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this episode showed becca advocating for herself successfully. she demanded honest communication that made sense to her (not falsely minimizing the time frames for when her case will be revisited). she asked for her medication to be administered to her in her preferred way (crushed pills). she maintained her right to privacy until she was sure she wanted to speak about it with her sister.

AND STILL invited a man to stay in her home after knowing him one day after finding him unhoused, tried to connect with and comfort her coworker by talking about her sister, sang an abandoned baby back to sleep, gave the credit for saving a patient’s life to someone else, was flexible and creative during a mass casualty event, and so much more

Becca objecting to just being referred to as “Mel’s sister” as opposed to just “Becca”.

It shows a fundamental difference between the two sisters and how they view themselves and each other:

Mel sees them as a unit. Becca is her twin, always will be, but Mel’s use of “sister” links them together as a duo first.

Whereas Becca wants Mel to refer to her by her name. I took it as a sign that Becca is seeking more independence and an individual identity separate from Mel.

Becca has a life outside of Mel. She most likely has friends at the center. She can explore interests, participate in activities, and have a lot of enrichment in her life.

But Mel’s life is her work and Becca. She’s made no close friends in her 10 months at the Pitt. When asked about herself and what she likes, she talks about Becca first.

Mel clearly has some work to do to develop a life for herself outside of Becca. As much as Mel wants Becca to be happy, Becca wants it for Mel just as much. I’d love to see a conversation between the sisters where Becca gently encourages Mel that she needs to live for herself more. We probably won’t, but I really think that kind of permission and encouragement from Becca would be so impactful for Mel. Them needing their own things wouldn’t detract from their relationship or love for each other, rather, it would expand their worlds and make room for so much more.

It occurred to me that that may be why audiences are being so very harsh on Robby this season. Last season, he got empathy. This season, he gets scorn. (If not worse.) The thing is, we all experience other people's mental health struggles from the outside. We don't see their internal struggles, just their external actions.

i feel like the visual storytelling is really supporting that in a few ways; we're not accompanying robby into private, quiet moments anymore, we don't see his flashbacks and the way they affect how he treats the people around him in their aftermath, we're not seeing him try to stay calm & collected for other people's behalf.

and as robby's behavior likely becomes more erratic and angrier as the day goes on, as he pushes the people that love him further and further away... it's going to be interesting to see if the show frames that kind of breakdown. because it's just as much of a mental health crisis, but it's a significantly less easy one for the audience to sympathize with when the show is keeping us at arm's length.