That scene was uncomfortable in the best way. It didn't feel like it was telling you what you think, it just dropped you into a situation where every choice felt wrong. Do you think the staff actually had any real option here?
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HistoryBuff678Mar 31, 2026
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The whole point of ICE right now is, no one has a choice. Comply or die. That’s not a choice.
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hockeyd13Apr 1, 2026
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This is a brainless take.
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Feisty-Noise-5568Apr 1, 2026
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Some mustard for your boot, sir?
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Blacknite45Mar 30, 2026
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Unless you have lawyers on site with an office in the er that aren't swamped with lawsuits and other bits or paperwork then no there's no "better" options that could be taken.
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Rock-Ski-Golf-RepeatMar 30, 2026
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There have been lawyers on the streets of Minneapolis, and ICE simply ignored them. Trump supporters really want ICE to be above the law.
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Zulmoka531Mar 31, 2026
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[Oh most definitely](https://newrepublic.com/post/208362/stephen-miller-orders-ice-alex-pretti-death)
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VQQNMar 31, 2026
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No, because ICE is above the law. They have the same immunity as Trump right now.
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Phill_CybermanMar 31, 2026
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>a situation where every choice felt wrong.
What *were* the choices?
I'm sure the failure of imagination is on my end, but im having a hard time imagining what the conflict could be?
Did the doctors not want to treat the patients?
Did the ICE agents bring them to the hospital but then not allow the doctors to treat them?
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the_urban_jurorMar 31, 2026
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Just leave the conversation to people who watched the episode. The answer to the both questions is no, kind of.
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UnTidesMar 31, 2026
+129
Really good episode. The waiting room emptying and the nurses disappearing, I'm just like yep.
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boatloadoffunkMar 31, 2026
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No one makes ICE look bad. ICE makes ICE look bad.
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FalstaffsGhostMar 31, 2026
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Murdering citizens on the street and brutalizing people for the crime of being brown or speaking Spanish will do that to you
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Fickle_Catch8968Mar 31, 2026
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ICE/CPB has arrested, assaulted, detained, refused medical care or legal representation, and subsequently released citizens who committed the non-crime of being citizen-veterans of Spanish descent wanting to go to work at a site being raided.
And every citizen who had jaywalked, gone over the speed limit is as vicious a criminal as undocumented migrants are, by the actual severity of their illegal acts, according to the spirit of you comment. None of those acts warrant the treatment geing given to the migrants. Your 8th amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment, and the conditions the migrants are in are cruel and unusual for the level of offense they have committed.
Don't violate policy by stepping in front of a moving car, nor violate policy and the law by shooting at a driver of a moving car who has not put you in any danger you did not put yourself in by violating policy (and the danger of a car moving at less than 5mph while turning away from you is not immediately life threatening), nor violate common sense by shooting with fellow agents downrange of your shot.
Don't violate the law by shooting an unarmed, surrounded man after subduing him with multiple agents, who disarm him of a legally carried weapon he was not reaching for while assaulting him for the non-crime of helping a woman who fell on icy areas that your agents pushed her towards.
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BulwarkOnlineMar 30, 2026
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For those who haven’t seen it, *The Pitt* is a popular hospital drama where each episode depicts roughly in real time an hour of a day in the emergency room. The show tries to put us in the shoes of people we are not like or whom we have not often considered. It asks us to have empathy and compassion for these patients as well as the people trying to help them within a hospital system, where frustration and emotion can often run high.
Last week’s episode, “5:00 P.M.,” stayed true to those elements, only this time the source of the frustration, drama, and emotion was ICE agents who came storming into the ER.
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NotAFamousComedianMar 31, 2026
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Technically they brought someone they had detained to the ER for medical treatment...don't think this was the initial draft of the episode but they were instructed to change the script for the episode to what we saw last week...made the episode very unrealistic as the public knows ICE agents would not have cared to provide any medical care for detainees
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gummo_for_prezMar 31, 2026
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That's a bummer they had to sanewash our unbelievable reality.
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legendary_spongeMar 31, 2026
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they're owned by Ellison now, season 3 will take place on mar-a-lago ahahahah
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vrakdettMar 31, 2026
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"The Shit Pit"
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unfortunateshunMar 31, 2026
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Even when they’re presented as bad guys these shows can’t represent these scumbags in the full detail. If they wanted accuracy why don’t they bring in a body of someone dropped off on a starlight tour, or a pregnant 14 year old raped by a guard and shipped to a facility where she can’t get an abortion. Why the f*** is our entertainment industry carrying water for these goons?
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almighty_smileyApr 1, 2026
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Same reason they always do; those fat stacks.
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IgnaciodelsolMar 31, 2026
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Oh really? I want paying attention and thought they were there for the kids who’s parents got deported
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fuck-naziMar 31, 2026
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Source? Or just trust me bro.
Edit: yeah I was looking for info on the show writers being told to “rewrite” episode.
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Lovefist1221Mar 31, 2026
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I can't find a source for a rewrite, however there were tons of articles prior to the episode release claiming showrunners asked that ICE portrayal be "balanced."
Here's an example.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hbo-had-one-note-for-the-pitts-upcoming-ice-storyline/
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Longjumping-Cress793Mar 31, 2026
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[Sauce for you bro.](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hbo-had-one-note-for-the-pitts-upcoming-ice-storyline/)
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fuck-naziMar 31, 2026
Thanks mate.
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NotAFamousComedianMar 31, 2026
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Source for which part?
For the ICE not taking detainees to hospitals for medical care part?? Bodycam footage shows ICE agents refusing medical care for people they have injured.
For the episode "balancing" part?? It's been discussed by both the show creator R Scott Gemmel and executive producer Josh Wells in interviews and articles in the past 2-3 weeks
...quick Internet search will get you in the right direction for whichever part you were looking for.
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unfortunateshunMar 31, 2026
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Username doesn’t check out
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punahoudaddyMar 31, 2026
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I thought it was a great way to frame the impact of ICE in a situation such as an ER (or restaurant, worksite,etc) to actually see how ordinary folks that work in the US would respond. Not perfect and some plot holey stuff; I felt it was def impactful second and third order effects-wise.
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SobemanMar 31, 2026
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Well all know ICE would not take anyone to the hospital.
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Bag-Lady_BillsMar 31, 2026
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I decided not to travel by air after seeing this episode until all those mofos are out of the airport. I can't not help people when they're being bullied. So I'll be arrested like that staff member was.
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DottielalaMar 31, 2026
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I love the show hated the episode. No way would that ever happen. Ever. It was dumb and purely for ratings. We see ICE beating and killing people and are expected to believe they would take the time to bring them to an ER? On the 4th of July? The entire storyline was problematic and not needed.
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bearfootin_9Mar 31, 2026
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I didn't see the episode so won't comment on the way it portrays ICE, but ICE in fact has taken at least one injured migrant to ER in Minneapolis. Clearly ICE agent(s) caused the injury.
[ICE claims migrant shattered his own skull running into a wall](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-claim-that-a-man-shattered-his-skull-running-into-wall-triggers-tension-at-a-minnesota-hospital/3884273/)
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Just_Candle_315Mar 31, 2026
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Beating and killing people is exactly what ICE does everyday
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jaybird99990Mar 31, 2026
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I think they mean that ICE is so brutal, it's not believable that they would actually take the time to get someone treated at the hospital.
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elevatormusicjamsMar 31, 2026
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This was my take as well - they wouldn't actually take someone to the ER. They have no sense of humanity.
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BrosefDudesonMar 31, 2026
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What was problematic about it? And why wasn't it needed? I get that the Minnesota invasion left a very rough version of ICE in the minds of us all and that we should absolutely abolish it. But I also think that when they operate in a less stressful operation they might turn the dial down a bit.
And what we got was a sobering reminder of the effects their mere presence have. No one is safe no matter their status and that part is so crucial to get people to understand who might still be under the impression that a law abiding citizen will have nothing to fear, which is a classic nauseating conservative talking point since forever
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Lain_StaleyMar 31, 2026
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You're too out of touch for even a fantasy depiction of current events. Its as if your fantasy is too advanced
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nikeguy69Mar 31, 2026
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The truth hurts doesn’t it!
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No_Swan_9470Mar 31, 2026
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There was no raid in "The Pitt"
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abphoto842Apr 1, 2026
This show is going to turn into SVU so quick. The first season felt elevated - a good popcorn tv show with heart - but the second season has too many moments of watered down social commentary that feels shoehorned into the series.
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GodIsDead1313Mar 31, 2026
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We all know they didn’t it for viewership and ratings lol
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Setstream_JamMar 31, 2026
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I bet you were the smartest kid in the class during home school
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GodIsDead1313Mar 31, 2026
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Pretty much
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BucolicsAnonymousMar 31, 2026
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Yeah, I’m sure this show was really hard up for ratings before this episode 🙄
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