Review: The Pitt, "4:00 PM" | Season 2, Episode 10

Anyone who has watched a medical drama knows that if there is a major incident like a slide collapsing at a waterpark on the Fourth of July, then the hospital is going to be overrun with severe injuries. Or so I thought. Thankfully, this is a red herring, and PTMC only receives three people from this catastrophe via helicopter. Instead, the trio of cases presents interpersonal challenges and opportunities to flex their talents in the two trauma rooms without overwhelming the ED. With two-thirds of the season in the can, the focus is on the unresolved interpersonal storylines, with Mohan’s anxiety about her future putting her back on Robby’s shit list.

Now, if only Dr. Mohan had the good sense like Robby to lock herself in the bathroom or hide out in a temporary morgue when she had a panic attack. I jest, of course, because Robby’s methods are far from healthy or helpful. But Mohan doesn’t even recognize that it isn’t a cardiac event, and having only had two panic attacks in my entire life, I know for certain I thought I was dying the first time (okay, and the second). A panic attack that the person believes to be a heart attack has become TV and film shorthand to explore what is causing anxiety—something I discussed regarding Hacks last year—and Mohan’s storyline has been building to a breaking point. 

Seeds that were planted in the premiere when her phone notifications kept pinging in the trauma room have continued with her mother now ringing the hospital landline in a bid to get ahold of her daughter. Now, it isn’t like Mohan has been ignoring these calls and texts all day (though she answered to tell her mom she couldn’t talk). On top of this, Mr. Diaz left against medical advice, and she is spiraling about missing the fellowship boat.