Anonymous wrote:Well, Robby finally actually voiced his suicidal ideation. I thought it was interesting that he talked about having no life or feeling of purpose outside of the hospital. In his conflict with Dana, she said something to the effect of “the ER goes on without you, without me, without [his mentor- whose name I forgot],” and given that Robby feels the hospital is his life it underscores how deeply that cut him (not criticizing Dana).

I can’t believe there’s only one episode left and I am afraid we’ll be left with cliffhangers. I really want to know what’s happening with Al-Hashimi. I did not like her at all in the first episodes, but they’ve done a great job growing and revealing her character.

I read those comments from Robby to Duke slightly differently. He said that the hospital is the only place where he *can* be, because it's so busy and demanding that it distracts him from thinking about anything else. This echoes something Abbott told him earlier in the season, that sometimes solitude and quiet can be hard because there's nothing to distract you from your own thoughts. Abbott who has worked in war zones and volunteers with the SWAT team during his off hours, so maybe knows something about about PTSD and using adrenaline and work to distract from intrusive thoughts.

I think Robby has PTSD from his time in the ED during Covid (and losing his mentor when he had to take him off ventilation) combined with the trauma including his mom abandoning him as a kid, plus some relationship issues and conflict (the breakup with Collins, the issues with his surrogate step son when Robby couldn't save his girlfriend during the mass casualty event), is just causing him serious but not particularly uncommon mental health issues. I relate strongly to this as someone who deals with PTSD and intrusive thoughts. I am not a workaholic and don't have an adrenaline-provoking job. It is really efficing hard. I go to therapy and I work on my issues (unlike Robby). But I also do a lot of numbing (playing dumb games on my phone, watching TV obsessively, talking about TV shows online obsessively) and still deal with intrusive thoughts and just... pain.

I think Robby's job is operating kind of like a drug addiction (hello Langdon parallels), Robby knows this, and his sabbatical is him attempting to detox. BUT the reality is that his addiction to work is a tool he's using to avoid dealing with hard feelings, and a three month motorcycle quest is not rehab -- there's no support system, no therapy to help him work through these issues, too much solitude, too much quiet. That's why everyone is worried about him. Robby *does* need a break and he the hospital is not a good place for him right now. But should not be alone and he can't just substitute the adrenaline of the ED for the adrenaline of his bike. He needs support and structure. He thinks he can do this alone and he can't.

Anonymous wrote:Well, Robby finally actually voiced his suicidal ideation. I thought it was interesting that he talked about having no life or feeling of purpose outside of the hospital. In his conflict with Dana, she said something to the effect of “the ER goes on without you, without me, without [his mentor- whose name I forgot],” and given that Robby feels the hospital is his life it underscores how deeply that cut him (not criticizing Dana).

I can’t believe there’s only one episode left and I am afraid we’ll be left with cliffhangers. I really want to know what’s happening with Al-Hashimi. I did not like her at all in the first episodes, but they’ve done a great job growing and revealing her character.

Agree that I wasn’t too crazy about Al-Hashimi at first either but she has really grown on me. I like her dynamic with Robbie.

Oh, Dr Robbie…I heard caregiver burnout along with his suicidal ideation. Being in a caregiving position as well, I deeply understand the idea of needing to feel needed and how rewarding it can be. It can also be incredibly draining to be so needed. It is a real struggle and balance can be difficult to find. Especially for someone like him who has closed everyone off. The little mention of his mom leaving hit a nerve for me. There is so much we don’t know about him. I don’t think they will write him off the show. I’ve seen too many interviews of Noah Wyle talking about how involved he is with the show and how much he loves the work.
I wish we knew when season 3 is starting. I’m not ready for this one to end.

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Anonymous wrote:Shes having absence seizures- it makes you look like you're zoning out.

But they told us there is more to the story with her and the baby- not to minimize her medical condition.

2 things can be true. But if she’s having absence seizures with a history of epilepsy, she should not be operating in an ER.

I’m not arguing the absence seizures, and yes that’s an issue, just wondering if we are getting more about the baby.

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Anonymous wrote:Shes having absence seizures- it makes you look like you're zoning out.

But they told us there is more to the story with her and the baby- not to minimize her medical condition.

2 things can be true. But if she’s having absence seizures with a history of epilepsy, she should not be operating in an ER.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone said something about Santos cutting. How did I miss that and when did we see that?

A couple of episodes ago they showed her legs in the bathroom. Thighs had cutting scars.

Oh wow. I totally missed that.

Anonymous wrote:Shes having absence seizures- it makes you look like you're zoning out.

But they told us there is more to the story with her and the baby- not to minimize her medical condition.

Shes having absence seizures- it makes you look like you're zoning out.

Anonymous wrote:Just seems like there’s too much to wrap up in one final hour without picking right back up in season 3, which sounds like isn’t how the show works since they’ll do another time jump.

Robbie is stressing me out. He needs help and badly. The second between him and Duke were so painful to watch.
Dr. Abbott is so incredibly hot as is the entire night shift.
I think Mohan is going to commit suicide-Robbie telling her that her patient didn’t jump from a high enough ledge is telling.
I think Dr. HalAshimi will be back in season 3 and this drama btwn her and Robbie will continue. I like her-I hope the keep her.

This had not occurred to me, but now I think you are right

Rabi is talking about his depression, which suggests he is still reaching out for help. Mohan is completely hopeless and alone. I'm thinking about her shredding the U/S fellowship application.

Anonymous wrote:Someone said something about Santos cutting. How did I miss that and when did we see that?

A couple of episodes ago they showed her legs in the bathroom. Thighs had cutting scars.

Anonymous wrote:Just seems like there’s too much to wrap up in one final hour without picking right back up in season 3, which sounds like isn’t how the show works since they’ll do another time jump.

Robbie is stressing me out. He needs help and badly. The second between him and Duke were so painful to watch.
Dr. Abbott is so incredibly hot as is the entire night shift.
I think Mohan is going to commit suicide-Robbie telling her that her patient didn’t jump from a high enough ledge is telling.
I think Dr. HalAshimi will be back in season 3 and this drama btwn her and Robbie will continue. I like her-I hope the keep her.

Yikes, I hope you're wrong about Dr. Mohan. It's occurred to me that Robbie's suicidal thoughts might be a red herring and it might be someone else. But I hope it's none of them!

I love them all. I thought this episode had a couple of clunky spots, but I don't even care. The good outweighs it.

I LOVE Al-Hashimi and she and Robbie have CRAZY chemistry. Hope they can *cough, cough* support each other next season.

Well, Robby finally actually voiced his suicidal ideation. I thought it was interesting that he talked about having no life or feeling of purpose outside of the hospital. In his conflict with Dana, she said something to the effect of “the ER goes on without you, without me, without [his mentor- whose name I forgot],” and given that Robby feels the hospital is his life it underscores how deeply that cut him (not criticizing Dana).

I can’t believe there’s only one episode left and I am afraid we’ll be left with cliffhangers. I really want to know what’s happening with Al-Hashimi. I did not like her at all in the first episodes, but they’ve done a great job growing and revealing her character.

Someone said something about Santos cutting. How did I miss that and when did we see that?

*scenes not second

Just seems like there’s too much to wrap up in one final hour without picking right back up in season 3, which sounds like isn’t how the show works since they’ll do another time jump.

Robbie is stressing me out. He needs help and badly. The second between him and Duke were so painful to watch.
Dr. Abbott is so incredibly hot as is the entire night shift.
I think Mohan is going to commit suicide-Robbie telling her that her patient didn’t jump from a high enough ledge is telling.
I think Dr. HalAshimi will be back in season 3 and this drama btwn her and Robbie will continue. I like her-I hope the keep her.

Wah, wah, wah, Robby acts like an ass to half of the ER, then starts bawling.

Langdon should open one of those Urgent Care clinics, go out on his own.