The Pitt Season 2 will return with its fifth episode at the same time slot as the previous episodes. The fourth episode put our heroes through multiple challenging medical cases, with some critical and life-threatening ones. But in typical The Pitt fashion, the episode ends with a setup for the next one. Thus, the final patient we saw in the closing minutes of the episode will play a central role in the upcoming episode.For the uninitiated, a patient Langdon treated in an earlier episode has returned to the hospital per his instructions her condition doesn't improve. Langdon looks at her and sees that the rash is spreading on her leg, resulting in a probable MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) scare, ending the episode on a cliffhanger.The Pitt Season 2 Episode 5 release date: View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe fifth episode will stream on HBO Max next Friday, like every other episode of The Pitt Season 2. But the release date and time of the episode depend on your geographical location, and, therefore, they will differ from the U.S. release time and date. So, here's when you can watch the next episode of The Pitt Season 2 around the world:Pacific Standard Time: 06:00 PM, February 05, 2026Eastern Standard Time: 09:00 PM, February 05, 2026Indian Standard Time: 07:35 AM, February 06, 2026Greenwich Mean Time +1: 02:00 AM, February 06, 2026Australian Eastern Standard Time: 12:00 PM, February 06, 2026Central European Time: 03:00 AM, February 06, 2026The officially released promo shows Langdon and Robby collaborating to treat the rashes on Debbie Cohen's leg. A touching moment in the promo is when Debbie is called by her boss for her delay and is threatened with being fired. Robby takes her phone and threatens her boss that she will sue him, and he will testify in the court of law.Given a possible MRSA diagnosis, the next episode is going to be another tense hour for our heroes as the "code black" is still in effect. The official logline for the fifth episode reads:"As patients continue to pour in, including a local prison inmate, Robby and Langdon must work together to save a beloved patient."What happens in the fourth episode?The fourth episode of The Pitt Season 2 begins where the previous one left off. The team prepares itself for "code black" as patients from the nearby Westbridge Hospital are admitted to the PTMC. Three of Westbridge's patients were seen in this episode, with two being absolutely critical. The scenes of the doctors trying to stabilize a young man who met a parkour accident were absolutely tense.Meanwhile, Mel and Santos are treating a woman who possibly suffers from an eating disorder. She reaches out to them for mental health services, to assign an African American woman therapist, because she is also one. But the nail-biting moment of this episode is in its closing minutes as one of Langdon's earlier patients returns to the hospital, as the rash marks on her legs have worsened.Did you catch season 2 episode 4? If you haven't, catch it on HBO Max.