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everyone. i don't know how this just clicked for me.
this is langdon right now:
addict (in recovery, by season two at least)
loves his kid(s)
complicated relationship with other parent
you know who's going to notice this? MCKAY. mckay is going to notice this and when she looks at him, she'll see a 30-year-old cassie in his place. and they are going to have a heartfelt conversation about it. multiple even. walk with me.
And another thing:
Regardless of your interpretation of Langdon's relationship with his wife, that man LOVES being a father. He's got a little friendship bracelet that says dad, whenever their is a child tragedy he is already on the phone to hear his kids and make sure they are ok. He bought them a puppy just because his four year old wanted one, desire to make them happy completely overriding any kind of common sense. Just he clearly loves being Dad, he is like daydreaming about mowing the lawn in white New Balance sneakers, he is mentally grilling outside during their birthday parties or whatever.
And there is so much to be explored with regards to how little time he actually gets with them. Residents get almost no time off for anything so you know he misses them and you know he feels guilty and you know the puppy is BECAUSE he feels guilty.
And we talk a lot (as we should) about the resentment that grows in the primary parent at having to be On and expend all their time and energy on caretaking, but it is also possible for the parent who is not there and is spending less time to be resentful of the other parent for GETTING so much time with the kids. IDK I just think it is an interesting thing to think about in terms of his relationship with his wife because he clearly loves those children.
and when we get a parallel of 1x15 in 2x1 of langdon talking to dana about how he's stressed and nervous and can't cope but its the start of the shift so she's her normal self and puts an arm around him and asks him if he wants a coffee and he says "thats a good idea" instead of "yes please" and gets up to grab a mug and make the coffee leaving her quietly stunned because for langdon its been 10 months but for dana its been a day
so, season two will be langdon's first day back from rehab, right?
i hope no one tells him about santos and whitaker. obviously when langdon comes back there's going to be some tension between him and her, like there was when he came back during the crisis.
so, whitaker's got constant one-sided beef with him in the first couple episodes. it's subtle enough that no one picks up on it, just hard stares across the room and terse words whenever it's just the two of them. and he's not even doing it for santos or anything—she would hate that—he just can't act like he doesn't see the way langdon behaves with her.
langdon's really confused. whitaker seemed like a nice kid when they met, so what gives?
then there's a scene where it's him, mel, and whitaker. mel asks whitaker what his plans are for after his shift and he offhandedly mentions movie night with a "trin" and eventually (an embarrassing amount of time, actually) langdon makes the connection and curses under his breath.
THE PITT -> Similarities between Dr. Trinity Santos and Dr. Frank Langdon
First hour -> Last hour The Pitt (2025 - )
my update on how absurdly detailed the betting board is goes as robby voted disgruntled ex emt (obvious). langdon voted meth head (obvious). santos voted chop shop (illegally broken down and sold for parts reminiscent of her SA). langdon crash out. santos tried catching him out. robby caught him. all of them voting out. santos/robby wanting him out. robby/langdon dealing with it outside the hospital. whatever.
THE PITT + live reaction
I was watching HBO's The Pitt the other night and thought that they looked similar... so naturally I headcanoned them as brothers bc my brain just works like that :p
Xavier Baxter (School Spirits) & Frank Langdon (The Pitt)
LIKE LOOK AT THEM
Frank grew to despise his dad and while studying medicine, left that state to get away from him (sadly leaving his younger brother back home to deal with his shit). Langdon left their Wisconsin town to practice medicine in Pittsburgh, where he invites Xavier over the summer so they can hang out. They both have their own set of problems... and I love them for that lmao
If y'all like medical dramas without the doctors and nurses having quickies in the break room every goddamn episode, check out The Pitt! It's fucking awesome :)))
watching the pitt is so funny because they’ll reveal someone’s first name out of nowhere and it’s like “yeah, that is their first name. that makes sense” and then you get hit with frank
Mel, you're a sensitive person. This is a tough place for a sensitive person. But we need them. Badly.
#which could mean absolutely nothing at all
+bonus
