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[gripyourwits]

green (he/him, 18+) | ao3 | fic tag & no rpf version

follows from @estebanmasson <- main + sports

ask box is open, as are dms. I don't bite!

I try my best to tag so you can filter to your heart's content. currently falling deeper and deeper into #superbat and looking forward to #the pitt season 2.

[gripyourwits]

long time no see- been kind of getting into gifmaking, kind of moving blogs over to @kcnsas. most of my pitt (and personal and other) stuff is on there now

[crowshaped]

invest in jemma now

[vafrosaon]

haven't killed anyone yet

[bompeii]

Omg she's perfect

[tatsumccree]

[angelsinacarpark]

i just know emma has a tote bag and a little lunch box that she picked out new bc it's her first day of work and she packed healthy snacks to be fueled all day

emma wakes up on her first day to an alarm set 30 mins early then listens to her favourite song while she gets ready for work (her outfit is already laid out on her bed). she tries 3 different hairstyles before deciding on the one she originally chose last night. she brings her sage green lunchbox with pink flowers on it. it's filled with healthy snack bars she bought specially for her new job because she knows she won't have a lot of free time to eat. she has extras in case anyone needs any. she has a change of clothes in her powder blue tote bag that has sunflowers on it. she takes the bus to work and makes funny faces at a toddler sitting next to her.

[divorcedfranklangdon]

I'm gonna have to tell my parents how trendy they were

THE PITT - 10:00 AM

Bonus: live slug reaction

[timothyolyphant]

THE PITT S02E04

[eloiscbridgerton]

#bffs

THE PITT 2.02 – 8:00 A.M.

[gripyourwits]

I think what made season 1 of the pitt feel so refreshing was that it didn't have a lot of dislikeable characters. not that you couldn't dislike any of them, or that there wasn't any conflict between the characters, but you never really felt like there was a character set up to be 'in the wrong' or 'in the right'. that's why a lot of people assumed certain things robby said were actually meant to show that he's not flawless, that the showrunners intended to make him a nuanced and complicated character.

in season 1, trinity and frank may not like each other, and there may be conflict between them, but they were both set up to serve their own purposes, and were not meant to be inherently likeable or inherently dislikeable. you could like them both, or dislike either of them, or swear your allegiances to only one and it wouldn't really feel out of place. season 1's conflict was against life itself, against death and pain - emotional or physical - against not having enough people or resources. even gloria, who is the closest season 1 had to an 'antagonist' only represents those same issues. and so does the patient who assaults dana; they're representatives of larger issues and ultimately what contributed to all the praise that it 'feels so real'. because it is real. and still our characters prevail and grow and learn and save hundreds of people during the MCI. that's hopeful, and it's triumph. and it's still real.

season 2 has largely abandoned these principles. al hashimi is portrayed to be obtrusive, disrupting a well established order, and stubborn. she brings in new things without consulting the people who are affected by it and shows little empathy towards her co workers. but she's not the only one: she brings out the worst in Robby, and he's arrogant, equally as stubborn, worsens accusations of sexism and racism (or foul play altogether), and his bedside manner gets even worse still than we are told it already is in season 1. suddenly it's not about how well functioning this understaffed ER is, and about the miracles we as humans have reached to fool death so thoroughly, but it's about who is right. it's about whether you should root for robby or root for the newcomer.

the trend continues beyond those two, btw. javadi and the new med student. emma, the new rn, who is not antagonized by dana by any means, but who keeps being shown 'The Reality' of the ER by the show, like a display of humiliation. so far this has been done at the expense of homeless people and sexuality - two things that are portrayed as gross and subhuman. it's no longer about showing empathy to those around you so you can be better. you're no longer encouraged to ask, why are either of the two new med students like that? javadi is literally like one of them. she was just like them in the beginning of season 1. but we learn her story, that she always has to prove herself because of her age, and we see her interact with her mother in ways that support why she is the way she is. ogilvie and kwon are, so far, not given that grace. instead their purpose is to prop up whitaker's and javadi's characters, and it's a shame.

it's only been two episodes. but once you've noticed this trend, I think you're going to keep noticing it

[loveridden1999]

being fair to both sides??

[abbotcoded]

yeah so do yall see how this is also propaganda or are you all going to still defend it

[huckleberrys-notepad]

"QPR DENTOS! QPR DENTOS!"

Yes, but also QPR Abbot/Ellis

Quick kisses in greeting and farewell

Sharing food and utensils

Gentle touches like hand holding and back rubs

Taking seats next to each other all the time

Playful flirting that leads nowhere

Bickering over home reno because they live together

Having the same car insurance and phone plan and mortgage

Officially married but never had a ceremony or reception, don't wear rings, but still so deeply committed to each other

[mymycorrhizae]

Dr Shen back with his iced coffee.

[holocrone]

Ayesha Harris as DR. PARKER ELLIS THE PITT 2.01 | 7:00 A.M.

[cbartonscoffee]

he and his coffee are so important to me

[xwilltruman]

JESSE IN THE FIRST MINUTE!!! they knew what the people would want (but after nodding at robby does he look at his wrist as if to check the time except he has no watch there??? so dumb and lovely)

[asystolle]

better to let dana manhandle you on your first day so that wayward patients don't get the best of you our newest bright-eyed sweet pea