The Pitt Season 2 Live Blog: What Dana’s Keeping From Robby, The Brutal Attack, And That A+ Guest Star

Next Time On The Pitt

The 7 p.m. episode is set to begin next Thursday on HBO Max, presumably to pick up on whatever has brought Orlando Diaz back into the ED. The preview doesn't drop any details about that storyline, but Robby will apparently have both Langdon and Al-Hashimi on his mind as the clock ticks closer to when he's supposed to leave for three months. Take a look:

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Again, I'm really hoping that the mentions of Langdon relapsing are just Santos and Robby lashing out and not the show doing any foreshadowing, but it looks like Langdon will have Mel in his corner. If the preview is a sign that we're in for more meaty scenes between Robby and Dana now that she's not keeping the Versed secret from him, then I'm going to count down the days.

New episodes begin streaming on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max, where you can also find the full first season and every Season 2 episode so far.

Dr. Shen Runs On Dunkin'

Dr. Shen may not have the most screentime of any characters on The Pitt as part of night shift, but it really feels like everything is okay in the universe so long as he can walk in with a huge cup of Dunkin' iced coffee.

Santos And Whitaker: ED BFFs

Shout out to Isa Briones for delivering stressful scene after stressful scene whenever Santos has to talk about (or to) Langdon, but I found a silver lining to the storyline for her. It's also showcasing the friendship between Santos and Whitaker, so hopefully Huckleberry will see through her prickliness and decide to stay in the apartment even if she won't ask him to.

All season, I've been wanting to see Mel make a solid friendship. I didn't realize how much I needed to see that Santos has somebody in her corner as well... especially since Santos and Mel definitely aren't making the same friend.

Ladies And Gentleman, Noah Wyle And Katherine LaNasa

In case Season 2 hasn't delivered the kind of material to remind you why Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa both won Emmys for The Pitt, this showdown in the ambulance bay is pretty incredible.

I don't think Robby would have even come close to hearing anybody other than Dana out about Langdon, and Dana didn't back off in her stance about how she saved Emma because she trusts Robby to cover for her.

In a season without a mass casualty event like Season 1, the hours have kind of blended together, but this scene really makes me think that this episode will feel like the turning point of the season with just three installments left.

Langdon's A History Nerd

I'm not sure Langdon has ever looked happier on The Pitt than in this episode when he met a pair of historical reenactors in the ED. Sure, Mel welcomed him back with an almost-hug and he got Becca vouching that her sister likes him, but pressure from Robby, a fight with Santos, and now Dr. Al-Hashimi having doubts? Not a good way to end Langdon's day, if not for a couple of Fort Pitt reenactors to turn up and give him the chance to nerd out over history.

I also wonder if Langdon reflecting on visiting Fort Pitt as a kid is a sign that he really did grow up in Pittsburgh. Patrick Ball's real-life accent sometimes slips in to make Langdon sound like he hails from North Carolina, but perhaps this was confirmation that the doctor is a Pennsylvanian.

Welcome Back, Mateo!

The long-lost Mateo, a.k.a. Javadi's human Utah from Season 1, is back with the night shift and as charming as ever to the med student! It's not clear if anything has changed about their dynamic over the past ten months, but I thought I spied some stars in her eyes when he started chatting with her. Javadi might still be crushing pretty hard on Mateo.

A good thing about a season of The Pitt lasting longer than the actual shift: we get a few hours with night shift workers like Mateo.

Santos Needs More Time

Apparently, Santos didn't get her fury at Langdon out of her system when they fought in the hallway last week. As much as I've been on Santos' side insofar as she has every right to not forgive him, I've also felt about her like I do about Robby's attitude about Langdon.

They do have to be professional, as Robby somewhat hypocritically pointed out to Santos, and I just hope that her comment about Langdon relapsing is more of a joke from a doctor having a very bad day and not foreshadowing from The Pitt.

Maybe the best approach really is to keep Santos and Langdon apart as much as possible, although hopefully not splitting them up into day shift and night shift. I'd rather not lose Isa Briones OR Patrick Ball.

Who Really Needs A Hug?

We don't always get a lot of scenes between Langdon and McKay, although they had a quick exchange earlier in Season 2 when she let him know that she's nine years into her own sobriety journey. Langdon offered to be there for her with a hug while she struggled with Roxie's death this week. McKay didn't even have to think about it before turning him down, and Langdon's expression made me think that maybe he's the one who needs a hug. At least he's more self-aware this season!

Dr. Mohan To Geriatrics?

Samira may not have seemed thrilled right off the bat when Dr. Al-Hashimi suggested she pursue a fellowship in geriatrics, but she really does have a knack for it. And if this storyline means seeing more of Supriya Ganesh with Dann Florek, I'm definitely on board with seeing if geriatrics piques her interest.

Still, Robby commenting that geriatrics seemed like a good pace for Mohan really makes it feel like he's incapable of complimenting her without being at least a little passive aggressive.

Hi There, Dann Florek!

While viewers who aren't fans of crime procedurals might not have recognized the elderly man by the name of Ed who came in with his wife Frida (who he may or may not have hit with his car), Law & Order: SVU fans know him well. Dann Florek spent more than 300 episodes as Captain Don Cragen on SVU, and seeing him again is especially satisfying after Cragen was abruptly killed off the NBC drama last fall.

Dana Has Me Flashing Back To ER's Carter

I try not to make too many comparisons between ER and The Pitt while watching episodes, because that would be a LONG list while trying to enjoy a stressful hour of television. Still, seeing Noah Wyle delivering a lecture of how to dispose of a controlled substance has me flashing back to when Carter was mishandling protocol in the same way back in the '90s.

Admittedly, Carter at the time was going through an addiction crisis much like Langdon's situation in Season 1, while Dana had been carrying Versed in case of emergency, but the vibe felt similar to me.

A Rude Awakening For Dr. Al-Hashimi

The Pitt obviously isn't a comedy, and Sepideh Moafi definitely wasn't cracking jokes while Dr. Al-Hashimi was confronting Robby over all the issues in the ED, but I had to laugh at the appalled look on her face while Robby basically caught her up on the events of Season 1. She really had no way of knowing what she was getting into!

All she wanted to do was suggest doubling the number of attendings on day shift and find out what was causing tension between Santos and Langdon; she was NOT counting on Robby casually dropping the news that Santos caught Langdon stealing drugs from the ED.

Dana To The Rescue, But What About That Bloody Nose?

In true Pitt form, the assault on Emma was over almost as soon as it began, but that doesn't mean damage was done. It was Dana who came to the rescue while the young nurse was in a headlock, and Curtis ended up with a bloody nose that left Robby suspicious.

Dana's explanation that he hit himself on the wall before she gave him a shot with the handy dandy syringe of Versed that she just so happened to have in her pocket wasn't flying with Robby, but I'm with her. Was the interrogation really necessary so soon? Bruises were still forming on Emma's neck!

Hula Hoop Foreshadowing

Even if Episode 11 hadn't ended with Emma being attacked by Curtis, the "Previously On" segment including Dana teaching Emma about "Hula Hoop" would have been a sign that something was going to go very wrong.