5 sequences from The Pitt Season 1 that had impeccable portrayal

The Pitt recently concluded its debut season on HBO and, as a testament to its growing popularity, has already been renewed for a sophomore season. The Pitt is a riveting account of the enduring trials and tribulations of junior doctors, attending doctors, and nurses within the emergency room of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. The fifteen episodes of the debut season last through fifteen hours of a single day shift.

Within these fifteen hours of The Pitt on HBO, numerous patients come and go through the doors at the triage. While some leave with smiling faces, others are seen breaking down in tears. Undoubtedly, the grueling and demanding job of being an emergency room medical professional on The Pitt takes it's toll on the staff of doctors as well, with each of the coping in their own ways.

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Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for The Pitt. Reader discretion is advised.

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Which are the 5 most impeccably portrayed sequences from The Pitt?

The HBO show excels in it's realistic portrayal of the medical profession and the daily struggles faced by healthcare professionals. While the entire show is replete with numerous impeccable sequences that go on to highlight the high-octance world of an emergency room that always seems to be swamped by patients, here we take a look at five such sequences from the show.

From Mel treating a patient on the autism spectrum with immense compassion to the entire team scrambling in the aftermath of the Pittfest shooting, these sequences linger with the audience long after the show is over and done with. Keep reading to learn more.

1) Mel helps out the patient on the autism spectrum

This scene takes place on the seventh episode of The Pitt, which chronicles the events between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. We follow Dr. Langdon energetically going about his round of patients when he comes across a man who has come to the emergency room to get his sprained ankle treated. While examining the patient, Dr. Langdon throws his usual questions at him to determine a correct diagnosis. However, the patient seems to be intimidated by Langdon's assertive and probing tone and shuts down.

Mel comes to the rescue immediately and, after realizing that the patient is on the autism spectrum, takes appropriate measures. She dims the lights in the room and closes the doors to keep the cacophony out in an attempt to make the patient feel more relaxed. This seems to do the trick, and Langdon appreciates Mel's effort. This is when we learn for the first time that Mel's sister is on the spectrum herself.

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2) The confrontation between Dr. Robby and Dr. Langdon

While throughout the early episodes of the show's debut season Dr. Langdon was presented as a confident and rather cool doctor who always came up with the correct diagnosis and had inexhaustible energy, this impression soon went downhill after medical student Santos made the shocking discovery that Langdon had been stealing medication from his patients to sustain his addiction. After much deliberation, Santos came clean with Dr. Robby.

Langdon effectively served as one of Robby's proteges, and the massive disappointment the latter felt after knowing the truth about Langdon was heart-wrenching to witness. Although Langdon tried his best to convince Robby that he wasn't an addict, Robby's faith in his earlier apprentice was unmistakably shaken, and he sent Langdon home.

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3) The aftermath of the Pittfest shooting

Taking place towards the latter half of the show on episode twelve, the aftermath of the shooting incident at the Pittfest concert came down heavily upon the emergency room at The Pitt. The organization and prompt handling of the flurry of incoming patients was nothing short of exceptional. The entire team put in their best efforts under the able leadership of Dr. Robby.

This was when the night shift had joined as well, along with Dr. Abbott. The doctors distributed themselves throughout the hospital, devised a scheme to categorize the patients based on the severity of their wounds, and used bracelets to segregate them. A makeshift morgue was set up in the pediatric unit. When the painful ordeal finally ended, the team could boast to having lost minimal lives.

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4) Dr. Robby's poignant breakdown

It was mentioned by the show early on that the day in question was a significant one for Robby, as this was the day his mentor, Dr. Adamson, passed over a few years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. The show dropped hints of Robby suffering from post-traumatic stress throughout the show, trying his best to suppress his pain.

Things, however, proved too much to endure when Jake's girlfriend died from a bullet wound to her heart. Although Robby tried his best to save her, he couldn't, and eventually the past trauma of having lost many patients, including his mentor, came down heavily upon him. He isolated himself in the morgue and fell onto the floor, holding on to his chain and humming a tune to calm himself down as he had a panic attack.

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5) Dr. Cassie and the tormented teenager

The Pitt came full circle when, during the ultimate episode, Dr. Cassie McKay had a fulfilling conversation with the troubled teenager David. Earlier in the day, David's mother had faked her sickness to come to the emergency room as she suspected her son to be capable of doing something horrible. This belief stemmed from the fact that David had made a list of girls whom he wanted to eliminate.

This caused considerable concern after David went missing and was, for a while, conjectured to be the one responsible for the Pittfest shooting. However, once he came around towards the end of the season, he was being held in one of the rooms of the hospital. Dr. McKay spoke to him about the severity of what he had done, about how it felt to be afraid as a woman, and that he needed professional help.

All the episodes of The Pitt are exclusively available on Max.