[Drama Review] 'Doctors' - Episode 8

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Posted by eric_r_wirsing Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Park Shin Hye, Lee Sung Kyung, Kim Rae Won

DOCTORS -- EPISODE 8

Because you can never have too many stuffed animals.

The scene opens with Ji Hong kicking things and agonizing over the fact that Hye Jung says the bad boy is just a friend -- but he doesn't believe that. On the road, she sees Soo Chul's accident and, with Ji Hong's help, gets into surgery to repair his nerve damage from the accident. They treat the Olympic athlete, but an error in judgement by Seo Woo gets her barred from assisting with Ji Hong's surgeries. The staff goes out drinking afterwards, and�Yoon Do bails on dinner with Seo Woo's family in order to join them. Ji Hong and Hye Jung excuse themselves from the party to hit the arcade; afterward, they are running and laughing hand in hand...

Okay I fully admit that I have no clue what the beginning was about. He does say that childishness is natural in a relationship, but there's no cue to go off half-cocked and assume that Soo Chul being around threatens their relationship. Frankly, that kind of jealousy is toxic. At least he's good enough not to show it around her.

Another running scene. They need to call this drama 'Running Man.' Oh, wait...

Now I feel sorry for Seo Woo . As a student, she wasn't rotten, but I think she let her competitiveness get out of hand. All in one episode, her bf breaks up with her and she gets disciplined at the hospital. Hye Jung has been front and center in both instances to give her something to hate. Right now she's in tears, but it worries me what she might do out of vengeance.

I want to find out more about our heroine and Soo Chul. He saved her life and gave her a place to crash. But there seems to be more. The nice thing is he's not impolite and apparently he's got people waiting at home. But still, a vignette with those two after she hitched a ride on the back of his hog -- that's something I'd love to see!

There is no evidence that alcohol helps you sing better. But it can make you not mind singing badly...

I could be mad at Yoon Do, but I'm not. While he's rather cold, he was upfront with Seo Woo. He didn't cheat on her and told her what was up. Frankly, she should have seen it sooner. There was no PDA and he dropped hints. Big hints. But I can totally understand why you wouldn't want to spend time in a polite, quiet affair when you can go out and party instead. Probably a good way to unwind after a week of grueling surgeries.

My only problem is I know exactly how this is going to end. Happy ending: Hye Jung and Ji Hong ride off into the sunset together. Sad ending: something happens to one of them. But her luck can't be can't be that bad, right? That would turn this rags to riches piece into a tragedy. And to be honest I like romances better. I think the fun part will be watching them get there rather than the end result itself.

Because sometimes selfie sticks aren't all that practical.

How they keep managing to pack all that fun into one episode I don't know. I can just be glad that they keep doing it week after week. I don't see any major plot holes, and it does have me wondering what's going to happen next. This episode didn't even end on a cliffhanger and now I can't wait till next week.

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