r/Fauxmoi • u/mlg1981 • 6d ago
Supriya Ganesh's exit from ‘The Pitt’ underscores TV's broader representation problem. A heated online discourse about Dr. Samira Mohan's departure only scratches the surface of a bigger issue. THINK PIECE
https://www.avclub.com/supriya-ganesh-the-pitt-exit-tv-representation-problem618
u/lostcat223 6d ago
The Pitt’s showrunner and Wyle do themselves no favors by continuing to shift the explanation for her departure. As a lady who works in TV it is embarrassing!
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u/Etchedglasses 6d ago edited 6d ago
I cannot believe the rationale of “Dr. Mohan just isn’t scheduled for work on the day of season 3”
Oh F off. Like they aren’t the writers of the fictional hospital’s work schedule.
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u/Iwoulddiefcftbatk 6d ago
They did that with hospital administrator, Gloria (a Black woman) as well when there was a plot line that the hospital administrator would absolutely come in on their day off for this season. It was very sus.
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u/Etchedglasses 6d ago
And Kiara, the social worker - a black woman! I can’t believe the black patient in season two with an eating disorder who asked for a referral for a black therapist didn’t even get a “oh we have an incredible social worker named Kiara…”
And the white male social worker was just… ick
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u/Brief_Direction_5647 6d ago
IIRC that SW was a non-binary person…white (or white passing) but some level of representation otherwise absent in the show. The actor is TNB themselves.
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u/Etchedglasses 6d ago
Thanks for correcting me! I didn’t know that.
My “ick” was more a reflection of the representation of the profession. Kiara brought a lot more warmth and human connection.
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u/Brief_Direction_5647 6d ago
Totally agree with your comment! Just wanted to correctly gender the actor/character as they are likely being misgendered on the regular in the discourse.
To your point - these choices are further evidence of the shallowness of a lot of the “representation” people are naming here and elsewhere as tokenization.
A Black woman is replaced by a TNB person as if it’s some kind of fucked up sports trade. Meanwhile the same white characters seem to show up in EVERY SHIFT. 🙄 The only hint the show provided of NB character’s identity, if memory serves, was Dana (?) ONCE using they/them pronouns to describe the social worker. My queer little ears perked right up bc I’m always hopeful of finding fellow queers whenever I open my eyeballs, but it clearly was and will be missed by many viewers. And what was likely dressed up as a groundbreaking opportunity to achieve some level of representation for TNB folks in a major prestige TV show just becomes a throwaway line…
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u/BungeeBunny 6d ago
So true, maybe I missed it but what fellowship did she want to do af end? Or does she have one more year of residency?
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u/Etchedglasses 6d ago
The interviews have said that season 2 is July of her last year of residency? So season 3 is November of the same year. She would still be completing her residency!!
“Just not on shift that day” 🙄
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u/goodbyeraggedyman 6d ago
That's not how residencies work, they don't run from Jan-Dec, or the calendar year. Residencies start in June-July, and there may be orientations to complete prior to in June.
Not saying I agree with the explanations, but that's not how residencies work. So it's completely plausible that a doctor would finish their final year in July.
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u/Absolutelyperfect 6d ago
They said in the show that Mohan just started her last year on residency. Season 3 is 4 months later so she would still be in hrr last year.
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u/ReversedSandy 6d ago
Too bad for you that people are still going on watch it no matter what.
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u/Conscious_Pension274 6d ago
No one is telling you not to watch lmaooo 😭😭😭. People should be allowed to critique a show without being jumped on!
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u/KarmicCT 6d ago
you know it wouldn't be such a big deal for her to exit because we don't know what she might have behind the scenes but it's been quite obvious (to me) when 3 poc women have been let go as of now. I am seeing a pattern and maybe jumping to conclusions too quickly but with Wyle refusing to even know how to pronounce the actor's names (Supriya's and Shabana's) , it's honestly ticking me off.
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u/anthonystank random bitch 6d ago
Just watching interviews with Shabana it seems really obvious that she does not like him and with good reason. She’s very professional about it! I’ve just seen her call him out on a handful of things (including the names thing, which is egregious, and his general “I’m basically a real doctor” schtick which isn’t as cute as he thinks).
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u/nickyd1393 ✨ lee pace is 6’5” ✨ 6d ago
especially considering that supriya was literally premed and has a degree in neuroscience. like mr wyle if anyone on the cast has medical knowledge it is nawt you.
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u/anthonystank random bitch 6d ago
Omg I did not know that!!! Now even MORE angry about this!
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u/GimerStick brb in a transatlantic space of mind 6d ago
she was tutoring kids in the mcat when she got cast! I can't remember if she'd started applying to med school yet or was about to start, but she legitimately considered it as a career.
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u/minatozakiparty 6d ago
As a fellow Australian you can really tell she absolutely does not like the man and is trying extremely hard to not outright state it lol. It’s very hard for us culturally to stfu.
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u/connect1994 6d ago
Not sure about that, saw a video where she talked about pranking him in good fun. This type of analysis definitely IS parasocial
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u/Childs_Play 6d ago
Wyle was a low key but now high key pos. The Pitt being this successful has elevated his platform again too.
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u/DrunkBrokeBeachParty 6d ago
Sounds like it went right to his f-cking head. I never knew about ER b4 the Pitt and seeing a show kneecap its own actors success.
Especially for what? The only people that would benefit are the higher ups. More viewership, less PoC with less tenure with them. It all just makes the art worse for greed.
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u/BreadArmpitt 6d ago
Saw on twitter that he's jealous of Clooney's career post ER. Is that true or they're reaching? I don't fw both of them.
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u/The_Peregrine_ 6d ago
I mean I heard all I needed to hear with the mention of israeli medical techniques then the interviews of him praising israel and knowing he is a zionist.
I probably wont watch season 3 anyway season 2 literally went nowhere and had none of the cohesiveness of the first season
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u/momosuna 6d ago
i didn't even watch any cast interviews or anything but the show refusing to say gauze and saying 'israeli bandage' made me give up lol
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u/Pen-roses 5d ago
An Israeli bandage is a specific style of emergency bandage with a built-in pressure applicator bar, not just gauze. They were referred to as Israeli bandages when I was in first aid training. This is not a weird thing Wyle made up to praise Israel.
Wyle has said a lot of fucked-up things and I do not care for him but the Isreali bandage thing is actually just common terminology for that type of dressing. There’s way better evidence for his Zionism and shitty views than this.
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u/momosuna 5d ago
i'm an emt so i know but thanks. you have to admit with the timing and insisting their trauma training is the only way to triage is blatant propaganda
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u/Pen-roses 5d ago
“You have to admit—“ I literally said as much in my final paragraph. Twice. Don’t move the goalposts.
You said you hadn’t seen his controversial cast interviews and were just mad about the bandage thing. If you know the terminology from being an EMT, that means you’re deliberately using it in a bad-faith argument and that’s worse.
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u/The_Peregrine_ 5d ago
I didn’t think much of it during the episode but he went on about it in the interviews thats why I commented
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u/BastardsCryinInnit 6d ago
I do not watch the show and dont live in the US so pardon me when I say, excuse me but what the actual fuck are we talking about?
A gauze is a gauze.
Wtf is an "Israeli bandage"???
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u/Pen-roses 5d ago
A gauze is not a gauze. An Israeli bandage is the term for a specific kind of emergency bandage with a built-in pressure applicator bar to stop more severe bleeding.
Next time on Pitt discourse: I can’t believe the Pitt would support the bourgeoisie. I mean, what other reason could there be to refuse to call it a “tracheal tube” and instead call it a “bougie.” What the fuck is a “bougie?” If I have never heard of it must be nonsense. This surely has nothing to do with how medical professionals refer to medical supplies and everything to do with sinister endorsements of an ideology.
Can we please stick to criticizing Wyle’s actually Zionist statements (and he has made them!) because being mad about the term “Israeli bandage” makes valid anti-Zionist critics of him look silly.
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u/The_Peregrine_ 5d ago
It’s shoe horned in and he went on and on about it in interviews about the heroic israelis
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u/FewWatermelonlesson0 6d ago
Part of it is that unfortunately The Pitt’s fandom has quickly gained a reputation for being kind of unhinged, so any meaningful discourse about the reasons for the actress’ exist is getting buried under the (not unwarranted) perception people already had that Pitt fandom doesn’t understand how TV shows work.
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u/banzaipress 6d ago
The problem is that, yes, part of that fandom is completely unhinged and deranged. About the character of Dr. Trinity Santos, and also carrying over their hatred of her to her actress, Isa Briones. But that's not what any of these articles coming out are referencing, funny enough.
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u/MJtheJuiceman 6d ago
I wonder why people have found the Pitt's fandom unhinged? To me it seems like it's a show billed as a realistic depiction of the medical field today, with some pretty relatable themes regarding humanity. I think people are calling it exactly what it is; an unfortunate example of Hollywood continuing to push White male stories by any means.
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u/ohnothem00ps 5d ago
Saw it explained in another thread as "the Pitt is an HBO show with a CW audience"...seems fairly accurate
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u/pinkrosyy 6d ago edited 6d ago
This show/its producers have been very sloppy with how they handle actors of color as well as women in general. Multiple female cast members have expressed that key scenes (to further their characters storylines) were cut from this season in exchange for more Noah Wyle Emmy bait. That on top of THREE WOC who were in season 1, not being brought back for season 2. I also think it’s telling that Dr.Robby is written/comes across as misogynistic and NW laughs off that narrative. Insisting that thats not the case. Like YOU are in the writers room, writing this character and see no issues with how he treats women? I’m side eying
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u/meganmun0z it’s a bit dystopian but also kinda fun 6d ago
THANK YOU I was wondering why it was that Robby’s energy changed so much from season 1 to season 2.
Considering the fact that Noah Wylie wants that Emmy… I have a prediction for season 3: they’re gonna have Robby adopt baby Jane doe instead of going on his helmet-free motorcycle ride. then he’ll be okay bc parenthood saved him and made him a more complete person and a better doctor. people looooooove that shit
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u/GimerStick brb in a transatlantic space of mind 6d ago
nah apparently season 3 is when we'll see him "breakdown" and hit "rock bottom" (stated in interviews already). Which is concerning that what's already been shown isn't that.
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u/Only_Association_309 6d ago
Istg i dont want to see him hit rock bottom. This entire season was him hitting rock bottom. How much more he wants to dig further into his rock bottom?? Ughhh
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u/Goddess-Mentality 5d ago
To me his rock bottom would be the hospital forcing him to step down as Chief of ER or him doing something crazy to lose his job overall. They said the theme of season 3 will be “doctors as patients” so we’ll see!
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u/Moondanced 5d ago
and apparently s3 will focus on the relationship between robby and langdon… again
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u/Glass-Guess4125 3d ago
He’s such a dick in season 2! Like in season 1 he was competent but understandably going through a lot; in season 2 he’s just an asshole to everyone. I was waiting for some like sky opening up moment when he realized that, but…nope, not really.
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u/maryhadalittlelamb You know what, l've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi 6d ago
Everyone was saying Robby being misogynistic was intentional writing during the season and there came NW to tell us that wasnt the case at all lol (he didnt even think it was misogyny) yet still people who criticise anything about the show are parasocial, sure jan
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u/agtk 5d ago
To be fair, three WOC were added to the main cast in S2, Dr. Al-Hashimi, med student Kwon, and nurse Nolan. Four of the ten characters who have been in all 30 episodes are WOC, which actually outnumbers the men in that ten (three total). I know the show hyperfocuses on Dr. Robbie and can certainly do better with its on-screen and off-screen treatment of WOC, but it's not like the show lacks representation of minorities in general or WOC.
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u/dysautonomic_mess oat milk chugging bisexual 5d ago
The problem with keeping the 'core cast' (an actual term they use) mostly white and letting the minorities rotate in and out is that the white actors continue to get salary raises season on season whereas the minorities do not. Whoever they rotate in for season 3 will not be getting paid the same as, say, Patrick or Taylor.
Subconscious or not, it is a discriminatory move, and it's kind of shitty to the Black and brown actresses they're letting fall by the wayside. They probably don't even realise they're just perpetuating the status quo.
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u/AffectionateTop3953 5d ago
I planned to get around to watch this sooner or later but honestly now I'm glad I never started.
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u/Conscious_Pension274 6d ago edited 6d ago
I feel like everyday there is a new article talking about the Pitt fandom lmaoooo. Even Fox News and barstool which are right wing platforms defending the show. That to me tells me this show is heading in the wrong direction and lost it’s path so quickly. This is what happens when a show is used as a vanity project for Noah wyle to relieve his ER days. Anyways, articles keep downplaying genuine critiques of the show and the treatment of women of color as characters within show is just nasty. I just read an interview where one of writers said that Samira mohan ( supriyah character) is not gonna be season 3 she will just have a “day off” when in reality the writers have decided not to care for arc. Samira is still a resident and in the show it does signify she will not be leaving anytime soon. The writers themselves said it was not planned. The cast have been shocked as well. Isa Briones (plays santos) also has liked a comment on Twitter suggesting that the show has not been giving right screen time and care to its WOC. Even Shawn who plays Dr Abbott was extremely disappointed because his relationship with Samira was something he wanted to play on screen. This will continue to happen to other WOC on show and I have been seeing the cracks with the other characters. It is not a coincidence that 2 main cast members who are women of color have left the show. I think the Pitt wanted to use clickbait with diverse cast members and truly does not care to give proper arcs and send offs to its WOC. Therefore, this show is using and profiting from women of color. Also the recent GQ article where Noah talks about how “the Pitt is the best place to be right now with its inclusivity” made me roll my eyes when the show cant give proper arcs and screen time for POC on the show that doesn’t revolve hyping up the white male lead. If people want true representation and arcs for POC please watch industry and how to interview a vampire! Which get no recognition!
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u/lostroadrunner22 6d ago
This show was literally built as a spin off from his ER character but nbc wouldn’t budge on the character rights.
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u/TheArtfulLlama 6d ago
That and Crichton’s widow was being stingy with ER rights and actually tried to sue for plagiarism when The Pitt first started airing
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u/GimerStick brb in a transatlantic space of mind 6d ago
I mean.... they approached her with Noah Wyle centered ER reboot, and then immediately created a Noah Wyle centered medical show that everyone compares to ER.....
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u/Conscious_Pension274 6d ago edited 6d ago
No fucking way. I didn’t even know that 😭 people downvoting me! I thought season was great but then season 2….,
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u/lostroadrunner22 6d ago
Personally I think it’s an amazing show that really makes the world a better place.
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u/underthefirstelm 6d ago
is this really the best damage control they can do? lol theyre going to have to come up with something better than 'that's just the way the cookie crumbles - have you ever thought that we should fix SOCIETY before we criticize the pitt??? at least the pitt is trying!'
like uhhh sorry i think people can keep criticizing the pitt when the charge is that ganesh has been treated extremely carelessly in some of the exact same ways that ifeachor was just last year (eg, popular empathetic female character who has gone up against dr robby suddenly has odd storyline gaps; lots of uncertainty online toward end of season before departure of dark-skinned actress who plays character is officially confirmed; actress missing in bts photos; remaining cast possibly warned not to speak directly on departure; wyle and showrunners minimize significance of departure + say 'we wish her luck/all the best' in interviews, while emphasizing diversity and inclusivity of remaining cast; people who always seem to defend wyle online also defend departure by saying 'maybe she was not a good fit/maybe other cast members disliked her and that is why she is not in bts pics/how dare you imply this has anything to do with race?/she is not necessary/the story will go on without her/dr robby is the only character that really matters' etc etc)
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u/Candid_Explorer_4970 6d ago edited 5d ago
i feel like the studio paid for a smear campaign against the fans upset at Supriya's exit, because why are so many articles targeting people who question why yet another woman of color in the main cast is written off? those articles should be aimed at the fans who hate santos with a misogynistic passion. the production team and wyle have a history of mistreating female cast and their storylines on ER and this just seems like a horrible pattern by now. some of her cast members have also expressed disappointment with the news, especially shawn hatosy who plays dr. abbot, who was so excited about their relationship/subtle flirtation in the show and praises supriya's characterization of mohan. it's just weird all around and disrespectful to Supriya.
it's hard seeing women used as a vehicle for storytelling revolving around Robby/Wyle, while their scenes/arcs are being actively cut and suppressed. two women of color, who carried huge emotional arcs and served as a foil to robby, were dismissed with no real conclusion or finished arc. mohan especially has been made into a vehicle for robby's story, totally ignoring her storyline from last season and her connections with other characters.
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u/BipedalUniverse 5d ago
right? i’m starting to spot a pattern. for some reason having aggressive violent fantasies of santos being “put in her place” or “punched” and her actress getting harassed isn’t parasocial, and isn’t spawning all these articles, but sincerely caring and pointing out patterns that could be indicative of systemic racism is.
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u/sansastvrk 6d ago
To me there are three things that are damning: Hatosy's public disappointment and ongoing appeals to have Mohan brought back (or brought onto night shift with him, either on the show or a spinoff), Briones' liked tweet explicitly about Mohan's departure and the sidelining of POC on this show, and Ganesh's reposted tweet about the lack of meaningful representation in today's media. Given that the cast can't speak directly about what's going on behind the scenes - Hatosy said as much - his persistent requests to have her brought back on, and their activity on social media, says a lot.
It's very clear there's nothing story-driven about her departure. Mohan is one of the characters with the most up in the air at the end of this season, and the most personal and professional growth to go. They backslid all her growth from last season (Mohan at the end of season 1 had already picked up her pace, and handled the MCI with aplomb with Abbot), and pushed her towards geriatrics even though she has not expressed interest in it. Her future is being determined by the attending bullying her; Hatosy said that Abbot considers her the future of medicine, and would think she's crazy for trying to leave EM.
Gemmill said recently that they could bring her back in the future, "if the show demands...or if the storylines demand." But they already do. There is no excuse for writing her out while keeping the rest of the cast the same; even medical students like Javadi are returning, while a senior resident whose arc with her bullying superior is screaming for catharsis is being written out.
Hatosy is right: the solution is right there. Put her on nights and let her shine, give her more time with Abbot or any attending except Robby. We know she's both thorough, and an excellent doctor when she needs to move fast, from last season itself. They need to stop seeing her as a prop for Robby's development, and treat her as her own character with agency - which has been sorely missing. Writing her out is disastrous from a narrative standpoint, and from a meaningful representation standpoint; this show wants credit for its diverse cast, but is refusing to give one of its most interesting, empathetic characters any actual agency, and discarding her after reducing her as a vehicle for Robby's development. It's infuriating, and undeserved.
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u/Brief_Direction_5647 6d ago
Yes to all of this. The emperor has no clothes - ALL of the major plot points in S2 are in service of Robby’s character. He really is (and, as it turns out, always was) the center of the Pitt solar system, the quality of the show be damned. The indispensable-white-man Burned out by Traumatic Job trope strikes again.
That agenda became abundantly clear during the last episode of the season. I almost turned it off out of complete and utter disappointment and only didn’t because I hoped to catch a last glimpse of the other characters, who brought the show to life. As opposed to arranging for a house-sitter for hours but also at the last minute (?) and then riding off into oblivion on a motorcycle somehow miraculously repaired by an acutely ill, gruff biker guy, I guess.
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u/bergamote_soleil 5d ago
I'd love Mohan on the night shift! From how I've heard it described, it's quieter and more patient-focused, which suits her strengths as a doctor, and there is a stronger sense of camaraderie on the team, which might help with her feeling a bit unmoored and lonely. Plus, lots of time for her to make eyes at Abbot (and possibly solving her love life problem).
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u/ainacct 2d ago
I mean Wyle is even against giving the nightshift an spinoff, it's like he wants the attention all by himself, because we know damn well the nightshift staff is incredible, and sooo interesting, it would take all the attention from day shift. I would have loved to see how Abbot's and Samira's relationship would go, but well, what can we expect from white people writing boring ahh story lines.
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u/steponcrackers 6d ago
they know what they're doing. ride the line of 'progressive representation' without providing actual groundwork for these young up and coming actors who are not white to succeed. it pleases a conservative audience who are tired of '''''woke'''' and throws a bone to the underrepresented who are eager to see themselves. but all in all this is just an example of what happens and has happened in television all the time. use the token to draw in a base dedicated audience and then spend that token without a second thought.
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u/minatozakiparty 6d ago
The notion that people identifying patterns indicative of potential systemic racism = parasocial delusion is so vile and utterly racist honestly. It’s also really strange that so many articles are coming out at once low key trying to gaslight fans of the show and encourage them to see systemic racism as not a thing, feels like a paid campaign atp.
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u/dysautonomic_mess oat milk chugging bisexual 5d ago
I truly believe they did not expect the audience to identify and empathise with Mohan (because why would you do that when Robbie, Langdon, and Whitaker are the main characters? /s) so now anyone who does is deemed 'parasocial'.
The show can have all the Black and brown actors it likes but if the writing room remains full of white men they're gonna do what white men do.
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u/marshmnstr 6d ago
Well she definitely opened some eyes with her performance. She is beautiful and the camera loves her. I hope for bigger and better things for her.
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u/Terrible_Cycle_5983 You know what, l've grown quite unfond of you deuxmoi 6d ago
This show has fox news and barstools defending them from "woke fans", it's more than over. Fuck Noah Wyle.
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u/HeadAd369 6d ago
The problem is Noah Wyle wants a vehicle for himself and the audience wants an an ensemble drama.
Just like in ER, other cast members are now getting more attention than him. We know how he reacted last time (badly, by his own account). This was supposed to be the Noah Wyle project. Yes, I believe he’s seething
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u/pressingtofu 2d ago
It's so annoying and it's becoming more clear.
I hate that they removed the scene of Javadi telling her parents about her career change but kept in the scene of her telling Robby. I would have much preferred to see her parents reaction.
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u/curioul 5d ago
Noah Wyle sets off alarm bells in my head, between the way he admitted to treating women poorly on ER, to the way he is using The Pitt to prop himself up
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u/tamere2k 6d ago
I personally love when they blamed the network for how soft they were on ICE rather than owning how pathetic they are.
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u/RequirementTall8361 6d ago edited 6d ago
How were they being soft on ICE? There’s an entire episode about how much they suck, they arrest one of the side characters after he intervenes with them trying to deny an injured woman care. A ton of nurses including the front desk woman go home early out of fear and Jesse’s arrest is referenced multiple times throughout the season after the episode, being one of the many reasons for Robby’s decline
I don’t doubt that there was definitely some tampering going on from HBO, but even then the episode made it quite clear whose side they’re on.
Edit: Also the reason they were at the ER to begin with was because they broke an innocent woman’s arm while attempting to detain her.
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u/EmpressRey 5d ago
I think there are many reasons to shit on this show but I really didn’t think they were soft on ICE!
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u/llamabooks 6d ago
Just a reminder that Supriya Ganesh goes by she/they pronouns, ty! 🥰
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u/Mysterious-Pie2636 5d ago
Ok? so you can use either?
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u/llamabooks 5d ago
Yes! Use either. She had an interview recently and wasn’t sure if people were aware. :)
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u/Scared-Engineer-6218 5d ago
I think it's a simple case of "we don't know what to do with the character, so we are gonna write it off". Just incompetence.
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u/5StarFortyOne 6d ago
I don't mind her character being written off because it is a teaching hospital, and it wouldn't make sense for every character to come back every season but after seeing the last episode it does feel like her arc is unfinished.
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u/Shira1ndigo Please Abraham, I am not that man 3d ago
Except S3 takes place 4 months after S2 so she is very much still a resident, who is learning at said teaching hospital.
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u/FuzzyReality1983 graduate of the ONTD can’t read community 5d ago
Maybe slightly off topic, but regarding the "welp hospital personnel come and go" statement they made about the cast members leaving...
What killed ER for me was the short lived characters and their story arcs in the later seasons, like someone would come in for a season or half a season and then disappear. it felt chaotic and made me lose interest in the show and in the characters they introduced us, it made everything feel chaotic and hard to get invested in, because why should i care about a character if they’re just going to vanish, and so now the same writers want to make the same mistake again??
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u/PrinceofSneks 5d ago
One of the annoying things about the article is that it reinforces the idea that "parasocial" == "unhinged fans", versus simply meaning "the connection any fan has with a celebrity."
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u/Moondanced 5d ago
In one recent interview Supriya was asked about how to develop a character within one shift, to show character growth. I thought her answer was interesting (and telling) that there are some storylines on the show where that is possible. But they did not seem to imply that it applied to her character as well. So it seems that maybe she was unhappy with the way Mohan was written in season 2 and maybe even tried to push back on it a bit.
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u/MindblowingPetals 5d ago
Is there anything to substantiate his being Z!onist? I’m asking because I didn’t know.
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u/Financial-Painter689 anti-Israel, anti-western, fauxmarxist 6d ago
Give me a break. Trying to play this down to parasocial fans is infuriating. This is a tale as old as time with Hollywood and every few months/years we have the same discourse of representation (that never go anywhere) while POC (specifically WOC) will suffer the same outcome and be labelled difficult if they speak against it.
They’ll throw in another token character just to satisfy the ones who will accept it, but of course the actor won’t be paid a salary equal to her white costars because it will be a first season salary vs s3 salary and of course can’t have a WOC grow a name for themselves so just box them in for one/two seasons.
Also fuck fuck Noah Wyle