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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tried to watch, especially since I'm from Pittsburgh. Found it super boring and didn't like the gore, either.[/quote]

I found the first several episodes a little slow but it got better. How far did you get?[/quote]

Well thanks for this. I only made it about 1/2way through the first episode and was totally uninterested. Maybe I'll give it another shot because usually I enjoy medical shows and it would be cool to watch something set in my hometown.[/quote]

I had to give it another shot too.  I did the same, watched about half of the first episode and thought nah….  But tried it again and go thoroughly hooked.[/quote]

It really builds with each subsequent episode because of the through lines with the patients. By last week's episode, it packed such a huge and earned emotional punch because we were watching several plot lines that started at the beginning of the season or at least several episodes prior come to fruition. But you need the slower build to get there. I'm glad the show is 15 episodes so they can take their time.

And in this vein, I just want to note that right now my favorite character is Mel (the young resident with the sister in the live-in facility). They've woven a lot of subtlety into her character so that you get to know her kind of the way you would if she were your coworker -- just clues here and there that give you a sense of who she is. She's super up front about certain things (like her sister's situation, the way she approaches patients, etc.) but other stuff just unfolds. It seems likely that she is neurodivergent, or is at a minimum just a highly sensitive person who is tuned into people on a different frequency. I like seeing how it enables her to understand things about her patients that other doctors don't see, like when she immediately recognizes that the guy with autism needs to to have sensory inputs turned down and to be approached differently, or when she understands on a deeper level what is going on with Rita and Ginger, the woman who is caretaker to her mom, and figuring out how to get Rita the assistance she needs. It's just been incredibly satisfying to start out thinking "huh, she's kind of different, she has a weird vibe" and then get to know her and realize she's just a phenomenal doctor but that also the way she approaches her patients is probably a lot harder on her.

Anyway, I love a lot of the characters and am invested in all of them, but that's the one I'm most focused on right now. She makes me think of what my own daughter might be as an adult, in the best possible way.[/quote]

Mel is a wonderful character. I really enjoy every scene she's in.

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