After one year, the HBO Max medical drama “The Pitt” premiered the first episode of season two. The season will consist of 15 50-minute episodes. Each episode will follow many different characters working in an understaffed emergency room in a Pittsburgh hospital. So far, episode one, titled “7 AM,” covers the beginning of a shift on the fourth of July, walking us through the key injuries and cases. Some of them include a young girl, Kylie, experiencing a severe chin laceration and multiple bruises on her body indicating abuse, an abandoned newborn found in a bathroom and a patient with a broken wrist, displaying erratic behavior, suggesting a head injury or more. I thought this episode was very graphic and exciting, making it an eight out of ten.
Episode 2, titled “8 AM,” covers a construction worker with an open, dislocated arm, a patient with a foreign object in their airway and a staff member, Doctor Mel King, experiencing a head injury after being knocked over by a criminal patient. This episode covers many other chaotic experiences, making it a roller coaster of an episode. Overall, I would rate this episode a seven out of ten.
Episode 3, titled “9 AM,” highlights a motorcycle crash, resonating with people in the workplace. I really enjoyed this episode because of the real-world problems it addressed. Specifically, a tree of life survivor who burned her leg after hearing fireworks. I thought that this connection to real-world problems made this episode very powerful. I would rate this episode a nine out of ten.
Episode 4, titled “10 AM,” covers many different injuries from a severe heart attack to a parkour injury. This episode introduces a new character, a medical student working in the ER for the first time. I thought that this episode was okay. I would rate it a six out of ten because it felt like more could have been included.
Episode 5, which came out February 5th, was a very eventful episode, covering tensions in the workplace and severe injuries from a flesh-eating bacteria and a suspenseful cliffhanger that makes you want to come back for more. I would rate this episode a nine out of ten because I really enjoyed learning more about the characters in the show. I think the mix between knowing the characters and seeing what they do makes the show a very immersive experience that I would recommend to everyone.
Overall, I would rate the first five episodes of “The Pitt” a nine out of ten. I give this a nine out of ten due to many factors, but specifically, I think the show is very unique. They find ways to make scenes that are repetitive and boring, new and exciting. The amount of thought and detail put into the show is what makes it have a strong and meaningful message, making me want to come back and watch more later. As a person who feels strong emotions when it comes to other people’s loss, this show highlights the emotional toll it takes on nurses and doctors to see that daily. As someone who doesn’t sit down and watch shows very often, finding a show that will make me sit down and watch with my undivided attention is very rare and uncommon, leading me to give the Pitt a high rating.
