Of all the characters, Langdon is the one who nailed ep10 for me. Because somehow he managed to stay the most empathetic person in the ER.
We are talking about Frank Langdon, who seemed bored during a minute of silence in s1, who harshly scolded Santos, lied to Robby, offered to guess a patient's alcohol level; sarcastic, cynical Frank Langdon.
In ep10, he patiently brought different drinks for Becca to choose and melted meds in one of them, no questions asked. He also apologised to her for making her wait, and defended her privacy, and even asked her permission to leave with a gesture (I just like that little moment).
He asked Mel about her deposition and seemed genuinely concerned about her.
He worried about Louis' body and funeral. Everyone in the ER liked Louis, but it was only Langdon who thought about honoring him. (Also, I think, because Langdon knows that they were his emergency contact, and Louis was kind and forgiving to him, so it could feel personal to Langdon).
He managed to get through the whole dialogue with Santos without scolding her, rolling his eyes and making irritated sighs.
He immediately rushed to help Mohan, did all the necessary things and made zero comment on her state even after the things Robby said.
That's what I call character growth.
I actually think it could be not only because of Langdon's therapy and feelings of guilt, but also because he was able to rest without this job for these ten months. Of course we know it was a hard time for him. But we also know that this job is able to get to everyone, to make them tired, burnt out, cynical, rude. And Langdon himself knows that too.











