I was gonna make a whole gifset about this but I honestly cbf piecing it all together visually so here's a text version
that is nicotine gum, which robby chews on for the entire scene where that guy comes in after vaping too much, and where robby off the top of his head knows how much nicotine is in a pack of cigarettes/vape pod
and nicotine gum is usually used for the first 12 weeks after starting to quit and some common side effects of quitting smoking are:
anger or irritability
impatience
trouble sleeping
jumpiness
depression/sadness
which is all to say I think robby is in the throes of nicotine withdrawals on top of literally everything else going on in s1
abbot: er doctor. veteran. combat medic. amputee. widower. goes to therapy. fakes measurements to allow an abortion for a young girl. gives blood while actively treating patients. copes in dark humor. a yapper. talks his friend off a ledge he was just on. listens to a police scanner on his day off. volunteers to come in on his day off. makes sure people know they're doing a good job.
all the doctors dressed up as robby for his birthday and after taking this pic he had to immediately excuse himself to the bathroom to cry about it
Benton & Carter: *rarely physically affectionate in the show, only happens on rare occasions to emphasize importance*
Meanwhile, the actors in real life:
I think since Abbot works nights he gets majority of the GenZ nurses so he starts picking up on some of the phrases (after they explain what they mean)
Example:
Abbot: *really mad* I’m about to crash out
*Robby genuinely thinking he’s going into cardiac arrest*
the pitt + nicknames
“The Pitt”: Jack Abbot’s appreciation post 🔥 original posts: x, x, x, x, x, x, x + other characters: part 1, 2, 3
unrequited robbylangdon has killed thousands
THE PITT 1.04 • 10:00 A.M.
Dr. Parker Ellis & Dr. Melissa King being badasses THE PITT 1.15 ⟶ “9:00 PM” (2025)