This article contains spoilers for "The Pitt" Season 2.
If ever there was a lull in the typical chaos of an emergency room that could qualify as the calm before the storm, it would be the 10 o'clock hour atPittsburgh Trauma Medical Centeron July 4.
On"The Pitt"Season 2,Episode 4, the doctors and nurses are still unwavering in their care — detecting a heart attack, treating diabetes complications and stopping arterial bleeding. But they have enough of a handle on the typical madness to shift their focus elsewhere: flirting, charting and placing bets.
It's all happening as the staff is anticipating a rush of patients from a nearby hospital forced to close down. Whether that seemingly imminent storm is about to hit, viewers will have to tune intothis week's episodeto find out.
Here's what to know about"The Pitt"Season 2, Episode 5.
Sepideh Moafi steps into "The Pitt" Season 2 as the new attending physician, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi. Who else is new for Season 2 of HBO Max's Emmy-winning drama? And why are they at the Pittsburgh ER? Find out on January 8. " style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Who's new on 'The Pitt' Season 2? Meet Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi and more
Sepideh Moafi steps into "The Pitt" Season 2 as the new attending physician, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi. Who else is new for Season 2 of HBO Max's Emmy-winning drama? And why are they at the Pittsburgh ER? Find out on January 8.
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'The Pitt' Season 2, Episode 4 recap
Potentially thegoriest moment of "The Pitt" Season 2, Episode 4comes when the cocky fourth-year medical student James Ogilvie (Lucas Iverson) gets a humbling lesson about handling foreign objects stuck in the body.
When an unconscious parkour influencer arrives in the ER after falling through a skylight, he appears mostly stable, with no broken bones. But when he begins bleeding from the back, the doctors notice a laceration caused by a piece of glass deep in his skin.
Ogilvie naively attempts to pull it out, causing the artery it was pressuring to gush. His veteran colleagues, including Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) and Dr. Cassie McKay (Fiona Dourif), step in to save the day and contain the bleeding.
Elsewhere in the ER:
Robby's soon-to-be replacement Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) lectures Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones) about her backlog of charts.
A patient starstruck by the medical influencer "Dr. J," better known as medical student Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez), gets relief for her glued-shut eye, losing her eyelashes in the process.
And Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh) tries to figure out a solution for a middle-aged patient with diabetes complications and no insurance to pay for his visit.
When does new the episode of 'The Pitt' come out?
The new episode of "The Pitt" will air on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. ET.
New episodes are released on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.
How to watch 'The Pitt'
"The Pitt" is available to watch on HBO Max, which offers severalsubscription plans, including basic with ads for $10.99/month or $109.99/year.
'The Pitt' episode release schedule
New episodes of "The Pitt" will drop weekly leading up to the season finale on Thursday, April 16. Here's the remaining release schedule for "The Pitt" Season 2:
Feb. 5: Episode 5
Feb. 12: Episode 6
Feb. 19: Episode 7
Feb. 26: Episode 8
March 5: Episode 9
March 12: Episode 10
March 19: Episode 11
March 26: Episode 12
April 2: Episode 13
April 9: Episode 14
April 16: Episode 15 (finale)
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached atmelina.khan@usatoday.com.
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