Critic’s Rating: 4.1 / 5.0
4.1
Sparks are flying, and I’m not talking about fireworks.
So, The Pitt Season 2 Episode 3 gave us some fun and some flirting, the type that has me side-eyeing, raising brows, and, okay, maybe even becoming a hopeless romantic.
It’s an hour that also touched on some powerful moments, including the dangers of microaggressions regarding race, mental health, and assumptions of drug dependency
And, we’re back to the chaos, baby!
Robby wheels in the patient who is freaking out. He’s a high school student named Jackson, and Mel and Javadi jump in to try to help, too.
But this kid is flipping out, he’s reciting titles and what sounds like legal talk. Is this kid a student? It seems like it.
Baran and Robby disagree on how to calm him down, and they finally inject him with something to calm him.
Langdon and Donnie are walking out their patients, “treating and streeting,” they say with a fist bump after getting rid of the race car driver family and the dude with the now flaccid penis.
Have I mentioned lately how much I freaking love the Bromance emerging between Langdon and Donnie? Give me more.
We’re back at the front desk, and our girl Lupe is talking to Ms. Graham, the deaf patient.
Apparently, Lupe just saw the ASL note in her chart. Well, that sucks. And they have to wait for a translator. DOUBLE SUCK.
Even at a hospital comprised of our favorite characters, it doesn’t mean there aren’t errors, and the battles deaf and HOH people face in medical settings because of a lack of accessibility is a frustrating reality.
I know this from experiences with family members.
Dana and Emma check back in with the unhoused patient, Mr. Digby.
He says he doesn’t like going to doctors, which is why it took him so long to come in. Dana speaks to him with compassion and offers resources.
“Use the system, it’s what it’s there for.” Well-intended and true, albeit still a catch-22 when the system is inherently flawed.
Nevertheless, it’s a strong showing for Dana, given the criticism about her previous treatment of this unhoused man. But to me, it only displays that care doesn’t always look politically correct, but it’s there, it’s genuine.
Emma observes all of this, and Dana tells Emma that they always offer things. The two most important things: that they know we’re here, and we never stop offering.
Sometimes, it’s just as simple as that. Also, my crush on Dana is in overdrive right now. Bless her soul.
Campus Security, Tony, who dealt with Jackson, needs his head checked out and asks for help. Super Hot Nurse Jesse is there to help. Help ME, Sir. Just Kidding. Partially.
Tony, the campus security, is already clocking on the Asshole meter. He says the kid threw a chair at him and wants to press charges. But the buzzing microaggression of it all is that he calls Jackson both crazy and “an animal” in the span of seconds.
Mama clocks the bigotry, I’m sorry, “unconscious bias” from a mile away. So, I’m side-eying him. Dana picks up on it, too. Mmm-hmm.
Dylan, the social worker, tells Santos that they aren’t picking up that Kylie is being abused, but they’re still undecided. Well, THAT’S not helpful, comrade. We really need to figure out a better system for parsing through these kinds of things, oof.
Meanwhile, Javadi and Mel are removing all the barbs from when Asshole Campus Security Man tased Jackson. Yeah… if it looks like bias, and smells like bias, it’s because it’s… You get the picture.
People have downplayed tasing for ages, well before “Don’t tase me, bro!” became a meme.
But it’s really fucked up seeing those barbs digging into someone’s skin and needing to be strategically removed in a freaking ER. Let’s just think about that as a form of force; less violent doesn’t mean it’s “non-violent.”
Another incoming trauma rolls in. Mark got into a car accident with a motorcycle that ran a red light. So. Many. Motorcycles.
The motorcyclist comes in with his skull fractured and white matter oozing out. Ah, looks like the guy who took the same motorcycle course as Robby didn’t wear a helmet.
Which others point out, and Robby lies, saying he wears his. Sure, you lying liar of lies!
They head back to treat Mark (moment of reflection will have to wait, sorry motorcycle dude, RIP, though) from the crash, and they test Joy out on her knowledge, especially when it appears he may be quadraplegic.
McKay deals with a charming patient, an elderly gentleman who had a bad fall. And as she steps away from him, another patient in a bed comments about how nice her laugh is. It really is a great laugh.
OK, McKay, hot guy in the bed, half the battle, baby! Let’s go.
Louis is almost done with his tap, and they’ll have to treat his tooth next. He chats with Whitaker and Tall, Evil Whitaker, I mean, Oglivie. We’re getting too many sweet Louie moments, and it’s STRESSING ME OUT.
McKay has to tell Williams that he has a mass in his brain, and they don’t know for sure if it’s cancer. He’s processing the news well enough. He asks McKay for her advice on what he should do next. She’s thinking biopsy. When he’s not lashing out, Williams is sweet.
Donnie and Langdon treat the race car people’s father. Why? Because apparently, they’ve been sharing medications. There’s so much bickering and redneck fun, and I’m entertained.
Martin, the accident victim, needs a CT, and they arrange for that and for his wife to accompany him. Meanwhile, Baran suggests she and Robby split up. FINALLY. This has been long overdue.
Except their interactions randomly shift to being flirty. What are these vibes? “You’re free to see other people, Dr. Robinavitch. I’m looking for cooperation, not commitment.” Yeah, WHAT?
Emma tries to figure out from her patient how she burned herself, but the woman keeps talking about fireworks and a samovar. When Robby comes in, he understands how she burned herself with the metal pot used for tea.
The patient is excited that Robby is Jewish and wants to know whether he’s single and which synagogue he attends. It’s so precious and peak Jewish auntie vibes.
She mentions that she went to Tree of Life, and now, it feels heavier. It’s the Synagogue that experienced the anti-semitic mass shooting many years ago, and Robby notes how it’s rebuilding.
Her burn is super bad, and she’s coated it in honey.
Emma is surprised by the honey, but Robby explains how medical-grade, specific honey does have solid properties that help, but hers are too bad and require more. Hey, don’t knock the classics!
He tells her he’ll have her patched up and home in time for the fireworks, but she’s adamant she doesn’t like them. The unspoken thing is that fireworks sound too much like gunshots. It’s not just veterans who get triggered by them.
Kylie’s father, Benny, finally arrives, and Santos speaks with him and tries to get a sense of all her injuries.
They head into the room as Hot Nurse Jesse was juggling to entertain her. LOVE Jesse and his many talents. Top Three in The Pitt‘s greatest scene-stealers.
Benny starts blaming his girlfriend for everything. And then he gets defensive when he has to speak to Dylan about Kylie’s injuries.
And just like that, Benny gets out of control, yelling at his girlfriend, security, and everyone. It’s getting super intense until Dana interrupts, saying they figured out what Kyle has—ITP.
Robby debrides Yana’s leg, and she finally admits that she dropped the samovar when she heard fireworks.
She has PTSD, and she recounts her experience being at the synagogue when the mass shooting happened in 2018.
Firecrackers trigger her every time. And once again, The Pitt does well when it brings real stories into its work to capture the humanity of its patients.
Robby gets pulled from Yana to check on Martin. He, Mohan, and Baran are all trying to figure out what’s up with Martin when Mohan gets a call that Martin’s paralysis is temporary. WIN!
My new favorite duo, Donnie and Langdon, take on their next case, and the dads are DADDYing right now, and not just because they’re both hot.
Sweet, energetic toddler Duante has shoved beads up his nose. Typical little boy behavior.
They bribe him with the idea of being involved with a video game so they can get the beads out of his nose. Langdon’s Dad Mode pays off.
Martin’s low potassium causes him to code, and his wife, Nancy, passes out in commotion.
They end up noticing that she may have some internal bleeding from the accident. I wondered whether she had actually sustained injuries herself, given that she, too, was in the car.
At the nurse’s station, Asshole Campus Security is thrilled that cops arrived so he can file his charges, and he has the audacity to believe they’re on the same level.
He mentions the “Junkie jungle,” Sir, on CAMPUS? No one is taking this jerk seriously. Good.
Back in Kylie’s room, Santos explains to Benny and Kylie that she has a condition that destroys her blood cells, and it’s why she bruises so easily.
She walks them through treatment along with Kylie’s mother on the phone, and the girlfriend waits outside the curtain, hidden away. Ma’am, you deserve better than this!
McKay’s older suitor is still charming her and getting her to dance with him. This is so cute. And the hot patient in the bed comments that she should save a dance for him.
When will we finally get these two getting a moment?! McKay is getting laid tonight.
Williams’ ex-wife catches up with McKay and wonders why he reached out to her. Yikes, it doesn’t sound like she’s a fan. I’m feeling bad for Williams now.
The racecar family has someone at home sending a video of all the medications available to figure out what the patient could have taken. He says he took four or five pills.
Mel is handling this kooky family so well. Her masking is currently on point. Love her to bits.
Of course, Garcia has words about them dropping the ball on Nancy, and she’s making it everyone’s problem. You know, I can really see how she and Santos work.
Meanwhile, Robby and Baran update Mark about his wife. She’s headed to surgery now.
Williams speaks to his ex-wife about the mast. They’re cordial, and there’s so much angst and longing here. He seems bummed about her new marriage and even says he hopes her new husband treats her well.
He never changed his emergency contact. Ugh, the angst.
Ogleve and Javadi are still on their competitive streak. Seriously, can the baby geniuses read a room? They’re confusing the poor patient.
Back to the Dad duo, Langdon waxes poetic about a poem on fatherhood as he and Donnie successfully remove the beads, and they all bond over the trials, tribulations, and blessings of being family men.
This is THE CUTEST. Apparently, dads can be endearing and sentimental. Can’t relate.
Asshole Campus Security is STILL being loud, obnoxious, and wrong about Jackson.
And Baran scores some brownie points with me for shutting this jerk down.
She makes a show of announcing that Jackson does NOT have drugs in his system, as this Asshole keeps insisting. Given all the taser barbs embedded in his neck, maybe JACKSON can file charges against Tony. Yes, Baran. Queen move.
Was she actually allowed to share his drug test? I suppose because it was the police.
Whitaker checks on Louis again, and he’s asking for a drink and says he feels a bit empty. Poor Louie says he can’t talk anymore because of his tooth. I am stressing out further.
We’re back to Yana speaking to Pearlah as she helps treat the burns. She asks whether Pearlah is Muslim, then thanks her. She says it was the Muslims who helped after the shooting, raised money, and paid for funerals. It’s enough to make you teary-eyed.
Sadly, there’s always this implication that Jewish people and Muslims are somehow on opposite sides of something, when they’re not.
Essentially, it’s the same God, the same teachings about services and caring for each other.
It’s just as timely, in times of need, when you look for the helpers, you can, in fact, find them in mosques just as much as synagogues and churches.
Robby comes in to check on Yana, and Pearlah brings up the motorcycle sabbatical. Yana hilariously reads Robby for filth for being 50-ish (mockingly) and being on a motorcycle. The middle-aged crisis is real.
Yana is HILARIOUS. Queens, queens everywhere in this episode, I tell you!
Benny tries to apologize to his girlfriend for accusing her of throwing him under the bus. Ha!
They argue again, and she drags that man by his follicles after he keeps swearing and yelling at her. She breaks up with him and dips, and I LOVE this woman. Good for her!
But not all the men suck. Mark heard all that yelling and immediately asked Dana to film a message for him to send to his wife. A MAN.
McKay talks to Williams’ ex-wife, and it seems like she’s reevaluating their whole relationship. She wonders if the mast is why he became angry and had mood swings. Oof. It’s clearly why she left him in the first place.
The “what-ifs” are unspoken, and there’s a door opened here when she asks McKay not to change the emergency contact information unless he tells her to.
Ok, I need these two together again, dammit! They have tapped into my inner romantic.
At the nurse’s station, Dana gets a phone call. There’s a code black, and another hospital is shutting down and sending all its critical patients over to them.
Robby laments that they’re about to get slammed and that he should have left last night. Oh, beloved, you know you live for this, like, literally.
It’s time to bring out the betting grid, baby, it’s about to get REAL!
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