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Sepideh Moafi Reflects On Dr. Al-Hashimi’s Struggles On ‘The Pitt’ & Why She Loves Exploring “The Darker Realities Of Our Healthcare System”

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Sepideh Moafi Reflects On Dr. Al-Hashimi's Struggles On 'The Pitt'
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Sepideh Moafi Reflects On Dr. Al-Hashimi's Struggles On 'The Pitt'
Season 2 of HBO Max's The Pitt wasn't an easy road for newcomer Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi. Sepideh Moafi, who plays the character, speaks to Deadline.
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moss_field_journal 6 days ago +310
I like that she wants to lean into the ugly side of healthcare instead of another saintly doctor show. Someone please pair this with a resident POV to really hurt.
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FatWalcott 6 days ago +47
"This is going to Hurt" is exactly the show you're describing.
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Worried-Tea5316 6 days ago +7
That show is fantastic but such a tough watch.
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jndunning 6 days ago +254
She and a doctor (I don’t recall the name) did an NPR interview the other day and it was interesting to hear her take on the character and how she worked to influence the writing. Mostly, they said women (doctors, in this instance) aren’t allowed to show true emotion or be vulnerable as leaders or else they’re judge more critically than male counterparts or outright dismissed.
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Cosmic_Gumbo 6 days ago +134
For real. Imagine if roles were swapped when Robby chastised those EMTs for not providing proper care for the woman with the heart attack.
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Podo13 6 days ago +22
Yeah she did an episode with Dr. Mike on his YouTube channel this last week, too. It was cool to see her take on some stuff.
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dangerislander 6 days ago -48
Downvote this comment if you think female characters are held to a higher standard and more easily judged and critizied by the general audience of The Pitt :)
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vadergeek 6 days ago +30
Santos threatened to murder a patient last season and no one cares.
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jdessy 6 days ago +9
I wouldn't say that's true. People REALLY went hard on Santos for that, and she was obviously wrong for doing that. It was a bad character moment and I still have no idea why the show wrote that scene in. It probably lost Isa Briones the chance to be nominated for any awards last season, quite frankly.
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dangerislander 6 days ago -40
Downvote this comment if you agree that Langdon is an a******! 🥰🥰
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grachi 6 days ago +27
They were making a point that the women get sympathy on the show too, sounds like you just have an agenda regardless of the facts.
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Awkward_Bison_267 6 days ago +8
That’s not true. Robbie, Santos, Whitaker and Victoria have been shitting on him all season. Robbie only stopped in Episode 14.
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dangerislander 6 days ago +8
I'm reffering to to the viewers sorry should have clarified.
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Awkward_Bison_267 6 days ago +3
Fair enough.
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SerDire 6 days ago +153
It was wild seeing her be mostly stoic all season to just completely unraveling in the final episode. She held her own all shift going toe to toe with Robbie and Abbott and then just fell apart at the end with the revelation of some serious past medical trauma.
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J0E_SpRaY 6 days ago +110
It wasn’t just a revelation. She had two seizures in one shift, which could lead to her losing her medical license.
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NCC75567 5 days ago +3
That would be completely nuts if she loses her medical license, while Langdon stole drugs and kept his job at the same place from which he stole them (while also treating the same patients he stole from).
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Depressed-Industry 6 days ago +15
Would it though? I'm asking. In her condition she's not suited for ED or surgery. But primary care or some specialty that's not time critical would be less of a danger.
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thekillercook 6 days ago +44
Yes in COA America she would be viewed as a walking lawsuit waiting to happen and would be branded an HR risk. She would be removed from her job and given a role that isn’t patience facing
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slappyredcheeks 5 days ago +1
HR doesn't issue medical licenses.
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thekillercook 5 days ago +1
No but they do controll who works in what jobs
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slappyredcheeks 5 days ago
But you are responding to a comment specifically about whether she would lose her medical license.
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thekillercook 5 days ago
If it is reported, then it will be forwarded to the State Medical Board by HR, and it will impact her license. HR only exists to protect the hospital
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jinx2004 6 days ago -8
No, being sick is not a reason for someone to lose their license. But she also wouldn't be cleared for certain types of work and responsibilities. It's kinda like getting the flu, you shouldn't be working until you get it resolved. If new meds or procedures work she could be cleared to come back, but not until it's resolved.
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moxieroxsox 6 days ago +114
She grew on me towards the end of the season when it became very clear something more was going on. She felt so robotic at the beginning. But I also think way too much time was spent on Robby’s emotional…hang ups, that she, like several other characters ended up with a truncated arc. Her situation is very interesting and real with ethical and personal implications but then after 15 episodes they just punted her stuff to the next season.
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Depressed-Industry 6 days ago +40
Funny you should say she felt robotic. I felt there was a reason they made her the person pushing the AI tool that was accurate 98% of the time. Like there was a parallel with her redeveloping seizure disorder. Also noted was her hair and makeup developed over the season as a visual indication of her mental and physical condition.
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bloodyturtle 6 days ago +45
Her arc this season had 3 acts; she entered as a disruptive force, got more comfortable and showed herself, and then got shanked three different ways. This isn’t a miniseries or a law and order episode, this is a normal tv show where characters grow and change over years.
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danavoidscarbs 6 days ago +37
Years? The entire season is 1 day
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grachi 6 days ago +7
And months have passed — in the shows timeframe — between season 1 and season 2. You don’t think they can time skip between season 2 and 3?
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Depressed-Industry 6 days ago +9
The creator has stated Season 3 will be approximately 4 months from Season 2.
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toughtacos 6 days ago +5
God, I wish it was actually just 4 months til next season. But I take comfort in there being 15 episodes to look forward to, each with interesting content from the first to the last minute, instead of just 8-10 episodes.
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Depressed-Industry 6 days ago +1
It's 6, so not too much longer. New season was announced for January.
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GamingTatertot 6 days ago +5
6 months from now is, uh, not January
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Depressed-Industry 6 days ago +2
Dang it, you're right.
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AddisonsContracture 6 days ago +2
Presumably when Robby comes back from his spirt quest
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Pariell 6 days ago +16
There was apparently a cut scene in the final episode where she calls her ex-husband and asks to take her daughter for the weekend, then breaks down because she realizes she cant drive safely and risk her daughters life. Feels like that would have added a lot of depth to her. 
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azul360 6 days ago +1
That makes the crying in the car scene make way more sense
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EmperorAcinonyx 6 days ago +20
it already made sense. it's not safe for her to drive because of her seizure disorder. 
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GamingTatertot 6 days ago +13
Yeah I've seen people saying they wish they kept the ex-husband call in because they didn't "get" the scene otherwise...but I felt the purpose and meaning of the scene was pretty well-telegraphed as is, and certainly not some hidden subtle idea
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EmperorAcinonyx 6 days ago +2
right. there is certainly something to be said about al-hashimi's plotline feeling unsatisfying, and something like this would have improved it, but her final scene was basically fine
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azul360 6 days ago
Sorry I didn't mean that her crying didn't make sense I meant that the scene itself felt like there was more to it and that it was missing something that had been cut. It felt that way to me anyway so if that is true that there was more to the scene then it makes a lot of sense.
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EmperorAcinonyx 6 days ago +4
yeah that's valid, i found this entire season to be a noticeable step down from the first and a lot of that came from the characters just not being utilized very well
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Churchbushonk 6 days ago +8
I thought she was going to get in her car and have a devastating seizure causing a wreck.
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grachi 6 days ago +4
Both times it happened in the ER were 5 seconds each . Definitely more than enough time to not make turn, drive off a cliff, go through a building, etc.
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jor1ss 6 days ago +2
It would have felt a bit c**** to me tbh. I like to imagine she parked her car again and called a taxi to get home.
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exmachina64 6 days ago -2
Given that her SUV is newer, safety features would likely prevent the worst possible outcomes (emergency braking, lane assist, etc.).
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Double_Cow_8238 5 days ago
You mean the show was about the main character. I don’t know why people are so confused that the Robby show is about Robby. They explicitly told us this in season 1 when there isn’t a leading actress. The graphics for the season are just him. The original pitch was Noah Wyle medical show. 
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bnuuug 6 days ago +73
Shit I been reflecting on when she swapped to casual mode, thinking about where we would go for dinner
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TheTruckWashChannel 6 days ago +13
My man
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TheeIlliterati 6 days ago -24
My sword, my axe, etc.
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HomersApe 6 days ago +33
Her character was so competent this season that they basically never gave her anything dramatic until the last episode. I saw someone describe the show as filled with scenes of Emmy-offs, but she never really had hers outside of one moment. I know the competence and calmness were what they were aiming for, but it seems like Dana had most of the big scenes this season. A little odd considering they introduced a new character to the main cast. We'll see further development next season I suspect.
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spate42 6 days ago +11
Funny how her AI charting subplot just vanished, they put a lot of emphasis in the first few eps but never mentioned again after the cyber attack was resolved.
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daone1008 6 days ago +9
That plotline ended when someone came to complain about the charts
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PenisOfTheJaniculum 6 days ago +4
It’s a John Wells show. Things just vanish from time to time.
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spate42 6 days ago +4
Like Myrna in the first season haha
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Marelle 5 days ago +5
not everything is meant to be a subplot lol
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ZlubarsNFL 6 days ago +2
it was meant to show the spectrum of technology. from ultra advanced to pen and paper after going dark.
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Really_McNamington 6 days ago +2
"when I was coming up as an opera singer" Blimey.
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Salt_Sherbert5313 4 days ago +1
I only viewed the last episode of the second season. made me cry. forget it.
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silverbolt2000 6 days ago -115
Your daily “The Pitt” post.
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HYIMBY 6 days ago +80
Posts about popular and critically acclaimed show that just had its season finale??? Shocks
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Nathansp1984 6 days ago +62
On the television sublistnook no less. Unforgivable
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F00dbAby 6 days ago +14
I don’t understand how this happens every time a popular show happens Happened with the first season of fallout, andor, the boys season 1 and 2 etc. people complaining about a popular tv show getting posts is so weird
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Ash_Killem 6 days ago +13
Your account is 9 years old. You should know this.
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NinjaKillBunny 6 days ago +24
"No everyone you don't understand, I don't care about the show, therefore you can't either"
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GhostOfLight 6 days ago +14
This is how I felt about Andor posts here, and then I watched Andor. If a single show is getting this many posts (with actual people engaging in the comments), it's probably a sign that the show is good. Or at least popular with the r/television demo, which you always have the option of leaving.
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catnip_varnish 6 days ago -88
Corny show for people who love homework
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Badassteaparty 6 days ago +11
Its good that you know your limitations
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nothisistheotherguy 6 days ago +16
Go watch Young Sheldon
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EmperorAcinonyx 6 days ago +6
i hated homework but love this show lol. what's the connection even supposed to be? 
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catnip_varnish 6 days ago -8
It's also wish fulfilment for people who wish they loved homework
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EmperorAcinonyx 6 days ago +7
are you just stupid or something? what do you even think you're saying? 😭
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catnip_varnish 6 days ago -5
I'm being attacked for speaking my truth, like a soldier
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[deleted] 6 days ago +3
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catnip_varnish 6 days ago -13
No.
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Calm_Canary 6 days ago +1
What did you mean by this?
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catnip_varnish 5 days ago
The show is awkward and preachy and has a self-gratulatory overtone that makes me feel like the target audience is the kids in school who would remind the teacher of homework that was due when they were the only one in the class who did it
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Calm_Canary 5 days ago +1
It’s just a tv show though, you may be thinking too deeply about this. It’s people pretending to be other people acting out a story written by some other people for the enjoyment of some other people.
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catnip_varnish 5 days ago
I didn't have to think that deeply about it to have that reaction but I still think your point is beyond stupid. Like yeah stories written by other people famously one of the things you shouldn't think deeply about. I can tell you're a huge fan of HBO's the Pitt
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Calm_Canary 5 days ago +1
Yea I think doing your homework is important too.
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