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Liz's avatar

The empty beds issue in The Pitt was covered by dialogue wayyyyyy back in episode 1 -- Gloria says there aren't enough beds, and Robbie is like, "There are more than enough beds, you just won't hire enough staff to open them."

(I rewatched episode 1 when I was in hospital the other week, and was super impressed at how many breadcrumbs were being scattered even then.)

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Tim P's avatar

I saw a post on Tumblr about Santos and one of the tags was 'she's kind' and I was nonplussed. 'Santos? Kind???' I thought. But at the time the poster had seen this episode and I hadn't. I like nearly everybody, but Dana is a favourite. I notice Katherine LaNasa popped up in DD: Born Again, too. A shame Tracy Ifeachor didn't reappear, but that's more realistic, I guess. And I dare say she'll be around for S2.

And yes, give Noah Wyle the Emmy.

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Krista's avatar

My bestie also watches The Pitt and is a nurse and says that Dana will be back. She said nurses quit at the end of their shifts all the time and they still come back. Something about being masochistic or something lol

I saw a reel on facebook that shows all the students’ first hour vs their last hour and how much the shift touched and changed them. I can’t wait to watch the show straight through to see the transformations in real time.

Also can we take a minute to respect the eff outta Mel and how gentle she is with her sister and how she shields her from all the darkness in the world? She might be one of my favorites.

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Anika Dane's avatar

I love this 'nurse's insight'! I don't want it for Dana, she deserves lower stress, but it does seem like a career people are dedicated to even when its unhealthy (I'm surrounded by academics with the same mindset).

And yes to all of this.

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Tim P's avatar

She is definitely one of my favourites!

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Anika Dane's avatar

Well you just gave me a reason to try DD Born Again again!

(Santos is the bestest.)

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