Dr. Collins is departing ‘The Pitt'

Boston Globe

5 days ago

The biggest gimmick of 'The Pitt' is that the whole series takes place over one
very
eventful 15-hour shift. But despite the number of unlikely events surging over that time period, the show generally comes across as unusually grounded, with one of its strongest throughlines being an interest in the education of young doctors. The ongoing romantic tension between Collins and Robby is one of the most explicit nods to romance on the show, which does set up burgeoning flirtations between other characters, but generally doesn't often rely on that specific type of melodrama.
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Collins also departed part of the way through the season. Dr. Robby sends her home to recover from the miscarriage, and she doesn't return during the mass casualty event that descends on the hospital, even as other characters do.
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The second season is slated to come out next year, and will reportedly take place over the
Of course, Nurse Dana implies she's had about enough of the emergency room by the end of the first season, so Robby may have to seek comfort elsewhere in Season 2. But that's just regular TV plotting, not startling casting news.
Lisa Weidenfeld is an arts editor at the Globe.
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