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The first season of HBO Max's The Pit put an ER full of doctors, nurses, and staff through a grueling 15-hour shift and won the show a raft of Emmy Awards.

The second season is close to an end, and while this shift has been less catastrophic in some

ways,

it's clear that everyone, including attending physician Dr. Robbie, played by Noah Wiley,

is stretched very, very thin. I'm Linda Holmes, and today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour,

we're talking about the latest season of The Pit.

Joining us today is host of NPR's It's Been a Minute, Brittany Luce.

Hello, Brittany.

Hello.

And also with us is Vulture TV critic Roxanna Hadati.

Hello, Roxanna.

Hello.

So good to see you both.

You probably know the basic structure of the pit by now, but the short

version is that it follows the emergency department of a large Pittsburgh hospital through a long

shift where each episode covers one hour. In the second season, Dr. Rabinovich, aka Dr. Robbie,

played by Noah Wiley, is working his last shift before a planned three-month sabbatical,

and he's clearly at the very,

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