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word of advice ! This article contain SPOILERS for The Pitt time of year 1 , episode 15.Dr . Dennis Whitaker ( Gerran Howell ) had a very confusing line inThe Pittepisode 12 , but the season close lastly explicate it . Whitaker was easily one of the in effect characters in thecast ofThe Pitt , and theending ofThe Pittseason 1somehow made him even well . He had a lot of notable present moment throughout his 15 - hour shifting , from catching and killing a blackleg to having to deepen his scrubs several times , and he do by them all with a lot of endearing qualities . One part of Whitaker ’s account , however , was a bit puzzling .
InThe Pittepisode 12 , just before the PittFest shooting victims started to glut into PTMC , Whitaker said something mildly strange . Robby and Gloria ( Michael Hyatt ) were discussing what to do with all the patients they were about to receive , and Whitaker noted that an intact wing of the hospital was empty and ready for affected role to be moved there . The conversation quickly moved on from there , so it was easy to miss , but it was still odd that Whitaker somehow have it off about an empty offstage of the hospital he was interning at . Luckily , The Pittseason 1 ’s finale gave it a lot of setting .
Whitaker Sleeping At The Hospital Explains How He Knew About The Empty Wing In Episode 12
Whitaker Had Firsthand Knowledge Of PTMC’s Empty Wing
As Dr. Santos ( Isa Briones ) find out at the oddment ofThe Pitt , Whitaker had been sleeping in the empty wing of PTMC for a considerable amount of meter . The fact that Whitaker was basically living in the empty wing of PTMC explains incisively why he knew about it when the PittFest shooting started . When Santos discovered his secret , Whitaker also explained that he had done a different rotation at PTMC before fail to the emergency elbow room , which helps explicate how he discover it onward of clock time .
Whitaker almost for certain screw that he was only able to live at the hospital because no one knew he was there , yet he was altruistic enough to offer his home to people in demand at the drop curtain of a chapeau .
The Pitt ’s finale also made Whitaker ’s furrow in episode 12 even more remarkable . If the empty wing of PTMC had been used for the PittFest shooting victim , Whitaker ’s living space would have been incur , and he would in all probability have to have live on the street . Whitaker almost certainly knew that he was only capable to live at the infirmary because no one knew he was there , yet he was altruistic enough to volunteer his home to people in need at the drop of a hat . It ’s yet another illustration of Whitaker ’s generosity , and ofThe Pitt ’s layered and heartfelt committal to writing .
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Why Whitaker Had Been Sleeping At The Hospital Before The Pitt Season 1
Whitaker Has Talked About His Money Problems In The Past & He Is Effectively Houseless
It was a bit surprising that Whitaker was sleeping in the empty annexe of the infirmary , and in that surprisal , The Pittdidn’t exactly excuse why he was dash there . Throughout their shift , Whitaker was very outspoken about the money job he was experiencing . He made reference to how he would never be capable to pay off his aesculapian school loans , and he was seen purloin sandwich into his pockets too soon on in the shifting . Whitaker was sleeping in the empty fender of the infirmary because he ’s poor and effectively unhoused . He did n’t have tear money , so he slept in a spot where no one would kick him out .
The first season of Max ’s The Pitt is filled with heartbreaking moments and legal tender rally that make it one of the most engaging shows of the twelvemonth .
The Apocalypse that Whitaker was effectively unhoused also clarify a heap of his more interesting moments from earlier inThe Pittseason 1 . For example , Whitaker jumped at the opportunity to join Kiara ( Krystel Mcneil ) and the hospital ’s street squad delivering medicine to unhoused the great unwashed in Pittsburgh , probable because he realized he was very close to living on the street himself . It also makes all the closet malfunctions he had even more vitriolic , as those were likely some of the only clothes he had . Somehow , The Pittfound a way to make Whitaker even more likable right at the last present moment .
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How Did Nobody Catch Onto Whitaker Sleeping In The Empty Wing For Over A Month?
Surely PTMC’s Security Would Still Check An Abandoned Wing Every Once In A While
Whitaker ’s revelation in the finale ofThe Pittseason 1 did n’t clear up everything , however , and it really opened up a bit of a plot hole . It does n’t make much sentiency that Whitaker was capable to last in the infirmary ’s empty wing for a full month without being found . It may be an abandoned wing , but PTMC definitely has security , and they should have done a paseo - through of that wing at least once in a while . At the very least , they should have been checking for multitude like Whitaker : unhoused masses who were living in the wing .
It ’s honestly odd that Santos was the first person to discover Whitaker ’s living situation .
On top of just general security being capable to find Whitaker , PTMC was probably project on doing something with the abandoned wing . Whether it was close for renovation or will eventually be reopened , the hospital would likely still be doing sustentation and other projection that would let them find Whitaker . He was n’t being very careful about his inhabit arrangement , either . If anyone had take the air past Whitaker ’s way even when he was n’t there , they would have seen his personal holding , some food for thought he kept next to his layer , and all his toiletries . It ’s frankly left over that Santos was the first person to come across Whitaker ’s be situation .
Why Santos Offers Whitaker Her Spare Room For Free In The Pitt Season 1’s Ending
Santos' Generosity Was Always There, But The PittFest Shooting Brought It Out Even More
by from the revelation that Whitaker was unhoused , the most surprising part of his scene was Dr. Santos ' decision to let Whitaker live in her spare room . Santos had , after all , been very incompatible towards and borderline bullying her coworkers throughoutThe Pittseason 1 , and letting one said coworker live with her for devoid is highly generous . The self-aggrandising reason Santos have Whitaker live in her superfluous way is because Santos is a kind and compare person underneath her thorny exterior . When Santos learn people in need , like Whitaker or the small fry who attempted self-destruction at PittFest , she helps them because she cares about them .
Two of the main doctors in The Pitt completely change places throughout time of year 1 , and it will be interesting to see how that develop in season 2 .
There ’s also a chance that the experience of dealing with the PittFest shooting victims change Santos , to an extent . As Robby mentioned in his net speech to the staff , the mass injured party event get out everybody in the infirmary ’s " better angels . “That was for sure rightful of Santos : before the shot , she was challenging , self - centered , and intend , while afterwards she was helpful , modest , and compassionate . Saving those lives - and watching Whitaker do his part - may have helped Santos become more generous . At the very least , it probably helped her allow her defend down and show the unselfishness that was always there .
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The Pittseason 2 is expect to return in 2026 , as Dr. Robby thespian Noah Wyle has substantiate that HBO is looking to make the aesculapian dramatic play into a flagship series for its streaming armed service , Max .
Santos ' decision to allow Whitaker live in her spare elbow room could also introduce some interesting storylines forThe Pittseason 2to explore . There ’s no telling whether Santos and Whitaker will return , as they ’re both residents in gyration , but HBO has revealed thatThe Pittseason 2 takes place eight months later . That ’s enough time for Santos and Whitaker to potentially become friend while living together , or perhaps even begin a relationship . Anything could happen in that time , andThe Pittmay reveal that there are even more side to both Whitaker and Santos than we ’ve seen so far .
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