Rabbot (Robby/Jack)
Michael “Robby” Robinavich (~54 yo)
- Played by Noah Wyle
- Emergency medicine department chief
- Carries the burden of his patient’s lives on his shoulders and in his psyche
- Burnt out as fuck; still traumatized by the death of his mentor during COVID (Robby pulled the plug on the ventilator); passively suidical
- Desperately needs therapy (but gets a motorcycle instead)
- Emotionally closed off, except with Jack
Jack Abbot (~50 yrs old)
- Played by Shawn Hatosy
- Emergency medicine department night shift attending physician
- Veteran, amputee, widower. Also passively suicidal but probably less acutely than Robby (probably because he has a therapist)
- Listens to a police scanner when he’s not working (maybe needs extra therapy)
Canonically call each other “brother,” trust one another, respect one another. And in my mind, are pining deeply for each other
Robby talks Jack off the roof
Jack talks Robby off the roof