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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Carol wasn’t the focal point of the show and wasn’t really the main character. She was a supporting nurse. They would not have a major doctor have a suicide attempt. Robbie runs the ER - he’s too big of a character. Sorry.

Carol was actually supposed to die but they realized people loved the character and were rooting for her

Anonymous wrote:I think there's a distinction between being overtly suicidal and just self destructive and reckless and that's where Robby is right now and how he self justifies his mental health issues.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Carol wasn’t the focal point of the show and wasn’t really the main character. She was a supporting nurse. They would not have a major doctor have a suicide attempt. Robbie runs the ER - he’s too big of a character. Sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Anonymous wrote:er shift change does not happen at 9-10pm.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Instead of will-they-or-won't-they, it's going to be will-he-or-won't-he the rest of the season. Probably that will be the cliffhanger so we can debate until season 3. He'll be angry and distraught about the ICE intervention and take off on his bike at high speed without a helmet.

Oh, and with fireworks shooting off in the sky, even though they should have already been wrapped up by that time.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Instead of will-they-or-won't-they, it's going to be will-he-or-won't-he the rest of the season. Probably that will be the cliffhanger so we can debate until season 3. He'll be angry and distraught about the ICE intervention and take off on his bike at high speed without a helmet.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.

I also don't think they'll have him attempt suicide but that's not actually a totally accurate description of all people who have a suicide attempt. There's a broad range of experiences and it can depend a lot on what led to the attempt and the kinds of support someone gets after. There are definitely people who make an attempt, get the help they need, and can go back to work within a few months and lead good lives. I have met them.

I'll also note that on the show ER, a main character attempted suicide in the very first episode of the show and then they show her coming back to work and being, yes, the "backbone" of the ER (Julianna Margulies character, who was the charge nurse, so Dana of ER). ER wasn't as realistic as The Pitt is and it was especially more dramatic about the character's personal lives, but Carol returning to work after her attempt and then moving forward was not unrealistic. The main unrealistic thing about that storyline was the whole will-they-or-won't-they withe her character and George Clooney's character, and the way the show pivots away from Carol's obvious mental health issues to instead focus on her love life. But it's not weird that she returned to work and was able to be an effective and competent nurse.

Anonymous wrote:They aren’t going to have him attempt suicide because it will make his character look too weak. And people just don’t recover quickly from suicide. It becomes a lifelong battle with depression, and meds, and more attempts. It would just totally ruin the show and his character. Robbie is the backbone of the ER.