Me myself and Ly

I'd love to be able to write something coll, but truth is.....I'm not cool :( Sorry guys.

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Mohabbot headcanons pt.1

Contrary to popular belief, she knows how to cook. She never does cause she doesn’t have the time, and relies on frozen meals and protein bars. When Jack comes along she cooks even less cause he asserts he has more free time and meal preps so she can bring her Tupperware to work (the second time he meal prepped she complained and he offered to take a swat gig to spend his time off. She never mentioned it again). (he leaves the baking to her cause it relaxes her)

first date went to embarrassing to super good to being called back to work and Jack refusing to let her come cause she went off shift just one hour before their date. Their first kiss after they started dating was against his car door, and it was. Samira who smashed her lips against his (Parker saw a little smudge of lipstick but said nothing)

First time they spent the night together it was at her apartment. It was also the last time cause it was too impractical for Jack, but he insisted on being there in case she wanted him out at any point. (She didn’t) (they never spent a shared night off parted again)

the first time he met her Amma is the day she comes back from her cruise and larked a flight Miami-Pittsburgh. She’s not impressed by his age but he’s a charmer and Samira is the happiest she’s seen her in her adult life and he completely, reverently adores her and honestly, she was losing hope to see Samira opening up to someone like that

the first time Samira met Jack’s family she’s so nervous she attempts to convince him to break up with her, claiming she’s not likeable enough to be in any in laws good graces. He kisses her forehead and reminds her his siblings already know her, only not in person (she crushed a FaceTime session and wished the floor would swallow her, while his sister squealed and demanded to put Samira ‘finally’ on screen)

the day Robby comes back from his sabbatical, Jack doesn’t feel the need to announce anything. Robby comments on his ring and Jack answers “it was time”. He would scream it from the rooftops but they’re pushing their luck with trying to avoid direct power imbalance situations and becoming the talk of the entire department. He comes back to his apartment and kisses her extra hard cause he hates to keep her a secret as if what they’re doing is wrong

the night Samira finishes her residency and has the next 15 days off is also the day Jack starts his HR mandated PTO. She’s still convinced they made a good job keeping things under the radar but after 10 months it shouldn’t surprise her when Dana hugs her and whispers “so where is that old man taking you?” And Cassie slips a bag into her backpack saying “he better be taking you somewhere sunny cause you’re going to wear that bikini.” (She does) (they went to Hawai’i) (they conceived their twins when she wore that bikini)

[katstealskat]

this is literally how this interaction went down , no edits were made , entirely verbatim

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Imma miss this friendship so much

[funky-clown]

McKay/Mohan rumors I've heard about

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can you believe they took this friendship in the making away from me?

[deathbyswoon]

And here’s the thing: If the production were sincerely unafraid of/unconcerned with whatever backlash they may incur from the truth of Supriya’s exit - if it were a simple pay dispute or Supriya going back to med school or booking new work - we would know the truth.

We wouldn’t have these weak excuses and (noteworthy) lack of reference to Supriya and their work. No acknowledgement of their contribution to the show at all. Which is no insignificant thing considering Hatosy’s interview.

I told you all about seeing things from a Doylist vs. Watsonian pov. They are ACTIVELY playing into the Watsonian explanations for why Mohan isn’t coming back. They are acting as if they have no control over who goes and who stays. This is a tactic.

They are aware of what this choice signals to those of us who can see it. If they weren’t before they definitely are now. What I think they weren’t prepared for is the numbers. They drew in too much of the “wrong” audience with the diversity sell. They weren’t prepared to have to dodge criticism, fuck, they weren’t even aware of the misogynist biases in their own writing for fucks sake. Come on.

They want this to go away as smoothly as possible. Half the fanbase is helping them. Ask yourself who benefits from the narrative being told to you.

P.S. When this shit hits your favs, when the next press junket has a few of you scratching your heads going “that was a little weird of them to say”, when next season rolls around and you think “there’s something lacking about this/what are they even doing with this character?” - I’m going to climb inside your walls and laugh at you.

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I’m not done yet - Characters quick analysis

I’m so mad for the fact that Samira Mohan has been written off and all the discourse about how stupid fans are. It’s discomforting seeing fellow fans from the same fandom absolutely ignoring - to the point of being annoyed by it - the mistreatment of both the characters and actress, and their supporters as well. And I realized that if I were to be many of those fans I would have very little to celebrate besides the fact that my favorite is not the one being axed.

Let’s talk about a few of them.

Cassie McKay: she started off strong in s2, managing all those cases and personally trying to putting herself out there and feel like a person other than a doctor and a mother. She got a date with Brian Hancock ( which btw was presented as this huge recurring and we’ve last seen him months ago) and had a finger up that old man’s ass. The remaining of her arc has been centered about Roxy, which was good cause we were getting a glimpse of End-of-life treatment and how to make it comfortable for the patient and their family. Then a peek into her role inside the street team, which would’ve been so interesting to explore as well. The whole scenario clashed (for me) when these two strings merged together to create yet another conflict with Robby. He berated her for not being there when Roxy died, and the point of the whole scene was to show how his unnecessary berating is part of his mental health issues. Her next two relevant interactions (beside a whole 10 second bonding with Langdon over their respective addictions) are with Robby (again): one of her telling him that he is - in fact - spiraling; and the other one last episode when she “felt compelled” to give him advice and defending Javadi, who was another one on the receiving end of Robby’s backlash.

Speaking of Javadi: she started off strong as well, her conflict with Ogilvie about competency and her parents pushing her towards different specialties. Yet again, it started to change around ep 8 or 9, I barely remember any of her scenes besides her being here and there with other residents. I remember a scene with Mateo (I will not dive into shipping but it was ship baiting), and the fact that she filmed Jessies arrest. And what was the filming purpose of that? The writing purpose of the whole Dr J thing? Not showing how her account could actively help Jessie; not how young people show up to the ED cause they trust her through social media; not how her platform could me also medically useful (spreading awareness on issues such as STDs for example). None of that. Her TikTok account became another reason to be scolded by Robby.

Who else?

Mel King: I was so curious about her season and her deposition. Let me say first that Taylor Dearden is unfairly talented and I really hope she got enough screen time for that Emmy nomination. Her arc is maybe the most independent from Robby’s, and at least for that I can be thankful. The problem is that she had so many problems, being pushed to the floor, the deposition, her sister, her meltdown, that it’s a lot altogether and still I can feel disappointed cause she’s the same residency year as Cassie, and yet she barely teaches and is often taught instead. Of course her mind is taken by a lot of problems at the same time, but I do feel that it would’ve been better to spare at least one of her string and focus a bit more on layering. for example, it’s evident that there’s some degree of infantilization from some nurses and fellows, cause we often see either people coddling her or being annoyed by her enthusiasm. I would’ve cut on the evil Whitaker stuff and relied more on the other two issues she goes through to highlight this kind of treatment she receives.

Trinity Santos: at the beginning of the season I was sooo annoyed by her, which is good cause Isa is a superstar and she portrayed that caustic attitude perfectly. Her being behind her charting and clashing with Al-hashimi two hours after meeting her was very in character and beautifully performed. Then we got the bathroom scene and saw the sc*rs. It was dropped deliberately but delicately (if that makes sense), the same way they introduced Abbot’s amputation at the end of s1. Only with Trinity we were halfway through the season and we’ve got no mention (or nod) about it before and neither after, besides her “stealing” a scalpel. I am lucky enough not to have experienced anything like that, but I really think it’s not something they should’ve picked up to leave it hanging between seasons. (That’s obviously my opinion, like everything I write about). I really dont want to dive too much into ships but as a Garsantos truther I’m at a loss.

Whitaker: he’s clearly not my favorite character, but I’ll try to give him justice. I think they were trying to point out how Robby had to find a new heir with LAngdon in rehab and all. What didnt sit right to me was that the outcome resulted somehow unrealistic (sorry to the - most realistic show in the universe - truthers): he’s on his second week as R1 and yet he acts and teaches med students like we saw Collins and Langdon the year before. He’s in charge of Louie and left to do procedures (such as the abdominal draining) alone?? His friendship with Trinity (TO ME) is the most interesting part of his arc. They’re roomies and colleagues ( as Princess points out, she doesn’t know how they can stand each other at home and at work) and it would’ve been juicy to explore other than, again, using this dynamic for the purposes of house sitting, without really exploring it. And I don’t really care about Hucklerobby, but you really couldn’t pass me to care about the whole farm thing, especially given the fact that his relationship with the widow is still uncertain and she’s always an off screen presence.

Langdon: I was very excited about Langdon, and I really hoped to see how his return affected the entire department. We knew that Trinity would’ve reacted negatively (and RIGHTFULLY SO!!), cause how could she not. However, in the end we almost saw more of that negative reaction from Whitaker than from her (WTF was that scene in the break room). And all in all, besides a little bonding with Cassie and Ellis, his return was treated in a very expected way (Robby- Mel- Santos, a little Dana sprinkled here and there). What I am missing is a little layering that he had in the first couple of episodes when he was in triage. Again, I think PBall is delivering a superb performance, but his arc in the later part of the season is very predictable.

Abbot: we’ve seen very little of him. Ep7 was peak, but his interactions in ep 8 with that witty remark and his willingness to follow the patient to another hospital was very on point. Then, he came back and ep.13-14 is this huge effort in babysitting Robby. I understand they’re kinda friends and stuff. But you cannot have an actor like Shawn Hatosy on board and reduce his character like that cause, SPOILER ALERT, he’s going to mention his deceased wife and his amputation for the purpose of what? List to Robby what he has already lost and praying him to stay off that list. Again, for the sake of credibility, I don’t want to make it about Mohabbot but, to me, it’s very odd he doesn’t follow up or hears from a patient he paid an uber to ship therapy for. But hey, that’s me.

Overall, I think that the first half of the season was very well written, and in continuity with the kind of ed universe we saw in season 1. What I think we’ve lost after - I think - is the individualities of the characters. At one point of the show, I can’t really pinpoint a precise scene (but around episode 8 or 9), there’s been an evident shift in the purpose of the entire department and the show in general, and every scene, every arc, (almost) every dynamic and even medical cases all started to focus around Robby and his su1c!de quest. Which is obviously a huge part of the narrative, being him the lead of the show. But there’s a subtle line between having a lead character and the co-stars gravitating around with Their own dynamics which more or less often intertwine with the main storyline; another thing is to witness a sort of Truman show in which every action from the other characters must somehow elicit a reaction from Robby.

That became more and more evident to me, especially cause in some of the new episodes I’m sometimes under the impression that there are some heavy cuts that take too much context out of the dynamics. For example, where did yesterday’s confrontation with Whitaker coming after Langdon came from? It would’ve been more credible if there had been some snarky remark along the past couple of episodes, but it’s not the case and so it’s all and so for that barely uttered joke Whitaker jumping at Langdon’s throat seems a little exaggerated. I saw someone on twitter saying he’s defending Trinity: in what way? Did she ask for it? Did she manifest any discomfort with Whitaker over Langdon’s budding routine? It lacks a little context.

I also saw an article this morning mentioning that “Ok we get it, Robby is su!c1dal. I feel like a lot of dynamics have been cut out or molded ion a way that could be used to point out, at every possible occasion, Robby’s downward spiral. The problem is that, according to me, it would’ve been different is the focus was on how his worsening mental health was affecting those around him. Instead, we get (at best) concern from his closest, while the rest are (allow me) acting to make him react. The pattern is MS/Residents acting, Robby reacting, and the aftermath is about how said action affects and adds on to Robby’s last nerve.

I really love the Pitt and yes, Samira Mohan is a huge part of it for me, but it is not all - or at least it wouldn’t have been all if it wasn’t for this tendency towards centralizing the narrative on one character alone. Which is what, to me, is going to be the pitt’s downfall.

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about the writing

so ep 7 Parker Ellis is trying to take a power nap before her double shift starts at 1:30.

ep 9( I think?) she’s back in scrubs having a pep talk with Mel about the deposition. Then shit hits the fan and they’re analog and the water slide and so on and she’s nowhere on the whiteboard or to be found until the night shift starts and you’re telling me the writing is flawless? Ok

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mohabbot

I purposefully left out any mention to Mohabbot in my previous post, because what matters the most to me concerning Supriya’s exit and Dr Mohan being written off is much more significant:

: 1) The way the announcement was released is disrespectful for both Supriya and Ayesha, creating a system of revolving doors and really conveying “don’t worry we’re replacing one WoC with another WoC”. So we’re aiming at reaching a quota? It’s almost the same thing as last year, when Tracy was written out and Sepideh in; only that time, they gave each actress the grace and the importance they deserve. Moreover, it’s heartbreaking that the announcement arrived mere hours before ep 13, which Supriya described as her favorite and most significant for Samira’s arc.

2) I find it very odd to write off Mohan’s character after everything that has been said by the show runners and screenwriters. No more than a couple of days before NW was stating his character is not so aggressive towards Samira (he is), it’s just he’s coming from a good place and thinks (and I quote) that she’s a rockstar. So what happened to that? Cause I refuse to believe that there couldn’t be anymore to her story to tell, especially since they’re going great lengths to explain how she’s some sort of younger version of the doctor Robby was.

allow me to talk about Mohabbot. As I said, I didn’t talk about it before cause I wanted to focus on Supriya/Samira. What was the point of “tossing [that] flower to the crowd” in ep.7? What was the point of the writers themselves being on board with that? And Nevermind both actors declared no more than a couple of weeks ago that they would indeed be on board, but it was up to the writers to decide. I don’t think someone who knows their character is being written off the show would say that? One may argue that they were asked something like that before the news was made official, but I don’t think SG would’ve relied on baiting her own character’s fanbase like that. Mohabbot (to me) has a huge potential. The show is not made to explore in depth relationships, and we’ve been getting it from s1ep1. But the Pitt is not a documentary and even in that limited screen time there was the intimacy and the buzzing feeling of two oblivious people who could at some point along the seasons being shown exchanging a knowing look or making arrangements for a dinner date. Gemmill talked in that interview about how maybe they were good for each other but could not realize it (yet). Another thing that bothers me, since it left the door open for further exploration. We had a brilliant younger doctor, a woman of color trying to push her way through a political decision that defunded her research projects and trying not to lose her purpose in healthcare system in which hospitals are run as companies and doctors are required to be like corporate employees with computers rather than patients in front of them. In all this there’s a person, who happens to be a white (older) man and yes, in a position of power, that somehow appreciates Dr Mohan to the point of admiring the stubbornness with which she refuses to discard her empathy and become robotic.

I think up until a couple of days before Variety leaked the news she was absolutely positive she was going to be on the show next season. Which is what makes everything weirder. Nothing in this adds up. Samira’s arc was very much non concluded, at least for another season (given the shorter time span between seasons), and there’s about 100 different ways they could’ve developed a story for her, whether deciding to stay or leave BY THE END OF HER RESIDENCY. So I really don’t get why their trying to feed us this “creative decision” bs, cause it’s obviously not the case. And the fact that Supriya was basically talking about [not knowing] what was potentially in store for Samira for s3, makes me think that there’s no withdrawal from their part, nor conflict with the production (as I read). I really think there’s more to it, and maybe we’ll never know the truth. I can’t shake off this feeling of disappointment towards what was a show that hooked me up for the first time in years.

let me be clear on one thing once more: you cannot use the hyperealism of the show as a disguise for this kind of decisions. Gaining your audience trust is a continuous negotiation: you lose some ppl, you gain some other along the way. Breaking this pact with the audience doesn’t pay off. Last year was Tracy, this year Supriya. Who’s next? Fiona? Taylor? Isa?

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pitt rant

so, I started the season with great expectations and went back to this account after years to talk about it and vent a little over something that had me so invested.

I stopped after a couple of episode, although I continued to watch the show. After ep 7, which I highly anticipated, it all became increasingly dull. Scott GEMMILL referred to that Mohabbot scene as “a flower tossed into the crowd”: well, I think that that applies to the majority of the storylines. All these flowers tossed to the crowd but they never get to actually form a bouquet.

Obviously, the season having one single shift as timeline, it’s impossible to wrap up storylines realistically. At the same time, this peculiarity requires a further effort from the writers, in order to allow the characters to have some kind of closure for the season, whether or not their arch is actually solved. What I saw so far is a lot of giving bits and pieces randomly, but very little growth.

I can accept that if somehow they pull straws from the previous season, to give some continuity to the character, but so far the only sign of continuity from the s1 is the fact that Dana is traumatized from her assault. My point is that, there is only so much this show can go with giving the characters only bits of development, leaving it to the audience to figure out the rest. this, on one hand, allows endless potential storylines for the characters. On the other hand, what happened to Samira Mohan shows that you’re not allowed to get attached to the characters and their development cause you might be setting up for huge disappointment.

let’s take Dr Mohan as an example. S2 is set at the beginning of her R4. She starts the morning realizing that- with her mother leaving- she might as well stay in Pittsburgh (and not as I read that she said she was leaving and wanted to leave). Then, we see her getting some well meaning advice from Al-hashimi about a geriatric fellowship that, with the little time she has left, could be her best shot in Pittsburgh. Then she looks for Dr Abbot to ask for a recommendation letter, and she mentions that she might have to beg for a last minute spot there. Now, in the most realistic show in the entire universe, as we’re always reminded, I would kinda understand not finding said last minute spot as a fellow. However, there are two problems that don’t convince me: first of all, they declared a while back that next season will have a shorter time span, so before her R4 is over; second, even the most realistic show is -still - a show, so being fellowships a non-mandatory step, she could’ve jumped straight to junior attending (like shen). More to that, this season is building and building but there’s never a climax, like (allow me) a filling season. well, losing a major character after a “filling” season, is disappointing. Especially cause none of the characters actually had arcs on their own, but each storyline, however (under)developed, seems to go always back to Robby. I know he’s the main characters of course. But, just to mention one, Langdon seems to be back to piss off him and Santos. And even this strange bond with Santos only makes sense on the grounds of their shared enemy. some of the most interesting crumbles have been discarded. Cassie’s street team intervention and the loss of her patient become yet another way to show how Robby’s constant berating is a sign of his deteriorating mental health. Mohan? She should’ve been a huge part of the second half of the season (or so we were thought), but even her panic attack became the excuse to use her as his personal punching bag. at first I thought that the problem of s2 was that too many characters didn’t allow to explore a lot. This partially still stands, but the main reason for that is that every single scene somehow goes back to Robby.

and then she’s written off with little to no closure. How much can a show last without proper character development under the guise of hyper realism? And how much can a show last if the audience better not her attached to any character cause (for the sake of realism) any of them can be written off unapologetically?

one last thing, I gave this show a lot of grace when ppl protested after Tracy exit. The benefit of the doubt, say. But two seasons and two WoC out starts to feel like a pattern. Just like substituting WoC for WoC, as if they’re a quota to reach, is just wrong and a huge bias for the show who allegedly wants to pinpoint them. and I’m saying this as a huge Parker Ellis fan, Ayesha deserved her own moment without being “forced” in the revolving door dynamic with Supriya.

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DO YOU THINK THAT Samira and Jack are going to have any more scenes together?

I mean scenes, not crumbles. Drop your takes below

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The Pitt ep 8 review

Ok, first of all, let me be clear: under no circumstances you’re allowed to say no when Parker Ellis summons you. Ever.

Parker did good to Mel, it was my favorite scene. Mel has obviously been struggling with the whole deposition mess and is also all bottled up cause she’s not allowed to talk about it. Parker makes a semantics game and turns the conversation in a way that Mel has to listen. It’s probably the only thing that could ease her mind in that moment, and it would’ve worked if it wasn’t for (promo ep9).

1 very important thing to me as a SVU fan is that they showed how medical examinations can be done timely but if the rest of the machine is not well oiled a SA case can go nowhere. Mariska Hargitay and her JHF have been lobbying for years to get all the stored r*pe kits analyzed and compared, and unfortunately it’s an awful lot. So, it didnt surprised me the slightest to see another kit seasoning in that fridge for weeks.

Speaking of Dana, It’s unfair what Donnie said at the end of the episode about what would have they done without her, cause Princess was holding the fort egregiously.

Ogilvie I swear, he’s pissed off every human being in that department in the span of 8 hours. The comments towards Howard were awful, but in terms of narrative necessary to show how it should be done instead by the rest of the team.

I so so so hope that Harlow really has what Trinity thinks, but I thinks it’s something more serious and its not looking good.

Mohabbot glances were the crumbles I needed knowing from the start they were not going to have a scene in this episode. They’re fine tuned and I love that, while the Pitt focuses on the general development of the shift, the fact that thje actors have to continuously be in character and continue to play even though they’re not on the scene allows us to have like bonus crumbs of what happens on a personal level.

The Geriatrics fellowship is not a bad idea, per se. But I struggle to see Samira taking it. I think geriatrics can be heartbreaking and devastating for people like her who pour heart, soul and body into helping their patients. Her empathy can certainly be helpful, but at the same time it will continuously trigger a trauma that Samira should finally overcome. I don’t know if it makes sense. Of course I’m team Samira staying at the Pitt, and I know the defund of the racial disparities group was functional to point out the flaws of the administration. I just wish she could find something more suited, something that its not precisely what she thought of, cause as we know her plans are being shredded to pieces, but also something that could challenge her in that direction, too. I was thinking like genetics, or psychiatry, but not in the sense Robby proposed to her last season. Of course Al-Hashimi means well, it just shows that 4 years is quite some time to lose track of what you know about someone, granted they let you in in the first place.

*one last thing about Mohabbot as I didnt write about ep 7, Theyre really endgame. I will never be aboard of any other ship with these two cause nothing compares. There was some freaking out over that little flirtation with BAran, but it was more assessing and his usual way to deal with people without sounding awkward. The whole scene with Samira was perfect. Just as predicted she didnt care the slightest about him being shirtless, she was just flustered to see one of her superiors in such a situation. It also showed how much he cares and sees her, and how easy it is for her to open up a bit more, without even realizing. I loved it absolutely.

[kcrlfs]

i just want to talk about the difference between abbot’s response to al-hashimi and his response to mohan when they ask why he’s a swat physician in his spare time. “i suck at golf” vs “my therapist said i needed a hobby.”

he’s seemingly kind of joking with both of them, but you can tell from his reaction to samira’s “funny” that he was actually totally serious in that he does it based on some advice from his therapist (presumably the advice was “you need to get a hobby and not just sit at home listening to your police scanner” not “go get shot at for recreational reasons” but still).

it’s jack’s way of letting her in a little!!!!!!! it’s intimacy!!!!!!!!!! and samira’s so oblivious to it because she’s just fixated on her patient. i can’t get enough of them.

[mohabbot-enjoyer]

the whole “mohabbot is just self-insert hetslop” take is funny to me

because i now have the opportunity to ship abbot with another woman (who is nearer my age actually) and yet i feel zero, zilch, totally numb, uninspired at the prospect of abbot x al-hashimi.

MAYBE i think mohan deserves the world and abbot was the only one who saw her and believed in her.

MAYBE i just like the idea of two hot characters that i love breaking the rules and flirting over off-book medical procedures.

MAYBE the concept of two lonely traumatised workaholics finding each other is my jam.

and MAYBE the only way i wanna insert myself is in a mohabbot sandwich

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episode 6 thoughts

ok so. This episode was fire, I actually had to watch it twice cause the first time I was sadder than Perlah. I can see why some ppl are complaining about the lack of screen time of certain characters (Mel and Samira, but also Cassie and Javadi lately), but I guess the only way to manage so many characters is to develop their arcs at different points of the season.

the thing that is bothering me about Mel and most of all Samira is not the minutes on screen but the fact that their caught up into their attendings’ antics. I mentioned that Al-Hashimi is right about a lot of things, but she needs to get better at leaving the residents do their own thing. Same goes for Robby, who is shadowing in contrast to Al-Hashimi and in contrast to the first season. So far only Cassie seems to lead her own department without interacting a lot with anyone, a part from the little exchange with Samira in ep1. And Whitaker has been R1 for a week and he’s teaching the new MS while the R4s are treated like they’re med students. I get than it’s Langdon’s first day back and he should ease back into the job, but Samira having to present the prisoner’s case to two attendings cause (said attendings) have opposite views is a little annoying. Last year Heather, and also Langdon, were basically treated as attendings, I don’t understand why they don’t give the same credit to Samira.

I can’t understand what’s happening with Santos. She seems to be sleepy, behind with charting, annoyed at Whitaker, in the eye of a Garcia storm, and at least she’s getting a lot of grace from Robby. And I don’t want to believe there’s people who thought rude of him to WOKE HER UP on the job. I also didn’t like how she dismissed the deaf Patient cause it’s not Princess’ fault she’s not fluent in ASL and that particular patient had already been waiting hours in the ED.

Same grace that Robby is not giving to Langdon. And Dana is falsely giving him (according to KLN). I get that Langdon did soooo wrong stealing the meds and what not, but this is absolutely not the way to treat a recovering addict unless you want him to Relapse.

I get why Perlah was so annoyed at Ogilvie cause Louie obviously had touched many workers in that hospital and a little respect is due to all patients, even those who made their bed. It was also good to see this episode centered on the nurses, the way they lead the department with professionalism but also filling in between doctors and patients, or how their job doesn’t end when they call ToD.

Nice to see baby Jane Doe looking good and drinking formula, she was sorely missed this couple of episodes. I also think that Baran has a son and at some point had another baby who either d*ed or she had to put up for adoption. And that’s why she’s so involved.

I don’t want to comment on that promo but, I mean. I meannnnnnnn. Only one thing. The station scene where they are looking for the address…. I know Perlah is not just there charting she’s chismosdiagnosing and going straight to Perlah for a consult.

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Ep 5 of THE PITT

Samira Mohan: my girl is about to go full Britney 2007 over the Diaz family. We’ve been complaining a lot about the crumbles they’re giving us, we’re getting a little more screen time now, but Supriya is really game and their facial expressions said it all. Also Mama Mohan is calling again so I hope next episode they’ll just explain why she’s calling so much.

Frank Langdon: I hate the way Whitaker handled the bento prescription! Also I’m not condoning Langdon’s behavior by any means, but Samira said it all and I wish Robby heard it too. Langdon knows he has to gain trust back from the entire hospital, this constant punishment does really zero good to a recovering addict.

robby: you can tell he’s in a midlife crisis cause horny as fuck. First the previous ep when Baran flirted over the betting pool then when he pretended to tie his boots to have a quick chat with Hastings? Have a cold shower already. He’s really getting annoying over Langdon’s return and Dana is about to grapple him (and rightfully so).

Al-Hashimi: I find it intriguing that she’s actively searching for the right channel of communication with Robby, and she was right when she told him off for treating her like one of the other residents. This might seem controversial but I don’t see it necessarily as misogynistic, I think he’s getting protective over his own position, and it would’ve been the same if a male doctor was covering for him. He feels like Baran is trying to subvert his authority and win the residents over, and he has to resist that. However, she was right and was even more right to bring Langdon back. The thing I hope she improves by the end of the season is to embrace the mindset of the teaching hospital: when she’s on a case she doesn’t let the residents come up with the treatment plans and interjects a lot more than Robby in this sense.

which leads me to another point: why are they treating all residents the same. I mean no one is really in charge of anything but especially after seeing how Collins and Langdon were basically attendings to how Baran actually said “Dr Mohan you’re in change” and it lasted a whole 30 second before Robby called her for another emergency but she was and should have been in charge even before al-has him I let her. It’s annoying me a lot cause its a 4 year program for a reason and Samira is closer to be attending physician than medical student, time to give her some credit for that.

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Episode 4 The Pitt

So I thought I can just drop my thoughts on the Pitt here and do a longer post instead of a thread on X.

Let me start with a consideration about Heather Collins. I watched the first season already knowing she wasn’t going to be in Season 2, so I didn’t really get attached to her character. But I’m happy they mentioned her instead of cancelling every proof of her existence, and I’m happy that it was Louie of all people who asked for her. I would love to dig a little deeper later on that, but one thing I found it peculiar was that Whitaker knew that much about her personal life. It was delivered very well by German, who gave us the info we needed in the perfect way, and I am convinced that Robby knew about Portland but not about the adoption.

Back to PoC in the ED, I loved how Mel pointed out the problem of how some kinds of medical issues can go underdiagnosed because of racial biases. It’s the same face of the same coin as Louie, and the reason why I guess a lot of patients of color are more comfortable being treated by healthcare workers who are POC. I loved how Mel immediately agreed to arrange that type of care for her patient, cause it is (or should be) this natural. Always.

Langdon. I loved the interaction with Dr J and I hope it’s gonna be key to him being re-accepted into the bunch through Javadi. Obviously he is at fault for what he did, but at one point he should receive some grace, especially from those who knew him for all but 9 hours total. I’m excluding (for obvious reasons) Santos from this, cause she and Langdon have to really work things out and I’m not sure one shift is realistically enough to do so. But I felt a lot of hostility from Whitaker in the scene when they were staring at the board with Javadi and I was baffled cause theoretically he shouldn’t even know about that. He’s probably defensive of Trinity, and I understand that, but she’s a big girl and they don’t know what Frank’s attitude is going to be. So far he’s apologized to everyone who gave him the chance (Mel and Louie and we’ll also see with REDACTED)

My conspiracy theory is that the toothbrush incident is not a casual mention. Ep 4 showed A) Garcia joking about the filmmaker and right after B) hinting at Santos and C) camera cut on Santos and Whitaker staring at the EKG on the screen. Not only that but Santos is increasingly annoyed by Whitaker. All this can mean nothing OR, it can mean that the toothbrush incident started a much larger rift between Garsantos.

Also, Trinity is right to be pissed at Al-Hashimi, but the fact she felt so comfortable talking like that to Robby makes me wonder if the newest pittlings got the good end of Robby’s attitude in the aftermath of Langdon’s fiasco, while Cassie and Samira are being left out as usual.

About Al-Hashimi: I really appreciate her attitude towards Robby, in the sense that she’s going to step up as head of the Pitt and Robby consciously decided to take a sabbatical, so he doesn’t really get to be annoyed at her for wanting to understand how the department works. However, I do find annoying that she’s a couple of hours in and is already trying to change a system that (albeit flawed) she doesn’t really know (a part from what Gloria told her). I’m talking about the patient’s passport for example, that can be a good idea but after some observation maybe. And threatening Santos to repeat the R2, girl you know better than stating your authority through threats. The flirting over the betting pool was cool and I do see a good chemistry with Robby.

My favorite topic: Samira Mohan. We finally saw a little more of her, and I think she’s walking towards a huge breakdown. I’m now understanding why Supriya said she needed to write down every patient she worked with to keep in mind how she will arrive to that point, and Orlando Diaz is going to play a huge part. I think the daughter was purposefully casted in a way that there’s a slight physical resemblance to Samira. It makes me wonder if 13yo Samira tried to convince her father to go to the hospital a little earlier of to take some medicine. I know what Orlando Diaz will start in a couple of episodes, so I guess I’m just going to stay cryptic on that.

What I can guess is that she’s dealing with cases who are hitting her a little too close to home, and I’m getting super curious about her arc cause we’re not seeing very much of her so I guess it will come later in the season.

I forgot the most important bit: The old man hitting on Cassie was cute for the first 10 seconds but the more he stays on the screen the more he gets creepy so I’m happy she stuck that finger up his a*s to fix the fracture cause the sooner he gets discharged the better. Also because MY GIRL HAS A DATE AT 9 PM and I really hope night shift is on time cause she’s not overworking herself. Not this time. (I like Moore Brian Hancock since he’s not hitting on Mohan yeah, but I also want Cassie with a hottie after dealing with the chadest chad and his bonus girlfriend)

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This is my first post ever but I have to rant about Mohabbot and Samira’s arc and X is too toxic as of now. So, SPOILER ALERT I WILL TRY NOT TO MENTION THE DETAILS OF ****THAT*** scene in 2x07

So, I think Samira is dealing with Orlando Diaz which is the patient who sets her up for THE SCENE (this is me connecting two dots I haven’t seen the episodes), and I think well see more of her from now on. I also think that the wife of the accident from 2x03 is not going to make it out of surgery, and that that slip in Samira’s method of care, when she was too busy tending to the husband and too quick in the way she overlooked the wife cause she was up and about is going to sent Samira spiraling, cause the whole point of the way she tends to people is to give the proper amount of attention in order not to miss anything.

*tbh I think she was concentrated on the husband and as Robby said to Al-Hashimi “we really should have insisted” when the lady refused treatment. But the fact that Garcia immediately accused Samira makes me think that.

As for the Jersey ties, I wrote on twitter that I find it heartbreaking that her mother is selling out the house and the memories, cause I think she was well aware of Samira’s plans to go back to NJ to stay with her, and she probably agreed with her. So it feels like “You know what, I found this man and I’m going on a cruise so you have to figure out something else for your future”. Which is not necessarily bad, cause it will eventually become a way to push Samira to shift her focus to the future instead of living stuck in her past, but it’s also indelicate.

As for her staying, I think the authors will figure something out cause in no way, unless Supriya decides to step down, they’ll write off maybe THE fan favorite. While I hope s2 will work toward making Mohabbot canon, I dont want her deciding to stay based solely on Jack. She needs the confirmation of having a village she can rely on and she needs to feel welcome to stay, a thing she never thought she needed but also something that must come from a multitude of people, and not only Abbot. I think she needs Robby’s reassurance most of all, and I hope that apart from Mohabbot she will be able to understand she was holding back on potential friends like McKay

I have to add my takes on JACK, whose arch I think is going to be focused more on Samira, in the sense that if he’s going to talk about his wife “whom he loved deeply” its because he comes to terms with the fact that he can continue to live and he might have found a very good reason to. It’s also the reason why I’ll never be on board with the pairing Jack/Baran: he is consumed by grief so he 100 % doesn’t date and doesn’t have occasional hookups either. If he found the courage to flirt, albeit clumsily, with Samira, it’s because he really really is attracted to her. Like he’s keeping the flirting in a zone of plausible deniability but he would also not engage in that if there wasn’t invested in Samira. Also, what he offers to do in THAT scene is maybe something he would have done for anybody else, but I think its going to show how enchanted he is by Samira’s interest in patient care and the lenghts she goes to make sure everyone is taken care of