The new Max medical drama chronicles a 15-hour shift at a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room.
Then the credits roll.
Consider this example both an enticement and a warning.
Kristin Villanueva, Noah Wyle, and Amielynn Dumuk Abellera in ‘The Pitt’.Credit:Warrick Page/Max
The waiting room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital is already packed when Dr. Robby arrives for his shift.
Theyre always threatening to shut us down, but they never do, he assures them.
Wyle, a master at compassionate calm, makes Robby the perfect counterbalance for the series' often-bleak setting.
Gerran Howell and Isa Briones on ‘The Pitt’.Warrick Page/Max
Dearden is a standout as Dr. King, an earnest, sensitive student whose only ambition is to learn.
Plenty of medical dramas have tried to replicateERin the 31 years since it premiered; inevitably, they failed.
ButThe Pittand its characters earn your attention, which is something a mere rip-off couldnt do.
Arun Storrs and Tracy Ifeachor on ‘The Pitt’.Warrick Page/Max
(Note: This opinion is not admissible in a court of law.)
UnlikeER, the writing onThe Pittis sometimes clunky.
Twice, people quote Luke 4:23 Physician, heal thyself!
Taylor Dearden and Patrick Ball on ‘The Pitt’.Warrick Page/MAX
(Nobody talks like that, folks!)
These ailments are minor, however, and don’t detract from the series' overall creative success.
