Season 2 Speculation

[Sarah 103]

Since we know there will be a season 2, here is a place to speculate on what you think might happen, what you want to happen, and anything else along those lines. 

If there is a time jump, how long of a time jump do you want or hope it will be? 

[CoyoteBlue]

I said elsewhere that I'd like to see the next season be a plot-week long, each ep being alternating day-night shifts, with Abbott being the Robby of the night shift.

A little space from this traumatizing shift would be good although not too much. I don't want Langdon coming back as if nothing happened, having been to rehab in the meantime.

[Dame sans merci]

2 hours ago, CoyoteBlue said:

I said elsewhere that I'd like to see the next season be a plot-week long, each ep being alternating day-night shifts, with Abbott being the Robby of the night shift.

A little space from this traumatizing shift would be good although not too much. I don't want Langdon coming back as if nothing happened, having been to rehab in the meantime.

What's the alternative for that storyline though? If he's not post-rehab then he can't be in the show. I love the one-day format but this is where it bumps up against long term development. Same with Robby presumably seeking some help for his PTSD. 

FWIW, they have told us that season 2 will take place

Spoiler

on Langdon's first day back after rehab.

 

[CoyoteBlue]

6 hours ago, Dame sans merci said:

What's the alternative for that storyline though? If he's not post-rehab then he can't be in the show.

I was worried more about if it were say, 6 months down the road, it would be wrapped up with a conversation and disappear.

[Sarah 103]

It probably won't be season 2 because multiple news article said season 2 will take place during

Spoiler

4th of July Weekend

I would love to see a season where the crisis that keeps everyone the extra three hours is a blackout. 

[marceline]

Even if Langdon is back at work there will be things he is and isn't allowed to do with regard to prescribing drugs. Other people will have trust issues with him. Even if he's clean, there's still plenty of story possibility.

[Notabug]

2 hours ago, marceline said:

Even if Langdon is back at work there will be things he is and isn't allowed to do with regard to prescribing drugs. Other people will have trust issues with him. Even if he's clean, there's still plenty of story possibility.

One thing to remember is, due to HIPPAA, there will not be any discussion of what his problem is, where he's been or what happens next amongst the staff unless he permits it.  Not that everyone won't have a pretty good idea though.  Only the person, probably Robby, assigned to monitor his progress in his program will have access to his records and testing, etc.

Langdon will probably be restricted from prescribing any controlled substances, including Schedules 2-4.  Someone else will have to co-sign his orders or write any prescriptions for those medications for at least 6 months or so, depending on the program that is prescribed for him.

ETA: Schedule 1 drugs are those with high potential for addiction or harm but no specific medical use like LSD or heroin.  Nobody can prescribe those without a special license only given to those doing research with those medications.

[tennisgurl]

Even if people aren't supposed to know why Langdon has been gone, I can imagine a lot of people would have heard it through the grapevine, or at least could guess what happened. I would like to see some interaction between him and McKay, who has been sober for almost a decade after dealing with addiction.

I hope that we can begin the season with Santos and Whitaker having some roommate banter about dishes or something. 

Spoiler

On 4th of July weekend, we could get: 

Firework related injuries 

Drugs/alcohol problems raising due to parties 

Barbeque injuries 

A parade crash 

Heat related sickness. Halfway through the season the hospitals AC starts going out and heat exhaustion or heat stroke becomes a concern for both patients and staff.

 

Edited April 15 by tennisgurl

[SoMuchTV]

3 hours ago, tennisgurl said:

Even if people aren't supposed to know why Langdon has been gone, I can imagine a lot of people would have heard it through the grapevine, or at least could guess what happened. I would like to see some interaction between him and McKay, who has been sober for almost a decade after dealing with addiction.

I hope that we can begin the season with Santos and Whitaker having some roommate banter about dishes or something. 

  Reveal spoiler

On 4th of July weekend, we could get: 

Firework related injuries 

Drugs/alcohol problems raising due to parties 

Barbeque injuries 

A parade crash 

Heat related sickness. Halfway through the season the hospitals AC starts going out and heat exhaustion or heat stroke becomes a concern for both patients and hospital workers. 

 

Why was that in a spoiler? Do you have access to some insider info?

[tennisgurl]

@SoMuchTV No insider access, sadly, just very basic information about when next season will take place that the show creators have talked about in interviews. Everything else is just my own guesswork. 

[Dame sans merci]

I know people have also mentioned that Pittsburgh has a giant furry convention on that weekend, so I hope they work that in for a patient (heatstroke? Victim of a fire with a melted suit?).

[RunningMarket]

23 hours ago, Notabug said:

One thing to remember is, due to HIPPAA, there will not be any discussion of what his problem is, where he's been or what happens next amongst the staff unless he permits it.  Not that everyone won't have a pretty good idea though.  Only the person, probably Robby, assigned to monitor his progress in his program will have access to his records and testing, etc.

Not to worry, Santos will have told everyone. 😉

[Linderhill]

On 4/15/2025 at 7:50 PM, SoMuchTV said:

I hope that we can begin the season with Santos and Whitaker having some roommate banter about dishes or something. 

I can't say I give a crap about anything having to do with Santos.  She needs a whole lot more redemption for me to care anything about her.  Whitaker, yes, he's appealing and I care about him, but Santos can go jump in one of Pittsburgh's three rivers.

[SoMuchTV]

On 4/15/2025 at 4:12 PM, tennisgurl said:

Even if people aren't supposed to know why Langdon has been gone, I can imagine a lot of people would have heard it through the grapevine, or at least could guess what happened. I would like to see some interaction between him and McKay, who has been sober for almost a decade after dealing with addiction.

I hope that we can begin the season with Santos and Whitaker having some roommate banter about dishes or something. 

  Reveal spoiler

On 4th of July weekend, we could get: 

Firework related injuries 

Drugs/alcohol problems raising due to parties 

Barbeque injuries 

A parade crash 

Heat related sickness. Halfway through the season the hospitals AC starts going out and heat exhaustion or heat stroke becomes a concern for both patients and staff.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Linderhill said:

I can't say I give a crap about anything having to do with Santos.  She needs a whole lot more redemption for me to care anything about her.  Whitaker, yes, he's appealing and I care about him, but Santos can go jump in one of Pittsburgh's three rivers.

Weird, the quote that was attributed to me (about roommate banter about dishes) in @Linderhill’s post was actually posted by @tennisgurl

Edited April 20 by SoMuchTV

[Linderhill]

that is strange, let's see if I can fix it.

Edited April 20 by Linderhill

[Linderhill]

On 4/15/2025 at 4:12 PM, tennisgurl said:

I hope that we can begin the season with Santos and Whitaker having some roommate banter about dishes or something. 

I can't say I give a crap about anything having to do with Santos.  She needs a whole lot more redemption for me to care anything about her.  Whitaker, yes, he's appealing and I care about him, but Santos can go jump in one of Pittsburgh's three rivers.

Edited April 20 by Linderhill

[Sarah 103]

On 4/15/2025 at 3:05 PM, Notabug said:

Someone else will have to co-sign his orders or write any prescriptions for those medications for at least 6 months or so, depending on the program that is prescribed for him.

I should know this but I don't: What is the date of the current season? Based on when the second starts is set, that might have an impact on how far along Langdon is in his program as well as what he can and can't do

On 4/16/2025 at 6:45 AM, Dame sans merci said:

I know people have also mentioned that Pittsburgh has a giant furry convention on that weekend, so I hope they work that in for a patient (heatstroke? Victim of a fire with a melted suit?).

If there's a furry convention in Pittsburgh that weekend, I say make it a running gag. If there was ever something to generate multiple humorous/silly subplots, this is it. The possibilities seem endless.  

[Notabug]

13 minutes ago, Sarah 103 said:

I should know this but I don't: What is the date of the current season? Based on when the second starts is set, that might have an impact on how far along Langdon is in his program as well as what he can and can't do

If there's a furry convention in Pittsburgh that weekend, I say make it a running gag. If there was ever something to generate multiple humorous/silly subplots, this is it. The possibilities seem endless.  

Well, we've been told the next season takes place 10 months later on the 4th of July, so the first season would've been early September.

[fastiller]

32 minutes ago, Sarah 103 said:

I should know this but I don't: What is the date of the current season? Based on when the second starts is set, that might have an impact on how far along Langdon is in his program as well as what he can and can't do

According to one website (which correlates to posts I've seen here):

So, S1 was mid-September (ish).

Source: The Pitt season 2 : Everything we know so far

[Dame sans merci]

21 hours ago, Sarah 103 said:

I should know this but I don't: What is the date of the current season? Based on when the second starts is set, that might have an impact on how far along Langdon is in his program as well as what he can and can't do

One of the things they have told us about next season is that it will likely take place on

Spoiler

Langdon's first day back after rehab. So he's probably going to be limited in what he's allowed to do, certainly in terms of dispensing.

 

[Ely]

On 4/14/2025 at 12:34 PM, CoyoteBlue said:

I said elsewhere that I'd like to see the next season be a plot-week long, each ep being alternating day-night shifts, with Abbott being the Robby of the night shift.

Yeah, I am not a fan of the format, either. I don't need to alternate with night shift (though a spin off would be the cherry on top) but again, there cannot be a lot of credible character development in one day, only character relevations. We will have Langdon back, Robby being grumpy with him for 15 episodes and that's it.
It's just tedious as a viewer to have so little charcter development. For them it may be a day but for us it is 4 months.