TVLine's Performer Of The Week: Katherine LaNasa ("The Pitt")

I forget I’m watching someone act, it’s literally like her profession, she’s so good

Still kinda feels like the Robby show with everyone else supporting, but she is definitely the biggest supporter.

It's classic category fraud, but in the best way possible. She’s completely anchoring the emotional weight of the show right now. If she stays in Supporting, it’s going to be a bloodbath for anyone else in that category

I agree. She's the first actress listed when the credits roll at the end of each episode. Looks like the lead actress to me.

She’s pulling a 'Viola Davis in Fences.' By the time the credits roll, you forget there was even supposed to be another lead. She just takes up all the oxygen in the room—in a good way

I have watched only up until episode 9 but she is 100% supportive here. The only episode where she takes center stage so far is Episode 6, in most others she has the B- or C- plot

That means they've accurately depicted a charge nurse, too.

The episode/s where she was treating the r*** victim is the one I’m thinking will get her the award

In general I can't see anyone winning against her for Supporting Actress Emmy or The Pitt Season 2 for Drama Series. There hasn't been any serious contender to rival The Pitt this year. Pluribus is a bit divisive in its first season and lost to The Pitt in every award shows it was competing with (SAG, Golden Globes, DGA etc). Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will suffer due to being a spinoff. Industry has nowhere near the viewership the other shows have. Stranger Things final season was received luke warmly . Paradise doesn't seem to have much passion behind it. And I doubt Euphoria will somehow have a great season to beat The Pitt this year. Last year there was serious competition between The Pitt, Andor and Severance. However this year is much different. There are only two months left now in the eligibility period for this years Emmys. I will be really surprised if something airs that can beat The Pitt this year.

yup the r*** kit episode was also amazingly acted

She's fantastic. I want to make my feelings about that clear right away. But... I read an article in which she was interviewed, and she spoke at length about getting the Pittsburgh accent down as a crucial part of her role. I'm from Pittsburgh. I've also lived in Philadelphia for several (10-ish) years. Her accent is pure Philly. Pinching vowels instead of elongating. Hard to explain. She's the glue of the show though, and she's knocking it outta the park every week. I hope to see more of her in other projects. https://youtube.com/shorts/qUziI2EXlkU?si=aznJjsyn_uyJN8S5

The SA victim episode alone would give it to her. That was heartbreaking

Yes, and the fact that she’s delivering Emmy-worthy tapes almost every week makes it hard to choose just one. Usually, actors have that one 'big scene,' but she’s just sustaining that high-wire energy for the entire season.

That was well deserved. Some roles she played are so exceptional

It’s giving major 'Sarah Paulson in American Horror Story' vibes. You don't even need to wait for the season finale to know her name is going to be on that ballot

Man there are moments in this season where she is fantastic but there are others where I feel like she’s overacting and it takes me out of it.

You're absolutely right, but unfortunately I think it's coming at the cost of the other characters. Dana's perfect with the homeless person, perfect with the SA victim, perfect teaching Emma, then she SAVES Emma, she's perfect at standing up to Robby... It's too much for one character! No one else is getting this much time to shine.

> Robby’s breakdown this season and snapping at everyone … has been super fun and refreshing Like diving into a fresh lake, midsummer! Or uh … I laughed out loud at “fun & refreshing” because it’s been kinda dark (but I love it, which I think is what your overall sentiment is)

Robby's been really hard to watch this season with how hard he's imploding. It's phenomenal writing and acting (and directing). I really like when a show isn't scared to make its main character ugly to look at sometimes, when the writing calls for it.

And after that she was married to French Stewart. Truly a weird swing.

Right. After seeing her on a couple of episodes of “Two and 1/2 Men” years ago I thought she was absolutely the sexiest woman I had ever seen on TV. And then discovered she played the police officer who was going to give Jerry a lie detector test on “Seinfeld” and read about the marriages to Hopper and French Stewart and thought this must be one fascinating woman. I don’t see anything but basic cable and not much of that but evidently she is a first class actress as well!

🗣️ BABEH JEN DOUGH🗣️

Baby Jane Doe was the Pittfest shooter and that’s why her mother gave her up

Who throws away a perfectly good baby?

I have a friend that refuses to watch the season until she can binge it. I like to do the first rewatch mid week before the new release, and if it’s particularly interesting I’ll even skip through it again for the lead in to the new episode. Love this season but I will say that the Dr King character is wearing on me a little. Needs to get up to speed a bit more often.

And works full time in an ER, I swear it seems like her actual profession

That’s what she would say!

Nah held back and used the right dose...

The particular accent she learned is wildly difficult to pick up, hearing her real voice blew my mind

More like Philly sadly

Not really.

Yes! Last episode everyone had a lisp.

I think like all shows that find too much early success, everyone involved becomes a bit too self-aware so there's an energy shift where they start exaggerating their behavior a bit more and writers feed into what's a hit with fans instead of sticking to just what's most natural for the story, so again it feels aware of itself, which like social media we pick up on an air of feeling fake/performative. I don't think it's this actress alone at all (though she was the major standout and got the biggest attention)--the whole show feels self-aware now and like all the characters are being treated like caricatures of themselves. Not to an extreme it's bad--it's still a good show with great performances--but it will always feel more theatrical when you can tell they're aware they have an audience.

I agree. as someone who spends too much time on the Pitt sublistnook because I love the show, this the one TRULY unpopular opinion about the show that I have. I respect everyone else’s opinion, I respect what she’s going for but it’s largely not working for me. The episode with the sexual assault victim being the exception. She does have a ton of Emmy bait material and will get nominated again for best supporting actress.

Woof came here for this. She was my favorite last season but it feels a little over the top now. I also feel like she’s a bit of an exposition/move-the-plot-along bot now.

It's been all season. I actually hate her character it's like she's in a different show to everyone else

I’m just gonna take your word for it

Is she in a different show I can check out?

idk why you're being downvoted. All the women in that show were scene-stealers.

She was on ER briefly as the polished, flirtatious mother of a patient who ends up hooking up with Dr. Luka. Also very different from Dana.

15 episodes is a small season??

Every place has their own code system, so if you were new to the facility you would need that info.

Don't agree personally. Feels very comparable to the first season so far. I don't mind the occasional obvious exposition so more people can actually understand some of what's going on in the show.

I will never let go of the fact she explained NPO to a licensed nurse, lol.

I agree, massive chip on her shoulder and messiah complex.

Yeah literally can't stand her. Way too over the top

everyone else

I see what you did there lol. Have an upvote my friend

Damn, really? I think they’re all pretty damn strong but Mohan’s actress is the outlier for me by just a hair