doesn’t have this longstanding relationship with the “golden boy.”

It’s her first day in the ER. Was it the other residents first day too?

Why isn’t Whitaker a Dr yet? I didn’t think they would allow a medical student work in the ER like that?

I’m curious what happens with next seasons. Will it be the next day? Next month? Next year? Is the same cast coincidentally working the same shift?