I just finished season one. The the elderly woman handcuffed to her wheelchair has disappeared, and she still hasn’t come back! I realize there was a lot going on in those last few episodes, but someone needs to find her!!
Ahhh The Pitt! As an autistic person, the way they've portrayed autistic people in the show is absolute perfection. Mel is not a savant, which I appreciate, but she's competent and empathetic at the same time she's easily overwhelmed and socially awkward. I love her so much. The first season when she explains to Langdon how hard an ER can be on an autist, and how to help them cope was already incredible, but when he used what she taught him on her in season 2?!? I was in tears. Good representations of autism in TV and movies are so hard to find, and they absolutely nailed it!
Sometimes I feel like Beth so casually drops little gems of wisdom that I then think on for hours. Today that gem was that - we are all just guessing, we may know a lot in our particular field but it's still just a guess.
Did anyone have a crush on Dr. Carter as a teen and now as a 40-something has a crush on Dr. Robbie? Asking for a friend. :) Just have to say that I love that I can carry my crush-arc into middle age and feel like I am following my heart like I am a teenager again. It's a rare thing to feel at age 46!
The Pitt: as a health care provider who did trauma/ICU for 20 years and got burnt out, this show makes me feel seen. I feel like this show was written for us. It’s processing mental/psychological trauma through processing the physical trauma at a LITERAL Level 1 Trauma Center. My one complaint is that there is not ED Physical Therapist (what I am) to show the quiet work we do as well to treat people in the ED.
Ugh, the Pitt is SOOOO good. I worked as an ER nurse for 4 years in level 1 and level 3 trauma centers, the mirror neurons are firing in this show for sure. I also now practice anesthesia as a nurse anesthetist, and I see the medical field and experience from so many different angles.
Per Beth’s request - as a baby nurse, I definitely related to Dr Javadi, smart but a little shy about it, but also constant feeling the need to make sure that people didn’t underestimate me. And now that anesthesia beat the shy out of me, I probably mostly relate to the cranky trauma surgery resident that comes down, just taking a deep breath and hoping I can make sense of the mess in the OR (and none of that is to diminish the amazing work of the ER staff 😂)
Also, thanks for the economy info. I did appreciate that part too.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but this has posted three times in my feed and I clearly commented on the wrong one lol. Re-posting my comment on the active post. This one is for you, Sarah:
Fun fact: the actress who plays Dana, played a patient with Munchausen’s during an early season of Grey’s. Her character traveled and was super smart but was also taking medication to fake a serious heart condition. My head canon is that Kalpanna grew up, changed her name, and is taking her rightful place in the hospital as an authority.
I felt the same way! Then my husband decided he wanted to watch it so he tells me when to look again and it has worked well for me. Just wanted to say that I totally feel you and also if I see vomit, I will vomit, and I hate the sight of organs being shown inside of people. Grateful that there are healthcare people in this world who can do this work as I cannot!
I ended up discussing The Pitt at my neurologist appt for my migraines and she told me she thinks it is the most realistic medical show. I suggested the "official" podcast to her as I enjoyed hearing details from the prop master on how they did the maggot scenes.
We used maggots clinically when I was on a burn unit! They grow them sterile. It’s wild. But also, I have seen them come in under a cast, and one time out of the nose of a meth lab burn patient.
The Pitt - I'm not even done with the first season and I have deeply held emotional opinions, but the hill I will die on is that the most overlooked storyline in season one is the asshole in the lobby. Right before his last bit of....chaos (I'm trying to avoid spoilers)...he quietly says, "I just want to know if I'm dying." Not one of the providers *hears* him. As a medic, with the information provided so far in the show, I could have sat him down and explained to him what was being looked for, what had been found, and why he was still in the lobby - in 5 mins. Easy peasy. BUT, he is being an absolute asshole...and there are more seriously sick pts...and his complete physical stability masks his underlying emotional fears. So he is overlooked and goes on to do....what he does. Multiple things are true in his story, and one of them is that no one met his valid emotional need.
In one episode Dr. Robbie makes a big deal out of the elderly Black man who worked for Freedom House. American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard tells the amazing story - truly one of the best books I've ever read.
YES!!!! I am with you on the overlooked storyline. I fully expected it to come back and it didn't, but that storyline was gold. AND learning about Freedom House was also wonderful.
The Pitt is the one show I am watching in real time instead of waiting until… because I don’t want to wait!! Love it. I am a chaplain in a retirement community, but I have done some hospital chaplaincy several ago so you know I want there to be a chaplain character! I keep waiting:) The season one episode about the siblings whose father was dying was so beautiful. I felt that both as a daughter who was with each of my parents as they died, and as a chaplain who has cared for adult children wrestling with end of life issues as their parents are dying. The wisdom and hopes of the medical community alongside the family wrestling with unresolved issues and honoring wishes and letting go of what they can, it had me all up in my feels!
I haven’t watched The Pit because with rl I have all the stress I can manage. However, I know an ER Dr. from Pittsburgh. She confirmed that it’s very realistic. Actually she said it felt like going to work.
I just finished season one. The the elderly woman handcuffed to her wheelchair has disappeared, and she still hasn’t come back! I realize there was a lot going on in those last few episodes, but someone needs to find her!!
Sarah's assessment of Trump's "governing" style as governing in episodes is brilliant and the best description I've heard.
I missed the prompt. I'm probably closest to Dana at my job and in my real life.
Ahhh The Pitt! As an autistic person, the way they've portrayed autistic people in the show is absolute perfection. Mel is not a savant, which I appreciate, but she's competent and empathetic at the same time she's easily overwhelmed and socially awkward. I love her so much. The first season when she explains to Langdon how hard an ER can be on an autist, and how to help them cope was already incredible, but when he used what she taught him on her in season 2?!? I was in tears. Good representations of autism in TV and movies are so hard to find, and they absolutely nailed it!
Sometimes I feel like Beth so casually drops little gems of wisdom that I then think on for hours. Today that gem was that - we are all just guessing, we may know a lot in our particular field but it's still just a guess.
Did anyone have a crush on Dr. Carter as a teen and now as a 40-something has a crush on Dr. Robbie? Asking for a friend. :) Just have to say that I love that I can carry my crush-arc into middle age and feel like I am following my heart like I am a teenager again. It's a rare thing to feel at age 46!
Ok ok OK! I get it. We’re all watching the Pitt now. I’ll do as I’m told. Get in loser, we’re watching the Pitt 😂😂😂😂
Ok can we have a PITT book skin style live chat sometime? Maybe end of season 2? As a future nurse I’m so so in love with this show.
The Pitt: as a health care provider who did trauma/ICU for 20 years and got burnt out, this show makes me feel seen. I feel like this show was written for us. It’s processing mental/psychological trauma through processing the physical trauma at a LITERAL Level 1 Trauma Center. My one complaint is that there is not ED Physical Therapist (what I am) to show the quiet work we do as well to treat people in the ED.
Ugh, the Pitt is SOOOO good. I worked as an ER nurse for 4 years in level 1 and level 3 trauma centers, the mirror neurons are firing in this show for sure. I also now practice anesthesia as a nurse anesthetist, and I see the medical field and experience from so many different angles.
Per Beth’s request - as a baby nurse, I definitely related to Dr Javadi, smart but a little shy about it, but also constant feeling the need to make sure that people didn’t underestimate me. And now that anesthesia beat the shy out of me, I probably mostly relate to the cranky trauma surgery resident that comes down, just taking a deep breath and hoping I can make sense of the mess in the OR (and none of that is to diminish the amazing work of the ER staff 😂)
Also, thanks for the economy info. I did appreciate that part too.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but this has posted three times in my feed and I clearly commented on the wrong one lol. Re-posting my comment on the active post. This one is for you, Sarah:
Fun fact: the actress who plays Dana, played a patient with Munchausen’s during an early season of Grey’s. Her character traveled and was super smart but was also taking medication to fake a serious heart condition. My head canon is that Kalpanna grew up, changed her name, and is taking her rightful place in the hospital as an authority.
The first episode of The Pitt was so graphic we decided not to watch it. But I sure wanted to watch Noah.❤️
I felt the same way! Then my husband decided he wanted to watch it so he tells me when to look again and it has worked well for me. Just wanted to say that I totally feel you and also if I see vomit, I will vomit, and I hate the sight of organs being shown inside of people. Grateful that there are healthcare people in this world who can do this work as I cannot!
I ended up discussing The Pitt at my neurologist appt for my migraines and she told me she thinks it is the most realistic medical show. I suggested the "official" podcast to her as I enjoyed hearing details from the prop master on how they did the maggot scenes.
The explanation of the maggot scene was indeed fascinating! I listen to the official pod as well the the Prestige TV podcast Beth mentioned
We used maggots clinically when I was on a burn unit! They grow them sterile. It’s wild. But also, I have seen them come in under a cast, and one time out of the nose of a meth lab burn patient.
The Pitt - I'm not even done with the first season and I have deeply held emotional opinions, but the hill I will die on is that the most overlooked storyline in season one is the asshole in the lobby. Right before his last bit of....chaos (I'm trying to avoid spoilers)...he quietly says, "I just want to know if I'm dying." Not one of the providers *hears* him. As a medic, with the information provided so far in the show, I could have sat him down and explained to him what was being looked for, what had been found, and why he was still in the lobby - in 5 mins. Easy peasy. BUT, he is being an absolute asshole...and there are more seriously sick pts...and his complete physical stability masks his underlying emotional fears. So he is overlooked and goes on to do....what he does. Multiple things are true in his story, and one of them is that no one met his valid emotional need.
In one episode Dr. Robbie makes a big deal out of the elderly Black man who worked for Freedom House. American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard tells the amazing story - truly one of the best books I've ever read.
YES!!!! I am with you on the overlooked storyline. I fully expected it to come back and it didn't, but that storyline was gold. AND learning about Freedom House was also wonderful.
The Pitt is the one show I am watching in real time instead of waiting until… because I don’t want to wait!! Love it. I am a chaplain in a retirement community, but I have done some hospital chaplaincy several ago so you know I want there to be a chaplain character! I keep waiting:) The season one episode about the siblings whose father was dying was so beautiful. I felt that both as a daughter who was with each of my parents as they died, and as a chaplain who has cared for adult children wrestling with end of life issues as their parents are dying. The wisdom and hopes of the medical community alongside the family wrestling with unresolved issues and honoring wishes and letting go of what they can, it had me all up in my feels!
I haven’t watched The Pit because with rl I have all the stress I can manage. However, I know an ER Dr. from Pittsburgh. She confirmed that it’s very realistic. Actually she said it felt like going to work.