Previously on HBO Max’s The Pitt, the night shift starts to slowly come in before their shifts, while there’s a lot of tension between Robby and Dana. Samira finds out that a previous patient of hers, Orlando, has returned to the ER.
The episode begins with Orlando being treated for a serious fall at work. Meanwhile, everyone updates the night shift on their patients and the flow. Jack Abbot comes in, and Dana informs him about Jesse. Everyone is informed about Emma’s attack. The internet finally comes back on, but the day shift isn’t done yet. Tension is still high between Robby and Dana as he throws backhanded remarks at her.
McKay and intern Toomarian from the night shift work together on a patient who comes in with an inflamed liver. Meanwhile, Shen, Langdon, and Henderson take the lead with a young boy who comes in with an asthma attack.
During Orlando’s treatment, Samira is stressed and shuts down. Robby tries to keep her busy with simple tasks, but she decides not to. So instead of Samira leading with the procedure, Javadi ends up doing it with the instructions from Dr. Linda Conley, chief of neurosurgery.
Dana and Emma give their homeless patient Digby a haircut. They learn that his family resides in his home, whom he hasn’t seen since his daughter’s wedding. He breaks down crying as he sees himself in the mirror, afraid he’s unrecognizable. The two nurses assure him that his family will always remember him.
Orlando’s wife visits her husband, unaware of what’s transpired. Samira and Robby update her on his traumatic head injury. Samira tells Robby that she tried to get him to stay, but he left before she could stop him. Later, Noelle Hastings informs Mrs. Diaz that Orlando may qualify for a better insurance plan now because of his disability.
Langdon and King share a heart-to-heart in the break room, while he’s feeling unconfident about being back at the Pitt. She tells him about her deposition and that she doesn’t want him to leave, especially since Robby will be gone for the next three months.
After his patient in the OR dies, Ogilvie sits in the ambulance bay in his surgery gown, covered in blood. Emma informs Whitaker, who goes to talk to him. Whitaker tells Ogilvie about Louie, giving him advice to accept the death of their patients. Ogilvie tells him, “I don’t know if I can take another day like today.”
Robby gets the test results back for his friend Duke. He has to have open heart surgery, but they won’t be able to do it today. He curses, and before he can throw a tantrum, Dana pulls him away. She tells him to calm down and to leave for his sabbatical now. He thinks he can’t leave because he has to wait for Duke. He tells her about his concerns about Samira, Javadi, Langdon, Baran, and herself. She reassures him that everything will be okay when he comes back, and he says, “Yeah, well, what if I don’t come back?” while teary-eyed, walking away.
Overall, this was an emotional and heartfelt episode. Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa have done a wonderful job. Between Robby’s outrage with Dana and Dana teaching Emma how to take care of Digby, there’s a lot of care with both characters. One of the scenes that stood out was Javadi assisting Linda with the procedure, and Robby giving her the extra push, being proud of one of his students. It shows just how much he wants his students and staff to succeed, especially since he’s concerned about what will happen while he’s gone. What will come in the next episode?
Rating: 9/10