Maggie Fremont

3 days ago | vulture.com | Maggie Fremont

The first scripted medical television show was 1951’s City Hospital. The series, which began on ABC before moving to CBS, followed the professional and personal lives of several doctors working, as the title suggests, at a large city hospital. And thus, a genre of television was born. In the decades since, medical shows have become ubiquitous. Sure, they go in and out of style, but they’re always there, chugging away.

1 week ago | vulture.com | Maggie Fremont

Wow, talk about a difficult day of work, am I right? No, I obviously do not mean the doctors, nurses, and staff on The Pitt who have just made it through the 15-hour shift from hell; I mean me, the person who has been tasked with ranking all the medical professionals on The Pitt from worst to best. It’s impossible, and I have cried about it. Has any TV drama with such a sprawling ensemble produced banger after banger of great characters?

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Maggie Fremont

The Pitt 9:00 PM Season 1 Episode 15 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** The Pitt 9:00 PM Season 1 Episode 15 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** Langdon, Dana does NOT need this right now! How’re we doing, Pitt crew? I’ll tell you how I’m doing. I’m terrible. Not because the season one finale of The Pitt was bad. It’s the opposite, in fact. “9:00 P.M.” is about as satisfying a finale a show like this could deliver.

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Maggie Fremont

The Pitt 8:00 P.M. Season 1 Episode 14 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Wow, hate to tell you this, folks, but we are on week three of sipping the nightmare fuel that is The Pitt’s mass-casualty shooting story line. It remains haunting and emotionally impactful even as the chaos subsides. Admittedly, that moment when a teary Dana comforts Jake over the loss of his girlfriend absolutely did me in.

4 weeks ago | vulture.com | Maggie Fremont

The Pitt 7:00 PM Season 1 Episode 13 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** The Pitt 7:00 PM Season 1 Episode 13 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** Finally catch your breath after last week’s unflinching look at the carnage that fills the ER of Pittsburgh Medical Trauma Center after an active shooter situation at Pitt Fest? I’m so happy for you, but also, don’t get used to it.