The Pitt, Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

Yes!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no way a cutter becomes a dr.

? Of course this happens.

No. Real doctors in real life are not cutters. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no way a cutter becomes a dr.

? Of course this happens.

No. Real doctors in real life are not cutters. Sorry.

Doctors are just people. Some are cutters. Some are addicts. Some have family issues. Some are trauma survivors. And so on.

It is totally bizarre that you'd think no doctor ever engaged in this behavior, and likely says something about how you stigmatize people with mental health issues (TONS of doctors have mental health issues, the suicide rate among doctors is much higher than in the general population, and among female physicians its even higher than among doctors generally).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

This is a stretch. She's literally stealing a sterile scalpel. If she gets caught trying to use that same scalpel on a patient, sure, that would be patient endangerment.

She does in fact need help but Langdon, who has zero trust with her and harmed her with no real accountability, would be the last person in a position to do so.

We basically already saw Whitaker noticing her pocketing the scalpel and coming over to check on her (with kindness) which is the actual help she needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no way a cutter becomes a dr.

? Of course this happens.

No. Real doctors in real life are not cutters. Sorry.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

This is a stretch. She's literally stealing a sterile scalpel. If she gets caught trying to use that same scalpel on a patient, sure, that would be patient endangerment.

She does in fact need help but Langdon, who has zero trust with her and harmed her with no real accountability, would be the last person in a position to do so.

We basically already saw Whitaker noticing her pocketing the scalpel and coming over to check on her (with kindness) which is the actual help she needs.

Right, but this is fiction, Langdon catching her is the better story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

This is a stretch. She's literally stealing a sterile scalpel. If she gets caught trying to use that same scalpel on a patient, sure, that would be patient endangerment.

She does in fact need help but Langdon, who has zero trust with her and harmed her with no real accountability, would be the last person in a position to do so.

We basically already saw Whitaker noticing her pocketing the scalpel and coming over to check on her (with kindness) which is the actual help she needs.

Right, but this is fiction, Langdon catching her is the better story.

I totally agree. And it might be a way for Langdon to redeem himself.

[Anonymous]

The actor from the Cosby show (Geoffrey Owen’s) will be on this week’s episode of The Pitt! I’m excited!

https://ew.com/cosby-show-geoffrey-owens-the-pitt-11935735

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

This is a stretch. She's literally stealing a sterile scalpel. If she gets caught trying to use that same scalpel on a patient, sure, that would be patient endangerment.

She does in fact need help but Langdon, who has zero trust with her and harmed her with no real accountability, would be the last person in a position to do so.

We basically already saw Whitaker noticing her pocketing the scalpel and coming over to check on her (with kindness) which is the actual help she needs.

Right, but this is fiction, Langdon catching her is the better story.

It's not a good story because it doesn't make sense. How would he catch her, unless he walks into her stall in the women's restroom? Why would Langdon doing that make a good story?

I get people think it's "good story" because it feels parallel to Santos "catching" Langdon stealing drugs (though she didn't actually catch him -- she reported her suspicions to Robby and Robby is the one who "caught" Langdon when he searched his locker, something Santos correctly did not do), but because cutting is very, very different behavior from a benzos addiction or stealing hospital meds, it doesn't actually work. Even if Langdon suspected Santos of cutting and reported it to Robby, what Robby would do (correctly) is tell him to mind is own goddamn business because cutting isn't illegal, isn't a violation of hospital policy, and doesn't directly concern Santos' job or patients.

I really cannot think of a scenario where Langdon "catches" Santos that wouldn't be either totally unbelievable or cruel, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The actor from the Cosby show (Geoffrey Owen’s) will be on this week’s episode of The Pitt! I’m excited!

https://ew.com/cosby-show-geoffrey-owens-the-pitt-11935735

That's cool, I liked him on the Cosby Show. But wow that article is depressing. The fact that he had to quit his Trader Joe's job because people were taking photos of him there is depressing -- that's a perfectly respectable job and there's nothing wrong with him doing it. And I can see how he'd have really mixed feelings about the outpouring of "support" after those photos came out. It must have felt really insulting to have Nikki Minaj donating money to him when he never asked for charity and was still a working actor (with a side gig, something a lot of working actors have).

He's a good actor, I look forward to seeing him on the show. I can definitely see him as a surgeon, too, he has that vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no way a cutter becomes a dr.

? Of course this happens.

No. Real doctors in real life are not cutters. Sorry.

+1

Y'all are being ridiculous. Something like 15% of teens have engaged in cutting or self injury at some point, and the rate is higher for teenage girls. Some of those people to on to become doctors. It's so weird that you would assume this could never happen.

A very good friend of mine from high school was a cutter (abusive family) and she's now a partner at a well know law firm in LA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Langdon didn’t get off with a pass. Santos is sanctimonious with the limited perspective of youth. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone screws up. The majority of people deserve a second chance. He’s trying to make right, he’s not perfect.

Life is not black or white, it’s a lot of gray

I mean. He really should be in jail.

I work in health care and know people who have skimmed drugs at work or forged prescriptions. None have gone to jail. The board has suspended licenses until intervention programs were completed and had 2 to 5 yrs of supervision after, ie random drug screens etc. 2 people were terminated from their jobs but they were at private offices.

Even though he substituted medicine and let it be administered to a patient? That is more than skimming.

Did anyone listen to the podcast a few years back about a nurse who did this to patients undergoing fertility procedures- I think at Yale Hospital. It was so sad.

Yes, The Retrievals. It was very good!

And it was eye opening. So disappointing that the nurse was able to practice again but it makes Langdon being back in the ER more plausible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That was a scalpel Santos put in her pocket, right? I assume for general self-defense purposes?

She’s a cutter. In a previous episode her scars on her thighs were shown. I think Whittaker, her roommate, saw her take the scalpel and perhaps knows about her habit which is why he paused and talked to her after she did it.

Langdon has to catch her.

1) This would be an awful thing to do to this character. Cutting is not like a drug addiction -- it doesn't impair her ability as a doctor and she's not committing a felony in taking that scalpel (it's not great, but it's not like stealing controlled substances). There's nothing for Langdon to catch, do it would just be a massive invasion of her privacy.

2) The only place she'd do this at work would be a stall in the women's bathroom. Why would Langdon be walking in on Santos in there?

Self destructive behavior in an environment that is extremely high risk for infection. She needs help. Only fitting that he's the one to save her from herself.

This is a stretch. She's literally stealing a sterile scalpel. If she gets caught trying to use that same scalpel on a patient, sure, that would be patient endangerment.

She does in fact need help but Langdon, who has zero trust with her and harmed her with no real accountability, would be the last person in a position to do so.

We basically already saw Whitaker noticing her pocketing the scalpel and coming over to check on her (with kindness) which is the actual help she needs.

Right, but this is fiction, Langdon catching her is the better story.

It's not a good story because it doesn't make sense. How would he catch her, unless he walks into her stall in the women's restroom? Why would Langdon doing that make a good story?

I get people think it's "good story" because it feels parallel to Santos "catching" Langdon stealing drugs (though she didn't actually catch him -- she reported her suspicions to Robby and Robby is the one who "caught" Langdon when he searched his locker, something Santos correctly did not do), but because cutting is very, very different behavior from a benzos addiction or stealing hospital meds, it doesn't actually work. Even if Langdon suspected Santos of cutting and reported it to Robby, what Robby would do (correctly) is tell him to mind is own goddamn business because cutting isn't illegal, isn't a violation of hospital policy, and doesn't directly concern Santos' job or patients.

I really cannot think of a scenario where Langdon "catches" Santos that wouldn't be either totally unbelievable or cruel, or both.

You’ve reading the idea all wrong. It wouldn’t be something that Langdon would be reporting to a supervisor. It would probably be a way for Langdon to help her and for them to bond. That’s how I see how it could play out.