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S01.E03: 9:00 A.M.

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Raachel2008

Raachel2008

I'm on board. This show is more E.R. than Grey's and I'm 110% grateful for that.

Dr. Robby is like a worn out Carter in his 50's, but NW is doing a decent job and I don't really see Carter - who was way more joyful even in the bad moments. I wonder if his name was shortened to avoid some sort of prejudice, or it was simply a matter of being easy.

So far I like all the characters except bitchy Med student (Santos) and the one whose mom is a surgeon (Javadi). Santos is horrible, the whole passive agressive thing got old really fast and the 'that's my way of coping my insecurities' is utter bullshit. She is just plain rude and arrogant and I'm sure that we'll see her screwing blady soon. And Javadi needs do grow a spine and stop being noisy. 

I like the medical cases, I like interactions with the nurses (very ER), and I specially liked the way Robby talked to the two families - the parentes of the boy who overdosed and the child of the elderly patient. He was also great with Whitaker and the sister of the veteran.

One detail I really liked is how it enforced that all of them could talk to the social worker. It shows, at least for me, that they are stressing how mental health is important.

On that note, can we make a bet about when Robby is goint to have a meltdown/loose his mind? My guess is episode 8.

 

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jah1986

jah1986

These episodes seem to go by really fast. I'm amazed 52 minutes are already up. Another good episode. I'm more concerned about Dr. Robby peeing himself rather than having a nervous breakdown.  I don't see a breakdown happening only because this is a normal day in an ED.

I'm really over that one med student that lacks respect for everyone else. She doesn't even interest me, I just want her gone.

Things could have gone a lot worse for the girl that accidentally OD'd and the dad. Glad he seemed to calm down pretty quickly.

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iMonrey

iMonrey

I still don't know anyone's name except Dr. Robby. Why does that lady keep calling him fruitcake? Is it because the character is supposed to be gay? Or is it just that she propositioned him and he turned her down? Probably the latter, but who knows.

I'm glad he finally talked the daughter into removing the breathing tube. What a horrible situation. I keep expecting the brain dead kid to miraculously recover but I guess it's not that kind of show. Which I can appreciate. 

The scene where they were removing the nail from the heart was a bit more graphic than I can handle.

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I still don't know anyone's name except Dr. Robby. Why does that lady keep calling him fruitcake? Is it because the character is supposed to be gay? Or is it just that she propositioned him and he turned her down? Probably the latter, but who knows.

I think that's kind of the fun thing about this show is that the characters don't necessarily have secrets but because they're just living their life, there are things that are secret from us. 

Either explanation as to why she calls him fruitcake will work.

JeanJean

JeanJean

7 minutes ago, Irlandesa said:
2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I still don't know anyone's name except Dr. Robby.

 

Weirdly, after a couple of seasons I'm still vague on the Grey's Anatomy newish interns' names (even though I like them and the actors playing them), but I've got some of The Pitt names down pat. (I think.)

I kind of appreciate that no one's calling anyone "The Sun"  on The Pitt.

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bybrandy

bybrandy

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12 hours ago, iMonrey said:

 

I'm glad he finally talked the daughter into removing the breathing tube. What a horrible situation. I keep expecting the brain dead kid to miraculously recover but I guess it's not that kind of show. Which I can appreciate. 
 

That was so hard to watch and I was so frustrated but the whole show so far has been 3hrs. So really…

12 hours ago, iMonrey said:

The scene where they were removing the nail from the heart was a bit more graphic than I can handle.

That one was fine for me but the Nepalese woman’s crushed foot…. No. Hard no. 
 

names I think I know

Robby=not Carter 

Dr Collins=pregnant

Whittaker=dead patient newbie doc.

McKay=Dr LoJack

Javadi=NepoDoc/Crash

Santos=sociallyassydoc. 

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OLynn33

OLynn33

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I realize I'm on an island but I like Santos. And being an introvert she would destroy me. But I still like her. I get her. And in my own defense,  the autistic doctor wants to be her friend as well. Lol  And in her own abrasive way Santos does help the others. As she pointed out to Whitaker the guy's death wasn't his fault and though it sucks, it will be way worse when it is. 

The one that I think is trouble is Javadi. I get the impression she maybe doesn't want to be a doctor but mom is pushing her. There's something up with her. I don't trust her. She's hiding something. I didn't buy her explanation on why she wanted to know more about Dr. McKay.

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txhorns79

txhorns79

On 1/18/2025 at 3:08 PM, JeanJean said:

I kind of appreciate that no one's calling anyone "The Sun"  on The Pitt.

You could go with ER where Luka told Abby during a fight that she acted like she could have any man, but she wasn't "that pretty or that special." 

As a secondary note, it took me a moment to realize it, but brain dead teen's mother is the actress who played the doctor at the hospital where Derek died, later came to Grey Sloan for work and, of course, ended up working under Meredith. 

On 1/18/2025 at 2:56 PM, Irlandesa said:

Either explanation as to why she calls him fruitcake will work.

I just presume there's really no rhyme or reason to her comments, and she just says things that she thinks will get her attention.  It sounds like Dr. Robby has reacted to her in the past when she calls him that, so she keeps it up.   

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

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9 minutes ago, txhorns79 said:

It sounds like Dr. Robby has reacted to her in the past when she calls him that, so she keeps it up.   

Sure but she chose '[homophobic epithet]*' as an alternative so there's definitely a theme to her insults. The thing we don't know yet is whether it's because he doesn't want to look at her vagina or if he actually is gay.

*That edit was the board's software.  It rhymes with lock mucker.

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Morrigan2575

Morrigan2575

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4 hours ago, Irlandesa said:

Sure but she chose '[homophobic epithet]*' as an alternative so there's definitely a theme to her insults. The thing we don't know yet is whether it's because he doesn't want to look at her vagina or if he actually is gay.

*That edit was the board's software.  It rhymes with lock mucker.

It's weird to me that fruitcake is a homophobic slur now, growing up it meant someone that was crazy. Calling someone a fruit was definitely a homophobic slur but fruitcake meant something different 

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

6 hours ago, Morrigan2575 said:

It's weird to me that fruitcake is a homophobic slur now, growing up it meant someone that was crazy. Calling someone a fruit was definitely a homophobic slur but fruitcake meant something different 

Fruit and fruity is probably more common but fruitcake has also been a gay slur for almost 100 years.  It likely originated because homosexuality was seen as a mental illness.

 

Morrigan2575

Morrigan2575

4 hours ago, Irlandesa said:

Fruit and fruity is probably more common but fruitcake has also been a gay slur for almost 100 years.  It likely originated because homosexuality was seen as a mental illness.

 

That is very interesting to me because I've never heard it used as such before 

 Anytime she called him fruitcake i just assumed she was calling him crazy 

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

47 minutes ago, Morrigan2575 said:

That is very interesting to me because I've never heard it used as such before 

 Anytime she called him fruitcake i just assumed she was calling him crazy 

Not that you're asking for proof, but here's the Wikipedia entry related to the slang versions of fruit and fruit-related insults.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_(slang)

But you are right in that it has been used for crazy and isn't as common as probably fruit or fruity.  I think the 'alternative' epithet she chose is what made me think she was insulting his sexuality.

But we're only on Hour 3 so time will tell.

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preeya

preeya

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19 hours ago, Morrigan2575 said:

It's weird to me that fruitcake is a homophobic slur now, growing up it meant someone that was crazy. Calling someone a fruit was definitely a homophobic slur but fruitcake meant something different 

I agree. Back in my day (more than a few years ago), the term "nuttier than a fruitcake" meant that someone was crazy. 

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Infie

Infie

1 hour ago, meep.meep said:

I doubt that Santos is calling Dr. Robby fruitcake as an insult, if only because he is her boss and could make her life very difficult.  Maybe he confessed a love for fruitcake in the past, or handed one out as a Secret Santa gift.  Let's wait and find out.

It's the patient Vera (or some such?  The older lady in the wheelchair) that is calling Dr Robby fruitcake.  I don't think that Santos has called him any names as yet. 

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fastiller

fastiller

17 hours ago, meep.meep said:

I doubt that Santos is calling Dr. Robby fruitcake as an insult, if only because he is her boss and could make her life very difficult.  Maybe he confessed a love for fruitcake in the past, or handed one out as a Secret Santa gift.  Let's wait and find out.

 

16 hours ago, Infie said:

It's the patient Vera (or some such?  The older lady in the wheelchair) that is calling Dr Robby fruitcake.  I don't think that Santos has called him any names as yet. 

I think the patient's name is Verna.

And if Santos called Dr. Robby by any nickname at all (at least to his face, anyway) I'd be so surprised.  Considering he's her boss (grandboss?  great-grandboss?  I forget the who reports to whom listing from Ep1).  Also, count me amongst those who dislike Santos & her nicknames.  I don't mind a prickly person, but dude, if someone asks you not to call them something, respect that.  I can't tell you how often I have to tell people not to call me 'dear' or similar.

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Raja

Raja

On 1/20/2025 at 7:47 PM, calliope1975 said:

I think my favorite thing was the nurse named Princess since it's a common Filipino name and I have a cuz with the same name. Now I need another doc/nurse/patient with the same first name. Just little real life details that draw me into this show. 

Come on her actual name is Maria, everybody just calls her Princess otherwise half the room turns around when you ask for Maria 😉

calliope1975

calliope1975

On 1/24/2025 at 8:04 AM, Raja said:

Come on her actual name is Maria, everybody just calls her Princess otherwise half the room turns around when you ask for Maria 😉

As a Jennifer who had 7 other Jennifers in a high school class, I can relate. Though everyone, and I mean everyone shortens my name to Jen even though I introduce myself as Jennifer. 😑😄

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Affogato

Affogato

On 1/19/2025 at 9:20 PM, txhorns79 said:

You could go with ER where Luka told Abby during a fight that she acted like she could have any man, but she wasn't "that pretty or that special." 

As a secondary note, it took me a moment to realize it, but brain dead teen's mother is the actress who played the doctor at the hospital where Derek died, later came to Grey Sloan for work and, of course, ended up working under Meredith. 

I just presume there's really no rhyme or reason to her comments, and she just says things that she thinks will get her attention.  It sounds like Dr. Robby has reacted to her in the past when she calls him that, so she keeps it up.   

I assumed she was saying he’s ‘nuts’, meaning crazy. A fruitcake. As in ‘nutty as a fruitcake’. I’m old, perhaps the usage is archaic. 

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

50 minutes ago, Nessa said:

Can someone please clarify something....I was confused about the patient that Whittaker couldn't save....the daughter gave Robby a letter from his mentor, Dr Jack Abbott.

Or did I miss something?

I think they're two different patients.  The one whose daughter Robby gave the letter to died during Abbott's shift but the daughter wasn't able to be there before he left for the day. 

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circumvent

circumvent

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On 1/16/2025 at 11:56 PM, JeanJean said:

Trivia: 2 of the interns are nepo babies.

They aer only nepo babies if they got the job exclusively because of their relatives. I don't know who you are talking about so I cannot really have on opinion on their "talent". 

I like the show. I think the pace is really good and the writing is above average. Although I don't think it does happen in real life, I like that Dr. Robby gives the parents of the teen that in on life support all the tests needed for them to fully accept the inevitable truth. Same with the children of the DNR senior with dementia. I think it is something to contrast his actions to what the lady that seems to be running the hospital is saying about satisfaction. Satisfaction should not be measured in an ER, specially in a public hospital.

I also like that to get high satisfaction like Samira, what is needed is to spend time and listen to patients, something that is basically impossible in a public hospital ER

I don't see a media thread and I don't know if it has been mentioned but Noah Wyle was on the Marc Maron podcast (WTF with Marc Maron) and it was a great interview.

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Irlandesa

Irlandesa

3 hours ago, circumvent said:

They aer only nepo babies if they got the job exclusively because of their relatives. I don't know who you are talking about so I cannot really have on opinion on their "talent". 

Nepo baby is a term that gets thrown around loosely.  For the entertainmnet business, people get labeled "nepo baby" if they have a relative or parent in the industry.  They usually don't get jobs solely because of their parents (unless their parent is doing a show and casts their child in it--for instance, Noah Wyle's daughter has appeared in Leverage.)  But having parents in the industry can help an actor get their foot in the door.  They know people.  They know how to get an agent.  They know the ins and outs of the business and it's perhaps just a little easier to get seen by people for an audition.

It doesn't necessarily reflect on their talent because, for the most part, they still need to work and there are plenty of relatives of actors in the business who have talent.

In this show, Isa Briones (Santos) is the daughter of Broadway actor Jon Briones.  Mel King is the daughter of Brian Cranston.  And Fiona Dourif is the daughter of actor Brad Dourif. 

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JeanJean

JeanJean

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9 hours ago, circumvent said:

They aer only nepo babies if they got the job exclusively because of their relatives. I don't know who you are talking about so I cannot really have on opinion on their "talent". 

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They're both very good in their roles, but nepo also refers to just  having easy access to agents, directors , auditions and such via family connections vs people who have no such connections.

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circumvent

circumvent

9 hours ago, JeanJean said:

They're both very good in their roles, but nepo also refers to just  having easy access to agents, directors , auditions and such via family connections vs people who have no such connections.

That's how it is used now and that's my objection to this generalization. It is  unfair to people who work hard to have a career to just assume such a thing. It is pre-judgement. The access is a privilege, not a done deal. Nepotism is when the result is know and certain independently of the quality of work

 

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Notabug

Notabug

4 hours ago, circumvent said:

That's how it is used now and that's my objection to this generalization. It is  unfair to people who work hard to have a career to just assume such a thing. It is pre-judgement. The access is a privilege, not a done deal. Nepotism is when the result is know and certain independently of the quality of work

 

And, let's face it, many people go into the same line of work as their parents.  Just because their parents are actors doesn't mean they don't have their own ambition and talent.

I'm in medicine, work in an office with 5 doctors total.  Two of us have parents who are also physicians (not me, my dad sold vacuum cleaners).  One is a fourth generation physician and, in addition to her father, grandfather, and great grandfather, she's got 2 uncles, two cousins and a sister who also have MD's.  It's probably both nature and nurture.

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circumvent

circumvent

11 minutes ago, Notabug said:

And, let's face it, many people go into the same line of work as their parents.  Just because their parents are actors doesn't mean they don't have their own ambition and talent.

It is something to annoy me when words lose their meaning because of social media. Sometimes it can really affect people and for no other reason than what I call "social media dis-education". Then when there is really some nepo-baby doing something absurd, or being a jerk only because of their status, or being acclaimed only because people want to see/please their truly "acclaimable" family member, those things - criticism and kudos lose its significance.

Nepotism has always existed but nepo-baby was probably popularized by social media, someone trying to vilify or diminish another person.

As for the show, I really don't know most of the actors or their parents. I do think the acting is ok, so I see no reason to use the term as if the person is there because the parent got involved, or a producer/director wanted to please a parent. 

 

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JeanJean

JeanJean

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4 hours ago, Notabug said:

And, let's face it, many people go into the same line of work as their parents.  Just because their parents are actors doesn't mean they don't have their own ambition and talent.

I'm in medicine, work in an office with 5 doctors total.  Two of us have parents who are also physicians (not me, my dad sold vacuum cleaners).  One is a fourth generation physician and, in addition to her father, grandfather, and great grandfather, she's got 2 uncles, two cousins and a sister who also have MD's.  It's probably both nature and nurture.

But there is a LOT more work for doctors and such than actors.

Many actors whose work I admire greatly are nepo babies, but had it not been for the early, easy access to gatekeepers, we might never have gotten to enjoy them.

"Nepo" doesn't mean everything they ever do is because of family connections; again, it just affords them that early initial access, which is crucial and difficult for others.

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MamaMax

MamaMax

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Nepotism is the advantage, the favoritism, not an assertion that the "nepo baby" is undeserving.

IMO its undeniable that there is an advantage in having a famous parent in rat-race of Hollywood. While the nepo-baby in question may be talented, its undeniable that there IS another person (probably a SLEW of other such people)  out there who is JUST as talented who didn't get an audition because they didn't have a connection.  Of course there are "nepo-babies" who are so sublimely talented, so virtuosic,  that they would've made it regardless, but I consider those people to be the exception, and I kinda think there's something in the DNA - like in crazy talented musical families. 

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statsgirl

statsgirl

5 hours ago, heatherchandler said:

.  And I have to say, Brian Cranston’s daughter would never have been cast without his help.  She’s not that good.

I disagree. I think that she's nailed the socially awkward, out-of-place character very well. I see her and I cringe inside, remembering myself not just at that age but even now.  (Ironically similar to the type of character Brad Dourif often played.)

When I see the term 'nepo baby', I think of the kids whose father bought them admission to Harvard law school with a very large donation.

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howiveaddict

howiveaddict

To the baby doc who keeps getting his scrubs dirty: There are these things called cover gowns that keep your scrubs clean.  Find them and wear them all the time.  

Also, are those vending machines for scrubs a real thing?  I know my facility needs them because I have seen docs wear scrubs home and never return them.  They even have scrub return days to encourage them to bring back all their worn scrubs.  

Notabug

Notabug

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26 minutes ago, howiveaddict said:

To the baby doc who keeps getting his scrubs dirty: There are these things called cover gowns that keep your scrubs clean.  Find them and wear them all the time.  

Also, are those vending machines for scrubs a real thing?  I know my facility needs them because I have seen docs wear scrubs home and never return them.  They even have scrub return days to encourage them to bring back all their worn scrubs.  

Yes, I worked at a hospital that had them.  Employees were allowed to have 2 pairs of scrubs at a time, but needed to return at least one pair at the end of their shift in order to get clean scrubs the next day.  So, most everyone kept the spare pair in their locker in case of the sort of mishaps Whittaker keeps having.  The machines worked with employee ID badges to keep track of who got them.

Hospitals have had a tremendous problem with scrubs disappearing almost as soon as they're purchased.  When I was a resident on OB, they used to let the fathers wear cloth scrubs when their partner had a cesarean.  Nearly 100% of the time, the dad got  dressed after the birth and kept the scrubs as a souvenir.  The nurses got tired of having to police people's bags; so they switched to paper scrubs for dads.

Another issue is that nowadays, scrubs are color coded to the part of the hospital where the employee works or to their job duties.  In my office, medical assistants wear dark green, nurses wear white.   Hospitals are far more concerned about security these days and they don't want their scrubs, complete with their logo out on the street somewhere for someone with criminal intent to use.

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