Episode 9 of one of the best shows out there right airs tomorrow night at 9pm EST on Max, but I am here to give you my review beforehand thanks to the lovely people at Warner Brothers. I can’t get enough of this show, which is surprising since I have never been into medical dramas from my recollection. I just honestly try to watch anything and everything that seems interesting to me. I haven’t seen ER, but I am tempted after this, even if that comes with a LOT of episodes. After last week’s episode, I declared that one of the best episodes of television ever. With 7 more episodes to go, could the show keep up the momentum? After this week’s episode, I think it can.

As per usual, the show start immediately after last week’s episode. You are reminded of the result of what happened to the little girl, which was just devastating. We don’t see anymore of the family, but I am interested in seeing if we will see more. Luckily, the show takes a smart approach by giving us something more light-hearted with some darker moments. With a shorter runtime, I was worried if it can fill up that hour runtime. It does feel shorter than any other episode, yet the episode gives us so much story and character development.

The one character that goes through a surprising amount of character development is Patrick Ball’s Dr. Frank Langdon. He has been in senior leadership and has shown to be good and confident in his role. In this episode, he finally breaks by taking it out on Isa Briones’ Dr. Trinity Santos. If you told me in the first episode that I would not like Langdon, while I liked Santos, I wouldn’t believe you. That’s the power of having actions influence character development. The breaking point leads into a blowout between Langdon and Robby that was well deserved. It also helped Langdon get his act together.

Tracy Ifeachor as Dr. Heather Collins reveals more of what has happened to her, and its heartbreaking. There’s a specific moment where Robby says something, not knowing Collins has gone through the exact same thing. It leads to Robby questioning what’s going her and whether he should not keep so much to himself. I have to applaud Ifeachor for having to portray someone who has this traumatic thing happening to her, but keeps going, because she loves helping others. She also knows if she stops working, she will have to face the reality that she does not want to accept.

Fiona Dourif as Dr. Cassie McKay tries to continue helping the same patient as the last episode. Even when she doesn’t want to press the patient, she keeps trying, because she knows how important it is to save this person. It ends in a way that she didn’t want to end, but there is still some hope for the situation.

Gerran Howell as Dennis Whitaker has a satisfying arc here. A patient that did something disgusting to him a couple of episodes ago wants to apologize to him. It leads to Whitaker assuming the worst about the patient, only to realize that this patient’s situation is a lot more complex. It gives Whitaker this great arc that helps him realize the importance of why he’s doing what he’s doing.

There is this humorous arc involving Shabana Azeez as Victoria Javadi & Jalen Thomas Brooks as Mateo Diaz. Javadi has been crushing on Diaz, which leads to this amazing chemistry between the two, involving a scene that as a patient would say, feel like watching a rom-com. It doesn’t quite go her way, but it’s such a sweet moment that gives Javadi so much character outside of being a doctor.

The MVP of the show has to go to Katherine LaNasa as Dana Evans. What she does here will make her anyone’s favorite character. She has some great, emotional dialogue between patients that will show anyone why she is a leader in command. She doesn’t have to do as much as she does, and yet she always does. Without giving much away, the episode ends on her story that left me shook. It was awful to see what happens. I hope things work out and the specific person gets the karma they deserve. I do

Overall, episode 9 of The Pitt is another flawless episode. It’s shorter, but it’s necessary to help push the story and characters forward for what’s to come. Noah Wyle seems to take more of a backseat in here and that appears to be due to him writing the episode. His writing abilities help the rest of the characters soar. He understands without the rest of the cast, there is no show. There are so many great developments that will make you see characters differently and ponder even more on what’s to come. Once again, another perfect episode. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

VERDICT: 5/5 (Perfect)