WinterRosesOnTheSnow

Robby lashes out on Langdon so much, not because he sees himself in him, in a way he does in Samira. Mohan mirrors Robby’s weaknesses. Frank is Robby’s weakness.

I mean, yes, they share similar traits and quite likely Frank has borrowed some of them from him, and it definitely bothers Robby subconsciously, but let’s put it aside for a second. We know that no matter how off-putting Robby acts, he cares about ER, cares about his people. He can’t leave them and he’s afraid of what might happen if he does, he said it himself. He can’t control his emotions when it comes to those he loves and he can’t always make right decisions, even though he should. It’s his obligation as a supervisor to deal with problems with clear mind, he should be able to distance himself at any time to see the situation as a whole and find a proper solution. He shouldn’t pick favorites, shouldn’t let his feelings lead him, shouldn’t bring personal baggage to his work and let it affect his subordinates. And yet he does. He always does. And Frank is his constant reminder of it.

He is mad Langdon didn’t receive “a proper punishment”, because he didn’t let it happen. He doesn’t want Langdon working in this ER, because it means he might allow some worse shit to happen. It’s not just about him not trusting Frank, it’s about Robby not trusting himself. Robby somehow didn’t notice Frank stealing drugs for months — maybe because he thought he could do no wrong, he turned a blind eye on some things, because he loved him so much, he let himself be fooled — and then just allowed him to walk away without a report — would he cover for him if he did something worse, would he let him go if he actually killed somebody, would he still care about him this much if there was blood on his hands.

Robby lashes out on Langdon so much, not because he sees himself in him, in a way he does in Samira. Mohan mirrors Robby’s weaknesses. Frank is Robby’s weakness.

I mean, yes, they share similar traits and quite likely Frank has borrowed some of them from him, and it definitely bothers Robby subconsciously, but let’s put it aside for a second. We know that no matter how off-putting Robby acts, he cares about ER, cares about his people. He can’t leave them and he’s afraid of what might happen if he does, he said it himself. He can’t control his emotions when it comes to those he loves and he can’t always make right decisions, even though he should. It’s his obligation as a supervisor to deal with problems with clear mind, he should be able to distance himself at any time to see the situation as a whole and find a proper solution. He shouldn’t pick favorites, shouldn’t let his feelings lead him, shouldn’t bring personal baggage to his work and let it affect his subordinates. And yet he does. He always does. And Frank is his constant reminder of it.

He is mad Langdon didn’t receive “a proper punishment”, because he didn’t let it happen. He doesn’t want Langdon working in this ER, because it means he might allow some worse shit to happen. It’s not just about him not trusting Frank, it’s about Robby not trusting himself. Robby somehow didn’t notice Frank stealing drugs for months — maybe because he thought he could do no wrong, he turned a blind eye on some things, because he loved him so much, he let himself be fooled — and then just allowed him to walk away without a report — would he cover for him if he did something worse, would he let him go if he actually killed somebody, would he still care about him this much if there was blood on his hands.

Sure, it also signifies as Frank being the grown up man that has/needed/had to face the consequences. But it's also the way Robby sees him.

"You two were very close."