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The second season of HBO Max’s The Pitt has been a treasure trove of hints and revelations about the personal lives of its beloved characters. The latest episode, titled “1 PM,” teases a budding connection between two key figures in the emergency department, sparking intrigue among fans.
Spoiler Alert: Details for The Pitt Season 2 Episode 7, “1 PM,” are discussed below. Now available for streaming on HBO Max.
In the episode, Dr. Samira Mohan, portrayed by Supriya Ganesh, is on a mission to assist Orlando Diaz, an uninsured diabetic patient played by William Guirola. She is determined to keep him hospitalized until he receives the necessary insulin and promises to find free medical supplies for him. However, upon returning to his bed, she is surprised to find not Diaz, but a shirtless Dr. Jack Abbot, played by Shawn Hatosy, who seems to harbor a slight crush on his younger colleague.
Dr. Abbot, showcasing his rugged SWAT medic persona, downplays a bullet graze he is attempting to self-treat. When Dr. Mohan expresses her frustration, Abbot quickly clarifies his own condition, only to learn her distress stems from Diaz’s premature departure. Displaying a gallant side, Abbot offers to cover the cost of an Uber to deliver the medication to Diaz’s home. This act of kindness prompts Mohan to attend to Abbot’s wound, drawing the attention and curious glances of their colleagues Robby (played by Noah Wyle) and Santos (portrayed by Isa Briones).
Shawn Hatosy, in a previous discussion with DECIDER, hinted at Dr. Abbot’s admiration for Mohan, stemming from a deep respect for her abilities. This admiration was evident in Season 1, Episode 14, when Abbot encouraged Mohan to attempt a novel South Korean procedure using a pigtail catheter to treat an injured patient’s heart.
“I love the scene, and I don’t mean it in like a creepy way, but it’s just a sort of a flirtation,” Hatosy said.
When Supriya Ganesh stopped by DECIDER’s midtown Manhattan studio last week, she confirmed that she and Hatosy played that scene with an undercurrent of flirtation. “It is a cool medical scene,” she said, “and we also made the decision to play it that way.”
This time, however, the flirtation is far less subtle and Ganesh thinks it might be a real moment of connection between the characters.
“I think that dynamic is just really fun to play with,” Ganesh said. “I think when we were doing the scene, it was really interesting because it feels like really that moment when he offers to pay for the Uber is really when they connect for the first time, maybe, because that’s like him really seeing her.”
“Up until then she’s just still thinking about the patient,” she continued, before acknowledging that Mohan’s also puzzled about Abbot. “‘Why is he here with his shirt off and is he okay? But what about my patient?‘”
“I think she’s really focused on Orlando. So really him connecting with her in that moment is really the thing that she cares about because it’s like, ‘Oh, this guy — I mean, this person who’s in a leadership position really — actually is supporting me.’ Which is not something she finds very much throughout the hospital at times.’”
Ganesh also revealed she personally pitched the idea behind Orlando’s story to The Pitt showrunner R. Scott Gemmill in between the show’s two seasons.
“I talked to Scott and I just said, ‘I think this is something I’m really passionate about,’” Ganesh said. “At the time, I think it was something they were already thinking about, but I really felt like this would be a storyline that’s great for Samira.”
“I think so many people in this country really struggle with what health insurance has become — and always has been in some ways — but I think especially now, there are so many people in our country that are uninsured that just fall between the cracks. The system just isn’t really working. And I think Samira is a great character to really tell that story,” she said.