Naturally Dr Park will insist that the kidneys get scanned too. Either ways, I don't think it worked. With Seung-hee standing right there, Hoon asks Chang-yis mom if she could still recognize Jae-hee if she saw her. No matter how this ends up, we all know I'll be watching the entire series because urgh, LJS and his awesomeness - I can't resist that. But that is exactly the problem. Hoon doesnt, and forgoes the law to take a look. Yeah to me there was only one end game from the beginning in there but that's b/c the writing was good and set it up so logically and emotionally resonant that I appreciate the ride of getting there the entire time. Hoon tries making her feel better by mentioning that she has Jae-joon (with a big nose, ha) to do the same for her. (But the preview of episode 7 looks promising with the premises moving back to the hospital and doctors and surgeries, so all is good for now). It's nice to see the "good" 2nd lead in a K drama being the female one too--often if there's a "bad" and a "good" (rather than both bad or both good), it's the man that's good. IHYV (2nd lead female turns good towards the end only). Jae Hee's confession to Soo Hyun that she will be leaving soon confirmed my suspicion that there's a higher probability that the ending of this series won't veer away from the original ending in the book (Doctor Stranger is based in a best-seller book - Northern Doctor). Aww. Seung-hee ends up offering her home for Hoon to crash in, but while leading him to the bed, Soo-hyun trips and ends up wrapped in his arms. Since most of the show was medical-related, I knew nothing. Agent Chas main concern is whether the stubborn Chairman Oh will let Hoon back into the fold, but Seung-hee is unconcernedall they need to do is enlist the help of someone who can change the old mans mind. Only to see that Seung-hee does have two kidneys. [4][5][6] According to the website DailyNK, which reports on North Korea-related issues, the drama was highly popular among North Korean youth who would obtain it illegally at the jangmadang (markets). Its very difficult to grasp all of the different aspects between the characters, such as tone, choice of words, and expressions. My experience watching Doctor Stranger can best be described by a quote from The Birdcage(1996), "How do you think I feel? I want to argue that Kdramas have a problem moving on to second loves. Hes not happy with the decision, and grudgingly claims he did it for the mission. Ratings: 9.1 /10 from 34 users. A great majority of them only do one or two dramas a year, using the time between those dramas to recharge, reaccess their performance and evaluate how they can improve themselves. Park Hoon and Hae Joon prepare for the surgery of the newborn twins and deal with the obstacles of procuring a team to go ahead with the surgery. Doctor Stranger Episode 17 - The Shattering of Jae Hee's Pretense Meanwhile, a stone-faced Seung-hee tells Agent Cha that the whole act was devised so that Hoon would believe that Jae-hee is alive. also i cant figure out if jae joon is a good hearted person with problems or hes just a plain baddy with ill intentions. Lifetime Movie Present: The Secret Lives of College Freshmen (Tagalog Dub) Uncut TV5 Dubbing. On the other hand, this shows forte is not in dropping helpful hints, which means we got to be just as bewildered as Hoon was, too. Connect with Facebook But Prime Minister Jang is being closely watched by the presidents spies, and knows that arranging a covert meeting with Chairman Oh will be risky. But Hoon isnt interested in getting his job back and only wants to see Seung-hee, who started working at the main hospital as of today. We reached episode 7 now, it is about time for the main actress to show some acting. Park Hoon is emotionally tormented as a doctor who looks excatly like his lost love Song Jae Hee continues to insist that she is not. This episode was an episode which just re-established what we already knew, and what we don't, we still don't. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. And if they're just going to keep hiding everything under wraps, sorry but I don't have the patience like Hoon does, and I'll just lose interest with this conspiracy thing really soon (and I really don't want that to happen because there is so much potential for it to become something good). Two, how did Jae-hee survive the fall the first time in Budapest? They have chemistry, and in a rom-com format, I might have shipped them together too. In the thrilling conclusion to Doctor Stranger Park Hoon and Jae Hee make the . (My attachment to these fictional characters are getting weirder and weirder.). So Hoon pulls Seung-hee aside again, trying everything he can go get her to acknowledge him. This was one of the first kdramas I ever watched and completed. Had Soo Hyun & Jae Joon met up at the end and visited a memorial or raised a glass to the two of them it would've made for a much more powerful ending IMO. Jae-joons calls to Soo-hyun go unanswered, as we find her and Hoon thoroughly trashed from one (or five) too many bottles of soju. As the world grew smaller and every man over the age of forty was revealed to be part of some nefarious plan involving Hoon, I was at least glad for the inclusion of Director Choi. Forget about lead roles in major dramas, she needs to take it slow and develop her skills. I really liked her. Doctor Stranger - Episode 1. Is jae hui pretend to be seung hui? and even if she wasn't, i'll acknowledge the fact that she loves him, but i don't feel it. I'm knocking on wood on your behalf, Heads! im actually really annoyed by seung hee/jae hee. I need some context to know who or what I should care about. What I do like about Seung Hee is that her storyline, whether she's always been a spy, has been brainwashed or she's not Jae Hee at all, by its nature it has to be independent from Hoons. I have mixed feelings about it because of those random pointless things. but nope, it doesn't mean I want a PH/Soohyun end game. Bacolods The Ruins Picturesque Burnt Remains of aTragic Past, Doctor Stranger Episode 18 - Jae Joon Is Entrusting Soo Hyun to Hoon | Empress Of Drac, All Rights Reserved | Empress Anessee Digital 2022. The North Korean scenes were nice but by far not enough considering what happened afterwards. I was really starting to worry watching Hoon spend most of the episode in a permanent state of reaction, which is understandable for someone like him but still not that fun to sit through. Betrayed, bewildered wrong response?" Jae-joon in surgery. Rate. or I was SO wrong. Required fields are marked *. But them becoming a couple is just too convenient for me. Jae-Hee Is Dragged Away By The Guards ("Doctor Stranger"/Episode The North Korean scenes were nice but by far not enough considering what happened afterwards.". Plus he's FIERCELY loyal to JH and it's so OOC for him to be falling for So Hyeon. Jae-joon pulls Hoon aside in order to tell him to get lost, making it a point to threaten him away from Soo-hyun. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. How much time has she given herself for self reflection? In this episode, Jae Hee also told Soo Hyun that Hoon is the reason why her father died. That Hoon killed her father to save her and shes not sure anymore if she can still continue loving him despite all the things that happened between them. It's not the subs - the show *really* is crazy. Cha Jin-soo | Villains Wiki | Fandom I hope we get more interaction between the two of them and I'm actually interested how Seung-hee is trying to keep her mask up in front of Park Hoon (and everyone else). Conversely, it seems PHJ had to do a reverse of his previously charming and easily root-able performance. Which leads me to the second point--2) JSY lacks intensity, hence she comes out FLAT. * BUT, it's very strange how i didn't feel as inclined for the Angel Eyes pairing of first loves as much as Doctor Stranger. I think it was during that scene where Park Hoon gives cpr to a baby when I realized that the show was not going to improve. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Please enter your username or email address. Hahahaha! js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; 13.4K Views. Hoon was the one who did the transplant, so he should know how many kidneys (out of the two) he had to remove and how many he inserted. Ok, not to dispute the medical accuracy of the Show (sarcastically stated, of course), but 2 hearts that are going at the same rate, barring any murmur, arrhythmia or extra S3 or S4 sounds, will ALWAYS sound the same, "I hope thats metaphorical, because if he can recognize her by her heartbeat, I might have to laugh out loud. Lol but like u said that's 99.99% out of the question lol!!! I dont know. Nice to have some real expertise in that area. YASSSSS! The mystery and thrilling underlying plotlines related to politics and disagreement between South Korea and North Korea were pretty good to watch. Back to Soo Hyun, the pro camp kept repeating that the couple is very cute together. He's a skilled surgeon who graduated as a top medical student from Harvard. She can't be just the love interest, there has to be more going on with her or the whole plot doesn't work. . When the show first started, I was going to be ambitious and keep a list, but after ep3 I simply gave up. Hoon remembers her kidney transplant (that he performed), which would leave the real Jae-hee with only one kidney. Even if the writer/director's intention was to make it unclear whether Soohyun or Jae Hee is the real female lead, I felt like Jae Hee was never a viable heroine (not that I think Soohyun is either. the virtual jae hee that dr park sketched on us and how much we love them together because of it,,,,, has made me really excited about actually seeing them on the screen,, would it be as wonderful as dr park had made us picture it to be or i don't want to jinx it so i don't even utter the otherwise .i want to love them together on the screen please please ooze so much romance that our hearts keep pounding until the follow up episode How right. The series premiered on Tue May 06, 2014 on SBS (KR) and A Happy Ending (S01E20) last aired on Tue Jul 08, 2014. . book recommendations, blogging tips, & asian dramas. The actor also played it that he always had a playful and a bit tyrannical vibe with his much put upon secretary while his interaction with his female lead was a lot more layered. that scene when park hoon is beggin her her to remember him and how he is sorry that that he couldn't find her sooner how he goes on to explain that he did so much to look for her that scene is so heart breaking imagine you wait for some one you love so much and when you finally see them that person refuses to have ever known you let alone love you,,how much it would hurt and angry one would be. My take is Seung Hee is not Jae Hee. Have fun, ya lucky Beanies. Hes been trained well by his father and is a great heart surgeon. if (d.getElementById(id)) return; She tries very hard to be a good doctor even though she doesnt have the talent so that she can prove herself to her father, whos the chairman of the hospital. Sheworkedhard. This is a place for discussions about your favorite Korean dramas (current and past), the actors and actresses, drama reviews, official soundtracks, news, award shows and more. This video is currently unavailable. Not just Soo-hyun's but also pretty Doctor Moon. But in the video scene, JH looked somewhat awake/conscious of her actions when she was saying "hoon ah" and holding out her hand. Just like how no two people have the same face. He thinks back to when he held Jae-hee to his heart and said that their heartbeats were the same. xfbml : true, // parse social plugins on this page Of all the people, why him? You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. The first few episodes were good but the rest left such a bad taste in my mouth. Whenever things went wrong in his head, he started over until he was sure that he can perform the surgery successfully. 4 Hoon . So I don't exactly know what your complaints are about, but sure, point taken. I am a medical specialist, watching this medical drama and noticing many medical errors. She founded Empress Content Writing & Digital Marketing Services to help small entrepreneurs grow their business. i think part of it is because Hoon was very much loyal to Jae-hee (while Jae-hee is still a question mark). Coming with a completely different storyline,Han Jae-Joon held his own on screen against Hoon and Soo-hyun. Soo-hyun slurs that Hoon should just forget about Jae-hee, but Hoon just breaks outa silly smile as he slurs back, Im going to hold onto her until I die.. I want more of these scenes. It just seems so over the top and borderline ridiculous at times. ok, but there's still this: how did Hoon even get from Budapest to South Korea, then, after the dropping-Jae-hee-off-the-bridge thing? i mean when they say in this drama everyone has a different heartbeat and when they test it and get it wrong in the end how dull would that be???? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Its cute how Soo-hyun tries to cheer him up by asking him about his life, only Hoons memories of his parents are unhappy oneslike his father getting shot, and his mother never caring. I think I made it through 4 episodes before I couldnt anymore. Director Choi tells the two that Chairman Oh has forgiven Hoon, but Hoon is less than enthused until Choi brings up his fatherand that if Hoon wants to be as good a surgeon as his father was, he still has much to learn. JSY's issues start with the very basic like emoting. If I didn't know better, based on all the skinship moments and her screentime I'd have said she was the female lead of the series. }; var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; I also felt the 'hanging over the bridge' drama was overdone - it was pretty gutwrenching in Episode 2 but repeating it just seemed a little cheesy and took away from the gravity of the original scene. 0:23. But then north korean superspy will become the radiographer and super swaps the resulting scan to leave Dr Park in the dark. 3. Maybe in the second half? After Prime Minister Jang has a good laugh at the presidents penchant for punctuality (this guy needs to get out more), he asks Nightshade about Seung-heehe wants to see her skills firsthand. Jae-Joon also lost his mother to grief. or PNG or JPG. She really CANNOT act. There was just a time-jump resulting in him being South Korea with no elaboration whatsoever. Isang babaeng kamukhang-kamukha ni Jae Hee ang makikita ni Hoon. Honestly, by the time the backstory and reasons were revealed, I still didnt care. Doctor Stranger is currently the only drama outta the current bunch thats got me hooked. Dr. Sure, he doesnt make much sensea hospital director who perfected his hand at smuggling refugees because hes sorrybut since hes literally the one guy who seems to have Hoons back, that instantly makes him better than most. Is it just me, or is the plot of this drama basically a giant plot hole? All I can hope for are more moments with Soo-hyun, because shes one princess whos going to need a white knight in her corner, Jae-joons Dungeons and Dragons metaphors be damned. If shes Seung-Hee, how come she looksexactlylike Jae-Hee unless theyre longlost twins twins? Sometimes when leads don't have chemistry, it's fine because the storyline is engaging, but wow dr stranger had a frustrating storyline PLUS Park Hoon and Jae Hee had zero chem.