‘The Pitt’ Actress Taylor Dearden on How Learning of Langdon’s Time in Rehab Affects Her Character: “She’s a Different Doctor”

As Patrick Ball‘s Dr. Langdon has returned to the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center from a stint in rehab in The Pitt season two, viewers are likely watching how numerous characters are reacting to the disgraced doctor‘s return to the emergency department.

While Noah Wyle’s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch is still cold to Langdon, banishing him to triage and refusing to engage too much with his formerly trusted colleague after he discovered Langdon’s drug addiction and kicked him out of the hospital near the end of season one, Taylor Dearden’s Dr. Mel King greets Langdon with open arms — literally.

When she first sees him, she shouts out his name and runs over to give him a hug, eager to welcome back the fellow physician with whom she appeared to develop a fast friendship on her own first day in the emergency department in season one.

But while she seems excited to see him, it’s not until the second episode of the season when viewers learn if she knew about his drug problem and where he’d been while he was away.

Langdon tells her about his addiction and stint in rehab while he’s examining her after a patient on the run from the cops knocks her over, causing her to hit her head on the hospital floor.

She seems to take in the news thoughtfully and indicates that she was trying not to listen to rumors, as Langdon says he “let a lot of people down” and apologizes to her.

“You never let me down,” Mel says, acting as if he didn’t need to apologize.

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