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Wow, talk about a difficult day of work, am I right?
Its impossible, and I have cried about it.
Has any TV drama with such a sprawling ensemble produced banger after banger of great characters?
Even the characters who make me mad, I love.
But what makes each character on this unflinching look at an underfunded emergency department so compelling?
Which character do we look forward to watching each week?
Who is easiest to root for and why?
Thats what were going to get into here.
So, consider this ranking less of a worst-to-best list and more of a least-best-to-best list.
Out of all the fan favorites onThe Pitt, who should reign as themostfavorite?
28.Gloria (Michael Hyatt), Chief Medical Officer
- at a character more than once in a single season of television, theyre dead to me.
Eileen Shamsi (Deepti Gupta), Surgical Attending
27.
Speaking of, this lady literally has the phrase read the room yelled at her.
During a mass-casualty event!
By her 20-year-old daughter!
Who is still a baby med student!
Mehta (Kinner Shah), Stroke Neurologist
26.
Puns should be banned from all medical controls at all times!!
25.The Med Techs (Stephen Hart, Jermaine Williams, Matt Mercurio)
25.
Performing their work duties and running a three-pronged gambling pool?
24.Kim (Ambar Martinez), Nurse
24.
Just refilling the scrubs machine all day?
A woman of mystery!
Yolanda Garcia (Alexandra Metz), Surgical Resident
23.
Does she think shes onGreys Anatomyor something?
22.Kiara Alfaro (Krystel Mcneil), Social Worker
22.
Are you gonna be part of the problem, Kiara, or are you the solution?
She just needs a little more urgency to her actions.
21.Jesse (Ned Brower), Nurse
21.
And, hey, start with his exact height measurement.
Like a tree, this guy!
20.Donnie (Brandon Mendez Homer), Nurse
20.
Still, Im instantly endeared to the person who brings the cooler to work for post-shift park beers.
19.Ahmad (Johnath David), Security Guard
19.
18.Lupe (Tracy Vilar), Desk Clerk
18.
The glass screen in front of her is not thick enough, this I know for sure.
17.Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez), Third-Year Med Student
17.
Oh, to be 20 and tending to people in their most vulnerable moments!
16.Esme (Misha Gonz-Cirkl), Custodial Worker
16.
Emery Walsh (Tedra Millan), Surgeon
15.
Way to show up for just a few final episodes and make a name for yourself, Walsh!
Additionally, Im very into the level of shit she gives Abbot.
To blow off steam or whatever!!
No big deal!!
Frank Langdon (Patrick Ball), Senior Resident
14.
Not to be too Tyra Banks about it, but Frank Langdon, I was rooting for you!
We were all rooting for you!
It also doesnt hurt that hes quite the skilled doctor.
Still, Mel King, in all her glory, can only do so much.
Grow up, dude!
Its the only way he ever has a shot of moving up this list.
Trinity Santos (Isa Briones), Intern
13.
Well, well, well, Trinity fucking Santos.
Sorry, Im getting all hot and bothered about it again.
She does have a beating heart in there after all!
12.Mateo (Jalen Thomas Brooks), Nurse
12.
He is very sweet in the way he receives Javadis crush.
He reveals that he moonlights as a babysitter.
He makes McKays ex Chad jealous by simply existing.
He wears a headband.
He assists Javadi in her chest-tube MacGyver maneuver.
He says, Youre a rockstar, Victoria, in a way one can only describe as life-altering.
John Shen (Ken Kirby), ED Attending
11.
10.Dennis Whitaker (Gerran Howell), Fourth-Year Med Student/Rat King
10.
And the empathetic but firm way he deals with finding Robby mid-breakdown feels wise beyond his years.
Plus, we learn that Whitaker unwinds from a hard day via dance party in the shower?
Parker Ellis (Ayesha Harris), Senior Resident
9.
So when are we gettingThe Pitt: Night Shift?
Give me all the Ellis and Shen youve got, show!
Jack Abbot (Shawn Hatosy), ED Attending
8.
Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), Second-Year Resident
7.
Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh), Third-Year Resident
6.
She is confident without being arrogant.
She is a calm, measured, honest teacher.
She looks at her patients as full people rather than symptoms.
She does not immediately melt from secondhand embarrassment when her elder yells Slo-Mo No Mo!
at her like an idiot.
Its really the last thing that makes me believe in her abilities.
5.Perlah (Amielynn Abellera) and Princess (Kristin Villanueva), Nurses
5.
Do not make me rank one of these women above the other; I simply cannot do it.
Their friendship is precious.
Their gossiping about co-workers in various other languages is impressive.
Princesss wistful reminiscing about having sex under a picnic blanket with a Dave Navarro look-alike during Lollapalooza is awesome.
These two are absolute stars, and I will never choose between them.
Heather Collins (Tracy Ifeachor), Senior Resident
4.
She clearly respects protocols but will always find ways to best serve her patients.
(The way she handles her abortion patient is an excellent example of this.)
Melissa King (Taylor Dearden), Second-Year Resident
3.
Melissa King is too good for this world and too good for this hospital!
The people of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center do not know how good they have it with this woman.
Okay, well, Robby knows how good he has it.
Melissa King forever, hey never let anyone or anything hurt her ever for the rest of her life.
Michael Robby Robinavitch (Noah Wyle), ER Attending
2.
First of all, can you believe this mans name is Michael?
And yet, here is Dr. Robby.
Hes a good-hearted, skilled doctor just trying to do his best.
The fact that he knows, like, ten different ways to intubate someone doesnt hurt either.
(We love a man who is good at his job!)
Having a protagonist with such interesting layers helps setThe Pittapart from other medical shows.
1.Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), Charge Nurse
1.
Was anyone better suited to assist Robby with Leah?
Would McKay have wanted support from anyone else during the sex-trafficking situation?
but possibly more importantly, I mean it in regards to doctor and staff care.
Dana keeps the place running logistically, but she also keeps it running emotionally.
She has everyones back in whatever way they need it.
When Robby says that the place couldnt run without her, he is not kidding.
But on top of all of that, Dana is also cool as hell.
Breaking up fistfights in chairs?
Making the phrase you should probably zip it, capisce?
sound tough in 2025?
Dana does it all.
Its why its so shocking and affecting when its Dana who gets cold-cocked in the face by a patient.
and a little bit triumphant.
(For her, not for us, obviously.
just dont take her away.)
What a TV character.
Nurses should get paid more.
