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deepfriedcertified Apr 23, 2026 +21

I’m enjoying this show the most when I don’t read online opinions about it. I recognize the irony of me commenting this but it really is one of those shows that’s bogged down by so much online discourse.

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Mindestiny Apr 23, 2026 +3

Yep, the article is spot on in its criticism, but *dear god* don't mention any of it yourself on the internet. This comment section is going to be an absolute shitshow in short order.

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ThatDamnRocketRacoon Apr 23, 2026 +4

It's all totally fair criticism. I love the show immensely, but sometimes there's some eyerolling.

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Wazula23 Apr 23, 2026 +1

Is there any show that isn't true of? I'm happy to just enjoy a good thing.

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Chataboutgames Apr 23, 2026 +9

Honestly a really good article about how people view shows and how that impacts the experience, and how arguments about what a show is doing hardens those perceptions such that people start viewing the show through a particular lense. But more than anything, it's a good highlight about how people can selectively dismiss or defend a show be selectively applying definition principles like "realism" or "good TV," because saying "I just like it" online is boring. Maybe the AV Club doesn't suck anymore.

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riegspsych325 Apr 23, 2026 +2

I miss when AV Club didn’t talk down to its own readers but they still occasionally put out some great articles

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Chataboutgames Apr 23, 2026 +9

I just miss the earlier internet culture of recap "reviews." It very much scratched the itch of coming somewhere like Listnook to discuss/reflect on shows as they were going on, but far less unhinged than listnook sow subs.

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slylock215 Apr 23, 2026 -9

Unfortunately not, took only a couple of google searches to find out that their parents parents parent company is Clear Channel Media's owner (with 1 other). Sadly, all of these rags are owned by giant conglomerates

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Cyrano_Knows Apr 23, 2026 +4

***The Pitt is the Schrödinger’s cat of TV dramas*** ME: or is it... ?

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Carnavaliaa Apr 23, 2026 +6

I’m not usually the kind to talk about media literacy but I swear reading the online discourse around this show makes me want to claw my eyes out. It feels we reached a point where we need narrator spelling out morals like in children’s fable because some people seems incapable to understand that a good character can do bad things sometimes.

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Luci-Noir Apr 24, 2026 -1

Or maybe you should just deal with other people’s opinions? This is such a generic and condescending insult to anyone people don’t agree with.

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Carnavaliaa Apr 25, 2026 +2

There’s a world of difference between a difference of opinions and simply lacking basic media literacy. For example, If someone tells me Breaking Bad is the worst show in the planet because “Walter White is a bit of a meanie”, they’d be allowed to think this way but that doesn’t mean I’d have to think their opinion is even close to a valid one.

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Luci-Noir Apr 25, 2026 -2

Oh how they must just endure! F****** SPARE ME.

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Trenbolone-Papi2 Apr 25, 2026 +1

You need to calm down

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Wazula23 Apr 23, 2026 +6

To be honest I barely noticed most of the inaccuracies or inconsistencies pointed out in the article, and the so-called "mystery box" elements didn't bug me at all. I'm happy to call this show excellent, full stop.

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cratesandbarrels Apr 24, 2026 +2

The “inventive and traditional” part is what I find most compelling about this series. Case-of-the-week television has become a much-maligned genre ever since streaming exploded, but there is still room there for excellent storytelling, and statistics still show it is more accessible to the average viewer worldwide.

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catnip_varnish Apr 23, 2026 -1

This article really helped me pin down part of why I found this show so underwhelming. The dissonance is one of the most annoying parts of the show for me

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Wazula23 Apr 23, 2026 +2

What kind to dissonance?

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lannisterdwarf Apr 23, 2026 -1

did you read the article

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Wazula23 Apr 24, 2026 +2

Yes. I'm wondering what specific complaint theyre referencing. There are several in the article

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catnip_varnish Apr 25, 2026

The tonal dissonance as described in the article between the whole gritty realism attempt and then the interpersonal melodrama and forced preachy dialogue ripped out of an afterschool special. It was really jarring for me when there was like a scene with a guy's leg half ripped off and one of the doctors stares into the camera and says something like "This is what happens a historically underserved population has to rely on an underresourced inequitable healthcare system" or some shit

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Luci-Noir Apr 24, 2026 -1

Dissonance is just a generic insult Listnookors use when they don’t know what they’re talking about.

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catnip_varnish Apr 25, 2026 +1

It's a TV show not the Quran

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Luci-Noir Apr 25, 2026 +1

Yes?

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Trenbolone-Papi2 Apr 25, 2026 +1

People nowadays watch show just to rag on them How miserable to live your life that way

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The Pitt is the Schrödinger’s cat of TV dramas

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