I didn’t think the show was portraying Robby as right about David - I saw it as Robby is in such a bad mental state right now that he’s being unnecessarily harsh to McKay about the David situation.
Robby had moments of himself - thanking Esme, his conversations with Dr King and Whitaker - but the pre-Pittfest shooting Robby also would not have gone off on the anti-vaccine mom in that particular way. All season we have seen him handle delicate and frustrating situations well, so to see him act like that with McKay and the mom was signs to me that Robby is really struggling right now.
I’m going to be sad when the Pitt ends this season, it’s easily been my favorite show of the year so far.
I agree, I interpreted as even though Whitaker got Robby to come back out he still wasn't in a good spot, as evidenced by his blow ups and even by Dana and Abbott discussing what's going on with him.
That's how I saw it too. It's part of the whole plot around him starting to lose it in my opinion. Although the David storyline has been pretty uneven since the beginning. Robby has those big swings between defending David and going against him. I feel he's definitely harsh with McKay unnecessarily since the beginning. Maybe there is some more background there.
Didn't remember whether he mentioned it before or not, but Whitaker's story about initially going to school to be a clergyman made it even better that he's the one who talks to Robbie.
I actually had a different take about the Robby-McKay-David fallout. I think the audience is supposed to see Robby as in the wrong, and very unfair to McKay. I think that's the point, that he's not perfect, especially not after the day he's had. Him pushing it off onto her was a terrible look as the attending.
I was absolutely floored by the measles storyline - I can't believe the writers were that prescient!! Incredible stuff. I was glad Robby went off on that mom, it's unconscionable behavior.
I think we're also pretty clearly supposed to be thinking about how Robby treats McKay there vs. him dressing down Langdon earlier in the shift. This is a scene of Robby falling apart - not a commentary on his rightness about the situation.
Even if the Pitt was filmed before the Texas measles outbreak, Robbie's immediate inference that the family had been exposed to "international travelers" jarred me. As if the USA isn't a leading light in anti-vaccine sentiment.
I think that is an artifact of being written before the Texas outbreak and also because international travel/travelers is most often the source of measles. Even with this Texas outbreak, measles is still extremely uncommon in the US, while it is relatively common in several other parts of the world. American patient zero has to get it from somewhere. (I don't think they know how it began in Texas, as it started within that Mennonite community that I don't believe engages in a lot of international or tourist travel.)
I think this story mimics the California outbreak a few years ago that started with an unvaccinated California child contracting it after visiting Disneyland. Clearly, someone else at Disneyland/in Anaheim had measles and (I hope/assume) didn't know. It's likely that original person was an international traveler because they never made contact with the American health system.
Here’s the thing; these outbreaks mostly have started because people are exposed to international travelers. Measles had been mostly eradicated in the US, so it’s not like we’ve had reservoir populations that could cause it to pop up. Now that we no longer have enough people vaccinated to provide herd immunity, this is going to change. But we’ve had outbreaks before that have had an international source. It doesn’t come from nowhere.
(One of those outbreaks let to me getting my MMR titers checked in late 2019 and I actually got a booster shot afterwards.)
Dying for Sex is definitely going in the queue — the master list, the queue of queues on different services that we really do hope to get through soon chez moi.
I’m sorry to say I kinda wish Hacks was done. Last season was good and the new status quo may be the biggest change yet and the actors do incredible work, but I have tired of a sameness especially when it comes to the main duo’s adversarial mode as noted by Alan. Backhanded cheer within a mild jeer that at least the only multiple-episode drop is two for the first week.
Was anyone else thrilled to see Lesley Boone (Molly from NBC’s early 2000’s charmer ‘Ed’) join the cast of The Pitt in last night’s episode? She hasn’t been given much to do yet but she was fabulous in ‘Ed’ so I’m looking forward to seeing much more of her.
Also, I can’t wait to watch ‘Dying for Sex’. Michelle Williams has been one of my faves ever since ‘Dawson’s Creek’.
I spent several beats saying, "That isn't Molly from Ed, is it?" before accepting that obviously it was.
Boone's a bit more prominently featured in the finale. As with Abbott, Shen, and Ellis, I'd love to see a way for her to be more involved in Season Two, especially since they will still be making 15 episodes about doctors who are working a 12-hour shift. The producers have said that they only came up with the PittFest shooting as a way to justify Robby and the others working several extra hours. I don't know if they can just do a mass casualty around episode 11 or 12 every season, or if they'll need to be more creative and follow some stories as they're passed from shift to shift. But I won't complain about more of the night shift folks.
Dying for Sex was spectacular! Sad that it will likely be a blip in people's minds rather than an ongoing conversation about one of the best TV shows of recent years.
I suspect Williams and Slate will get Emmy nominations, and maybe the show, too. I haven't really looked at the limited series competition yet, but I wouldn't be shocked if Williams won again like she did for Fosse/Verdon.
I feel the same about Hacks. It doesn't work for me when they are just fighting. There were some fun moments in the tour bus but overall I just love when they are getting along and killing it together.
I am wondering if it’s a better idea to binge Hacks than watch it weekly. Because you’re right that they will probably make up, and bingeing it means the “enemies” portion of the season goes by faster.
My own experience says otherwise. I fell behind in S2 and it was a real slog; then again, I'm not an inveterate binger. You get past that portion quicker in terms of overall time elapsed but you're having to watch a long chunk of it at once by definition.
I should say “slow binge”. Watching multiple episodes a week. I think I also binged Season 2 this way. But you make a good point that it doesn’t always cure what ails a show. In my case, I do really like Hacks so maybe I will stick with week to week.
I forget whether it was on S2 or S3 — which is kind-of telling itself — but at some point we jumped back in after falling behind and couldn’t believe how repetitive Ava’s treatment at Deborah’s house in Vegas was. Then several minutes later we realized that I’d hit play on Episode “x” of S1 rather than the current season because that’s what the app defaulted to despite where we’d left off; more damning of that aspect of the show than our intelligence, or so I hope, that it took us several minutes to realize our mistake.
I thought it was interesting that the Robby character was raised and/or spent much time with his grandmother as is alluded to when he explains to Whittaker the origin of his prayer. At this point, Wells
and Co. are just teasing the Crichton estate aren’t they?
Are we going to be deluged with so much prestigy TV everywhere all at once just so that these shows can all compete for Emmy noms? Every year I wonder if these people realize they're competing against their own interests by burying viewers with more must-see TV than most poeple can actually keep up with.
I dunno. New seasons of Last of Us, Hacks, Rehearsal, Handmaid’s Tale, and Andor all hitting at the same time, along with multiple prestigy new series featuring major stars debuting and that's just April.
I thought last night's The Pitt was one of the best episodes of the season but I'd agree that Dr Robby's handling of David and McKay completely conflicts with his previous actions. Robby even admitted to McKay that she was right to be so concerned. But I also thought much of the last episode felt very contrived and written specifically as an acting showcase. Dr Robby has been a frustratingly inconsistent character at times. One can attribute some of this inconsistency to Robby's season-long breakdown but I think Robby's behavior in this ep just doesn't fit.
Still loved this episode otherwise, it was excellent.
I didn’t think the show was portraying Robby as right about David - I saw it as Robby is in such a bad mental state right now that he’s being unnecessarily harsh to McKay about the David situation.
Robby had moments of himself - thanking Esme, his conversations with Dr King and Whitaker - but the pre-Pittfest shooting Robby also would not have gone off on the anti-vaccine mom in that particular way. All season we have seen him handle delicate and frustrating situations well, so to see him act like that with McKay and the mom was signs to me that Robby is really struggling right now.
I’m going to be sad when the Pitt ends this season, it’s easily been my favorite show of the year so far.
Agreed, I think it's more to show Robby's poor mental state than really reflect on McKay's decisions (which he agreed with two hours ago).
Agree too!
I agree, I interpreted as even though Whitaker got Robby to come back out he still wasn't in a good spot, as evidenced by his blow ups and even by Dana and Abbott discussing what's going on with him.
That's how I saw it too. It's part of the whole plot around him starting to lose it in my opinion. Although the David storyline has been pretty uneven since the beginning. Robby has those big swings between defending David and going against him. I feel he's definitely harsh with McKay unnecessarily since the beginning. Maybe there is some more background there.
Didn't remember whether he mentioned it before or not, but Whitaker's story about initially going to school to be a clergyman made it even better that he's the one who talks to Robbie.
I actually had a different take about the Robby-McKay-David fallout. I think the audience is supposed to see Robby as in the wrong, and very unfair to McKay. I think that's the point, that he's not perfect, especially not after the day he's had. Him pushing it off onto her was a terrible look as the attending.
I was absolutely floored by the measles storyline - I can't believe the writers were that prescient!! Incredible stuff. I was glad Robby went off on that mom, it's unconscionable behavior.
I think we're also pretty clearly supposed to be thinking about how Robby treats McKay there vs. him dressing down Langdon earlier in the shift. This is a scene of Robby falling apart - not a commentary on his rightness about the situation.
Ron Howard was fun on this (past) week's The Studio, but Anthony Mackie was hilarious.
Is it just me or does Michelle Williams look a lot like Mary Elizabeth Ellis in that header image?
Even if the Pitt was filmed before the Texas measles outbreak, Robbie's immediate inference that the family had been exposed to "international travelers" jarred me. As if the USA isn't a leading light in anti-vaccine sentiment.
I think that is an artifact of being written before the Texas outbreak and also because international travel/travelers is most often the source of measles. Even with this Texas outbreak, measles is still extremely uncommon in the US, while it is relatively common in several other parts of the world. American patient zero has to get it from somewhere. (I don't think they know how it began in Texas, as it started within that Mennonite community that I don't believe engages in a lot of international or tourist travel.)
I think this story mimics the California outbreak a few years ago that started with an unvaccinated California child contracting it after visiting Disneyland. Clearly, someone else at Disneyland/in Anaheim had measles and (I hope/assume) didn't know. It's likely that original person was an international traveler because they never made contact with the American health system.
Here’s the thing; these outbreaks mostly have started because people are exposed to international travelers. Measles had been mostly eradicated in the US, so it’s not like we’ve had reservoir populations that could cause it to pop up. Now that we no longer have enough people vaccinated to provide herd immunity, this is going to change. But we’ve had outbreaks before that have had an international source. It doesn’t come from nowhere.
(One of those outbreaks let to me getting my MMR titers checked in late 2019 and I actually got a booster shot afterwards.)
I was very impressed with Mike White's ability to make muay thai appear boring.
Seriously, whenever it came up I said "yes, go see that!" because I thought it might inject some fun.
Dying for Sex is definitely going in the queue — the master list, the queue of queues on different services that we really do hope to get through soon chez moi.
I’m sorry to say I kinda wish Hacks was done. Last season was good and the new status quo may be the biggest change yet and the actors do incredible work, but I have tired of a sameness especially when it comes to the main duo’s adversarial mode as noted by Alan. Backhanded cheer within a mild jeer that at least the only multiple-episode drop is two for the first week.
Sigh.
Was anyone else thrilled to see Lesley Boone (Molly from NBC’s early 2000’s charmer ‘Ed’) join the cast of The Pitt in last night’s episode? She hasn’t been given much to do yet but she was fabulous in ‘Ed’ so I’m looking forward to seeing much more of her.
Also, I can’t wait to watch ‘Dying for Sex’. Michelle Williams has been one of my faves ever since ‘Dawson’s Creek’.
I spent several beats saying, "That isn't Molly from Ed, is it?" before accepting that obviously it was.
Boone's a bit more prominently featured in the finale. As with Abbott, Shen, and Ellis, I'd love to see a way for her to be more involved in Season Two, especially since they will still be making 15 episodes about doctors who are working a 12-hour shift. The producers have said that they only came up with the PittFest shooting as a way to justify Robby and the others working several extra hours. I don't know if they can just do a mass casualty around episode 11 or 12 every season, or if they'll need to be more creative and follow some stories as they're passed from shift to shift. But I won't complain about more of the night shift folks.
I'll add this to the reasons why I feel bad I'm still basically the entire season behind on The Pitt.
Dying for Sex was spectacular! Sad that it will likely be a blip in people's minds rather than an ongoing conversation about one of the best TV shows of recent years.
I suspect Williams and Slate will get Emmy nominations, and maybe the show, too. I haven't really looked at the limited series competition yet, but I wouldn't be shocked if Williams won again like she did for Fosse/Verdon.
I feel the same about Hacks. It doesn't work for me when they are just fighting. There were some fun moments in the tour bus but overall I just love when they are getting along and killing it together.
I am wondering if it’s a better idea to binge Hacks than watch it weekly. Because you’re right that they will probably make up, and bingeing it means the “enemies” portion of the season goes by faster.
My own experience says otherwise. I fell behind in S2 and it was a real slog; then again, I'm not an inveterate binger. You get past that portion quicker in terms of overall time elapsed but you're having to watch a long chunk of it at once by definition.
I should say “slow binge”. Watching multiple episodes a week. I think I also binged Season 2 this way. But you make a good point that it doesn’t always cure what ails a show. In my case, I do really like Hacks so maybe I will stick with week to week.
I forget whether it was on S2 or S3 — which is kind-of telling itself — but at some point we jumped back in after falling behind and couldn’t believe how repetitive Ava’s treatment at Deborah’s house in Vegas was. Then several minutes later we realized that I’d hit play on Episode “x” of S1 rather than the current season because that’s what the app defaulted to despite where we’d left off; more damning of that aspect of the show than our intelligence, or so I hope, that it took us several minutes to realize our mistake.
I thought it was interesting that the Robby character was raised and/or spent much time with his grandmother as is alluded to when he explains to Whittaker the origin of his prayer. At this point, Wells
and Co. are just teasing the Crichton estate aren’t they?
John Carter was about as waspy as it gets though…
Are we going to be deluged with so much prestigy TV everywhere all at once just so that these shows can all compete for Emmy noms? Every year I wonder if these people realize they're competing against their own interests by burying viewers with more must-see TV than most poeple can actually keep up with.
Some in April, but it’s decreased a lot the past two years.
(Confusing why Poker Face isn’t finishing its S2 before June 1 unless they think they’ll only get acting nominations.)
I dunno. New seasons of Last of Us, Hacks, Rehearsal, Handmaid’s Tale, and Andor all hitting at the same time, along with multiple prestigy new series featuring major stars debuting and that's just April.
I thought last night's The Pitt was one of the best episodes of the season but I'd agree that Dr Robby's handling of David and McKay completely conflicts with his previous actions. Robby even admitted to McKay that she was right to be so concerned. But I also thought much of the last episode felt very contrived and written specifically as an acting showcase. Dr Robby has been a frustratingly inconsistent character at times. One can attribute some of this inconsistency to Robby's season-long breakdown but I think Robby's behavior in this ep just doesn't fit.
Still loved this episode otherwise, it was excellent.
It was a season long breakdown for us but a 13 hour breakdown for Robbie.
In your review of Dying for Sex, did you mean to write "podcast of the same name" instead of "podcast of the same time"?
Yes. Yes I did.