‘The Pitt’s Noah Wyle & Makeup Department Head Myriam Arougheti On The Practical Effects Behind Season 2’s Most Visceral Moments — The Process

For a show that regularly depicts traumatic injuries, emergency surgeries and life-or-death medical procedures, The Pitt Season 2 crew has honed in on the fact that audiences aren’t necessarily disturbed by the big stuff. Instead, it’s the intimate moments that make viewers recoil. “You can do a whole thoracotomy. We can clamshell a chest cavity.

The Pitt's use of practical effects over CGI enhances realism, as studies show audiences often react more strongly to tangible, physical effects than digital animations.