This story contains spoilers for the Season 2 finale of The Pitt, “9:00 PM.”

In the final moments of The Pitt’s second season, Dr. Michael Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) contemplates his mortality while holding onto dear life—literally. The day team at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center has clocked out after an exhausting (and dispiriting) Fourth of July, the night shift has scrubbed into action, and Robby is left to sort out his inner demons with Baby Jane Doe in his arms. It’s lights out in the pediatrics room, but is it lights out for everyone’s favorite helmetless motorcyclist and emotionally-unstable attending doctor?

After weeks of fan speculation and increasingly impractical theories, that semi-cliffhanger may

not be the most definitive (or satisfying) end to Robby’s sabbatical getaway day, but it is a particularly moving juxtaposition. For the first time since entering the ER that morning, Robby spends a few minutes in relative quiet, reflecting on a day (and a career) that has pushed him to the brink—as well as a spirit quest that everyone can see is a cry for help. Who better to confront his deteriorating purpose than an innocent child in need? “Everything is going to be fine,” he coos to the abandoned infant, but really to himself.

That remains to be seen, though it would be the shock of the century if Wyle, the Emmy-winning show’s protagonist and one of its executive producers, decided to sunset his own character in between seasons. Where does that leave us for Season 3? Well, we know a few things so far. To the dismay of many diehards, Supriya Ganesh won’t be returning to PTMC as Dr. Mohan, an unsurprising news item considering her character’s ER struggles. In a corresponding move, Ayesha Harris, who plays senior night shift resident Dr. Ellis, will become a series regular. As for when everyone will reconvene, Wyle revealed that Season 3 will start shooting in June and be set in November, or more specifically, “pre-Thanksgiving,” just a four-month time jump.

“The holidays are approaching. The weather’s changing. People are turning on their heaters for the first time,” he said at PaleyFest this week. “It will be explosive.”

That’s an intriguing promise, but also a tough beat for anyone hoping that PTMC’s doctors, nurses, and social workers might dress up for Halloween or ring in the new year. In the meantime, there are plenty of lingering questions, unresolved plotlines, and ambiguous character arcs to parse—and plenty of time (read: too much time) to ruminate on the way Season 2 ended. Let’s unpack it all!

Will Dr. Robby get the help he needs?