DramaAjumma

If you like him in Reborn Rich, you should watch him in Shadow Detective.

I find your comment about the characters being one dimensional the most bizarre part because to me the characters are the best part of this show. LOL. Obviously we don't share the same idea of what "one dimensional" means.

Doctor Prisoner, Money Flower

I don't know why K drama bad guys have to do things the hard, convoluted way. LOL. It's so over-the-top. Just for one small lab. The mercenary could have done the whole thing himself with tear gas.
I guess it's a good excuse for someone to blow stuff up and play with fire.

I was just thinking the same thing, TBH. Of all the characters she's the one who just doesn't seem to progressing. 24 episodes later and she's still being judgemental and ill-mannered about people she barely knows. She lacks professional ethics. It was fine at the start but she's not learnt from her mistakes at all. Bai Zhu was a bit like that but he's generally getting better over a time.

Xiao Guang is so adorable. Such a talkative perceptive little kid. 8 going on 80. Nice to see that there's someone who can put Bai Zhu in his place. LOL.

Universal health care or socialised health care is not free by any stretch of the imagination, generally paid for by taxpayers. :D And is very much dependant on the contribution of a large tax base. Although where I live I enjoy the benefits of basic health care up to a point I still had to pay about $550 for an MRI a few months back. It wasn't even covered by health insurance.
A visit to the GP (family doctor) is generally covered but once a specialist is required, the costs start to accumulate even with subsidies. The wait on elective surgery in the public system can mean years.

I think it's fairly obvious from the start that romance here is a side dish not the main thing. It's like the K drama Hospital Playlist where the patient stories and the friendships take precedent.
It's not as if anyone watches medical drama for the romance, right? :P

I think it's quite interesting the number of patients in this show that accuse the hospital of trying to rip them off. It feels like such a low trust environment. I wonder how often people do get cheated of money in that context.

I can't believe this show is so lowly rated here. As a long time fan of medical dramas, I think this is really good. I haven't cried this much in a drama for ages.

You can watch it on Viki.

This show has one of the best set-ups for a C drama that I've ever seen. I'm already tearing up in the first episode. I'm shocked at how much I like it. I adore the elderly couple. C medical dramas just don't have a good track record but hopefully this is an exception.

My first impressions of the show.
https://40somethingahjumma.substack.com/p/she-and-her-perfect-husband-2022

On Viki

This is more fun than I expected. I actually like the leads even though I'm not normally a fan of noona romances. But I think Xu Kai's character although is a little immature, is smart and can read the room. He's suffering late onset teenage rebellion but who can blame him with a mother like that. The transactional side of their relationship is the best part so far -- up to Episode 7. Negotiating and then renegotiating their contract. It actually feels grounded and plausible.

Anyway, I'm a sucker for contract marriages and I can sit through almost anything in that sub-genre.

Kim Kang-hoon is something of a veteran in the industry. He has won awards too.

I've got to give the PD and writer their due here. This show has a lot more historical depth and authenticity than I expected. Episode 1 gave me the impression that this was just a makjang but it's turning out to be a lot more than that. The first 3 episodes show a great deal of promise. I feel that a fair bit of research has gone into this.

As for the romance, everything hinges on how good the writing is. Whether there should be a romance is irrelevant. It is about the script and the performance. Besides, Shin Hyun-bin is one of the reasons why I'm watching this.

Lee Sung-min is a really busy fellow this year. Three dramas! Wow. But he's great in all three.

And Kim Kang-hoon is always good value. Happy to see him here after Racket Boys.

You should consider posting this in the review section. Maybe expand it a little if you can.

I think the ending can be considered a cliffhanger BUT the first season does stand on its own. Most of the questions are answered.