Doctors

I'm almost ashamed of how much I underestimated Doctor Crush, and how long I put off seeing it. Part of that was Shin-hye Park's unconvincing acting, who for me keeps jumping between the category of actors I love and the ones I can't even stand to look at. And it’s true, in half of the series I've seen with her I couldn't get enough of her, in the other half I couldn't stand her. Anyway, this is the former. And maybe her best role ever. She was wonderfully complemented by Rae-won Kim, who I currently see as one of the most enjoyable actors in Korea. He's matured nicely since the "angry" guy from Rooftop Room Cat, though, where he was also excellent, and I actually thought he was absolutely perfect. He and Shin-hye were a perfect match. Their relationship was healthy and made me happy. And so did the rest – or at least the vast majority – of the cast. I have nothing to complain about; it was brilliantly acted, written, filmed, and musically scored. 5 stars. (09/12/2020)

Good dialogue, strong female lead character, her man is a real man, it's all quite human and some things that tend to be glossed over elsewhere are handled here the way real people would handle them. And yet the writers still tried to help it along with terrible crutches that ticked me off (the motorcycle accident – it was so obvious and so unnecessary...). It's watchable, but it's soooooo looooong and it feels even longer. I had a hard time finishing it; even despite the pluses I had to push myself to watch the whole thing because I wasn't particularly interested or able to connect with the characters enough to really enjoy it. Anyway, it's not bad, anyone who likes relationship drama, a bit of revenge, and a medical setting should check it out and let me know if it meets their requirements. ;-) (10/19/2016)