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[quote=Anonymous]I do think Robby is displaying suicidal ideation, but I don't think they are going to have him attempt suicide. In part because it's logistically challenging on a show premised on following the doctors through a single hospital shift -- unless he leaves his shift early for some reason and then his attempt is discovered before the end of the shift (which sounds like a horrible stretch even for a show that, yes, does play a little fast and loose with the time line sometimes), how could this work?

But I also think the Pitt tends to focus a lot on the realistic consequences of real life challenges faced by emergency doctors and nurses. They want to explore realistically how issues ripple through the staff and impact the functioning of the ED. So for instance, with Langdon, they didn't have him ODing at work or screwing up while high in a way that cost someone their life. Instead, the drama came in a younger doctor figuring out how to raise her concerns about Langdon despite being very junior, and Robby's sense of betrayal as he realized it was true, and also showed how Langdon leaving impacted someone like Mel, who had only had positive experiences with him and was negatively effected.

So I think it's more likely that they will address Robby's mental health problems not with a big dramatic crisis like Robby attempting suicide, which would bring everything to a crashing halt, but instead something still serious but easier to absorb into the day. Like him snapping and really crossing a line with a patient or colleague in a way that necessitates discipline, or another doctor becoming concerned enough even without him doing something like that to file a formal complaint that might initiate a mental health inquiry or even an involuntary hold. Something that will cause ripple effects for everyone in the ED but still necessitate people doing their jobs and having to carry on.

If Robby does attempt suicide, it would have to be the last thing that happens this season, because there's just no way they will show the rest of the cast continuing with their shift after that. But that would be such an upsetting place to end, I don't think the Pitt would do that to people and make them wait until next year to find out what happens. That would be cruel.[/quote]

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