I love medical dramas. Throw in some romance, and you have the best of both worlds. I don’t think I’ve watched a medical drama where more people died. There are a lot of operating room scenes and a lot of drama and suspense to go with them. The basic storyline was good, but I’m not sure the scripting did it justice. Romantic relationships are challenging to sell on screen. Romance takes character dedication from beginning to end.

The acting was good for the most part. The characters were well developed but whether you’ll like the characters is subjective. Lee Yo Won did a good job portraying Dr. Bong Dal Hee, a quirky first-year resident. Lee Bum Soo (better known for his movies) also did a decent job portraying Dr. Ahn. He was rude, assertive, arrogant, overbearing, and rarely said anything in a normal voice. Was he scripted that way? The other characters, leading and supporting, were all well done.

There were three romantic relationships with side distractions going on throughout the entire drama. In addition, Dr. Bong and Dr. Kim had a short relationship, if you can call it that. She kissed him once on the cheek, and they had a couple of hugs, but they officially broke up, which felt as strange as their short dating venture. Their relationship seemed to be there only for D. Ahn to watch from the shadows.

The relationship between Dr. Park and Dr. Jo was cute and fit well into one of the side stories of the drama. They were both first-year residents and friends of Dr. Bong.

The secondary couple, Dr. Kim and Dr. Oh overcame a disastrous divorce to find love again. Again, it felt natural, and I could feel the chemistry between the two. Their romantic relationship, on-screen chemistry, and emotional bonding were nice to watch.

The main couple, Dr. Bong and Dr. Ahn, is where it all fell short. Dr. Ahn had very little romantic chemistry. His approach to Dr. Bong was awkward, strange, and frankly creepy at times. Whether it was the character or the actor, I’m not sure. He was so aggressive and robotic, and I couldn’t see him in a romantic setting. Trying to match him with Dr. Bong was a far stretch and came across as awkward. The romance between the two was jammed into the last two episodes. Their idea of romance was to stand on the roof and smile at each other. She was only marginally better in the romance department, but at least she was believable. The story didn’t support their romance. Dr. Ahn lurked in the shadows and watched Dr. Bong interact with another man. Was that supposed to be romantic interest? In their first kiss, Dr. Bong didn’t move a muscle as he kissed her. Is that supposed to be on-screen chemistry? Since this was the main couple, it pulled the quality of the drama down.

As I’ve said, I love medical dramas, so I enjoyed the medical stories. However, I like to see romance unfold, and I was disappointed in that part of this drama.