r/ThePitt

Loved Ellis’s response to Langdon being glum from Robby’s lack of validation of being back on shift. I appreciated Ellis’s perspective that basically the Langdon-Robby melodrama is a privilege to have and they both need to get past it and move on. In the same vein, it was validating seeing Javadi deftly stand up for herself with Robby by acknowledging that privacy laws are important but so is using her platform to try to find Jesse without breaking those laws. It was interesting seeing the cast put their colleagues misery into perspective.

I mean at the very end she looked at him with hate. I was shocked at her expression.

I like the fact that the writers knew that by this time, people would think Robby was only rude to women, so they had him publicly humiliate the two paramedics. Turns out he isn't a misogynist, S2 Robby is just a jerk(I say this half joking, as I think he has a method for his jerkiness)

I saw someone on twitter say they wished for a resolution to her plotline by Nurse Mommy (Dana) chewing her out but I appreciate the show’s commitment to realism and that some racists know how to be slick about it.

She was a trooper who had to work hard to be successful at her job (she mentions stripping in the 80s) and probably has a lot of war stories to share with Nurse Dana. However she now probably doesn’t have much to do with her life besides play on her phone, drink and watch Fox News. So how could you not expect her to respect ICE and show micro aggressions to Javadi?

And because Dana never sees it, they part cordially.

The timing and framing of the scene where Dr. Robby discovers that the 12-lead ECG has been improperly placed was impeccable.

ROBBY: What the hell is this?!

[Camera pans down and left to frame, front and centre, the patient's quite large breasts]

ROBBY: [pointing at ECG pads] These are way too low!

I half expected him to be complaining that the patient's chest had been exposed so completely and casually, because, not being a medical professional, the salient thing in that shot was the breasts, not the ECG leads. It's almost teasing the audience by reminding them that these people are there to treat ailments of the human body, and are not fazed or embarrassed at all by exposed breasts.

It almost reminded me of the classic "This lesbian bar has no fire exit!" joke from The Simpsons. The audience sees one thing in the setup, assumes it's the important feature of the scene, and is immediately proven wrong.

First, this is one of the most realistic portrayals of addiction I’ve seen in a minute. I like that it’s not just through the lens of how people see addicts, but what it actually feels like as an addict. There were so many small moments that would go over people’s heads if you haven’t lived it.

I’m in recovery, and that scene where Langden walks out after fixing the patient’s neck and smiles to himself? That hit immediately as I’ve deadass done the same thing after navigating a person through potentially fatal self injuring behavior. (Created a weapon with hospital furniture)

I have a stimulant use disorder, and when I was using, I felt amazing at my job. Fast, efficient, could run 17+ hour shifts, received constant validation and pay check was nice. I didn’t know what it was like to have my job without using so when I got sober, I had immense self doubt. Questioning like… am I actually good at this, or was it just the drugs?

That’s the mindfuck of getting sober. You lose that artificial confidence and don’t know what’s actually you anymore and feels like you are re-learning who you are like you’re stranger. Feels like living with a stranger.

So when he smiled, it didn’t feel like he simply was proud of himself but like relief and affirmation or like he was learning something new about himself. They’ve all have experienced Langden, he may have not for a long time. Like he just proved to himself “I can still do this without opioids.” And also presently with himself.

Also, him taking Advil in the break room like that? Lowkey performative, but in a real way. Like trying to show people “I’m clean,” trying to rebuild trust. And that weird energy after the bathroom. I think to people who are not addicts, it looks suspicious, for me it gave trying to make it through thoughts to want to use again or that “everyone is watching me” shameful feeling.

I feel shame or nervous every single time I use the bathroom around my family as I know they maybe wonder truly what I am doing. I will sometimes even leave the door slightly open to reduce potential fears they may have that may not even be the case at all.

And being back in places where you used before will have your brain going immediately. You can literally see him fighting that in real time when he came out the bathroom as well.

I want to add more but I don’t feel like typing but yes!

She is clearly not doing okay, and I feel like there is literally no concern for her by any of her colleagues. It's not like she's hiding how distraught she is.

Everyone else gets their mid-episode pep talks on this show. Robbie has been getting multiple ones throughout the course of S2. Can we please get one for Mohan, for the love of God?

Someone, anyone needs to sit this doctor down and talk to her. Dana? McKay? Abbot? Shen? Anyone?