The Pitt and the Reality of Doctors

Earlier this evening, my wife was bored and I suggested she check out The Pitt. We both love The Bear, and I've read that its competence porn like The Bear, and its been impossible for me avoid the fandom regarding Taylor Dearden's performance as autistic physician Dr. Mel King. It's rare for there to be positive representations of autistic individuals that down lean into the Rain Man route, so I knew my wife would appreciate that. She watched the first episode and loved it. She told me she thought I'd love it and I really want to. There is just something holding me back, and that is my years of experience in hospitals. I started The Pitt when it first debuted, and I was really excited to watch it, but I turned it off within a few minutes. I mean, it's television, so its obviously not a realistic portrayal, the same way Better Call Saul was not a realistic portrayal of being a lawyer. I'm sure The Pitt strives for a bit more accuracy than say Better Call Saul, but what I saw in those…