physician, heal thyself.

#abbot and al-hashimi are hitting it off #while robby is losing the idgaf war

the entire season, baran has done her best to remain professional and cordial and perfect, because she's a woman of colour and thus held to an insane standard. she's had to prove her worth over and over again, and likely is very hard on herself. to be so vulnerable as to share her medical information with another person must have been next to impossible for her to do; thanks to sepideh's amazing performance, you can clearly see her muster the courage to be forthcoming, to answer all of robby's questions, and to do her best to convince him that she's okay and deserves to stay in the ed.

of course she went at it in a roundabout, impersonal way. of course she made it appear as if she just wanted his opinion on someone else's case. she's trying to deflect and remain objective and not become emotional about something that is scary and terrifying and can possibly have a devastating, negative impact on the future of her career. baran is the kind of person who wants desperately to have total control over herself, including her body and emotions, especially in front of a male doctor who is supposed to be her peer.