The season two finale of The Pitt ended with a touching moment that was shared by Noah Wyle and “baby Jane Doe,” who became a storyline throughout the whole season.
The season followed Robby’s battle with his own mental health struggles, ultimately admitting in the penultimate episode that he wasn’t sure if he wanted to be alive anymore.
Creator R. Scott Gemmill says he always knew that season two would end with Robby and the baby together in the nursery, where he previously experienced a mental breakdown in season one.
While speaking to the baby, who was abandoned at the hospital, Robby revealed something very personal about himself.
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Robby’s big reveal was that he also was abandoned as a child. He tells the baby that his parents left him when he was 8.
“You’ve got so many wonderful things ahead of you… people who won’t abandon you,” Robby said to the baby.
“He’s back in the room where he had his big meltdown. It was a makeshift morgue, and now it represents life reborn. I think the baby represents someone who’s a little bit lost and needs help, not unlike Robby,” Gemmill told Variety. “Here he is, there to comfort this little lost soul, which I think in some ways Robby sees himself in, and is able to say things to the baby that he wouldn’t say to anyone else, because he knows it’s a safe environment, and it’s not going to go anywhere. And anytime I can put a baby in Noah Wyle’s arms, it’s a win.”
Gemmill confirmed that Robby is NOT going to become a foster dad.
“No. We joked about it — cutting to him on his motorcycle with the baby in a Baby Bjorn — but no. Whether we follow up with Baby Jane Doe remains to be seen, but he’s got his hands full with his spirit quest,” he told TVLine. “In those final moments with the baby, Robby finally puts her down and decides to go. Part of it is he feels he has to go now because he’s talked about it for so long. One of the things we play in Season 3 is that he comes back, but he doesn’t come back to the hospital right away.”
Read all about the season two finale credits scene.
