Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 10:01     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I missed the mid-credit scene, I'm glad they did that, I was annoyed that they teased karaoke but didn't show it. I'm not a Santos fan, but I root for Mel and I was glad to see them having fun.

I know that the show is focusing on the busiest, most stressful days, but the across the board burnout of the doctors both old and young doesn't match what I've seen in ERs. We're getting older and sandwich generation, with elderly parents and college kids, and unfortunately have made more than a few trips to the ER over the past couple years. We haven't seen wait times where people are dying in the waiting room. The doctors and nurses we see seem very happy to be doing their jobs. We were in there earlier this week and it seemed like a very busy but cheerful workplace. Fortunately our trip was not super high urgency, but they got us right in and didn't rush us out. There were other patients nearby who we pray the best for, and a number of stroke alerts, so they were certainly busy. My point being, that I hope that the doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon are all in better shape than the staff at the Pitt, we are 100% so thankful for the care our family has received.

Because like most of us you are living in a HCOL area filled with insured UMC+ people. That’s not the Pitt.


This. I've been to every ER in DC. Washington Hospital Center and Howard can absolutely look like the Pitt on a holiday. Howard has a lot of mean nurses and doctors who look burned out, and the waiting room looks brutal (I bypassed it for not good reasons). Sibley is pleasant (waits can sometimes be long). GW's staff seems very professional but hurried and tired.


Sure, on a holiday with lots of sun and alcohol issues, and during a mass shooting. Those are the most stressful days and it makes sense for the show to cover them. But the doctors are all dealing with long term issues unrelated to those particular days. Even cities have slower days. (And at Alexandria this week the other patients checking in weren't speaking English, no sign of ICE though.)
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 09:32     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I missed the mid-credit scene, I'm glad they did that, I was annoyed that they teased karaoke but didn't show it. I'm not a Santos fan, but I root for Mel and I was glad to see them having fun.

I know that the show is focusing on the busiest, most stressful days, but the across the board burnout of the doctors both old and young doesn't match what I've seen in ERs. We're getting older and sandwich generation, with elderly parents and college kids, and unfortunately have made more than a few trips to the ER over the past couple years. We haven't seen wait times where people are dying in the waiting room. The doctors and nurses we see seem very happy to be doing their jobs. We were in there earlier this week and it seemed like a very busy but cheerful workplace. Fortunately our trip was not super high urgency, but they got us right in and didn't rush us out. There were other patients nearby who we pray the best for, and a number of stroke alerts, so they were certainly busy. My point being, that I hope that the doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon are all in better shape than the staff at the Pitt, we are 100% so thankful for the care our family has received.

Because like most of us you are living in a HCOL area filled with insured UMC+ people. That’s not the Pitt.


This. I've been to every ER in DC. Washington Hospital Center and Howard can absolutely look like the Pitt on a holiday. Howard has a lot of mean nurses and doctors who look burned out, and the waiting room looks brutal (I bypassed it for not good reasons). Sibley is pleasant (waits can sometimes be long). GW's staff seems very professional but hurried and tired.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 09:10     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Adopting a baby would be such a healthier way to spend a sabbatical. Robby redeemed his s-tty behavior all season with that last scene.

I also love the idea of Mel and Santos being friends. I have an autistic young adult daughter and I see her in Mel, complete with the joy she had being invited out and included.


Robby talking to the baby meant that he is going to adopt the baby? I didn't pick that up. Sounds like a horrible idea. He's old. He's single. He's suicidal. He's an ahole to everyone around him. He works crazy hours. Sure, he has money to throw at nannies and au-pairs, but that's not a family life. I just thought that it meant that he was no longer suicidal and was going to seek help (it was also a little confusing because there was so much attention on the baby he saved earlier in the episode).


The show creator confirmed that Robby does not actually adopt the baby: https://www.tvline.com/2149438/the-pitt-finale-explained-season-3-cast-time-jump/
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:58     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:I missed the mid-credit scene, I'm glad they did that, I was annoyed that they teased karaoke but didn't show it. I'm not a Santos fan, but I root for Mel and I was glad to see them having fun.

I know that the show is focusing on the busiest, most stressful days, but the across the board burnout of the doctors both old and young doesn't match what I've seen in ERs. We're getting older and sandwich generation, with elderly parents and college kids, and unfortunately have made more than a few trips to the ER over the past couple years. We haven't seen wait times where people are dying in the waiting room. The doctors and nurses we see seem very happy to be doing their jobs. We were in there earlier this week and it seemed like a very busy but cheerful workplace. Fortunately our trip was not super high urgency, but they got us right in and didn't rush us out. There were other patients nearby who we pray the best for, and a number of stroke alerts, so they were certainly busy. My point being, that I hope that the doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon are all in better shape than the staff at the Pitt, we are 100% so thankful for the care our family has received.


I hope you understand how Inova Fairfax, etc., located in suburbs, are different from a trauma center in the city center.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:57     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Unsure Roby would be good for BJD, she’d be a bright spot for him though.


He should absolutely not adopt her. I think she helped him see the light ... hope he can start season 3 with a lighter heart and maybe a solid relationship with a therapist.


There were actually two baby storylines in this episode, each symbolizing rejuvenation in different ways.

BJD brought the entire season full-circle.

The birth by the woman fixated on a "wild birth" (dumb idiot) also helped restore purpose and faith.

Robby is clearly looking for purpose beyond the ER, however. That speech he gave Mohan about thinking he'd have a wife and kids and pond to skate on was heartbreaking and relatable. He said similar to his motorcycle buddy, whose "you're running away, not riding towards something" comment probably landed.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:53     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:I missed the mid-credit scene, I'm glad they did that, I was annoyed that they teased karaoke but didn't show it. I'm not a Santos fan, but I root for Mel and I was glad to see them having fun.

I know that the show is focusing on the busiest, most stressful days, but the across the board burnout of the doctors both old and young doesn't match what I've seen in ERs. We're getting older and sandwich generation, with elderly parents and college kids, and unfortunately have made more than a few trips to the ER over the past couple years. We haven't seen wait times where people are dying in the waiting room. The doctors and nurses we see seem very happy to be doing their jobs. We were in there earlier this week and it seemed like a very busy but cheerful workplace. Fortunately our trip was not super high urgency, but they got us right in and didn't rush us out. There were other patients nearby who we pray the best for, and a number of stroke alerts, so they were certainly busy. My point being, that I hope that the doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon are all in better shape than the staff at the Pitt, we are 100% so thankful for the care our family has received.

Because like most of us you are living in a HCOL area filled with insured UMC+ people. That’s not the Pitt.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:42     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
I missed the mid-credit scene, I'm glad they did that, I was annoyed that they teased karaoke but didn't show it. I'm not a Santos fan, but I root for Mel and I was glad to see them having fun.

I know that the show is focusing on the busiest, most stressful days, but the across the board burnout of the doctors both old and young doesn't match what I've seen in ERs. We're getting older and sandwich generation, with elderly parents and college kids, and unfortunately have made more than a few trips to the ER over the past couple years. We haven't seen wait times where people are dying in the waiting room. The doctors and nurses we see seem very happy to be doing their jobs. We were in there earlier this week and it seemed like a very busy but cheerful workplace. Fortunately our trip was not super high urgency, but they got us right in and didn't rush us out. There were other patients nearby who we pray the best for, and a number of stroke alerts, so they were certainly busy. My point being, that I hope that the doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax, Alexandria, and Mt Vernon are all in better shape than the staff at the Pitt, we are 100% so thankful for the care our family has received.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:29     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:Adopting a baby would be such a healthier way to spend a sabbatical. Robby redeemed his s-tty behavior all season with that last scene.

I also love the idea of Mel and Santos being friends. I have an autistic young adult daughter and I see her in Mel, complete with the joy she had being invited out and included.


Robby talking to the baby meant that he is going to adopt the baby? I didn't pick that up. Sounds like a horrible idea. He's old. He's single. He's suicidal. He's an ahole to everyone around him. He works crazy hours. Sure, he has money to throw at nannies and au-pairs, but that's not a family life. I just thought that it meant that he was no longer suicidal and was going to seek help (it was also a little confusing because there was so much attention on the baby he saved earlier in the episode).
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:22     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
I have been saying to my husband since that baby first appeared (in episode 1?) that he was going to spend his sabbatical caring for her. They referenced Baby Doe in every episode (except the second to last one), reminding us again and again that she was there, but nothing was ever moving forward with that storyline.

But they did a nice misdirection when Robby directly refused, saying “not me!” And then it was so moving when it finally happened, and in such a slowed down scene.

I love that they never made it explicit — it was just so clearly the only thing that could happen.

Well done.

And Whittaker driving off happily in that truck was so cute.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 08:19     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:Unsure Roby would be good for BJD, she’d be a bright spot for him though.


He should absolutely not adopt her. I think she helped him see the light ... hope he can start season 3 with a lighter heart and maybe a solid relationship with a therapist.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 07:44     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Unsure Roby would be good for BJD, she’d be a bright spot for him though.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2026 07:10     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok. Baby Jane Doe a little predictable right?


Funny because I think I’ve read this whole thread and I don’t remember anyone calling that one. I didn’t see it either and I’m so glad that it revealed itself in this episode. Why a beautiful way to end the season.


I think PP meant just within this episode.


Correct. And I don’t post every thought to DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 23:54     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Extremely satisfying in ways I didn't expect.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 23:31     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
I loved that so much.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 22:34     Subject: The Pitt, Season 2
Adopting a baby would be such a healthier way to spend a sabbatical. Robby redeemed his s-tty behavior all season with that last scene.

I also love the idea of Mel and Santos being friends. I have an autistic young adult daughter and I see her in Mel, complete with the joy she had being invited out and included.