'The Pitt' Isn't the Show I Thought It Was — and That's Why I Love It

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for the finale of Season 1 of The Pitt Season 1.I'll admit, when I first heard about The Pitt, I wasn't all that intrigued. Oh, great, Noah Wyle in a hospital drama. How original! I loved ER to the point that I watched every episode during its run, and Wyle's character of John Carter was probably my favorite, but it annoyed me that he was being typecast into pretty much rebooting the past. Medical dramas have been done to death. Can't we think of anything new? But as I continued to hear the hype for The Pitt, I decided to finally check it out last week. Now, I'm still several episodes behind, but I am shocked by what I've found.