“The Pitt” is back with new drama, new medical emergencies and … new romances?
During the season 2 premiere, which hit HBO Max on Thursday, Jan. 8, Dr. Yolanda Garcia (Alexandra Metz) made a passing comment that confirmed there’s something going on between her and Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones). Fans picked up on some flirty vibes between the pair during season 1, but it seems that they’re having sleepovers now.
At the end of last season, Santos told unhoused med student Dennis Whitaker that he could be her roommate. It seems that Garcia crossed paths with Whitaker while staying over at Santos’ place. She hinted at the interaction while teasing him during the season 2 premiere.
“What’s up, White Chocolate? Did you know our farm boy here is a vintage funk freak? Unfortunately, he also likes to use other people’s toothbrushes,” Garcia said.
Briones, who plays Santos, talked to TVLine about Garcia and Santos’ dynamic during an interview published on Friday, Jan. 9.
“I think it makes sense that we’re exploring it in a very natural, kind of nuanced way. It’s not like now they’re getting married,” Briones said. “It’s very undefined — and I think that’s what makes for more interesting storytelling.”
Briones added that viewers will see Santos being “a little unsure of where she stands with Garcia” this season.
“I think what some fans want is for it to be this full-fledged thing — like, they’re in love. And no,” she said. “It’s like a lot of workplace relationships that any of us have seen. There’s some awkwardness. There’s some, like, ‘What are we?’ And like, ‘OK, this is just fun. But is it?’”
In addition to her situationship with Garcia, Santos is navigating an awkward dynamic with Dr. Frank Langdon. Last season, Santos was the one to raise concerns about painkillers going missing on Langdon’s cases. That led to Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) discovering Langdon’s drug use and demanding he go to rehab.
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Like season 1, season 2 takes place over the course of a single ER shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. That shift happens to be Langdon’s first day back after his stint in rehab as well as Dr. Robby’s last day on the job before a months-long sabbatical. Robby spent the premiere episode trying to avoid Langdon, but a candid conversation is certainly in the two doctors’ future.
The season 2 premiere ended on a cliffhanger involving the show’s newest character, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi). The attending physician, who will be Robby’s interim replacement during his time off, arrived at The Pitt brimming with confidence and new ideas. But at the end of the episode, Al-Hashimi was left speechless while looking at an infant’s test results.
and Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in “The Pitt.”Warrick Page/MAX
The baby was found abandoned in the hospital’s waiting room bathroom but seemed to be in perfect health. Al-Hashimi’s reaction suggests otherwise.
“Her reaction to that baby, the abandoned baby, will make more sense later on in the season,” Moafi told Entertainment Weekly, noting that her character’s shocked response is “rooted in a big spoiler.”
New episodes of “The Pitt” premiere on HBO Max on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
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