Sepideh Moafi Knew Her Pitt Character Would Be Misunderstood

The strange episodes Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi) experiences – where she seems to momentarily freeze while treating patients – remain unexplained. However, the way Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinovitch (Noah Wyle) is behaving towards her is clear. Throughout their shift, Robby has been rude and dismissive to Al-Hashimi, who is set to replace him during his three-month leave. In the episode “6:00 P.M.,” his behavior escalates to cursing at her and suggesting she’s not competent. When Baran calmly proposes adding another daytime attending to ease the department’s workload, Robby angrily tells her, “It’s going to be yours to mess up, so don’t!” and abruptly ends the conversation, showing he doesn’t value her input. This is a terrible way to treat a colleague, and it’s another instance of Al-Hashimi having to tolerate Robby’s childish outburst. Baby Jane Doe would never act like this.




