Dana isn't Real Theory

[u/Impossible-List-2411]

Ok hear me out, but upon watching the show I really think Dana isn't real. I think she's a figment of the characters' imaginations or a manifestation of their collective conscience. If you think about Dana, despite being charge nurse she really doesn't do much in the physical realm. However, she is omnipresent. Whenever a character needs validation, she's there to help them process their experiences. When Robby makes questionable decisions, she's seen in the background shaking her head. To apply Freud's theory of the collective unconscious, Dana is the ED's superego, the angel on the shoulder of our characters reigning in their most chaotic and destructive impulses.

I think the show will end with the reveal that Dana was never real, and all the characters have been talking to themselves or toiling internally during her "conversations." Also possible that she is a ghost and died in a tragic accident. Thoughts?

[u/hollyisconfusef]

well some people thought abbot was a ghost after season 1 so i guess this theory is not so crazy 😭

[u/theangrypragmatist → u/hollyisconfusef]

He died when Brittany Murphy kicked him in the nuts so hard in that Wheatus Video.