The Pitt, noted (with spoilers if you have never watched it)

I've never commented about The Pitt, the first season of which I watched at the end of last year, and I'm a couple of episodes into the new season.

Of the first series, I would say it wasn't 100% flawless, but it was extremely likeable and addictive.

The flaws:   the whole Dr Robby freaking out with guilt on the anniversary of his mentor's (I think) death a few years ago seemed a bit heavy handed and unrealistic to me - as was the framing device of the season that made it seem like doctors at this workplace pretty much routinely consider suicide at the end of each shift!  The black doctor who stoically continued at work despite having a miscarriage - seems to be pushing credibility a bit too.   And a pedant might also argue that Dr Robby is too good to be real - but the season gives him some flawed moments too, and Noah Wylie is such a charismatic actor, he really sells the character.

As to why I like it a lot is pretty much down to the quality of the ensemble acting, some of which felt a bit "clunky" in the first few episodes, but that feeling had gone entirely by about half way through the season.   You really, really start to feel that they are real, and the subtly of some of the interactions - where a mere look on their faces can convey so much meaning - gives me a lot of pleasure.   As does the superb choreography of the camera moving around the set.   I bet Spielberg, the master of "blocking", loves it too.

There's also the fun of whether or not you'll be grossed out (or surprised in some other way) each episode by the extreme care they have taken to depict surgery, injuries, body parts (or childbirth!) realistically.  There must some Hollywood props company that specialises in human bodies and body parts that must be making a great income from this show. 

I also love how it incorporates obviously real issues in the American health system - which probably makes MAGA types think it's being too "political".   (They probably hate the sympathetic way it portrays  multiculturalism in the workplace too.)   

So, overall, it's a fantastic modern update of ER, and a couple of months ago, the New York Times had a long article on the career of Noah Wylie which paints him as a nice guy who really deserves the success of this show.  (He is a co-producer too.)

So, I strongly recommend it.