TVLine can exclusively reveal that Mary McCormack ("The West Wing") will appear in Season 2 of the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical drama, joining Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy. She'll guest-star in Episode 13 (streaming Thursday, April 2) as neurosurgeon Dr. Linda Conley. The role reunites McCormack with Wyle 20 years after her recurring turn on "ER," where she appeared in Seasons 10 and 12 as Darfur clinic physician Debbie. TVLine can also exclusively confirm that Wyle's real-life wife, Sara Wyle, will guest-star in Episode 13 as ER patient Ashley Davis.
@bossver: an interesting opinion. I didn't notice it at all. The bar of the first level plus/ minus holds, but the heat associated with Robbie just bites into the brain, and everything else becomes secondary. And the cases - I'll remember exactly a couple from the second one, unlike the first one... In general, I'm surprised by this reaction.
@bossver: I kind of agree. although I also didn't see any negative opinions and didn't want to write myself, because it's easy to grab a million minuses, but whatever, we dance
and yet, I wouldn't say that it's a failure, the series is still not bad: rather, the novelty effect has disappeared, there is no "wow", as in the first season you already know the characters (yes, there are new ones, but), and what to expect because of the one-hour-one episode format, where the heat is off everyone needs to improve , but it seems that here, compared to last season, the heat is a little lower (imho, personally, according to my feelings) and even the situations with Robbie (his county), Langdon and Santos are already a little ingrained, and I want them to be resolved as soon as possible
as I wrote under some series , this series needs to be shown for the whole season at once, so that you feel like you're watching one shift a day, well, two or three days at most here, due to the fact that several months have passed for us, and not even a day has passed for the characters, it's very affects perception
And I'm waiting for the outcome to finally form an opinion about the season.
@MargoRose: but it seemed to me that the intensity of the season is many times higher than the first one. It's just that in the first season, the heat was generally from the incident and the massive influx of patients, and in the second season, the heat is in each person individually and in their relationships, and personally, this kind of "passion" affects me even more. And because we are already familiar with the characters, this tension affects us more. Although I understand why many people don't like the dynamics of the season. There are some things that confuse me closer to the finale. But in the end, I need to see how it ends so that I have a complete impression and understand exactly what disadvantages confuse me.
@By heart: yes, I'm also looking forward to the finale . In fact, sometimes good finales overlap with some other impressions of the season.
I agree, the incident that season was brighter, there was a fear that it was a holiday, but in fact, sow-sow
about the intensity in each person separately: I think, with the same Robbie, as an example, a conflict was introduced too early, from the very first episodes, everyone has been writing about the fact that he wants to die, and yes, we all sympathize and are used to the character, but waiting for catharsis for all 15 episodes on the same topic is too much (and the situation with Robbie, just one example), I was a little burned out. Perhaps if this topic had been pushed with such obvious hints only towards the middle of the season, and now it would have been the peak, it would have been better to do everything very "head-on", but I would have liked inconspicuous "Chekhov guns"
and also, maybe a really third season about the night shift would be a cool recharge for us viewers, to learn more about the other characters, and then return to the day shift, it would be great.
@MargoRose: I agree about Robbie, it's too obvious. And how many times have Robbie and Dana had dialogues, and all about the same topic. As if it played well in the first season, and in the second season they decided to add more Emmy-winning scenes😅
@dedesessrdsyvfry: Wow In the preview in the application, this picture is displayed simply as a photo of the actress, it's worth clicking on the picture- the whole view, with the text. Thank you for the information
@entrada: Yes, the actor has recently appeared in all popular TV series. Therapy, Abbott School, now at Pitt, and these are just the ones I've seen. There are probably a couple more)
I liked this episode just as much as the previous one. Hooray for more night shift involvement (and as I understand it, next season will most likely be more about her)
I'm sorry about Samira's arch, but I think that given that she was going to transfer because of her mother and was in a rather uncertain position all this time, it makes sense that she would decide to give something else a chance. Sometimes even the best and most capable, intelligent people fail where they seem to belong. It's like that in real life
in general, many of the characters, besides Robbie, need to rest. In fact, everyone becomes a naked nerve and either breaks down at their neighbor or falls into a pit of self-flagellation. in this regard, I liked the scene between Mel and Langdon - the level of support and the very "own man" is just a delight. I'm not talking about any romantic overtones, but it's something incredible to find someone who doesn't have to talk too much, he understands everything anyway.
It's an incredibly touching line with Digby, who looks in the mirror and doesn't recognize himself. I wish everything would work out with his family, too, so that he would no longer live under the sky.
first they tell us that we don't need any romance in Pitt, that you started here, and then they cram this Noelle in, to be honest, I wanted to squander it, I already exhaled when they switched to Whitaker and Oglewie, I'm very glad to see the night shift, I want a season about them
@Hannah_Abbot: I don't think it's romantic. When you live by work, you need to wear the same thing. This line shows the humanity of the characters, and brings them closer to the viewer.
I like the season overall, but I understand what the commentators above are saying. In my opinion, it's not even about the heat (although the first season has incredibly caught up with the dynamics of the last episodes), but that the script is much less accurate and more cinematic. The first one also had some ungracious moralizing, such as caricatured communication with an anti-masochist on the topic of whether surgeons should wear masks, and other acute social topics, but it was still more or less organically integrated into a very natural environment. In the second season, it's hard to get rid of the feeling that every second case is a deliberate statement on some topic. Moreover, the topics themselves are correct and important, but the level of the script seemed to have dropped to the ER, where there was also a lot of this and quite head-on. I would like to review the entire season to understand what the whole picture will be, because snatching an hour at a time directly harms perception.
McKay's conversation with Santos just killed🤣 "cause she's a big fucking idiot" and McKay is so surprised🤣 The way they perceive the patient's situation differently is actually funny. McKay is more empathetic, tries to put herself in the patient's shoes, somehow get into the situation, and Santos just gives it away. But that doesn't make any of them a better or worse doctor. Although, I think it's more mentally useful to be like Santos. But in fact, Santos is right about this patient, and as my brother the doctor said, it's these "big faking idiots" that are the floor of the emergency room. In general, this season I'm frankly freaking out with Santos, my brother watches this series and says that in season 2 she is the personification of half of his colleagues in intensive care.
@NikaFoxy: I have several medical workers in my environment, and sometimes they talk such nonsense that I can't judge them at all when they consider patients to be jerks. I still remember the story of how one mother decided to give her newborn baby "three drops of iodine from toxins," resulting in burns of the esophagus and poisoning, because she heard somewhere that it was necessary and useful. Imagine the doctor's reaction to such a patient? And there are always more than one or two such "experts".
@Margo_1994: I have a little entertainment when watching the second season, and before watching the episode, I sometimes log in to social media.I'm trying to guess what Santos did this time based on the network and people's reactions. So, based on the reaction to this episode, I assumed that she told the patient to her face what a dumbass she was, and refused medical help. Because I've seen people write that it was the last straw, and it can't be tolerated anymore, and even McKay realized how terrible she is and hates her now. And in fact, we saw a scene where McKay herself comes to Santos for help because they consider her capable of dealing with "incomprehensible cases," and she really quickly comes to the cause, and then Santos expresses what she thinks about such patients in a conversation that McKay herself begins. in this fandom, those who are receptive to Trinity should be studied, to be honest))
@By Heart: well, Santos bothered me in places, of course, at the beginning of season 1, but in general, then she kind of liked it)) xs for which you can hate her. Besides, I've watched so many honey series with this kind of characters before that Santos seems to be quite kind to herself, and they can't all be like McKay or Samira, then it won't be interesting to just watch))
@Margo_1994: well, at the beginning of the first season, she cheered everyone up, even me)) yes, the most interesting thing is the different characters, approaches to treatment and the interaction of these different characters)
And I also notice that the two most fucked up characters at the moment are Robbie and Santos. But at the same time, oddly enough, they communicate perfectly in the series. Robbie doesn't get to her, doesn't present anything, they sometimes exchange light jokes, etc. And that in the past, that in this episode, when Robbie listed that everyone has problems in the department, he didn't name Santos. I don't understand how anyone in this series can dislike or hate anyone at all, everyone is so different there and with their own cockroaches) And everyone is working on literally the most difficult job in the world)) Everyone's nerves are going to give out here. But by the way, the foreign fandom hates Robbie and even the actor, I don't really understand why.
@Margo_1994: They can't separate the person from the hero, for some reason they decided that all of Robbie's difficulties were Noah Hawley's real problems, which partially flowed into the character, and he was actually rude to Samira because the actor was a racist, misogynist, neurotic, and generally an incompetent boss and arrogant type. I do not even know how they watched the series, since they saw all these problems with Robbie, who is clearly going through a difficult time, but the fact that they consider the plot twists not intentionally written to reveal certain arcs, but the choice of actors dictated by some of their personal qualities, already says a lot about their intelligence. and the ability to comprehend works of art
@annie_moon: Noah Wiley is a rather murky and envious character in real life. I don't know how it is at the moment, but since the days of the Ambulance, there have been many stories of harassment of fellow newcomers, which Noah himself now regrets. For example, Western fandom remembers the story of actress Kelly Martin, who was supposed to become the "second Dr. Carter," and even signed a 6-year contract. As a result, after a season and a half, her character died. The actress herself said at the time that she left because of her sister's death, saying it was hard to act, everything was only for the best. Years and years later, she confessed in a podcast that she was fired. Noah himself recalled in a 2018 interview that he didn't understand at the time why the new character (Kelly's character) had to get an entire episode just about her. Like, "you have to earn your place." And now he's ashamed that he wasn't "nice" to her, all the time.
That is, it's not a fact that Noah is still an asshole. But people remember, so they are afraid of history repeating itself.
Whittaker did a great job when he supported Ogilvy!! What I can't say about Santos... she may seem "cool", but she's just rude and unpleasant as a person.🤷🏻♀️
@n_boldareva: these are all defense mechanisms. Cynical humor, sarcasm, and so on. The moments at the beginning of the season when she found out if there was violence against a little girl and how Santos felt about it. Then the moment of her lullaby for baby jane doe. And she's right, such "biohackers" cripple themselves by drinking 500 mg of turmeric 5 times a day. This is self-medication under the modern mask of a "healthy body." Not everyone is like that, but there are enough of them. Yes, Santos' comments are rude, but true.
@sofklemen: But she's also not a child who can't control her behavior. If you have problems with anger / communication, contact a psychologist. I remembered Eli Locker from "Deceive Me", who constantly told everyone the truth: well, I think so, it's the truth! There's a time and a place for everything, she's no better than Robbie, who talks about potential su...a builder's pyramid and an unsuccessful survival scenario almost next to his wife.
@entrada: Eli was a sweetheart, even though he was telling the truth. And they are generally different. They say this for different reasons. And Santos very typically combines rudeness/truthfulness with caring, which is the main motivation for this. Rudeness to colleagues is about protection. It's strange how everyone treats her, as if they've never seen such people. But Robbie is in this season.. they lead to some kind of drama, I suppose, because without it, it feels like he's just fucked up.
I don't like Santos, among other things, because I've seen such people before. I've seen, studied, worked, and having to be around such a person and tolerate his communication with you is like the universe punishing you for the sins of all past lives.
@SwanQueen: Robbie has burnout + fatigue on his face this season + burn the barn and the hut = that's why he snaps at everyone. At the same time, this does not justify him at all) He's been saying Mohan all season, leave your problems at the door. I would recommend this advice to everyone, but not to go out the door — but to a therapist. In the helping profession, as Joy said in the series, there is a huge level of burnout, etc., including because people themselves do not seek help. That Santos, that it's high time for Robbie to talk to someone, and not pour out his injuries on colleagues, patients and other people.
@entrada: She controls it. She didn't say this to the patient, but in a personal conversation. He has the right to his opinion and not to filter the market in such a situation.
@Adrasteya: so I'm not talking about her conversation with McKay, although this, imho, is very unprofessional (in an open space, as Dana scolded Robbie, they say, it's not possible to talk about it here). She regularly shows her condescension in front of patients, pours out her clashes with Langdon during treatment in front of patients, etc., that is, she literally does the procedure, Langdon asks her something, and she responds by being sarcastic in front of the patient during the procedure. It's not a control
I liked how the new nurse told Digby that if you danced with your daughter at a wedding, she will never forget you , but still, seeing the situation he found himself in, you realize that these words are just a momentary reassurance for him...
Robbie finally said directly that he did not intend to return , he was digging under Al-Hashimi, he was reprimanding everyone too much , but as Dana said in previous episodes, the hospital does not rely on just one person, and without Robbie, and even without Dana herself, will it be able to function further ? It's a bit controversial, because you really can't get far without good staff, on the other hand, there are many decent people who can't break through, which means that there's almost always someone who can take your place and maybe become even better over time.
Some people have strange comments about the script)))
It seems that the second season has not deviated much from the first one in terms of the script. It is simply impossible to perceive both seasons equally "fresh", if only because this is the second time you are watching the shift of this brigade, and the authors simply have to invent something to make you interested.
Overall, it's an emotionally great season, and almost all the characters have good stories.
In short, whoever doesn't get too drunk will like it. In any case, there are basically no such high-quality medical series right now, except for Pitt.
And the ending is generally a break in this series.
I don't like onions at all, it's not clear who brings them to me all the time and starts cutting them when I sit down to watch this series >:( everyone has some kind of very, very bad day, 2 more episodes ahead, I'm even afraid to build theories about their contents. Mr. Digby is an incredible darling, how he praised the doctors and made room for them in one of the previous episodes, and how he went to say goodbye to Louis, and how he supported Emma in this one;___; a good uncle <3 and Whittaker with Ogilvy </3 but Ogilvy, who thinks it could be easier in pediatrics as if patients don't die there - eh, man, you either have to go to work outside of medicine, or start building up your armor, it seems to me. I also found it interesting how the series showed that the very bad experience of one doctor (Dr. Mohan, a fallen diabetic patient) can teach another doctor something (Javadi helped with a difficult operation on this patient, gaining important experience and more self-confidence, which will surely help save more lives in the future).
@captain_wood: and yes, it has already been written about many times, and I will write again))) We urgently need a spin-off with a night shift!!!!! And a cake for Dr. Shen!!
While I was watching, I got a little tired of looking at the screen, sending some characters to fuck who get to my personal favorites. Fuck you, Monica!
@SwanQueen: By the way. Those who attack Santos for her rudeness should take a closer look at Monica. Imho, there is a difference between a straightforward cynical person and a cynical boor.
I love the relationship between these two. Abbott first walked by and looked at them as if it was Robbie and Noelle who had interrupted him, and then Robbie with his silent gesture :)))
I'm absolutely thrilled with the series. It's like you're watching the beginning. Everything is fine (relatively). Handsome Shen and Abbot are on shift, and Robbie's running around somewhere. Patients, pittlings hang out together.
But as you gradually reach the end of the episode, you realize that this is not Duke the walking bomb, Robbie. And you.
It's very striking how he puts his affairs in order. He tries to leave behind a well-functioning department and tries to help his loved ones.
It's very painful to watch the last scene, tears come to my eyes, just from the fact that he's already bluntly saying that he might not come back. And these glances, now from Abbott, now from Dana, as it slowly dawns on them that there's not just something wrong with him, but that something serious is going on with Robbie.
There are two episodes left, and to be honest, it's already getting uncomfortable. There are many possible scenarios, but considering how Robbie's condition is being pointed out to us, it feels like we'll see Robbie at the end of the day at the hospital. 🥺
It's a good episode. I just forgot why the young doctor was scared and covered in blood, and what kind of patient died there at Samira's. The homeless guy is so cute And as for the whole series, I have a premonition of a cliffhanger at the end.
@Dariaw: It was a patient of both Samira and a doctor in a bathrobe on the street. Episode 11, Oglvy and Samira fail to diagnose a patient's abdominal aortic aneurysm. On the ultrasound examination, he dictated the wrong way and/or looked at the wrong thing. When the rupture occurred, the patient was taken for surgery, Ogilvy asked to enter the gym. Moreover, I remembered how in the episodes earlier he took out a piece of glass from a patient. It looked like a small piece, but it was almost a blade (
@Aliss: but it seems to me that she has PTSD, and it knocks her out in flashbacks. I thought at first that she had some kind of trauma related to the loss of a child.
I remember how we all sat and wondered what Al-Hashimi saw in the results of Baby Jane Doe that so amazed her. And I'll tell you, they easily tricked us and shifted all the attention to the baby. In this episode, it becomes clear that Al-Hashimi is most likely having absentee seizures. And judging by the promo for the next episode, "the patient she needs a second opinion on," it's her.
I'm not a doctor, but I feel like I'm starting to understand Robbie. It's sometimes hard to accept that after you, they won't do the job the same way you do. But it's useful.
Unfortunately, I agree with those who didn't appreciate season 2. He is clearly weaker than the first, unfortunately, first of all, really due to the fact that "one day per season" is no longer a novelty, secondly, that everything in general is somehow weaker, some do not seem to play at all, Victoria generally has one face for the whole season and zero character disclosure, in the first at least you could see how her mom was infuriating, shooting and direct affect are much better than "turning off the cackle", some jokes /jokes about "poop" went, and so on
Phazaza, the moment when Robbie and Noelle were hugging, and THEN DR. ABBOTT crawls next to them and is like, "Excuse me." Ahhh, I love their relationship!!
@beetle_juice_: I'm really looking forward to the next episode, and it will be interesting who fucked Robbie's bike once))) I HOPE IT WAS DANA AND ABBOTT WHO DID THEIR BEST🤝
But it's scary, the exit to the roof is still open aaaaa
Rob's worries are justified. After all, they would not exist if all the employees listed by them were confident in their abilities. Every time I looked at a homeless man, tears came to my eyes throughout the episode. About Mr. Orlando - for some reason, since the end of the previous episode, I was sure that this accident was not an accident. I wanted the best, but it turned out the other way around. Be afraid of your desires, now he will have insurance, but at what cost.
I really want a season about the night shift too. Well, you can't show these cool guys so little! I love the day shift, but it would be cool if the night shift had an equal amount of screen time.
The moment when Robbie supported Javadi in terms of assisting a neurosurgeon >>>>>>>>
(offline mode is behind us, which means Monica will soon leave, for all the controversy of some characters, naturally she's the only one who pisses me off, it's good that technology has "replaced her", doctors have enough self-flagellation without her sarcastic remarks...)
Dr. Jack Abbott🫦🔥 I need more of it, as well as more night shifts! They seem to be getting more and more tipsy and confident, and I'm getting high from them. Resident Cruz Henderson too🔥
I really liked the head of neurosurgery, and as Javadi taught, maybe he'll go into neurosurgery??) I did well, although I was doubtful at first. Everything is bad with Samira, it's not her day at all. McKay and Santos were amused: "is that why you're so good at strange things"? The turmeric patient of course🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ in one word. Ogilvy still doesn't like it. I know there should be sympathy for him, but there isn't. Sometimes he's too cocky, sometimes he's too confident and messes up, now he's crying and not ready to be in medicine anymore. I didn't have time to like him so that I could sympathize with him, so no.
Robbie needs to GO! That's enough already! It is impossible to look at his hysterical seizures, which always affect someone other than himself.
Honestly, I was a little disappointed this season. I'm already watching to see how it ends for Robbie. In the first season, I either didn't notice, or it wasn't so intrusive and obvious. But in the second season, there is a lot of moralizing just from all sides, almost in every dialogue. To be honest, their communication sometimes turns into some kind of utopia. Well, people can't always babble with patients or try to respect literally everyone at once. I'm sorry, but there's still not enough here, for a complete utopian picture, for patients to ask about their preferred pronouns before listening to complaints.
The whole season is based on this quiet drama of what's going on in Robbie's head, and his dialogue with Dana, trying to hide his tears, is the strongest of the season so far. 💔
I understand everything, but Dana and Robbie have already had a similar dialogue, except for his "maybe I won't come back." I can see his fucked-up mentality, but that doesn't stop him pissing me off. and he had the audacity to go find out "how is Alhashimi doing, how is he behaving?" Fuck, I'm better than you. And his ego is infuriating, which believes that 1) everything will collapse without him and 2) that Alhashimi will definitely not be able to cope. I feel sorry for Samir. I love Persians more, who are so confident and cold, but I feel sorry for her. In season 1, she worked normally at her own pace and coped until this fucker gave her his "slow". Specifically in this episode, well, it's clear from her that she's already so disappointed in herself and there's no confidence left in her at all. And no one wants to talk to her about it at all, or I can somehow support her. Robbie's adding more oil to the fire, you fucker. She would like some mentor who has a balance between rigidity and gentleness and who would somehow instill self-confidence in her, xs
Well, another thing that bothers me about this season is that there's not enough communication between the different characters. What the fuck is the second one or what? Dana and Robbie's 45th conversation? In general, Ogilvy and Whittaker don't give a shit about them either, as do most viewers judging by the Internet. Where is the interaction as a variant of Santos with Samira? Last season, I remember a scene where Samira praised Santos and said that Langdon shouldn't have talked to her like that. Where is the interaction between Jack and Samira? Garcia and Langdon? Santos and Garcia? It feels like Robbie and his screams are getting 80% of the screen time this season, and that's bad, he's far from the most interesting Persian. There's a claim in this, although this season is lower in intensity.
@Dmitry_S: By the way, yes, I also miss different interactions. As I enjoyed the five minutes between McKay and Santos, with their completely different approach to things, it would be very interesting to interact. I also have a constant dissonance in my perception of their hierarchy. You mentioned Whitaker and Ogilvy. Dennis has been a mentor to the students all shift, and it feels like he's one of the seniors there, but he stopped being a student three days ago, right? It was as if they had prescribed for him the lines that should have been for Mohan and Mel, because they are R4 and R3. Also, because of the way Mel's line is written, I can't really see her as a mentor at all, but she's on the same level as McKay, which constantly surprises me. In the first season, the whole hierarchy felt different, the same Santos was constantly being chased and scolded, Whitaker was sent to do all the "dirty" things, and Langdon behaved like a second Robbie, but this season the perception is completely different. Perhaps it's still a problem that the scriptwriters had to fit all the favorites of the first season into the plot.
@By heart: I honestly don't really know who's who in this series. For example, when I looked at Grace's anatomy a thousand years ago, it was clear there - an intern, a resident and a doctor. If you think about it, they told us through our mouths that Samira had been a resident for 4 years, just like Langdon. Mel and that Joey are actually university students, but they know a lot too. Garcia is also a year 4 resident, but she is a surgical resident, and all of the above are emergency room residents. Whittaker is in his second year of residency, as is Santos.
@Dmitry_S: Whitaker is in his first year, and in the first season he was a fourth-year medical student. In general, if I understand this system correctly, then Javadi and Ogilvy are fourth-year students this season. Joy is three years old. Whitaker is a first-year resident. R1 Santos R2. Mel and McKay R3. Mohan and Langdon R4 (Langdon is repeating his fourth year due to a hiatus).
@By heart: there is a girl's analysis of this in TikTok, I do not know if you have seen it or not, and it is in English, but she clearly told who is who and what year, it seems reliable)
@harderprovider: No, I don't think I've seen it. But it would be interesting for me to see, especially if she tells me who has what area of responsibility.
@Dmitry_S: a great talent after the first long-awaited Emmy (after six single attempts in the 90s) really wants to get a second one. If the whole season had been released at once, maybe Robbie would have been less focused. But for a couple of months now, the same bagpipes have been hard.
@Horsea: when you are constantly stewing in such conditions, the thought of suicide is not surprising. We were shown this at the beginning of the series. I think someone will definitely die according to the plot.
When I started watching the series, I thought it was a series about a collective. Everyone has their own problems, but everyone somehow cooperates to save lives. The second season was supposed to be a big season for Dr. Mohan (the words of the actress), but it became a benefit for Dr. Robbie. He is both king and master, and only one must suffer on the screen and receive support (which, naturally, he rejects). I understand that mental problems are a serious topic of discussion. I just don't understand why Robbie's mental problems are more important than Dr. Mohan's mental problems. Her scenes are purposefully cut and edited in post-production, erasing her from the narrative. The actress is removed from the plot for good. And for what? Why should her character be degraded and sacrificed to Robbie's wacky family history? Did I accidentally turn on House, where is HE and all the others below? Of course, the disproportionate amount of screen time is tipping the scales in Robbie's direction. We don't see Samira's sadness and suffering, because the scriptwriters have another task - to double what was so good in the first season, and brought people awards. But it only worked because there was a balance. It had its own ecosystem, not just the great sun and the moons that revolve around it. I just can't believe that that powerful series about the importance of each member of the team, both in moments of extreme situations and in everyday life, just chose a character and made her into a punching bag for one egomaniac. And depression with burnout is not an excuse to be an asshole. Moreover, this topic has been discussed for 13 episodes, it has lost all its sharpness. (The series "It's Going to Hurt" showed these themes in a way that Pitt would never be able to.)
@FrozenRose: I haven't looked at the second season from this angle, I can't disagree. And about "it will hurt" - to the point. The plot is like a punch in the gut
@FrozenRose: I've been thinking about it for the last couple of episodes, too... It wasn't so noticeable at the beginning, but by the end of the season it was very noticeable. The first season was about the admissions office, and it was the main character. Now they've made something like Robbie and company out of the series. And it's too noticeable, especially against the background of the Mohan, McKay plot. Even the characters that are developing cannot do this without "Robbie's presence." To get a full impression, of course, you need to watch the rest of the season, but I don't think that much will change in two episodes (which don't even last an hour)
Discussion: Season 2, Episode 13 Join the Discussion
137TVLine can exclusively reveal that Mary McCormack ("The West Wing") will appear in Season 2 of the Emmy-winning HBO Max medical drama, joining Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy. She'll guest-star in Episode 13 (streaming Thursday, April 2) as neurosurgeon Dr. Linda Conley.
The role reunites McCormack with Wyle 20 years after her recurring turn on "ER," where she appeared in Seasons 10 and 12 as Darfur clinic physician Debbie.
TVLine can also exclusively confirm that Wyle's real-life wife, Sara Wyle, will guest-star in Episode 13 as ER patient Ashley Davis.
In general, I'm surprised by this reaction.
although I also didn't see any negative opinions
and didn't want to write myself, because it's easy to grab a million minuses, but whatever, we dance
and yet, I wouldn't say that it's a failure, the series is still not bad:
rather, the novelty effect has disappeared, there is no "wow", as in the first season
you already know the characters (yes, there are new ones, but), and what to expect because of the one-hour-one episode format, where the heat is off everyone needs to improve
, but it seems that here, compared to last season, the heat is a little lower (imho, personally, according to my feelings)
and even the situations with Robbie (his county), Langdon and Santos are already a little ingrained, and I want them to be resolved as soon as possible
as I wrote under some series
, this series needs to be shown for the whole season at once, so that you feel like you're watching one shift a day, well, two or three days
at most here, due to the fact that several months have passed for us, and not even a day has passed for the characters, it's very affects perception
And I'm waiting for the outcome to finally form an opinion about the season.
Although I understand why many people don't like the dynamics of the season. There are some things that confuse me closer to the finale. But in the end, I need to see how it ends so that I have a complete impression and understand exactly what disadvantages confuse me.
. In fact, sometimes good finales overlap with some other impressions of the season.
I agree, the incident that season was brighter, there was a fear that it was a holiday, but in fact, sow-sow
about the intensity in each person separately:
I think, with the same Robbie, as an example, a conflict was introduced too early, from the very first episodes, everyone has been writing about the fact that he wants
to die, and yes, we all sympathize and are used to the character, but waiting for catharsis for all 15 episodes on the same topic is too much (and the situation with Robbie, just one example), I was a little burned
out. Perhaps if this topic had been pushed with such obvious hints only towards the middle of the season, and now it would have been the peak, it would have been better
to do everything very "head-on", but I would have liked inconspicuous "Chekhov guns"
and also, maybe a really third season about the night shift would be a cool recharge for us viewers, to learn more about the other characters, and then return to the day shift, it would be great.
- Wow, Friedrich Nietzsche!
- Yes, Nietzsche, exactly. Not Kelly Clarkson
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By the end of the shift, everyone is already breaking down on each other, fatigue and overexertion are taking their toll.
I'm sorry about Samira's arch, but I think that given that she was going to transfer because of her mother and was in a rather uncertain position all this time, it makes sense that she would decide to give something else a chance. Sometimes even the best and most capable, intelligent people fail where they seem to belong. It's like that in real life
in general, many of the characters, besides Robbie, need to rest. In fact, everyone becomes a naked nerve and either breaks down at their neighbor or falls into a pit of self-flagellation.
in this regard, I liked the scene between Mel and Langdon - the level of support and the very "own man" is just a delight. I'm not talking about any romantic overtones, but it's something incredible to find someone who doesn't have to talk too much, he understands everything anyway.
It's an incredibly touching line with Digby, who looks in the mirror and doesn't recognize himself. I wish everything would work out with his family, too, so that he would no longer live under the sky.
Robbie is such a vibe, he needs to be included in a textbook about signs of suicidal identity.
very glad to see the night shift, I want a season about them
I still remember the story of how one mother decided to give her newborn baby "three drops of iodine from toxins," resulting in burns of the esophagus and poisoning, because she heard somewhere that it was necessary and useful. Imagine the doctor's reaction to such a patient? And there are always more than one or two such "experts".
And in fact, we saw a scene where McKay herself comes to Santos for help because they consider her capable of dealing with "incomprehensible cases," and she really quickly comes to the cause, and then Santos expresses what she thinks about such patients in a conversation that McKay herself begins. in this fandom, those who are receptive to Trinity should be studied, to be honest))
And that in the past, that in this episode, when Robbie listed that everyone has problems in the department, he didn't name Santos.
I don't understand how anyone in this series can dislike or hate anyone at all, everyone is so different there and with their own cockroaches) And everyone is working on literally the most difficult job in the world)) Everyone's nerves are going to give out here. But by the way, the foreign fandom hates Robbie and even the actor, I don't really understand why.
That is, it's not a fact that Noah is still an asshole. But people remember, so they are afraid of history repeating itself.
And she's right, such "biohackers" cripple themselves by drinking 500 mg of turmeric 5 times a day. This is self-medication under the modern mask of a "healthy body." Not everyone is like that, but there are enough of them.
Yes, Santos' comments are rude, but true.
I remembered Eli Locker from "Deceive Me", who constantly told everyone the truth: well, I think so, it's the truth! There's a time and a place for everything, she's no better than Robbie, who talks about potential su...a builder's pyramid and an unsuccessful survival scenario almost next to his wife.
But Robbie is in this season.. they lead to some kind of drama, I suppose, because without it, it feels like he's just fucked up.
In the helping profession, as Joy said in the series, there is a huge level of burnout, etc., including because people themselves do not seek help. That Santos, that it's high time for Robbie to talk to someone, and not pour out his injuries on colleagues, patients and other people.
, but still, seeing the situation he found himself in, you realize that these words are just a momentary reassurance for him...
Robbie finally said directly that he did not intend to return
, he was digging under Al-Hashimi, he was reprimanding everyone too much
, but as Dana said in previous episodes, the hospital does not rely on just one person,
and without Robbie, and even without Dana herself, will it be able to function further
?
It's a bit controversial, because you really can't get far without good staff, on the other hand, there are many decent people who can't break through, which means that there's almost always someone who can take your place
and maybe become even better over time.
It seems that the second season has not deviated much from the first one in terms of the script.
It is simply impossible to perceive both seasons equally "fresh", if only because this is the second time you are watching the shift of this brigade, and the authors simply have to invent something to make you interested.
Overall, it's an emotionally great season, and almost all the characters have good stories.
In short, whoever doesn't get too drunk will like it. In any case, there are basically no such high-quality medical series right now, except for Pitt.
And the ending is generally a break in this series.
everyone has some kind of very, very bad day, 2 more episodes ahead, I'm even afraid to build theories about their contents.
Mr. Digby is an incredible darling, how he praised the doctors and made room for them in one of the previous episodes, and how he went to say goodbye to Louis, and how he supported Emma in this one;___; a good uncle <3
and Whittaker with Ogilvy </3 but Ogilvy, who thinks it could be easier in pediatrics as if patients don't die there - eh, man, you either have to go to work outside of medicine, or start building up your armor, it seems to me.
I also found it interesting how the series showed that the very bad experience of one doctor (Dr. Mohan, a fallen diabetic patient) can teach another doctor something (Javadi helped with a difficult operation on this patient, gaining important experience and more self-confidence, which will surely help save more lives in the future).
Fuck you, Monica!
Beep-beep-beep 🤣
If I knew how to make GIFs, I would send a moment like Robbie shows a fax after hugging.
But as you gradually reach the end of the episode, you realize that this is not Duke the walking bomb, Robbie. And you.
It's very striking how he puts his affairs in order. He tries to leave behind a well-functioning department and tries to help his loved ones.
It's very painful to watch the last scene, tears come to my eyes, just from the fact that he's already bluntly saying that he might not come back. And these glances, now from Abbott, now from Dana, as it slowly dawns on them that there's not just something wrong with him, but that something serious is going on with Robbie.
There are two episodes left, and to be honest, it's already getting uncomfortable. There are many possible scenarios, but considering how Robbie's condition is being pointed out to us, it feels like we'll see Robbie at the end of the day at the hospital. 🥺
The homeless guy is so cute
And as for the whole series, I have a premonition of a cliffhanger at the end.
When the rupture occurred, the patient was taken for surgery, Ogilvy asked to enter the gym.
Moreover, I remembered how in the episodes earlier he took out a piece of glass from a patient. It looked like a small piece, but it was almost a blade (
I wonder what Robbie found out about Al-Hashimi.
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Wai, I had the same expression on my face! I'm learning Armenian for a reason
Dana, despite the chaos, is still trying to be a good nurse for any patient.
Ahhh, I love their relationship!!
But it's scary, the exit to the roof is still open aaaaa
Then my heart and Dana almost ran away.
Every time I looked at a homeless man, tears came to my eyes throughout the episode.
About Mr. Orlando - for some reason, since the end of the previous episode, I was sure that this accident was not an accident. I wanted the best, but it turned out the other way around. Be afraid of your desires, now he will have insurance, but at what cost.
But the evening shift is cool)
Mohan: something is smeared.
I liked Dr. Henderson - I don't remember him from last season, he discharged everyone after the ultrasound.
Throughout the shift, Dana tries to calm down and control Robbie, but his panic is getting closer, well, you can't do that, he drives himself.
(offline mode is behind us, which means Monica will soon leave, for all the controversy of some characters, naturally she's the only one who pisses me off, it's good that technology has "replaced her", doctors have enough self-flagellation without her sarcastic remarks...)
I need more of it, as well as more night shifts! They seem to be getting more and more tipsy and confident, and I'm getting high from them. Resident Cruz Henderson too🔥
I really liked the head of neurosurgery, and as Javadi taught, maybe he'll go into neurosurgery??) I did well, although I was doubtful at first. Everything is bad with Samira, it's not her day at all.
McKay and Santos were amused: "is that why you're so good at strange things"? The turmeric patient of course🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ in one word.
Ogilvy still doesn't like it. I know there should be sympathy for him, but there isn't. Sometimes he's too cocky, sometimes he's too confident and messes up, now he's crying and not ready to be in medicine anymore. I didn't have time to like him so that I could sympathize with him, so no.
Robbie needs to GO! That's enough already! It is impossible to look at his hysterical seizures, which always affect someone other than himself.
Oh, and I saw the awesome pictures, so it's just a clip.
In the first season, I either didn't notice, or it wasn't so intrusive and obvious. But in the second season, there is a lot of moralizing just from all sides, almost in every dialogue. To be honest, their communication sometimes turns into some kind of utopia. Well, people can't always babble with patients or try to respect literally everyone at once. I'm sorry, but there's still not enough here, for a complete utopian picture, for patients to ask about their preferred pronouns before listening to complaints.
I feel sorry for Samir. I love Persians more, who are so confident and cold, but I feel sorry for her. In season 1, she worked normally at her own pace and coped until this fucker gave her his "slow". Specifically in this episode, well, it's clear from her that she's already so disappointed in herself and there's no confidence left in her at all. And no one wants to talk to her about it at all, or I can somehow support her. Robbie's adding more oil to the fire, you fucker. She would like some mentor who has a balance between rigidity and gentleness and who would somehow instill self-confidence in her, xs
I also have a constant dissonance in my perception of their hierarchy. You mentioned Whitaker and Ogilvy. Dennis has been a mentor to the students all shift, and it feels like he's one of the seniors there, but he stopped being a student three days ago, right? It was as if they had prescribed for him the lines that should have been for Mohan and Mel, because they are R4 and R3. Also, because of the way Mel's line is written, I can't really see her as a mentor at all, but she's on the same level as McKay, which constantly surprises me. In the first season, the whole hierarchy felt different, the same Santos was constantly being chased and scolded, Whitaker was sent to do all the "dirty" things, and Langdon behaved like a second Robbie, but this season the perception is completely different. Perhaps it's still a problem that the scriptwriters had to fit all the favorites of the first season into the plot.
In general, if I understand this system correctly, then Javadi and Ogilvy are fourth-year students this season. Joy is three years old.
Whitaker is a first-year resident. R1
Santos R2. Mel and McKay R3. Mohan and Langdon R4 (Langdon is repeating his fourth year due to a hiatus).
I don't quite understand why there is no word "internship" anywhere, but okay 😂
If he believes this result, can Whitaker be considered an intern? 🤔
When I started watching the series, I thought it was a series about a collective. Everyone has their own problems, but everyone somehow cooperates to save lives.
The second season was supposed to be a big season for Dr. Mohan (the words of the actress), but it became a benefit for Dr. Robbie. He is both king and master, and only one must suffer on the screen and receive support (which, naturally, he rejects). I understand that mental problems are a serious topic of discussion. I just don't understand why Robbie's mental problems are more important than Dr. Mohan's mental problems. Her scenes are purposefully cut and edited in post-production, erasing her from the narrative. The actress is removed from the plot for good. And for what? Why should her character be degraded and sacrificed to Robbie's wacky family history? Did I accidentally turn on House, where is HE and all the others below? Of course, the disproportionate amount of screen time is tipping the scales in Robbie's direction. We don't see Samira's sadness and suffering, because the scriptwriters have another task - to double what was so good in the first season, and brought people awards. But it only worked because there was a balance. It had its own ecosystem, not just the great sun and the moons that revolve around it.
I just can't believe that that powerful series about the importance of each member of the team, both in moments of extreme situations and in everyday life, just chose a character and made her into a punching bag for one egomaniac. And depression with burnout is not an excuse to be an asshole. Moreover, this topic has been discussed for 13 episodes, it has lost all its sharpness. (The series "It's Going to Hurt" showed these themes in a way that Pitt would never be able to.)
And about "it will hurt" - to the point. The plot is like a punch in the gut