Latest news with #DrRobby
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everything to know about ‘The Pitt' Season 2
The Pitt clocked out of its first shift season on Thursday, April 10 after one of the most punishing days ever at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. There were rats, assaults, a heartbreaking honor walk, a stolen ambulance (and hilarious bets on the stolen ambulance), a drug addiction reveal, and a mass casualty incident that led to a breakdown from Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle). And that was the first day for most of his team! Dr. Robby & Co. deserve a much-needed break, but we know you cannot wait for them to clock in for their second shift. Here's everything we know about The Pitt Season 2. More from GoldDerby 'The Daily Show' leads Best Talk Series Emmy odds amid outrage over the low number of available slots 'Awards Magnet': New Emmy predictions - including those cutthroat lead categories 'Hope for the best, prepare for the worst': 'Overcompensating' breakout Wally Baram on making her acting debut, defiling prop toilet Yes, Max renewed the medical drama on Feb. 14, a month after its premiere and a month before buzz and the show's fandom grew tenfold. Yes, because why fix something that's not broken? Season 2 will once again chronicle a 15-hour ER shift over 15 episodes. SEE Inside The Pitt: Noah Wyle, EPs on the 'miracle' of its success and what to expect (and not) in Season 2 Season 2 will be set on the Fourth of July, 10 months later in the show's timeline, and will pick up with Dr. Langdon's (Patrick Ball) first day back at work after entering rehab. "When we come back, it'll be the Fourth of July weekend, and lots has transpired between our people and in their personal lives," creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill told Gold Derby. "And when we start back up, the audience will be playing catchup as some of our characters will be because some will have been away from the hospital for a limited period of time." Gemmill also told TVLine that the 10-month time jump was partially motivated by when they can shoot certain scenes on location in Pittsburgh. "We're going to shoot in September again. It has to look like the right time of year, whether it's spring, summer or fall, and we've done fall [in Season 1]," he said. "We're going to do Fourth of July weekend. Nine, basically 10 months later, gives a lot of room for us to have developed a few stories in the interim and catch up with everyone. And with it being Langdon's first day back, we get to catch up as he catches up with all those people." That includes how Dr. Santos (Isa Briones) and Dr. Whitaker (Gerran Howell) are doing as roommates. "That's gonna be interesting. We're having fun with that," Gemmill told Gold Derby. "You know, that's the great part of the job — you create these fun characters and then you get to go on an adventure with them. And that's what it's all about." While fans are no doubt salivating over the potential fireworks-induced injuries in Season 2, there's one thing they can cross off the list: another major trauma like the Pittfest mass shooting in Season 1. "I don't think we'll do that. We don't wanna repeat ourselves, and I think that would become a little formulaic," Gemmill told Gold Derby. "Part of our job is to figure out what sort of things could affect a busy ER. And there are there are a lot of other things going on in the world, and we will present some of those." SEE 'Ive never been on a show that got this kind of recognition': Katherine LaNasa on The Pitt's success and Dana's 'existential crisis' In the interest of realism, a hospital staff does not stay the same forever, but there won't be a major shakeup for Season 2. "There has to be a matriculation at some point," Wyle told Variety. "We don't want it to be next year, but at some point, we're going to have to play the realities of the ebb and flow of an emergency department." Season 1 ended with Katherine LaNasa's charge nurse Dana Evans quietly quitting. Gemmill told Entertainment Weekly that Dana is "a trooper and that place is her home and she's kind of like the den mother. So I think it would be hard for her, difficult for her to stay away as well. But when she does come back, I imagine she would be a little bit different." During a Deadline panel on April 5, Wyle put a call out to any and all actors for Season 2. The Pitt features a lot of actors in guest and background roles across multiple episodes since one season covers a single day. "We're calling all pros," Wyle said. "We want people who are good with props and who are used to working in a company, with an ensemble. We want creativity. We want passion. We don't want ego coming to play. We have tremendous people showing up excited." There will be several new faces in Season 2. Charles Baker (aka Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad), Irene Choi (Insatiable), Laëtitia Hollard (Trauma), and Lucas Iverson (Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s Frankenstein) have been cast in recurring roles. According to Deadline, Baker will play Troy, an unhoused man forgotten by most and a patient in the emergency department. Choi will play Joy, a third-year medical student "with strong boundaries and a vast knowledge of medicine that leans toward the macabre." Hollard will play Emma, a recent nursing school graduate some may consider naive, and Iverson will play James, a fourth-year medical student. SEE The Pitt star Tracy Ifeachor thinks about Robby and Collins' backstory 'all the time': 'It just didn't work out because it's not the right time' Max announced on June 16 that production on Season 2 has commenced. The streamer also shared a photo of Wyle and Ken Kirby, who plays Dunkin' king Dr. Shen. Season 2 of The Pitt will premiere in January 2026, a year after the series premiere and just nine months after Season 1 ended — quick turnaround is an anomaly in the streaming era. Best of GoldDerby Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actor interviews Kristen Bell, Tina Fey, Bridget Everett, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actress interviews 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article.
Medscape
08-05-2025
- Health
- Medscape
Vaccine Hesitancy Isn't Just About Misinformation
Measles has returned to the spotlight with the deaths of two unvaccinated children during an outbreak in Texas. As an emergency physician, I am concerned by the ever more polarized debate in which proponents and skeptics of vaccinations characterize the other with an increasing hostility. For this reason, I found the season finale of HBO's The Pitt refreshing in how it harnessed the power of narrative fiction to humanize both clinicians and families through its case of an unvaccinated teenager who falls severely ill with measles. In the penultimate episode, we meet 13-year-old Flynn Edwards after he developed a perplexing rash and severe pneumonia, ultimately requiring intubation. We later discover he is unvaccinated and his mother believes immunizations are dangerous. Flynn is diagnosed with measles. When Mrs Edwards arrives at the emergency department, she declines the spinal tap recommended by the medical team. Scrolling through her phone, she frantically cites far-fetched potential side effects from the internet — such as paralysis — to justify her previous refusal to vaccinate her son. Visibly frustrated, the attending emergency physician, Dr Robby, leaves the room. After some foul language, he vents: 'They want medical treatment, but they don't want medical advice!' Despite his lapse in professionalism, we can relate to Dr Robby's exasperation as he struggles to keep Flynn alive from a disease that could have been so easily prevented. (Sadly, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates one in five unvaccinated children with measles will require hospitalization, and one in 500 will die from the infection). But my favorite aspect of the episode is how we can simultaneously sympathize with and learn from the flawed reactions of both Dr Robby and Mrs Edwards. Like Flynn, Mrs Edwards is a victim of contagion, but of a different kind: misinformation. She falls right into the trap of the internet's worst fearmongers when Dr Robby tries to reason with her. Neither of them can stand each other as they argue about what course of action is best. Some creative license is at play in how Dr Robby says the things many doctors might be thinking but know better than to verbalize. And for her part, Mrs Edwards fights back with her fair share of snide remarks. Toward the end of the episode, Mrs Edwards' husband apologetically tells the staff, 'She really is a good mom.' I loved this line because I could believe it. Despite her behavior, Mrs Edwards does indeed seem like a devoted mother, which only amplifies the tragedy of her son's illness, because she invested so much time and energy doing her own research. By relying on false information, her intense efforts could backfire and cost Flynn his life. Taking care of a child suffering from a preventable illness is heart-wrenching. When we ask ourselves why these things happen, sometimes, we might be tempted to lay blame. The Pitt deserves kudos for its nuanced and compassionate portrayal of so-called anti-vaxxer parents like Mrs Edwards and where we as clinicians often err in our communications, despite our best intentions. The dynamic between Mr and Mrs Edwards is insightful: Many families feel torn and struggle with decision paralysis as they try to navigate a sea of information, both accurate and inaccurate. Most parents are good people trying to do the best for their kids. In what I have gleaned from conversations, many parents of unvaccinated children don't seem convinced that vaccinations are harmful. However, they also know their child's individual risk for contracting a disease like measles is small. When they weigh what they see as a small benefit against even the slightest potential risk for theoretical harm, some default to indecision, and therefore, inaction. For others, the thought they might choose to introduce something into their child's body that couldpotentially cause harm is too anxiety-provoking to bear. For them, their refusal to vaccinate may be as much a manifestation of anxiety as it is a product of misinformation. Recent studies also affirm parental anxiety drives vaccine hesitancy. It seems we are missing opportunities to reach anxious parents by focusing on calling out factual inaccuracies while neglecting to address parents' unmet emotional needs. Facts are necessary and help people make informed decisions, but emotions can drive decisions, too. Dr Robby falls into this trap when he counters Mrs Edwards solely with facts while failing to build rapport and assuage her fears. In turn, she lashes out at him instead of reflecting on the logic of his explanation. As medical professionals, we must find ways to address parental anxiety while conveying the facts. When it comes to things like shots and spinal taps, choosing inaction carries far greater risk to their children. Parents' anxieties are sometimes misplaced because their assessment of risk is miscalculated. Facts alone will not magically help anxious parents see the error in their logic; instead, we also need to help them work through their anxieties as they weigh contradicting information. We may not be able to persuade the small minority of vaccine-resistant parents who have an unshakable belief that immunizations and spinal taps are dangerous. Furthermore, as the current outbreak highlights, some people resist vaccinations due to outright religious objection or a human tendency toward social conformity. These cases require different approaches, depending on the underlying factors. But we probably can persuade plenty of vaccine-hesitant people to accept immunization for themselves and their children. The season finale concludes with Mrs Edwards and Dr Robby defiantly at odds. But I remain cautiously grounded in optimism. As exhausting and repetitive as it may feel, we have a duty to convey the consequences of these decisions to our patients and their families. The parents of unvaccinated children want the best for their children, as do the rest of us. I can only hope that if we can find more compassionate ways to present the facts as we highlight the mismatch between parents' anxieties and their assessment of risk, we can come together and reach the best decisions for their kids. In the meantime, The Pitt is a timely reminder for our profession during the latest measles outbreak: We ought to refine our messaging to better address parents' anxieties and build trust as we work to dispel misinformation.
