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Right, we talked, many, many times in that thread about how many don't wear masks in hospitals anymore (well, prior to covid).
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I will continue the opinions of that episode with a "I not crying, you're crying" opinion of my own. They did a fantastic job directing that little girl. That was tough to watch and not just want to break down. I am hoping they do not continue with what would be the ultimate "fuck me" moment in having to watch that little girl's reaction to the truth.
So far this show is pretty damn good.
So far this show is pretty damn good.
Hatorade
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It was very story boarded like a fatty wrote in how they want to be apologized to, luckly it was 10 seconds and they moved on.
The interrupted mid speech talking about first kid loss while holding back tears was a fantastic scene. No one has the balls to pull people in with a story and then rug pull back to work…
That punch at the end too was more good shit, saw her taking a break after saying how hard everyone is working. Dude snaps, total moron/coward move but ugly reality all the same. I doubt we will see the aftermath of what happens to that guy, but if he has a heart attack and ends up back in the ER I hope they continue the good writing and don’t go all apologetic/forgiveness route.
The interrupted mid speech talking about first kid loss while holding back tears was a fantastic scene. No one has the balls to pull people in with a story and then rug pull back to work…
That punch at the end too was more good shit, saw her taking a break after saying how hard everyone is working. Dude snaps, total moron/coward move but ugly reality all the same. I doubt we will see the aftermath of what happens to that guy, but if he has a heart attack and ends up back in the ER I hope they continue the good writing and don’t go all apologetic/forgiveness route.
meStevo
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Yeah, could really feel it coming too, the story beats had you kind of exhaling as hour nine of a long shift comes to a close and then... bam.
It does feel a bit too clean and predictable to then have him come in on a stretcher - do everything to make us hate him then 'look who's cutting line now' and it all get wrapped up in a neat bow as a demonstration of professionalism, overcoming biases, etc. We'll see if they really go that route, regardless if he lives/dies.
The weight of this all being a practical single shift for all of these people in an ER is really hard to process. This is just one fucking day, and while maybe multiple people don't die in any given ER any given day - it certainly happens and they're on the front lines to deal with the worst of the worst and then the worst of the outcomes when it's too late or not enough. Just... fuck.
Good luck Emmy voters, between this, Severance, Paradise and i'm sure some other shows that I'm not watching... some real good shit to have to decide between.
It does feel a bit too clean and predictable to then have him come in on a stretcher - do everything to make us hate him then 'look who's cutting line now' and it all get wrapped up in a neat bow as a demonstration of professionalism, overcoming biases, etc. We'll see if they really go that route, regardless if he lives/dies.
The weight of this all being a practical single shift for all of these people in an ER is really hard to process. This is just one fucking day, and while maybe multiple people don't die in any given ER any given day - it certainly happens and they're on the front lines to deal with the worst of the worst and then the worst of the outcomes when it's too late or not enough. Just... fuck.
Good luck Emmy voters, between this, Severance, Paradise and i'm sure some other shows that I'm not watching... some real good shit to have to decide between.
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My favorite part of that was the HAES mantra of "just because she's overweight doesn't mean she's unhealthy."
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Yeah dude is crushing it, the eyeball scene and full on belly cut was insane...fuck that. Remind me not to get blown up.
Mahes
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Another great episode.
I concur with the opinions on Noah Wyle. This is the best show on MAX. This might be the best show on at the moment. Everything about this show is nailing it, even if some politics are getting into it a little. I am still kind of "what the fuck?" at all of this happening on one shift. I suppose it could happen and probably has multiple times in large city ERs. It makes you appreciate the people who choose to do this job, a little bit more. I was a big fan of the original ER but I think so far this show could actually be better.
I concur with the opinions on Noah Wyle. This is the best show on MAX. This might be the best show on at the moment. Everything about this show is nailing it, even if some politics are getting into it a little. I am still kind of "what the fuck?" at all of this happening on one shift. I suppose it could happen and probably has multiple times in large city ERs. It makes you appreciate the people who choose to do this job, a little bit more. I was a big fan of the original ER but I think so far this show could actually be better.
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Yeah, and he's unabashedly straightforward in saying that this is simply what the show is all about - showing the plight of people who do this job. This musical chair pinch point of ER beds between waiting room and admittance, dealing with the most important moment in many of these patients lives while dealing with everyday interpersonal drama, personal demons, career ambitions, corporate politics... it's all a clusterfuck and not necessarily an unusual occurrence for the people who do this job.
That and the phenomenal performance of him and this cast, the tick-tock story of a single shift... just make it all hit that much harder and accomplishes that mission in spades.
I do wonder if we'll follow 'the junkie' (man, I liked that character) out of the hospital at all, but IMO The Pitt is the main character, I don't think we should/will. It'll get addressed once more at least w/ the staff in some form, but wonder if it's this raw bit of drama that will just fade as the next emergency rolls in the door. It's almost weird even seeing the smoke break before the sucker punch, or seeing the girl go outside to make the phone call, or sit in the stairwell. They all feel like supporting cast to the room itself as they service everyone coming and going.
Those moments they've given us a few times where they actually get to take a breath and then are interrupted, no matter how sentimental, important or tense a situation is and The Pitt says it's time to get back to work all just land so well. Just a hell of a show.
That and the phenomenal performance of him and this cast, the tick-tock story of a single shift... just make it all hit that much harder and accomplishes that mission in spades.
I do wonder if we'll follow 'the junkie' (man, I liked that character) out of the hospital at all, but IMO The Pitt is the main character, I don't think we should/will. It'll get addressed once more at least w/ the staff in some form, but wonder if it's this raw bit of drama that will just fade as the next emergency rolls in the door. It's almost weird even seeing the smoke break before the sucker punch, or seeing the girl go outside to make the phone call, or sit in the stairwell. They all feel like supporting cast to the room itself as they service everyone coming and going.
Those moments they've given us a few times where they actually get to take a breath and then are interrupted, no matter how sentimental, important or tense a situation is and The Pitt says it's time to get back to work all just land so well. Just a hell of a show.
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The time tables are two different shows. He is head of that ER. He becomes liable along with the hospital for any action taken by that doctor after the fact. That was indeed handled how it would be in today's hospitals. He could have had him escorted out, but he chose not to take it to that level, as a show of some respect, and it would have disrupted the ER.
Now I am sure an investigation would come about, but at that given moment, that was the right call. The moment was acted brilliantly because you could tell it hurt him to do that.