ArvisJaggamar

Episode 1 has some decent action, but is lacking in truly strong character moments, simply because it's mostly all exposition. Episode 2 starts bringing the heat, but it's still mostly a slow burn.
However, I'll be surprised if you're not hooked by Episode 4 and even more surprised if you don't think Episodes 5 through 19 are collectively some of the best drama of 2015.

What is this, really?

Well, that didn't last long: 14 days after giving this a 10/10, Healer forced me to lower it to a 9.5/10. Hardly seems fair, but Healer was so much better than everything, I couldn't leave Pinocchio on equal level to it. Pinocchio is AMAZING and ALMOST just as good as Healer, but Healer is truly the Best Drama Ever (along with Fated to Love You, which I will never stop loving).

Yeah, the music is perhaps the strongest aspect of the show.

I've watched 19 episodes now. Not only am I giving this a 10/10, but I am lowering the rating on every other drama I have seen by half a point. That's how dang flipping good Healer is.

I've literally gone back and lowered my rating on every drama I have seen by half a point (except Fated To Love You) just so the 10/10 I've given Healer will be even more meaningful.

Kang So Ra is one of the best parts of being a kdrama addict.

Yep, Kang So Ra... I agree with everything you said about her.

I find it difficult to believe that Park Min Young even HAS haters! Who could watch Healer and not completely love her? (NOTE: I have only watched the first 10 episodes of Healer)

Park Min Young is the only reason I'm considering watching this, so I can empathize. However, I don't understand a lick of Chinese or Korean, so... it shouldn't really affect me, right? I still get to look at Park Min Young be adorable either way, I'm assuming.

Goodness gracious, does anyone in the world have a more adorable smile than Park Min Young!?

This drama is surprisingly cute and sweet, for all the action it has. I'm only 10 episodes in and this drama already has some of my all-time favorite romance scenes ever. In particular, at this point in the show (episode 10) I find myself perplexed and enthralled by Healer's actions and the mysterious motivations surrounding them.

I actually really liked the romance subplot here. It was sweet and simple, and there was basically no forced love triangle, which was refreshing. Plus, I mean... Jang Na Ra, man. Any excuse to watch her being cute, am i right? ;)

*sigh* Yes... as you can see from my other comments, Kang So Ra is just................ yeah..... so lovely.

Started this about a week ago. Watched up to Episode 5. Love the premise and the action. The characters are really starting to develop well, although this show starts slowly in this area. Park Min Young is a treat so far, and Ji Chang Wook has good range.

I think the relationship between Park Hoon and Jae Hee was poorly developed, but other than that, this was fantastic. Glad you enjoyed it.

I watched the whole thing and gave it an 8.5.
I think Lee Jong Suk, Park Hae Jin, and Kang So Ra BY THEMSELVES warrant at least a 7.0 rating, even if you hate everything else. But that's just me.

*laughs*
Completely didn't notice that when I watched. Pretty bad production error, if true.

I thought the first two episodes were sort of trying too hard, but started liking it more and more from episode 3 onwards. You should stick with it.

Not bad. Was a treat to see Lee Min Jung and Park Shin Hye in the same movie. Min Jung, especially, was very beautiful. It's weird how different she can look with a different hairstyle and skin tone.
The rest of the movie was just ok.

So yeah... that might be the fastest I have ever gone through a 20 episode drama: eight days. And what an amazing eight days it was.

I gave this a 10/10. It's the 3rd 10 I have given out of the ten dramas I've seen (Good Doctor and Fated to Love You being the other two).
I went into this expecting a lot from Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Suk, and they not only delivered, but EXCEEDED my expectations. Especially Shin Hye. She was good in You're Beautiful, which was my first drama, but she was on a completely new level of awesome here. Her performance brought me to tears multiple times. There's a beautiful honesty about her eyes that touches my heart so easily. And of course, LJS and that smile of his; it's so easy to like him!
As for the rest of the cast:
- Wife and I were happy to see Kim Young Kwang as the second-lead here, as we both agreed that he was the best male of the Supporting cast in Good Doctor. He nailed this and is, no doubt, Leading Man material now for the next several years.
- Almost every drama we watch brings us a "revelation" in the cast: an actor/actress that we find particularly likable and makes us want to see more of them. Here, we had two: Lee Yu Bi as Yoon Yoo Rae, and Lee Pil Mo as "Cap" Hwang Gyo Dong. Wife and I found ourselves rather attracted to both of them, as both the performances and the writing of the characters were strong and interesting. The characters themselves could have used a little more resolution, but we'll be looking to see these two actors in more dramas from here on.
It's a shame, though, that everything else Lee Yu Bi has done looks like total garbage. Her cuteness is very watchable.

I also want to give major points to the music in this drama. It's the first drama I've seen where I really took note of the incidental music and enjoyed it.

That said... the story.
Wow. What a cleverly written, touching, and extremely dense plot this drama had. Every major character had an awesome back story, a bunch of the supporting roles had satisfying mini-plots around them, and multiple times it felt like the drama should be over because so many satisfying resolutions kept happening! This drama had layers upon layers and packed more great story and character moments into 20 episodes than a lot of Western shows fit into multiple seasons. Seriously, I have never seen a drama this packed with content.

Although Fated to Love You remains my sentimental favorite, this is probably the "Best" drama I have seen from an objective viewpoint.