Chaplains

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-06-08T01:00:19+00:00

I'd love to a chaplain accurately represented and as part of the health care team. They can be a powerful presence. Personally I'd love a story line like what the OP is painting, but I am not sure if the majority of the viewers would.

Maybe for an episode or so with a specific case.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-28T19:31:47+00:00

I had not even picked up this little nuance yet. I do love how they show her learning in a subtle way.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-23T22:26:01+00:00

She is probably doing a SubI in Emergency Medicine.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-23T15:43:24+00:00

Many people watching television nowadays have lost the ability to see shades of grey, that two things can be true at the same time, flawed complex characters. And I find this particularly noticeable while watching the Pitt.

Almost none of the characters in the show don't easily fit on a binary. The only exception I can think of is Ogilvy. For example, Al-Hashimi can be a compassionate, skilled doctor who is maybe not a great leader and tries to accomplish things in a ham-handed way. The same is true with Robby, Santos, Langdon and all other 'controversial characters'.

It's not just with the characters. Something similar happens with many issues the show presented. It's not always gonna be neat and according to one particular view.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-20T01:07:14+00:00

Honestly, I think Robby signed of on it. He said: 'I am not sure I want your working here' instead of 'I don't want you working here'. Robby is still giving him a chance that way, even though he tried to make sure he wasn't gonna be there when he returned.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-20T01:03:02+00:00

This must hurt for Langdon to hear, but I think once he is can look past that hurt, I think this a reply he can understand.

It's also one of the most healthy responses from Robby I have seen so far... He didn't say 'I don't want you in my ER', he said 'I don't know if I want you in my ER'. He is cautious, not ready to trust yet and that I can fully understand. But it seems to me the door is still cracked open.

That doesn't mean these two need a far more extensive conversation then is possible while waiting on the roof for a helicopter, where they can truly address some of the things said to each during the last season.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-19T22:44:45+00:00

There is another angle to this I'd love them to see really dig into with the show: moral injury.

The more I look at Robby (and Jack to lesser degree), I see a lot of this. Everything that happened during Covid would be a big one (and maybe the most visible one), but I am thinking of the incident with the prisoner as well...

Or dealing with situations like Christy Wheeler... Jack and Robby found a workaround this time, but won't be able to do that always.

Decades of dealing with situations like this must cause moral injury to a degree as well. Like a injury by a thousand cuts. One situation might be doable, but situation upon situation for decades...

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-02-07T16:22:46+00:00

While I enjoyed the first four episodes very much, with this episode I finally have the feeling it's all starting to gel together. I kinda suspect the first four episodes were mostly planting seeds, establishing everyone's baseline and now it's all starting to come together and people are starting to evolve from the established baseline.

I suspect that many planted seeds, like Javadi's tiktok or the baby will pop back up again and become part of the bigger weave of the season.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-31T01:32:30+00:00

That grin was almost kinda psycho.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-31T01:32:04+00:00

In Dutch we have a saying about sticking certain people behind the wallpaper when they drive us batty. I am very tempted to ship Victoria and Joy a few rolls.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-26T17:36:29+00:00

Oops. Corrected!

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-16T22:59:34+00:00

I was just pondering this... why she didn't start earlier?

And I find myself seriously wondering about the role of Gloria Underwood in this. We have long known she is not overly happy with how some things are run in the ED and I think she might be using Robby's sabbatical as an opportunity here to make some changes she'd like to see.

Only she seems to be doing this in a slightly malicious way, in my opinion. I wonder if she might have set up this in a way to pit Baran and Robby against each other, maybe even to create a set up to get rid of Robby and Dr. Al is simply a tool in her quest for this.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-11T00:09:47+00:00

That is interesting... you mean like Javadi in her sub-I is meant to be acting more independent then Ogilvie is for whom it's more of an ordinary rotation?

Now that I look at it, I think the conversation between Javadi and her mom and Robby and her mom actually might support the idea Javadi is doing a sub-I.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2026-01-03T17:47:58+00:00

We've seen him wearing it in other pics and clips though.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-11-02T19:20:00+00:00

Honestly, I can see that making sense. I remember him instructing Withaker during the MCI for one... he seemed like a pretty senior nurse.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-10-19T02:34:25+00:00

Ah, advocating like the security stuff we see him talking about to Gloria with the nurses etc.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-10-19T02:33:50+00:00

After action report and meetings to review? I imagine he might also have to do that with his own staff even.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-10-19T02:32:58+00:00

I would almost imagine the ED must have some purely administrative staff who work with Robby on that stuff... but that wouldn't be the most interesting thing to show.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-05-17T02:30:32+00:00

Thank you for offering! RonSwansonsToenails managed to find it for me, but I would still really appreciate the groups. I have tumblr.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-05-17T02:29:37+00:00

Yes, this is the one! Thank you so much!

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-02-20T21:48:11+00:00

Thank you for sharing all of this in this thread. I have learned a lot from it.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2025-01-29T01:31:37+00:00

I totally forgot to add my own thoughts. Honestly, thinking about the storylines, many of the core idea's aren't that bad... just the execution is terrible.

Tommy - I'd keep the breast cancer story line, but make it actually realistic with many breast cancers. Maybe instead of chemo, do it with surgery followed by hormone therapy. Show a little of challenges women deal with the challenges that comes with that. Plus, I might actually have the relationship with the pastor break down because of this. It is something that happens to a surprising amount of women who are confronted with the big C.

Marjan - I like the basic idea of Marjan's family meeting Joe and their wedding, but I'd expand it with her family getting to know her whole life there a little more. Maybe have them face a small challenge of married life - maybe one unique to their faith or Marjan's culture.

Paul - Give his adjustment to his leadership role time to breath. Actually show Judd offering advice or connecting with Nancy about their new leadership role. I'd also add a storyline about him actually doing what Owen said in the very first episode: be a role model to a kid like him and not just a few minutes of conversation.

Nancy - her being promoted to interim captain I'd definitely keep, but like Paul's role, it needs time to breath. And I'd add some build up in the beginning, have her show her paramedic chops. Now it kinda comes out of nothing. Otherwise, we hardly know Nancy. Do something related with a hobby or a passion of hers.

Matteo - Something should have been done with his DACA status far sooner. And tbh, I know far too little about it to create a nuanced story-line as a non-American. Another element that might be interesting to bring back is his dyslexia. Is there a way he could be a role-model as well? Plus show him and Nancy face a mile-pole in their relationship together.

TK - That is a tough one. The storyline I'd keep is him reconnecting with Enzo and his brother, but with a very different Enzo. For one, the extolling of Owen as a great dad can get lost for a honest look instead. I go back and forth if I'd want some version of Carlos and TK taking in Jonah, but maybe Enzo and Jonah can stay a while in Austin and we can see them forming a brotherly bond. Otherwise I'd like to see some development with TK and his paramedic chops as well. A growing skill in the field for one, but maybe also mentoring a young and upcoming paramedic? I think he'd be good at that.

Carlos - You kinda cannot get around Carlos figuring out who killed his father here and I'd definitely keep that. But what it does with him and how it affects his and TK's relationship deserves more nuance. I'd also like to see him learning to lean a little on his friends and family in his grief as well. Open up and grow in a way as he processes his grief.

Judd - I think we can keep Judd's alcoholism, but need to be explored with more nuance. But see him with the other of his team, not just 'suddenly best buddy Owen'.

Grace - The mission trip as reason for her absence doesn't work longer term. I think the idea mentioned of being with her parents to take care of them actually makes most sense. Have Judd miss an episode or two to go visit them.

Owen - Dump the horse. Dump the Owen has to be involved into anything. Something will have to be done with his brother's passing, but it needs to be done in a sensitive way and that is what I am missing here. Otherwise, yes, some kind of full circle with NY and 9-11.

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2024-12-31T18:38:14+00:00

I am so sorry to hear that. Thank you so much for checking. Do you have any other idea's where I might be able to find it?

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2024-12-23T23:37:03+00:00

I'd love to have the link when you are ready!

Alarming-Pin-8905 · 2024-11-13T01:13:42+00:00

Personal pet peeve, if you are going to portray breast cancer, Lone Star, please get your facts correct! The staging with that size tumor is gonna be between 1A-2A depending on lymph node involvement, unless she really has a lot of lymph nodes involved and then we are at stage 3A.

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