Possible unpopular opinion:
We need more scenes with McKay and Santos. Not in a shipping sense, but a mentorship sense.
Hear me out.
First impressions are everything. Al-Hashimi did not leave a good one with Santos, glaringly so. Collins is gone. Mohan is gone. I'm thinking they are going to nurture the fledgling "friendship" between herself and King. Besides, Santos is only 1 year behind her.
And we all know about Langdon.
That really only leaves McKay. I think it's an entirely slept on dynamic:
- McKay is a natural teacher.
- She is patient, kind, nurturing, and knowledgeable. AND won't hesitate to call you out on your shit.
- Santos appears to not respond well to authority figures in general, and (most?) men in particular.
- She loves medicine and it is so obvs she's chomping at the bit to learn, to be taught, to be guided. To be taken under someone's wing. Most importantly, to be taken seriously.
- Once Santos ditches her initial prickly demeanor, I think their energies would complement each other exceedingly well.
- Santos needs to trust someone. Have someone to look up to. To me, McKay is the most stable person in that ER. She fits the bill better than anyone else there.
This is just off the top of my head. I'm sure I could go on lol.
How many scenes have they worked together on a case? I bet less than 5 between 2 seasons 😲
That is a missed opportunity if I ever saw one.
