The Pitt Season 2: Stars say the day 'just keeps getting worse' for Mel after Ep. 4

In a Collider interview published Jan. 30, 2026, Supriya Ganesh and Taylor Dearden discussed Season 2 Episode 4 of HBO's The Pitt, titled "10:00 A.M.," saying the episode ramps up the pressure on the ER staff and that, for Dearden's character Mel, "the day just keeps getting worse." Dearden and Ganesh touched on the show's 10-month time jump, with Dearden describing Mel's guarded excitement at seeing a colleague return and choosing to keep the moment professional.

The actors said they worked through multiple takes to land the right balance between emotion and restraint in that scene. Ganesh said Dr. Samira Mohan is more confident this season—better at trusting her instincts and managing time with patients—and is visibly frustrated by a storyline involving a family without health insurance.

She told Collider she researched the American healthcare and insurance system to portray Mohan’s efforts to find affordable care for her patients. Dearden detailed how Mel is being affected by an impending malpractice deposition, calling the experience daunting and confidence-eroding.

The interview also described a graphic priapism procedure in the episode; Dearden praised the prosthetics team (they used two different prosthetics) and said the aired version was cut down from a more graphic director’s cut. They acknowledged other loose threads viewers have flagged: fans are shipping Mohan and Dr.

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