I really love the Pitt in how it portrays characters, because you go into it expecting a medical drama but what you get are a bunch of soul crushingly relatable characters. And for me itās the way their issues arenāt the main focus. They arenāt doing it overtly or forcing it in your face, theyāre representing the daily person. Theyāre representing the daily struggle most people donāt see, the people with those issues in daily life. For me it humanises them, allows for even greater empathy and awareness. Because these characters arenāt just people in a screen after a while. The way it critiques the healthcare system, reminding us that the fault doesnāt lie in the people, it lies in the system. The way that beyond that, it humanises healthcare workers, reminds us that beyond just people we expect to save everyone they are as human as we are, bleed just as easily, cry just as easily. The way Robby canāt allow himself to have good things, believes he canāt bring any good, yet still he tries every day until heās worn out. The way you see that in how he works, how he fights, how he tries, how he loves. The way his trauma manifests yet he pushes through it because heās expected to, as a male, as a leader. How he represents toxic masculinity, toxic responsibility. That ache to have someone, anyone, to knock him out or take over or tell him what to do, how to feel. The way Abbot is constant motion, constant running to ignore the fact that one of his legs are gone, to ignore all his issues. How he cannot care for himself, but fights and fights with all he has to care for those around him. How he shows that recovery isnāt a one size fit all or a one shot cure, how itās a constant battle as much as your issues are. Javadi representing parental expectations, being viewed in relation to someone else instead of being your own person, the struggle for people to know you as you are, not as your motherās daughter. Whitaker is a story of strength. He messes up, gets messed up, but comes back every time and keeps trying with kindness in his heart. His unwillingness to ask for help, and how that slowly changes. How he inspires those around him, how he becomes better and helps those around him become better. Heās the hope that we all need. Santos being unable to be gentle, Santos needing that shield to protect herself, because deep down sheās afraid and vulnerable and the only way she can carry on in life is by bulldozing through everyone. Dana seeing everyone slip through her fingers, seeing so many people die day in day out, seeing her colleagues slowly waste away yet always turning up, always being there, always trying and offering whatever support she can. Langdon representing how you never really know what someone is going through, but also humanising addicts, showing that anyone could be struggling, but also that addicts arenāt all bad. Langdon, for all his white boy characteristics, cares, learns, especially from Mel, and tries. McKay and the mother who burned her hand⦠The way they show how to care in the right way, how maybe sometimes people donāt want your money or help, they want your understanding. Mel King you are truly a wonder. Representation of neurodivergence in the Pitt is masterfully done. And beyond that. Beyond just the main characters, every patient, every episode deals with issues. It speaks so much to the common person, has so many struggles that hit so close to home. It presents you the rawness and gentleness and anger and violence and care and compassion and every messy emotion in between that we all experience. Thatās the Pitt. And thatās what I love about it.