The Pitt Season 2 Just Introduced Dr. Robby's New Love Interest, But It's All A Little Shady

Emergency! This article contains spoilers for "The Pitt" season 2, episode 2.

"The Pitt" season 2 adds several fresh faces to the staff of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, including Meta Golding's case manager, Noelle Hastings. However, it appears Hastings has done more than just administer patient cases since her arrival at the hospital, as a scene from episode 2 suggests that she and Noah Wyle's Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch have been seeing each other. At least, that's the implication, but this revelation comes alongside some suspicious looks from charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), who clearly isn't convinced that Robby's new relationship is good for him. Why? At this point, our guess is as good as yours.

We all love "The Pitt" for its medical accuracy and the way in which it immerses us in what feels like a real ER for 15 hours. We also love the way in which "The Pitt" tackles major cultural issues and maintains its sharp social commentary — something that's clearly front and center in season 2. But let's be honest. We also love the interpersonal drama. Viewers are surely just as eager to find out what's going on in the personal lives of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center staff as they are to see what bizarre and confounding medical cases come through the doors of the ER this season.

Thankfully, the show hasn't forgotten about the interpersonal drama, and in episode 2 of the second season, it seems the writers are setting the stage for plenty of that. Hastings and Robby's relationship remains somewhat mysterious, but Evans clearly isn't convinced, so what on earth is going on between the pair?

In "The Pitt" season 2, episode 2, Fiona Dourif's Dr. Cassie McKay treats a patient named Mr. Allen Billings (Michael Cognata), who arrives at the hospital with an open dislocation after a roof tile fell on him. In one of the more graphic scenes yet seen in season 2 (though not as graphic as the birth scene from "The Pitt" season 1), Dr. Michael Robinavitch guides Taylor Dearden's Dr. Melissa King through popping the bone back in manually. After this, McKay oversees Mr. Billings' recovery, but is surprised when Noelle Hastings forces her patient to be transferred to another hospital.

Despite McKay appealing to Dr. Robby, he agrees with Hastings. McKay then becomes suspicious as to why the pair seems so united in their belief that her patient should be moved when he needs surgery. Aside from being another example of how the best medical drama in years highlights real-world healthcare problems, it's also an intriguing but frustratingly vague moment.

At this point, we're all pretty much in the dark as to what's going on. But as Hastings and Dr. Robby walk away, it starts to seem as though they have an extracurricular connection. Dr. Robby says that McKay is "good at picking up on stuff," to which Hastings replies with, "You didn't say anything, did you?" Robby then tells her that he "subscribe[s] to the Falstaff advice: discretion is the better part of valor," in a reference to a line from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1."

I think I speak for many a "Pitt" fan when I say: what the heck is going on here? McKay might be a secret sleuth, but for us viewers, it's all very mysterious. Things only get more murky from there.

After Noelle Hastings asks Dr. Michael Robinavitch whether he's still leaving for his sabbatical after his shift, he confirms as much and then tells her that he'll find her before he departs. Why? It's not entirely clear, but there's obviously something going on between the pair. After this, charge nurse Dana Evans asks Hastings if she knows what she's doing, to which she replies she's "a big girl."

What exactly is going on between Robby and Hastings, and why is it all so hush-hush? We'll surely find out more as season 2 plays out, and it makes sense that if Dr. Robby is seeing a colleague, he'd want to keep it under the radar. It wouldn't be the first time he's been involved with a fellow worker, either. Last season, we learned that he and Tracy Ifeachor's Dr. Heather Collins (who left "The Pitt" before season 2) had a previous romantic connection, though much like with Dr. Robby's new squeeze, the show didn't provide much in the way of details.

Now, it seems as though the attending physician has found a new workplace romance ... probably. It's all very unclear, though Evans clearly doesn't approve. With plenty more drama to come, we'll no doubt learn more soon, and let's hope we get some actual details this time and not just vague references to Dr. Robby's romantic history.