#medical-drama

#medical-drama

The structure of the Emmy-winning HBO Max drama The Pitt, where every episode covers a single hour in the life of a busy Pittsburgh emergency department, might suggest it's about how much can happen in 12 or 15 hours. In Season 1, that meant deaths, a mass casualty event, a doctor caught stealing pills, a charge nurse being assaulted by a patient, and a fourth-year medical student who spends the whole day being splattered over and over with things that force him to change

To me, the drama of has a lot of parallels with modern-day parenting. Sure, putting a Paw Patrol Band-Aid on your kid's scraped knee isn't exactly the same as treating a degloved foot (although judging by the screaming, you wouldn't know it). And betting on where a runaway ambulance will end up is higher stakes than betting on which child will crawl into your bed tonight.

It's not just about the procedural accuracy. It's about honoring these stories and the emotional and ethical terrain that doctors navigate every day that reflect similar terrains within us. It's kind of like an onion peel. The more you pull back, the more there is, and the more it moves you.

In season two of "The Pitt," the Emmy-winning drama that returned to HBO Max on Thursday, a middle-aged man named Orlando Diaz wakes up in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. His wife and daughter are at his side; a cannula is delivering oxygen into his nose. "How'd I get here?" he asks softly.

This show is really fucking good. I've watched the season 2 premiere three times now, and the only thought I keep coming back to is that The Pitt is still exceptional TV. Between star Noah Wyle, creator R. Scott Gemmill, and executive producer John Wells (ER, people)not to mention the legion of veteran actors who pace the halls of PTMCyou feel every damn bit of television-making experience at work.

When arriving paramedics ask Eitan for his details, he declines to give his real name, instead giving them the name of his work supervisor and nemesis, Douglas Moran. Eitan is a hard-partying consultant rheumatologist who has just returned to work after several months off following a mental health crisis, and who uses liquid cocaine secreted into a nasal inhaler to get through the working day.

If you find yourself missing Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby following the season finale of Max's breakout hit The Pitt, it might be time to commit to the long-term binge-watch that is ER.

I think the fans have reacted the way we had hoped. I thought they were a little harsh on Santos. 'Cause I actually, if anybody on the staff is close to me personally, personality-wise, it's probably Santos.

"The Pitt, Max's new hit medical drama, strives to channel the spirit of ER as it seeks Emmy recognition, with a star-studded production team behind it."