The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somehow this week's episode was more difficult for me than the previous ones. I think it was the birth -- my own childbirth experience was not as traumatic as that but it still brought back difficult memories. I think that combined with the impending sense of doom with Langdon gone and then Robbie sending Collins home as well.

That scene with Robbie and Collins, whew. So... was she telling him that she got pregnant while they were dating and had an abortion? That's what that meant, right? I am really heartbroken for Collins and don't want her to give up.

Looks like Dr. Abbot (the night shift attending, the one from the roof in the first episode) is back next week to help with the GSWs. The actor is Shawn Hatosy, who has been working consistently in TV forever and been in everything, for a couple episodes. He's a real HITG (hey! it's that guy) in the best possible way. He's been in four different iterations of Law & Order! I really liked his chemistry with Noah Wylie in that quick scene from the first episode and am looking forward to seeing them work together.

I didn't get that at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow this week's episode was more difficult for me than the previous ones. I think it was the birth -- my own childbirth experience was not as traumatic as that but it still brought back difficult memories. I think that combined with the impending sense of doom with Langdon gone and then Robbie sending Collins home as well.

That scene with Robbie and Collins, whew. So... was she telling him that she got pregnant while they were dating and had an abortion? That's what that meant, right? I am really heartbroken for Collins and don't want her to give up.

Looks like Dr. Abbot (the night shift attending, the one from the roof in the first episode) is back next week to help with the GSWs. The actor is Shawn Hatosy, who has been working consistently in TV forever and been in everything, for a couple episodes. He's a real HITG (hey! it's that guy) in the best possible way. He's been in four different iterations of Law & Order! I really liked his chemistry with Noah Wylie in that quick scene from the first episode and am looking forward to seeing them work together.

I didn't get that at all.

I’m reading recaps of this particular episode and indeed that’s what happened.

I’ve noticed that the show is very subtle about things - sometimes you do miss stuff easily and have to go back and rewatch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow this week's episode was more difficult for me than the previous ones. I think it was the birth -- my own childbirth experience was not as traumatic as that but it still brought back difficult memories. I think that combined with the impending sense of doom with Langdon gone and then Robbie sending Collins home as well.

That scene with Robbie and Collins, whew. So... was she telling him that she got pregnant while they were dating and had an abortion? That's what that meant, right? I am really heartbroken for Collins and don't want her to give up.

Looks like Dr. Abbot (the night shift attending, the one from the roof in the first episode) is back next week to help with the GSWs. The actor is Shawn Hatosy, who has been working consistently in TV forever and been in everything, for a couple episodes. He's a real HITG (hey! it's that guy) in the best possible way. He's been in four different iterations of Law & Order! I really liked his chemistry with Noah Wylie in that quick scene from the first episode and am looking forward to seeing them work together.

I didn't get that at all.

Yes, that's what it meant. Why else would he have teared up and gotten all pinched with his words?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Somehow this week's episode was more difficult for me than the previous ones. I think it was the birth -- my own childbirth experience was not as traumatic as that but it still brought back difficult memories. I think that combined with the impending sense of doom with Langdon gone and then Robbie sending Collins home as well.

That scene with Robbie and Collins, whew. So... was she telling him that she got pregnant while they were dating and had an abortion? That's what that meant, right? I am really heartbroken for Collins and don't want her to give up.

Looks like Dr. Abbot (the night shift attending, the one from the roof in the first episode) is back next week to help with the GSWs. The actor is Shawn Hatosy, who has been working consistently in TV forever and been in everything, for a couple episodes. He's a real HITG (hey! it's that guy) in the best possible way. He's been in four different iterations of Law & Order! I really liked his chemistry with Noah Wylie in that quick scene from the first episode and am looking forward to seeing them work together.

I didn't get that at all.

Yes, that's what it meant. Why else would he have teared up and gotten all pinched with his words?

Yeah, I'm the PP who posted about this originally. They did do it very subtly but that's what I came back to -- there were these very meaningful looks exchanged during the conversation and he was very emotional as he reassured her. And we know they dated because Dana has referenced it before. The conversation doesn't make sense if she's not talking about him.

I've said it like 6 times on this thread already but Noah Wylie is just absolutely knocking it out of the park in this role. Just the range of relationships and emotions his character is going through and the subtly and realism he's bringing to each of these scenes is blowing me away. Everyone else on the show is also amazing, but he's not coasting on the familiarity of the setting or role -- he elevates every single scene he's in. I think this show could be extremely soapy and cheesy with a different cast. I'm just really, really impressed.

[Anonymous]

Santos and Javadi seem to be the weak links of this cast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Santos and Javadi seem to be the weak links of this cast.

I think the actress playing Santos has done a good job. She convincingly made me really dislike her for the first few episodes and then also made me convincingly think there was more to her as the thing with Langdon unfolded. She's not an endearing character but she's interesting. Similar to McKay, who I also find incredibly grating, but also find believable and and still interested to see where her story goes.

Javadi's character arc, if you can call it that, has been really weak IMO. They kind of stamped her with some characteristics that might drive some drama with her (child prodigy, overbearing mom who works at the hospital, socially awkward) but then have done nothing with them. Each of the other "first day" people has had an identifiable arc, whether it's Whitaker losing that patient early on but then starting to find his footing, Santos acting cocky and alienating everyone only to wind up showing some character and complexity as the day goes on, or King revealing through a series of tricky patients how her sensitivity and empathy both works for her as a doctor and also makes the job harder and more overwhelming. I don't feel like I know exactly where their stories are going but I feel really invested in each of those stories.

With Javadi, I'm just like "eh, it seems like she should have waited to go to med school." She seems nice but overwhelmed and there's no real drama there for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Santos and Javadi seem to be the weak links of this cast.

I think the actress playing Santos has done a good job. She convincingly made me really dislike her for the first few episodes and then also made me convincingly think there was more to her as the thing with Langdon unfolded. She's not an endearing character but she's interesting. Similar to McKay, who I also find incredibly grating, but also find believable and and still interested to see where her story goes.

Javadi's character arc, if you can call it that, has been really weak IMO. They kind of stamped her with some characteristics that might drive some drama with her (child prodigy, overbearing mom who works at the hospital, socially awkward) but then have done nothing with them. Each of the other "first day" people has had an identifiable arc, whether it's Whitaker losing that patient early on but then starting to find his footing, Santos acting cocky and alienating everyone only to wind up showing some character and complexity as the day goes on, or King revealing through a series of tricky patients how her sensitivity and empathy both works for her as a doctor and also makes the job harder and more overwhelming. I don't feel like I know exactly where their stories are going but I feel really invested in each of those stories.

With Javadi, I'm just like "eh, it seems like she should have waited to go to med school." She seems nice but overwhelmed and there's no real drama there for me.

I agree. I’m the PP. Santos is somewhat interesting but there’s nothing going on whatsoever with Javadi.

[Anonymous]

The birth scenes were jaw droppingly realistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Santos and Javadi seem to be the weak links of this cast.

I think the actress playing Santos has done a good job. She convincingly made me really dislike her for the first few episodes and then also made me convincingly think there was more to her as the thing with Langdon unfolded. She's not an endearing character but she's interesting. Similar to McKay, who I also find incredibly grating, but also find believable and and still interested to see where her story goes.

Javadi's character arc, if you can call it that, has been really weak IMO. They kind of stamped her with some characteristics that might drive some drama with her (child prodigy, overbearing mom who works at the hospital, socially awkward) but then have done nothing with them. Each of the other "first day" people has had an identifiable arc, whether it's Whitaker losing that patient early on but then starting to find his footing, Santos acting cocky and alienating everyone only to wind up showing some character and complexity as the day goes on, or King revealing through a series of tricky patients how her sensitivity and empathy both works for her as a doctor and also makes the job harder and more overwhelming. I don't feel like I know exactly where their stories are going but I feel really invested in each of those stories.

With Javadi, I'm just like "eh, it seems like she should have waited to go to med school." She seems nice but overwhelmed and there's no real drama there for me.

The drama is going to be her challenging her mom, being right, and coming into her own that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Santos and Javadi seem to be the weak links of this cast.

I think the actress playing Santos has done a good job. She convincingly made me really dislike her for the first few episodes and then also made me convincingly think there was more to her as the thing with Langdon unfolded. She's not an endearing character but she's interesting. Similar to McKay, who I also find incredibly grating, but also find believable and and still interested to see where her story goes.

Javadi's character arc, if you can call it that, has been really weak IMO. They kind of stamped her with some characteristics that might drive some drama with her (child prodigy, overbearing mom who works at the hospital, socially awkward) but then have done nothing with them. Each of the other "first day" people has had an identifiable arc, whether it's Whitaker losing that patient early on but then starting to find his footing, Santos acting cocky and alienating everyone only to wind up showing some character and complexity as the day goes on, or King revealing through a series of tricky patients how her sensitivity and empathy both works for her as a doctor and also makes the job harder and more overwhelming. I don't feel like I know exactly where their stories are going but I feel really invested in each of those stories.

With Javadi, I'm just like "eh, it seems like she should have waited to go to med school." She seems nice but overwhelmed and there's no real drama there for me.

My problem with Javadi is that she has two reactions: 1. I'm a deer in the headlights and too flustered to do anything but stammer, and 2. I'm utterly repulsed and disgusted and will look at you like the biggest stanchest just curled up my nose.

Two. That's it.

[Anonymous]

^^the biggest stankfest, thank you very much

[Anonymous]

It seems pretty likely that the "incel" kid with the list of targeted girls is the Pitt Fest shooter, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty likely that the "incel" kid with the list of targeted girls is the Pitt Fest shooter, right?

Not sure that would align with his list, but maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The birth scenes were jaw droppingly realistic.

Here's how they did it, if you're interested.

https://people.com/how-the-pitt-pulled-off-graphic-birth-scene-11697529

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems pretty likely that the "incel" kid with the list of targeted girls is the Pitt Fest shooter, right?

That's definitely what we are meant to think. I'm wondering if he makes some sort of claim that he wasn't going to actually shoot anyone until the accusation pushed him over the edge. I guess Langdon gets to come back now.