Insight

It is abundantly clear that Robby sees Samira as a younger, less broken reflection of himself, as has been discussed in great length by people who are far more articulate than I will ever be. But I also see so many people arguing that Robby sees Whitaker through the same lens, so why isn't he treated the same way? And I actually so vehemently disagree with that interpretation, at least in so far as this season goes. I don't think Robby particularly sees himself in Whitaker, I think he feels seen by Whitaker, in more ways than one, and that is the crux of where Robby's attitude towards them differs.

The more Robby's self-loathing manifests, the more critical he becomes of Samira, and seemingly the tighter he attempts to draw Whitaker into his life. Abbot compliments Al Hashimi and says they'll be fine without him, accidentally hitting on Robby's biggest insecurity, and Robby immediately goes to offer Whitaker his house. Samira has a panic attack, so identical to the one Robby still hates himself for, and Robby introduces Whitaker to his motorcycle mentor and tells him how much he trusts him. And I don't see either of these actions as really about Whitaker personally or professionally, but rather what he represents to Robby. Someone who saw him at his weakest moment, guarded his most shameful secret, and still looks up to him as a respected teacher anyway; Someone who makes Robby feel like he isn't the catastrophic failure he views himself as.

🪴 all fluff, getting together, down bad dennis whitaker building a pond

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He gets an eye roll from her and some type of snarky comment about his dumb crush on their boss, which he accepts with glee.

But then it backfires one day at work, when Trinity calls out, “Huckleberry!” And he absentmindedly replies, “That’s Future Dr. Robinavitch to you!” in front of all their coworkers - including none other than Michael Robinavitch.

He’s introduced as Future Dr. Robinavitch to patients shift after shift, and he’s sure he’s going to get fired with the way Robby is avoiding him.

But just when Dennis is about to tell everyone to knock it off, Robby casually slips a silicone ring on his finger and tells him he likes the new nickname and should keep it for a while.

Only, the med students misunderstand his very generous descriptions of the man and think Whitaker is suffering from a case of missing his boss/husband. Something none of them question because Whitaker gets a bit emotional whenever someone mentions the man. But they’re very curious as to why he gets downright annoyed whenever Dr. Santos questions how he’s getting on with his and Robby’s empty place.

They hope their questions will be answered when Robby returns. But when Dr. Robby eventually gets back from his sabbatical and they tell him his husband has told them a lot about him, they’re further confused when the man asks, “My husband?”

One of the students is smart enough to correct, “Sorry, your boyfriend.”

But when Robby frowns at them, they all slowly turn to Dr. Whitaker and point at him.

One of them even shouts, “Dr. Whitaker, your husband is back!”

And they watch as Dr. Whitaker turns a shade of red they’ve never seen before and Dr. Santos cackles so loud that Dana has to shush her and drag her away.

One time, she’d surprised him by decorating his work locker with the dirty socks he’d accidentally left across the apartment. Another time, she’d organized a large shipment of avocados to be delivered to the Pitt the next time Dennis was mid shift. And no one’s forgotten about the time she’d hid fake rats around the ER for him to find.

It was all harmless stuff, really. Well, except the rat one. Dr. Robby hadn’t been too happy about finding one of them in his jacket pocket or when poor Emma had screamed when she found one in a coffee mug.

So, it’s been a while since Trinity has pulled one of her pranks.

Until today.

She started their shift off with that look in her eye that screamed I’m about to get you, Huckleberry. So, Dennis had taken to looking over his shoulder, checking the contents of his locker, and double checking for something as dumb as a whoopie cushion whenever he sat down.

But as the day goes on, the mischievous glint in Trinity’s eyes lessens. And Dennis wonders if he’d just imagined it all. Maybe he was starting to become paranoid.

Later, when things magically start calming down in the ER, Dennis notices Trinity, Samira, and Javadi huddled together, giggling at something on Trinity’s phone.

Dennis glances at the board and decides he has a minute to spare. He walks over to the girls and asks, “What’s going on?”

Trinity glances over her shoulder and casually says, “We’re playing smash or pass.”

He eventually gets a few tricks up his sleeve that only Trinity is aware of. Until he and the girls go out, and Trinity tells him to show off his secret trick.

He manages to get a drink rather quickly, and when he gets back to the table, Mel, Samira, and Victoria cheer him on. But when Samira downplays his talents, Trinity bets her $50 that she could choose any man in the bar, and Dennis could get a drink from them.

Samira takes Trinity up on the offer, and, much to Dennis' horror, finds and chooses Dr. Robby as Dennis' target.

He can't easily say no to Trinity, so he saunters his way over to his boss, wondering how to get out of it, only to confess the entire situation to Robby.

Robby simply says, "I'll buy you a drink, but you're going to have to earn it."

Dennis nearly faints at the words, but he eventually finds himself up for the challenge of finding out what tactic will work best on his boss. It's a catastrophically horrible idea on both their parts, but it's just a drink. Right?

Later on, he asks Robby about it, casually saying, “So, I heard you’re going to be unreachable via email during your trip.”

And Robby chuckles and replies, “Yes, if I get anything, it will go straight to the trash.”

Dennis takes that as confirmation that he won’t receive any emails sent during his sabbatical and proceeds to email him over the course of three months. It varies with a mix of trivial things about his day, funny patients Robby would’ve liked, cases that made it harder for Dennis to find balance, and heartfelt confessions about how much Dennis misses him.

Little does Dennis know that Robby receives every single email from him and starts looking forward to them. Time and time again, Dennis unknowingly talks him off the ledge and convinces Robby to come back.

Eventually, Robby returns, and other than the hug Robby gives him, Dennis is none the wiser that his emails were fully sent and received.

Until a few shifts later, when Robby is walking them through a procedure, he offhandedly mentions that he learned more about the operation from a case study that Dr. Abbot emailed him about during his sabbatical.

Shane's like, "I was the one who introduced myself to you!" With Ilya replying "yes, but I made it romantic!" And normally Shane would never admit this under penalty of death but Ilya just engaged his competitiveness over who's responsible for their relationship so he immediately throws back, "romantic? Oh, please, you jerked off in front of me and you only did that because I was already hard." Ilya then, of course, comes back with, "you wouldn't have even been in that shower if I hadn't booked you for that commercial! And you were ready to pretend to forget it until I came to your room and kissed you."

see this is even worse than oranges. pears and apples are like the most comparable things ever. france takes another L

ok so this is what i mean. these are measures of temperature and texture and are in fact not very comparable. молодцы ребята продолжаем в том же духе.

colombia wins most vivid image invoked hands down. would not want that to happen to me.

And that’s not untrue. Zuko has to run a government that was, a few months ago, ready and willing to burn the rest of the world to ash, and that’s a serious burden to bear, but it’s not hopeless. This is a new time of peace. A new dawn. Where are all my pieces that focus on peace and growth? About Zuko fostering friendly alliances? About Zuko leading by example?

A servant accidentally drops a serving platter of roast duck during a ball. The juice splatters a noble woman’s gown. She backhands the servant across the face and her husband is calling for punishment and people are watching as though it’s some kind of show, because this is the way it is in the palace. Until, that is, the Firelord steps forward and helps the servant to his feet. Zuko asks the shaking man if he is alright. He calls for another servant to help clean up the mess. He tells the noblewoman in a tight voice that she, nor anyone else in these walls, will not raise a violent hand to anyone under his care

Zuko is walking through a city courtyard as he speaks with the Mayor when a young child waddles up and tugs at Zuko’s golden-hemmed robes, curious at the way they catch the light. The guards rush forward and the boy’s parents fall over themselves to offer apologies and beg for forgiveness, and Zuko bends down and picks the child up under the arms, and settles him on his hip. The child reaches for his gold crown settled in his topknot and Zuko laughs and gently pushes his hands away. He gives the boy back to his parents, and says, “There’s no need to apologise. Curiosity is a valuable trait in a young boy. You should encourage his curiosity for life.” And then he sweeps away with the Mayor in tow, as though nothing is amiss, as though his gentle smile and understanding words didn’t rattle these two townspeople more than a reprimand every would

Zuko shifting the nation’s priority away from militarisation, while trying to create new jobs for displaced people, jobs that will help his nation recover. Zuko implementing a new curriculum in schools. Zuko consulting with all kinds of people, like Iroh and Aang, yes, but also other nobles, and common people, and foreign dignitaries, and historical and cultural experts. Zuko bringing culture back to the Fire Nation.

Zuko struggling with his famous temper, but working every single day to be the kind of leader his people can put their trust in. A Firelord that doesn’t strike fear into his people, the people he’s dedicated to protecting. A Firelord that’s very different to his forefathers, who decimated entire cultures, who burned the faces of their sons and cast them out for speaking out of turn.

THIS is where the logic comes from that drives misogynistic control of what women wear, how fat people exist in public, how disabled people exist in public, miscontrues kink-related fashion as the same as sex itself, and prevents people breastfeeding their children in clean environments.

Then when he discovers it isn't in fact him, he's like extremely disappointed.