If you have made it this far into The Pitt, you have witnessed one of the best shows on air, but you’ve also probably been feeling the anxiety in the last few weeks. In this week’s episode, Cassie struggles after almost regaining her son while David is suspect of being involved in the shooting as more casualties from the Pitfest shooting arrive at the hospital. After watching it early, I’m happy to report that this episode manages to give some closure to what came before.

I’ve never reviewed a show on a weekly basis. Before this week’s episode, my only complaint was that the runtime didn’t quite match the episode in real time. Looking back at it, that’s a silly complaint, because every episode somehow manages to make the episode feel longer than what it is. The way they cut and edit this show is truly commendable to add in as much as possible. This week’s episode stands at 44 minutes, but you’d have no idea.

Picking up after last week’s episode, the beginning focuses more on some of the other characters while Robby continues to have a breakdown in one of the spare rooms. Doing this gives us the opportunity to truly realize just how broken Robby is. It’s not until Whitaker walks through the door and brings him to his senses. Robby says Whitaker needs to leave, because the ER needs him. Whitaker says the ER needs Robby more, offering some humorous dialogue that’s refreshing after some dark & bleak moments. This show just knows when to properly add humor to the drama.

If you watched the promo for this week’s episode, you might have seen where the shooter might have showed up. Whether it was going to be a fake out or not, I wasn’t going to be disappointed, and I still wasn’t. We actually get some closure to who the shooter was and what happened to them. Javadi questions why the shooter did what they did. Much like reality, we never really know, and that tends to always be the case.

Once Robby comes to his sense, he’s locked into work, but he’s become something else. You remember that guy who took the time to educate his unreasonable patients in the beginning? He’s not that guy anymore. After what he has gone through, he doesn’t want to deal with it anymore. The guy needs to go home. He has a great blowout scene with admin, but he also has a blowup on a patient that needed to be educated, even if they were arrogant. While Robby is great at his job, he’s at his breaking point. Unfortunately, something new in the workplace might prevent him from doing it.

As we inch closer to the finale, I was really worried we were going to be left on some huge cliffhangers. I’m happy to report that I don’t think that’s going to be the case. With a matter of just a couple of hours, the ER gets everything mostly under control, giving the characters time to breath. It’s the equivalent of the dinner rush. Just when we think everything is going to be okay, the show never shies away from the truth, giving a conclusion that’s sure to frustrate viewers.

Other plot points that occur in the episode involve David’s mom finally coming to terms with his future. Considering he might be there for 72 hours, I don’t think we will get a clear answer about him this episode, but it was so satisfying to see his mother comes to terms with him. Javadi shares a nice little moment with her crush. Langdon & Santos find themselves in a new situation. I even wonder what’s going to happen to Langdon after all of this. As per usual, Dr. King steals the show in every scene she is in. I mean, everyone does, but Dr. King manages to have this humanity that makes her perfect to be a leader there one day.

Just when things begin to calm down and there is some closure leading into next week’s finale, a big bombshell that I should have seen coming occurs. To be honest, I was more focused on the characters just getting through the shift. What occurs makes sense, but it doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating. I won’t say what happens to which character, but the reveals makes my heart break for them. They just got through a 14-hour shift and now they’re going to be awake even longer, experiencing what I am sure will be even more trauma.

Overall, episode 14 of The Pitt is another perfect episode. It slows down the tempo while adding a lot into its episode. It’s amazing how it transitions from beginning to end with some standout scenes. Based on where this ends, I am hopeful the show is going to stick the landing next week.

VERDICT: 5/5 (Perfect)