It's odd to think of "Gypsy" in reference to "The Pitt," but I gotta be me.
Sondheim's wonderful gift was his way of showing people at war with themselves; Madame Rose, running on fumes, often wants to self-destruct.
Why did I do it?
What did it get me?
Scrapbooks full of me in the background.
Give 'em love--and what does it get you?
What does it get you?
One quick look as each of them leaves you.
All your life--and what does it get you?
Thanks a lot, and out with the garbage.
They take bows, and you're batting zero.
Like Rose, Dr. Robby has an addiction to work; it's the chaos of professional life that keeps the doctor afloat. Still, quiet moments are terrifying--because they allow for reflection. Dr. Robby doesn't want to think.
One of the surprises of "The Pitt's" second season is that it gives Langdon a "Louise" moment. Having spent ten hours seeming insecure, vulnerable, Langdon finally sheds his skin and becomes "the locus of power." Like Louise, he says, "I've learned how to laugh at myself." Like Louise, Langdon turns to his mentor/captor and says, essentially, "You are pathetic."
I didn't anticipate this scene--and I thought it was effective. But this isn't the end of the series. Presumably, Langdon and Robby will have several more hours together. I wonder what might happen next.
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