Gerstein03

[weebitderanged]

i’m SO happy they didn’t do that stupid ‘campus wide hands off rule’ in the show and called it out bc YES ITS MISOGYNY LIKE CMON COMMON SENSE??

[wells-hannah]

ALLIE HAYES AND HANNAH WELLS OFF CAMPUS (2026-)

[nancyriorson]

OFF CAMPUS S1 IS SOOO GOOOODDDD!!! even though I wished they didn't change the whole 'off campus hands off law' and some things...BUT OMG I'M OBSESSED!!! DEAN AND ALLIE ARE ALREADY EVERYTHING TO ME and Hannah - Garrett deserve the whole universe...AND JOHN LOGAN ILYSM!!!!!

Btw...BEAU MAXWELL my man ily 💘

[gerstein03]

I fully understand why they changed the hands off rule thing. It's one of those things that ten years ago might've been charming but if they added it in now people who didn't read the books and don't have nostalgia glasses on might see it as immensely problematic

[writing-prompt-s]

One of your party members died, everyone's sad, even you, that is until their weapon turns into a genderbent version of him/her and picked up the dead body, which then turned into a slightly broken version of a weapon. And acts like it's normal?

[gerstein03]

Jane: alright John ig it's my turn

John's love interest who just spent the last hour grieving John: excuse me wtf

Jane: John and I are twins. We were cursed by an evil hag to travel together but separately for all time. We're hoping that one day we can break this terrible curse

John's love interest: so he'll come back?

Jane: when I die yes

[noah-wyles]

i will forever love The Pitt for putting real medicine and science against quackery, fucking love them for this

patients parents: we don't believe in vaccinations!

patient: i want a wild birth free from healthcare!

ptmc staff:

[gerstein03]

Patient: I want a wild birth no doctors

Me: why in the fuck would you want that

Honestly it's almost comical how everything that could possibly go wrong with that pregnancy went wrong. Preeclampsia, Seizures turning into eclampsia cardiac arrest gotta intubate gotta do a c section and ya know what just for good measure it's also a breech birth because why not

[lorsanbitch]

figured out why k/taang bothered me as a kid.

Most children's media I watched back then was primarily directed at young boys, and atla was no different. Aang is the main character, and the center of the main romance (although this was very much not the focus of the show), which is mostly shown from his perspective. The writers also talk about it from his POV. Katara is the cute older girl who sees Aang like a little kid she needs to take care of. She loves him "like a babysitter, like a little brother". But there's the wish fulfillment; even though you’re a goofy kid, the pretty older girl likes you back. I had seen that dynamic, that perspective, in kids media over and over and over again. It was always the girl who changed her mind. And as a girl who couldn't relate, it always felt like watching her get worn down. (disclaimer: these were my feelings, I'm aware they don't reflect the writers' intentions)

K/taang, from its inception, right from the mouths of the writers, was always about what Aang wanted, his wish fulfillment. What little boys would want to see.

The difference in zutara is that it’s not a male-centered fantasy. It’s not that the girl will come around eventually, it’s that the guy has to work and change to be her friend. It's female-centric. Even k/taang fans seem to recognize this, although they view it pejoratively. “You like Zuko cause he’s hot and you project onto Katara” Look, I’m gay so no I don’t want to date Zuko, but yeah womanhood is central to Katara's arc and so I relate to her more than I do Zuko or Aang. Of course the idea that someone would change to gain your respect is more appealing than being worn down into liking someone you just previously treated like your child. And hey! Romance is wish fulfillment! I’m sorry, is that supposed to be shameful?

K/taang fans have this constant misunderstanding that zutara is shallow and so are its fans. It's all about the aesthetic appeal of Zuko over Aang. Honestly the way they talk about it sometimes smacks of misogyny. No you can’t find this relationship deep or meaningful, you just think Zuko is hot. You don’t like their dynamic or development, you just project onto Katara because you think Zuko is hot. You dont like zutara over k/taang because they’re completely different kinds of ships that appeal to different tastes, you just think Zuko is hot and Aang isn't.

Because women can’t possibly think deeply about these things, they’re shallow and insipid, obviously. Do you hear yourselves?

I like Katara and Zuko together more because k/taang reminds me of every other male fantasy I had to see women be accessories to. Katara may be her own character in the show, with an arc and development and independence, but in her romance with Aang, she's just his girl.

[put-your-whole-hatussy-in-it]

The thing about a show like the Pitt happening in this day and age is that it really REALLY shows how much the collective media analysis skills have tanked.

“Robby is toxic” “Dana is the only person there who even cares about anyone” “Santos is wrong” “Langdon sucks” “Mel is treating her sister like shit”

SHUT THE FUCK UP. ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE NUANCED BECAUSE THEY ARE WRITTEN LIKE *HUMAN. BEINGS.* WHO LABOR IN A PLACE THAT IS THE COLLECTION BUCKET OF THE WORST MOMENTS OF PEOPLE’S LIVES, ALL WHILE THEY ARE PRESSED DOWN AND MONITORED BY A SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE 👏🏻SAVING👏🏻HUMAN👏🏻LIVES👏🏻 INTO A TASK THAT CAN TURN A FUCKING PROFIT.

You’re just mad that in media being written 3 dimensionally, that third dimension can make you uncomfortable about yourself, or people you know, or the world in which you live. But that’s the fucking point, that’s what makes it well written, that’s what makes it among the best media being currently made. Die mad about it, or get better at learning from what you consume.

[gerstein03]

Truly I blame Marvel and Disney for this. Audiences have become far too comfortable with everything being neat and tidy and palatable and having everything spoonfed for them that they can't wrap their brains around the idea of something not being neat and tidy and clean. There's no perfect easy answer. Robby is being an unprofessional gaping asshole to everyone around him. He is also mentally ill and spiraling because of trauma and burnout and is in serious need of help that unfortunately he likely won't get. Langdon committed a felony and got away with it and was rude and unprofessional to a subordinate. He's also suffering through the horror that is addiction something that is not his fault and is putting in the work to own his failings improve as a person. Santos is exceptionally arrogant and thinks she knows better than everyone around her and is in my opinion not able to really take criticism. But she clearly has a lot of self worth issues and trauma in her past that is very clearly influencing the way she acts and is dealing with a lot of triggering situations. All of these things can be true at once. Nothing about any of this is contradictory. Dana's yelling at Robby saying him letting Langdon get away with stealing meds makes him human is sort of the thesis of the show. These people are human and their, our, virtues and faults are what make us human. But god fucking forbid we be able to have these conversations rather than make big sweeping black and white generalizations

[gerstein03]

I love this fandom. So black and white. So devoid of nuance. So committed to the idea that their fav can do no wrong and their fav's #1 op is literally Satan. Santos stans and haters this one's for you

To start, I think if anyone genuinely thought Santos was upset because Langdon was a drug addict they were maybe only looking at it from a surface level. Just seeing the typical trappings of literature it's pretty obvious there's more to Santos hating Langdon than just him being an addict.

For their conflict in season one, I've always said Langdon's criticisms of Santos were 100% valid. Her arrogance had tangible negative effects on at least one of her patients in season one, guy who had a pneumothorax that developed into a tension pneumothorax due to Santos giving the guy CPAP without checking with Langdon Collins or Robby first. But the way in which he criticized her was not okay. It was rude and condescending and humiliating especially in that scene where Langdon yells at her in front of multiple other providers. That's just straight up not okay. I've had teachers give me criticism in a way that while true was just plain insulting and felt harsher than it needed to be and it makes you feel small. Both things can be true at once. Langdon's criticisms of Santos can be completely true and valid but the way he speaks to and treats her can be completely unacceptable

But getting into season two Santos is now the one being a complete asshole to Langdon. Is it understandable? Sure. Is she entitled to feel the way she does about him? Absolutely. But the kind of petty and rude Santos was to Langdon has no place in the ER. Langdon was being exceedingly cordial to Santos during that whole thing aside from one snide comment about being happy to teach her which came after multiple scenes of her being rude and disrespectful to him in front of their colleagues and a patient. Again two things can be true at once. Santos' feelings are absolutely 100% valid she is under no obligation to like Doctor Langdon or speak to him at any time in which she does not absolutely have to but the way she acted in that episode was super out of line.

Onto their big fight scene, lots of nuance to be had here. It got lost in the weeds with all the addiction discourse after last week's episode but Langdon's apology was for exactly what it should've been for. He wasn't apologizing for being an addict he was apologizing for being an asshole. Suggests that he did enough self reflection to know what he needed to apologize for. He doesn't owe Santos an apology because he was an addict he owes her an apology for being an asshole. An apology she does not have to take. She owes him nothing and I would go so far as to say she'd be well within his rights to take his apology and stick it where the sun don't shine because he was such an asshole to her. But, and here's where more nuance comes in, she doesn't give him shit for being an asshole. She gives him shit for being an addict. She plays it like he deserved to go to prison and lose his family for his addiction. Regardless of whether Santos actually holds this attitude it's an attitude that in my opinion should be drawn and quartered because as the discourse has proven, people are hypocrites who clearly have no sympathy for those people struggling and suffering through addiction. To all the people saying Langdon should be in prison, I hope if someone you know is struggling with addiction they turn to anyone but you. Again, two things can be true at once. Langdon was an asshole who owes Santos all the apologies in for his behavior and honesty a thank you as well considering Santos may well have saved his life, apologies Santos does not under any circumstances have to accept. Santos was an asshole for throwing Langdon's addiction back in his face and acting like he deserved judgement and ruination for being an addict clearly for the sole purpose of hurting him.

My sincerest hope for both characters is that both of them can heal from the traumas of their lives. I'm not expecting them to ever be besties but able to work together would be fantastic

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[gerstein03]

Tangled the series. So medieval world that's actually fun and whimsical like a Renaissance Fair. Yay

[magnetic-rose]

i don't wanna talk about the langdon vs santos situation, because it's tiring and over-played, but i will say it is genuinely disturbing to see how many cops and narcs are in this fandom. how many people agree with santos' remark about how he should be in jail. when literally one of the other storylines in the very same episode is about how we should try to find empathy for people with addiction.

it's the woke website until we're talking about punitive vs. restorative justice for addicts.

[carmenlikeme]

I still need to say this: Santos IS a complicated character. Santos IS traumatized. Santos cares for her loved ones.

Still, she's mean, snappy and rude. We know this from the beginning, how she doesn't respect people's boundaries because they probably don't look like a big deal for her. Langdon is right, he can't force her to accept his apology and she shouldn't, but her judging him the way she's doing is not as far as what Ogilvie does.

We learned something else this episode: people just know Santos outed Langdon about his addiction, not the rest of the story. We don't know if the story would change if that fact was addressed but guess what? That is not her choice. Addition is a disease.

This also doesn't erase the fact that what Langdon did last season was also rude, mean and snappy.

Also, for what we know so far in this episode and what Garcia mentioned previously, it seems like her attitude hasn't improved in the past 10 months. It seems like people have to walk on eggshells around her sometimes.

So, she deserves my judgement as much as the rest of the characters. In the same way I can say what I think about Joy's actions this episode, Robby or Ogilvie. Judging her character is okay, thinking that everyone who brings a valid criticism of her is a misogynist is not.

[aliapaul]

it's also interesting to me that people are like well now we know robby covered for langdon stealing the pills! no we don't!!!!!! santos didn't even know langdon was coming back to work at all, what makes you think she knows the ins and outs of any investigation that occurred? she's making assumptions because she believes if anyone knew he'd be in prison.

frankly, other than that first day, the entire process of him going to rehab and then coming back to work has nothing to do with her. robby should've told her he was coming back so she wasn't blindsided but it's not her business what happened in his time away

[gerstein03]

She also literally contradicted herself. She told Garcia she's been a pariah for reporting Langdon but if nobody knows and Robby didn't report Langdon then this is impossible

[aunty-venom]

Look, I’m a a huge Trinity Santos supporter, but I think a lot of you just think drug addicts are inherently evil, and maybe you should unpack why you feel that way.

[gerstein03]

Seriously. If Santos was criticizing the fact that Langdon was an asshole to her during their shift, which he absolutely was, I would respect her a hell of a lot more. But the way she is acting is a very black and white view of Langdon's addiction. Addiction is hard and it's impossible truly understand if you haven't experienced it. And the way Santos and a lot of people in the fandom talk seems like they think Langdon deserves to suffer forever for the sin of being a drug addict. Now I think it's likely Santos is hiding behind the "he stole from the hospital and should be punished for it" thing as the surface level justification for hating him when in reality her feelings really stem from the fact that he was an asshole to her. And in that vein I do have sympathy for her. But at the same time she's still being nasty and unsympathetic in the wake of someone suffering through addiction, something that many good people struggle with every day everywhere and her die hard supporters are doing the same. And that's just not cool. I think that's really fucked up

I will say though I think it would be the most incredible poetic irony if the season ended with Santos spiraling and the result being that she ends up falling into addiction

[hyper-fixation-land]

Not even an exaggeration

[soldierandawar]

And also, Santos is literally just bitter that Langdon didn’t get the punishment she thinks he should’ve gotten. She’s acting as if she is the sole person he needs to prove himself to and I’m sorry but like, she’s just not. Telling everyone about the theft doesn’t do anything for anybody but her. It’s the same tone of some of fandom who just want to see him be humiliated because they feel like he hasn’t gone through enough and that he got a “slap on the wrist.” As if pulling yourself out of active addiction and having to hit a reset on your life isn’t a punishment in itself. Yeah, it’s not punitive but is that all we really base atonement off of?

To me, she doesn’t care about him going to jail as much as she cares about others hating him as much as she does and while understandable, it’s meaningless because at the end of the day, he could get on a soapbox and yell his sins to the whole ED and tomorrow he’ll still be at work. And then…what? What happens next? When will it be enough?

[gerstein03]

She's also kinda full of shit. Like she claims only three people know what Langdon did but last episode says that she's been made a pariah in the ER because she reported Langdon. Both can't be true at once and given Doctors and Healthcare management people aren't stupid I'm inclined to think they're all already aware. I agree I don't think this is about Langdon stealing drugs. I think it's just about the fact that Santos hates him and wants to see him self flagellate in front of the entire ER. And that's not to say she isn't entitled to how she feels. Trust me I have people who wronged me that I'd give anything to see pay for their sins against me as I'm sure we all do. But what she wants imo really has nothing to do with what he actually did and I think has more to do with self satisfaction

[gerstein03]

Small thing (that's maybe kinda big) that I don't think a lot of people noticed. Santos contradicted herself while she was yelling at Langdon. She told Langdon that only three people knew about why he was thrown out of the ED. But when she was talking with Garcia she told her that everyone had been treating her as a pariah because she reported Langdon. But those two statements are inherently contradictory. If Santos is a pariah for exposing Langdon then everyone is already aware of why Langdon was kicked out of the ER and went to rehab. So which is it? Because they can't both be true. Personally I'm inclined to think everyone is mostly aware of the fact that Langdon stole drugs. The gossip mill in a hospital is insane and Langdon being sent home was witnessed by Princess who went ant told Perlah. This wasn't a well kept secret. I'd find it harder to believe that what happened didn't get out than that it did

[we-in-da-pitt]

also why did i not realize no one else knew langdon stole drugs from the hospital. everything makes soooo much more sense

[gerstein03]

I don't believe for a second nobody else knows. Medical professionals gossip a lot. Robby, Santos, Dana, and Garcia all know. Whittaker and Javadi seem like they know too. Princess watched Robby throw Langdon out and immediately told Perlah. And not long after Langdon vanished off the face of the earth to go to rehab for drug use. Doctor thrown out of the hospital and not allowed to come back checks in for rehab. I wonder what could've possibly happened. The rumors that he'd been stealing drugs would be flying about like crazy. Mel even says that she'd heard rumors when she and Langdon talked and wasn't surprised by it when he confirmed why he was gone. So while it's not a situation where they really know, I would be shocked if it wasn't the prevailing theory. Plus, Santos also contradicted herself. She says only three people know what Langdon did but previously says she's been a pariah for doing the right thing and speaking up. Now I don't think either of those things are true. Santos straight up isn't a pariah she gets along pretty well with most of her coworkers doc and nurse alike. But those two statements are inherently contradictory. If Santos was treated as a pariah for reporting Langdon then everyone is aware of it