Other characters have taken longer to warm up to.

HowThe Pitthas quietly subverted those initial impressions is precisely why Ive been laser-focused on Santos' journey.

The fact I embarked on my own arc of becoming a full-chested Santos apologist isn’t that surprising.

Isa Briones as Dr. Santos standing over a patient lying on a stretcher in The Pitt

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In Santos' case,the week-to-week difference was already superb before the finale’s last grace notes.

After hours of awkwardly seeking advice about theDr.

As for her bedside manner, its sourness evens out when it’s tested by themass shooting incident.

Dr. Santos (Isa Briones) stands in goggles and a white covering in a hospital room in ‘The Pitt’

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Santos takes precious seconds to provide patients with what little comfort she can.

The doctors need all the help they can get.

A woman, no less, who carriesprofound trauma as a sexual assault survivor.

Katherine LaNasa from The Pitt as Dana

Through that lens,it’s painfully obvious Santos' hostility is a self-defense mechanism.

Because her trust was violated, she can’t risk being vulnerable.

Physically, she knows Krav Maga; emotionally, she overcompensates and punches down as a trauma response.

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Destroying a woman’s pride isn’t the answer.

Trinity Santos is as human as we come.

All of Season 1 ofThe Pittis available to stream on Max.

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