Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 12:46     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
This thread has too many pages for me to look back, but did you know the actress Taylor Dearden’s (Dr King) father is Bryan Cranston in real life?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 12:36     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just read that the actress who plays Dr. Collins had a family emergency in the middle of filming, so had to be written out of subsequent episodes. Her absence has nothing to do with whether people liked her character/how fundamental she was to the show.

That's too bad. I think they did a good job with the writing though. Going home to recover with the phone off after a miscarriage is entirely believable. As viewers it can feel like she's been gone forever, but it's only been a few hours.

Whitaker really showed his mettle last night. He's modest and in some ways naive, but he's empathetic, strong, and confident when he needs to be. His rescue and follow up with Robby were really shining moments.


Dr. King will always be my favorite, but Whitaker is good too. You can really see him growing into his role as doctor as he realizes he really is good enough.


Kind of premature to say that since it's only been one 12 hour shift.

I thought the ending with McKay was dumb, I don't like that story line.

The rock paper scissors with Whitaker and Santos was cute.

A 12 hour shift with a mass casualty event. Growth happens over time, but also in leaps. I think this was a big moment for Whitaker. He was tested unexpectedly not only by the shooting, but by seeing Robby completely vulnerable and desperate.

I like McKay, but even if I didn't, that was such a bad outcome. She's supposed to let people die because her stupid ankle bracelet malfunctioned? Her ex seemed to gain some minimal respect for her watching the crisis unfold, and to get hat his kid loves and needs his mom. Hopefully he will insist that Chloe backs off.

It was definitely a weird feeling going directly from absolute crisis mode to let's get back open to trauma. But I guess that's the reality of the ER. I would agree that it was a less "enjoyable" episode, but it feels authentic and necessary for the story.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 12:22     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just read that the actress who plays Dr. Collins had a family emergency in the middle of filming, so had to be written out of subsequent episodes. Her absence has nothing to do with whether people liked her character/how fundamental she was to the show.

That's too bad. I think they did a good job with the writing though. Going home to recover with the phone off after a miscarriage is entirely believable. As viewers it can feel like she's been gone forever, but it's only been a few hours.

Whitaker really showed his mettle last night. He's modest and in some ways naive, but he's empathetic, strong, and confident when he needs to be. His rescue and follow up with Robby were really shining moments.


Dr. King will always be my favorite, but Whitaker is good too. You can really see him growing into his role as doctor as he realizes he really is good enough.


Kind of premature to say that since it's only been one 12 hour shift.

I thought the ending with McKay was dumb, I don't like that story line.

The rock paper scissors with Whitaker and Santos was cute.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 12:01     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Who is the new doctor with King? He’s sexy!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 11:48     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry that the measles/anti-vax storyline is being squeezed into the end of the season. Given current events, I would have liked that to get more attention.


+1 as soon as I saw the rash I suspected measles.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:46     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
When are they going to deal with Langdon? It was incredibly awkward when he and Santos were together again. It’s not fair - he’s been stealing drugs and should be out of there.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:44     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
I think Slo Mo and Whitaker are my favorites now.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:44     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why, but I sort of felt like this was my least favorite episode so far.


It felt kind of anticlimactic after all the drama peaking, to just go back to business as usual. But it did convey the reality which is they just have to move on with no time to really process.

What I did like is how they found a way to cap some character arcs in a nice way. Javadi getting a juice box from Utah, Whittaker showing his core decency and strength despite having a rattled start to the day, and Mel/Mohan getting recognition for being great emerging doctors who stood up to a crazy situation.

Did not like seeing McKay cuffed, felt like a wrong ending to the episode.

There’s still a lot of up and down with Santos and Langdon plots and maybe we will see some resolution there next week in the finale.

I absolutely love the night shift characters they’ve introduced.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:44     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone think it was odd that Robby didn’t interact with Jake at all in this episode? He was him in the hallway and was actively avoiding him.


He thinks Jake blames him for Leah's death (and I think he blames himself too), so that made sense to me.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:43     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just read that the actress who plays Dr. Collins had a family emergency in the middle of filming, so had to be written out of subsequent episodes. Her absence has nothing to do with whether people liked her character/how fundamental she was to the show.

That's too bad. I think they did a good job with the writing though. Going home to recover with the phone off after a miscarriage is entirely believable. As viewers it can feel like she's been gone forever, but it's only been a few hours.

Whitaker really showed his mettle last night. He's modest and in some ways naive, but he's empathetic, strong, and confident when he needs to be. His rescue and follow up with Robby were really shining moments.


Dr. King will always be my favorite, but Whitaker is good too. You can really see him growing into his role as doctor as he realizes he really is good enough.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:42     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:Did anyone think it was odd that Robby didn’t interact with Jake at all in this episode? He was him in the hallway and was actively avoiding him.


Meant to say “saw”
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:42     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Did anyone think it was odd that Robby didn’t interact with Jake at all in this episode? He was him in the hallway and was actively avoiding him.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:41     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why, but I sort of felt like this was my least favorite episode so far.


I know what you mean. It was still great, but the last two before it were real highs — maybe somebody needs to offer us some juice ha?

There were small moments I enjoyed. Robby catching King getting emotional and telling her not to apologize for that (after Robby had to take a break for same). Hit nurse giving juice to Javadi and telling her she had done a great job. I thought the mom did a good job trying to talk to her disturbed son, even if he didn’t take it well. Whitaker talking to Robby. Drug stealing doctor talking to Jake. Robbie yelling at the manager and his friend doctor coming over to talk him down.

Only one episode left and I wonder what will happen. I really thought the shooter was going to be the guy who punched the nurse (and still think this could happen and stir trouble for the hospital with the ER wait times being the cause of a mass shooting). Hope the show sticks its landing!


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:39     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just read that the actress who plays Dr. Collins had a family emergency in the middle of filming, so had to be written out of subsequent episodes. Her absence has nothing to do with whether people liked her character/how fundamental she was to the show.


Isn’t it funny the mental Gymnastics people did to explain her away?


Such as? The explanation was simply that her character had a miscarriage so was told to go home and turn her phone off. That’s all we had to go off of.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2025 10:37     Subject: The Pitt, new HBO Max show w Noah Wyle
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why, but I sort of felt like this was my least favorite episode so far.


I know what you mean. It was still great, but the last two before it were real highs — maybe somebody needs to offer us some juice ha?

There were small moments I enjoyed. Robby catching King getting emotional and telling her not to apologize for that (after Robby had to take a break for same). Hit nurse giving juice to Javadi and telling her she had done a great job. I thought the mom did a good job trying to talk to her disturbed son, even if he didn’t take it well. Whitaker talking to Robby. Drug stealing doctor talking to Jake. Robbie yelling at the manager and his friend doctor coming over to talk him down.

Only one episode left and I wonder what will happen. I really thought the shooter was going to be the guy who punched the nurse (and still think this could happen and stir trouble for the hospital with the ER wait times being the cause of a mass shooting). Hope the show sticks its landing!