The Pitt: Reinvigorating the Medical Drama, Fandom Ship Culture, ‘I Love Da Pitt’ + Our Thoughts on Season 2!

Content Warning: In this episode we touch on some heavier topics, including mental illness, drug abuse and pregnancy loss. Please take care if these are things that may be sensitive for you. You can reach out to Lifeline Australia for support. Or if you are listening internationally, please visit Find A Helpline.Welcome to Feed the Fangirl!We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls.Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu.Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl!We love Da Pitt! In today’s episode we discuss The Pitt, the Emmy winning show that reinvigorated the medical drama genre. We chat about the show's unique approach to structure, style and character building and consider why it appeals to fandom culture, particularly fandom ‘shipping’ culture. We also unpack the drama with the Severance fandom during the 2025 Emmy season that resulted in one of our favourite tweets ever. Plus, we break our silence: we are #SantosTruthers.As mentioned in the episode, if you are interested you can read more about Noah Wyle advocating for health care workers HERE. We also referred to the GQ video, Noah Wyle Breaks Down The Pitt’s Biggest Moments.Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful!Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirlCya next Friday! xoxo