Triage (2022)

Wow..

Going into this series, I wasn't sure if I'd like it, knowing it was a medical drama and I never got into those.

That being said, this had my interest from start to finish and there were plenty of twists and turns along the way to keep it thrilling but not too much to make it dizzying.

The acting was fantastic and their timing and delivery in practically every line was spot on. Also, the actor who played Art is now my favorite "best friend." He was like that in TharnType and he plays a similar character here, which he does so well.

The story was unique, at least when it comes to BL. The only reason I didn't give it 10 was because there were just a handful of things I wish they had cleared up more thoroughly. I know a lot of people felt like the ending was unclear but for me, I thought it was perfect. Tin quoted their conversation, showing he actually did remember and they end it on a simple kiss.

The parts I wish they had explained better were more along the lines of Jinta's origin and why this was happening to Tin in the first place. The most I got was that the "powers that be" wanted to make him rediscover his humanity but then was that the main reason or was Jinta trying to ultimately expose the illegal dealings? And when did Sing and Gap become a couple? I mean, sure it was foreshadowed but then all of a sudden they were together in the last loop which actually started days before they were still bickering but not together. It made me question how many of the side characters were feeling the effects of the loop, especially when Gap was like, "You're covering for him again?" when, in actuality, it was the first time.

But other than those minor lingering question marks, I feel like the story moved along and worked well, especially with such a fantastic cast to support it. I would recommend this for sure, but with the head's up that it will be a bit heavy in places.

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WAY better than I expected

Even though I have seen this drama recommended over and over again, I kept putting off watching it because I don't like hospital dramas typically. But then I started watching it and was HOOKED. This isn't your typical hospital drama with the focus on a patient every episode. It's so much better.

Tin is a third year resident doctor in the ER. His job is busy - there's constantly people that need his attention, whether that be for some scrapes and bruises or for CPR emergencies. When he's not dealing with that, he has to deal with Professor Sak on his back about prioritizing the right cases and sending the rest to him. One particularly busy day, Tin gets multiple life-or-death cases, and he attempts to help a college student named Tol who was in a car crash. No matter how hard he tries, Tin can't save him and the student dies. Then, when Tin wakes up before his shift, he realizes that he's living the same day over again, down to the last detail. When Tol shows up in the ambulance once again, Tin's attempts still fail to save him. How many times will Tin have to relive this tragedy? How can he change it, and what repercussions will these changes have?

The way that Tin and Tol's relationship develops over the course of the show is absolutely spectacular. It's not the main point of the show, but rather a secondary plotline that helps build the characters they're playing. Watching Tin get closer and closer to Tol, but still having to watch him die over and over again is painful but amazing to watch.

I was worried that it would get stale and that watching Tin repeat his days would get too repetitive but BOY was I wrong! Tin's character continues to find new ways to attempt to save Tol, but this can lead to unexpected consequences. The further he goes back in time, the closer he can get to Tol, and the larger the impact of his actions on his future. This was a series that surprised me throughout the entire show and is not one to miss.

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Get into the Loop

Triage might be one of the best BL series, without relying so heavily on the BL as the selling point. the characters, setting, and storyline are all interwoven so well that you find yourself completely engrossed in this. last thing I knew, I had watched well over 5 episodes in one day. admittedly, the ending could’ve been better, but I found the growth of all the characters enough to make up for it. I can’t vouch for the accuracy in the medical sense, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this set in a medical field. would have enjoyed seeing more of the ER team but it’s just an afterthought at this point.

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It's a good series, but the story went wrong somewhere

This show is entertaining and the premise is interesting, but it feels like the production didn’t know how to achieve the end goal they wanted. The entire organ trafficking plot was not handed well, in my opinion.

It’s clear that the story needed to separate the main couple in the end, which makes sense for the plot. They never manage to be together, even after trying several times. So, that’s not my issue with the show. My main problem is Dr. Doi. I don’t usually pinpoint performances that are bad, but in this case it’s important. Overall, the cast is quite good, everybody has chemistry, and the characters are interesting. But Dr. Doi is the exception. This is Boat’s first acting role, and it makes sense because from early on I could notice that I was not enjoying his perfomance. That’s usually OK, specially for a side character.

But Dr. Doi is a major player in the finale of the show. He has a lot of screen time in the last episode and it’s bad. I’m not saying it’s all the actor’s fault, because the plot is just messy. His portrayal of psycho mode Dr. Doi was not good, and the fact the entire plot depends on the fact that nobody managed to stop him, when there were 3 people in the room when he got thrown in the ground, really bugs me.

The show needed to put Tin in a coma and they chose the worst way of doing that. They could have him sacrifice himself for Tol or be shot by Dr. Sak (who was a better villain). But no, he got stabbed in the back by mega villain Dr. Doi, who comes out of nowhere and starts laughing maniacally.

Also, it feels like a huge missed opportunity to have Sing and Gap’s relationship not develop at all. It’s 11 episodes of nothing, besides Gap showing he has feelings for Sing, and then BOOM, they are together in the last loop and we get nothing.

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Great drama!

Definitely not "the best BL series ever" but it was very enjoyable and better than most. I think the plot kind of got messy and boring somewhere around the last two episodes, but I liked the happy ending and the previous episodes were so good that it didn't affect how I felt about the overall story that much. I would have liked more intimate and personal moments between Tol and Tin if there was more time rather than focusing so much on side characters, but the moments they did have secured their chemistry and made for a really cute romance. I really liked them as a couple and I've never seen the time loop trope done this well for a BL before so I'm happy about that. Some people didn't like the focus on Tol by episode 11 but I found it to be necessary and satisfying, I just think it could have been executed better is all. I think my favorite part is that it's only after you've gone on this journey with Tin that you realize he wasn't just saving Tol, he was saving himself. They are both selfish characters that were only able to become better people together and I found that fascinating.

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Romantically Epic is all that can be said!

This Jewel deserves all the praise and I'm going to give it?

The second TV Thunder Productions BL after Manner Of Death. I gotta hand it to them they don't make many but the ones they do make are just so top tier. I mean I don't know about you but for me peak romance is when you have to live the same tragedy over and over on a loop and you push through the despair and weariness in order to save the life of a young man you've developed feelings for through countless iterations of the same few days.
The trauma of you promising him that as long as he's with you, he'll be safe because you won't let anything happen to him. And when you finally accomplish that goal of saving his life and ending the cursed loop in order for him to be able to live, as his new evolved self, you're life is taken. So he now chooses to pick himself up and march forward to beg an angel to rip open the seams of time to do whatever is necessary for you to return to life because he would rather be the one to die after all then to not have you exist in the world.

I love series' like these because of the extenuating circumstances the characters have to go through while trying to be together compared to the other genres like Office, University, or Cooking for example.
Even compared to Most of the Crime/Mafia ones where the characters face life threatening situations almost constantly as they navigate relationships, none of the others reach the same level as TinTol who literally face the forces of Time and Death, multiple times and still manage to come out on the other side together.

Romantically Epic, that's all that can be said ?

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One of the best series with a time jump plot

Time jumps are difficult to handle in a story line as there are multiple pieces that you have to be careful about so as to not ruin continuity and keep the essence of the story going. Triage although not perfect really did a great job at keeping itself on the right path any time there is a time jump to the point that it even ties one scene that happens in the beginning to something occurring way later in the series.

Tin is a doctor at an ER in a hospital where Tol is brought in critical condition after a car accident. He tries to saves his life but is unsuccessful. However, to his utter shock he finds himself back in time reliving the moment where he loses Tol on the emergency room bed. He is tasked to save his life to break this loop. This task isn’t that simple as any changes to the past causes a ripple effect in the future where Tin not just loses Tol but other people around him are affected as well. Tin has to find a way of saving Tol’s life while not harming his friends

As Tin tries harder and harder every time to save Tol’s life, he inches closer and closer to multiple truths and now the mission is not just to save Tol’s life but to uncover way more. The stakes are now way higher. In the process to managing multiple inter-locked events he keeps jumping farther and farther in the past, meeting Tol, falling in love and finally seeing his lover die in front of him.

In the penultimate episode, the story takes a different turn altogether which in my opinion changes a lot about the characters that we know, that it seems like a different series altogether and it just becomes too messy. And then the haphazard attempt to make this a Disneyesque happy ending took the potential of being one of the best BL series away from it.

I was however, pleasantly surprised that this series shows the butterfly effect where in a small action leads to massive consequences. So in order to change the future, you need to change the past but to what extent can you alter the past so as to reach the desirable result in the future. Bearing this in mind, the series does show changes in the future timeline whenever Tin decides to take some action in the past to save Tol’s life.

Tee did a fabulous job playing the character of Tol. The character had depth, a proper story arc with a redemption plot and he handled it superbly. Tae playing Dr. Tin was convincing as well. You can feel the pain in his eyes whenever he had to see Tol die after making multiple attempts to save his life. Although in some scenes I feel that Tin reacts as if he is in visible pain just to talk to certain characters and that gave me a chuckle. I ain’t saying it was intentional; it’s how it appeared to me

In conclusion, this is one of the best series with a time loop plot with great actors and an interesting story that will keep you hooked.

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Mind blowing for real but not flawless

At first, I really didnt understand this series by reading the desc so I thought maybe I wont have fun since it looks very serious to me and I am not a fan of serious series.

But dang, this series was beautiful

It was like so interesting and always got me curious of what will happen. I was so invested.

It was really like going on a journey with Tin and to see how he manages to get out of the loop. I really wasnt sure about the bl here until ep5. I literally love them so much especially in ep9. They are perfect!

I like the represent how both of them would have went to a bad path without eachother
They are my favourites and gosh they are so handsome TwT

To be honest, I think we all started to watch this series to know all the answers of this loops. why Tin has to go through these loops and why he needed to save Tol for getting out from the loop.

Seriously I love this series but I do feel like there are some stuffs which are just not it

Problems:
who killed Tin?? Like was that even necessary to kill him like that without any sense? Plus pretty sure Dr Sak and his ppl didnt know that Tin was behind the plan of exposing them? Like literally why he got shot?

Felt very incomplete at the end to be honest..They kissed and there. The end. Not even a moment together having fun after reunlwas no talking about what Tol was going this loop etc. Like thats it?

Also, I really preferred Dr Sak getting a legal punishment rather than getting killed by his people and get his kidney stolen.

The last episode was like something tho. Dr Doi acting like Bellatrix, Gap not even calling the police, Fang just watching then Doi coming on time to kill Tin like bruhh.

Also I was heartbroken how Tin was an asshole in that last loop. Tol would have been an asshole without him but dude is literally was going to murder a patient. More like turning into a villain? I am not sure if Tin was that bad by seeing ep1.

Anyways that's it. I loved it regardless but I really dont like the last few episodes as they felt very rushed and could have been a 10/10 series for me.

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PERFECT.

as always I thought that this series will be cringe just because its a Thai series which are cringe sometimes but this was a masterpiece. I wasn't bored for even a second, the story is fantastic, the chemistry between actors is perfect. always at the end of the first 4th episodes I was trying to come with an idea how Tin should help Tol but the ending was insane when tin got shot I was to stunned to speak. I hope there will be something like season 2 or something. I really recommend this series and LIKE GOD THIS IS SO UNDERRATED!! I usually don't like bus which story is in hospital because its kinda drastic and all. the most is also so good!! it even made me want to try study medicine because it looks really cool. be sure to watch this its so cool totally my favorite bl.

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Enjoyable

I loved Manner of Death in 2020 and even listening to someone read the novel.

When I found out that the author had another book that was adapted into a tv series, I could not wait to watch it. The issue was trying to find the series which I eventually did.

I saw a lot of reviews say how amazing it is. The plot is good but sometimes the execution is questionable. Maybe because of scenes made me pause to either laugh at or question.

Each time Tin, fails to save a boy that is rushed to the ER because of a car accident, when he falls asleep, he wakes up on July 18th to redo it over. He initially doesn't care about him, because of his feelings of his sister being killed by a man who was drinking and driving. The smell of alcohol causes him to infer that the boy may have been drinking and driving. Jinta is there to explains that Tin has to save Tol in order to out of the loop. Tin tries to change shifts so that he is not on night duty when Tol comes in, but of course that doesn't work. He also tries to find Tol after his classes to explain that he is going to die that night and not to drive, That doesn't go over well either. Each loop though does give more clues to a bigger pictures such as a well known doctor purposely getting patients who have a certain diagnoses in order remove a tumor from their kidneys, but is actually removing the whole kidney without the patients being aware.

The last few episodes were confusing. Such as how Tin was able to meet Tol again at the watch tower when we saw his body be put in the ambulance. The roles being reversed and Tol now having to change the heart of Tin, who has lost sight of his faith. In this regard, the both change the other in a good way. The ending scene did make me excited for Transplant if we ever get it. I am not sure who killed Dr Sak, (I knew he looked familiar. He played Type's father in TharnType), the doctor that was illegally selling the kidneys of patients. I think it was Dr. Doi, who was working with Dr. Sak and tried to kill doctors such as Gap and Sing and even Rit. It was a bit shocking with how characters were tied together.

Overall, I enjoyed it. I don't see me reaching this, but I enjoyed the mystery and how events changed.

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