Previously on the HBO Max series The Pitt, everyone becomes more vocal about Robby’s mental status and his sabbatical. And Baran pulls Robby aside to look at a patient’s portal, the patient having a case of seizures and viral meningitis.
The episode begins with Robby asking if the patient is her, and she tells him that it started when she got meningitis at five years old. Today was the first day she’s had a seizure in over a year— two in one day.
Abbot tries to talk to Robby about everyone worried about his sabbatical, but Robby tries to avoid the conversation. Abbot tells him that he’s concerned, and he doesn’t want to be worried while Robby’s gone. Robby tells him about the ambulance truck hitting his motorcycle, and Abbot thinks that it’s a sign. Robby turns the tables on him, saying, “I’m not the one who spends his free time getting shot at.”
Whitaker, who still hasn’t found his badge, talks to Javadi about how unhealthy the work environment is for her mental health. He suggests to her that she should pursue mental health as her discipline.
Dr. King is shocked to learn her sister is spending the night at her boyfriend’s house. To make matters worse, she’s requested another deposition. Amidst her pain, she and a tired Santos connect and agree to do karaoke after work.
Robby learns from Dana that someone died while in the waiting room. He tells her to let the night shift handle it. Ellis and Shen take care of him, trying not to make a scene in the area.
Robby pulls Javadi to the side while she’s finishing up her charting and compliments her on her social media page. He’s impressed with her content and tells her to “keep it up.” Before he walks away, she tells him that she’s thinking about emergency psychiatry. She asks if he thinks she can do it, and he believes she can.
They receive a new pregnant patient. Abbot assists with Mateo, Henderson, and an OB nurse. The patient is being difficult because she wants a free, natural birth without medications. She needs to be induced, and becomes more frustrated. Suddenly, she has a seizure. After a couple of minutes, Abbot decides to intubate her. They have to do an immediate resuscitation hysterotomy. Although Robby is hesitant, he has to help Abbot with the procedure. All hands are on deck now with McKay, Shen, and Ellis joining the room. McKay and Shen bag the baby girl after Robby pulls her out. The baby’s numbers rise, and she cries. Robby grows emotional and promptly leaves the room.
Robby walks Whitaker out of the hospital, handing over his keys and all of his information for his house. Whitaker gets picked up by Amy, and Robby watches the interaction between Whitaker and the baby.
Before walking back inside, he reconciles with Samira, who admits she allowed her mother to distract her. She insists the place needs him, even if he’s a dick sometimes.
As Robby walks back inside, he finds Baran. The two have a conversation that quickly becomes an argument. Robby is concerned that she isn’t ready to be an attending by herself while he’s gone; meanwhile, she thinks it’s selfish of him to make that call. Abbot watches from afar, and once Robby leaves the room, he chases him to convince him not to act suicidally.
The day shift goes up to the roof to watch the fireworks, except for Baran, Robby, Whitaker, and Langdon. Perlah, Dana, and McKay all get teary-eyed while watching them— it was an emotional and hard day for everyone.
Langdon finishes his drug test and visits his patient, whom he misdiagnosed. She had part of her leg removed, but is alive. Before he leaves the hospital, he finds Robby Langdon tells him he’s been putting in the work, being sober for 186 days. As someone doing the work, he sees that Robby isn’t and implores he seek help.
Robby hears Baby Jane Doe crying and spends time with her. The baby falls asleep right in his arms.
In an after-credits scene, we see King and Santos singing at the karaoke bar.
Overall, they did a good job with the storytelling for this season finale. Robby’s interactions with Baran, Abbot, and Javadi all stood out. Abbot and Langdon both want Robby to redeem himself and get help, but it’s only a matter of the next season to see whether he will get that help or not. Noah Wyle has done incredibly as Robby, as well as Gerran Howell as Whitaker, Taylor Dearden as King, Katherine LaNasa as Dana, and Patrick Ball as Langdon. It’s both exciting and distressing to see what’s to come next year and where everyone will be, especially since it has been announced that Supriya Ganesh, who plays Samira, will not be returning.
Rating: 10/10