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Cross korean drama review
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by Lilac Francois
Aug 7, 2020
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
I must say I’m pleasantly surprised by this series. It’s a really good medical drama with a topping of crime solving. The main theme of this drama is about organ transplant, it shows us the ugly underside of it, illegal organ black market.

The story is very interesting and done well, I just think there are a view unfinished thread. The first one third of the story focus on the prison, but they never seem to bother showing us what happen to the prison by the end of the story. I also think the second half of the story focus more on the crime solving than the medical aspect of it. It’s not bad, but I wish they give more time for the medical side of it.

I have to give the show praises for the use of realistic looking organs and operations. I really like the medical aspect of the stories, especially how our male lead grow as a doctor and his relationship with the people around him. How he start to realize what it means to be a doctor and the real reason he become one.

Go Kyung Pyo as Kang In Gyu give an okay performance, it looks a bit force when he try to show that he’s a bad guy, I think he should stay being the nice guy and develop more acting skill before attempting another bad boy role. He looks and act really well when he’s being nice and sympathetic, but all the evil glare and wild eye look just come unnaturally. In Gyu character was developed really well through out the show. We could see he’s transformation from being a doctor for revenge to being a real doctor. I quite like he’s bromance with Lee Joo Hyuk, played by Kim Ji Han, I wish they explore it more. I also like his complicated relationship with Go Jung Hun and Go Ji In.

Jo Jae Hyun as Go Jung Hun is good as usual, despite all the scandal. It’s sad that his character has to leave the show early, because it’s definitely noticeable. They gave him a good enough ending, but I think the story would benefit more for having him and his character stay until the end. Jung Hun is such an interesting character because he’s such a good doctor but he definitely a mess of a father.

Jeon So Min as Go Ji In is nice, I like her more on the first half of the show, because she’s such a badass but the writer seems to forgot that aspect of her by the end of the show, which is a shame. I wish they give her more development through out the series, but I like her again by the ending.

I must say Heo Sung Tae as Kim Hyung Beom give a very good and memorable performance. He has only little on screen time but when he is he stole the show.

The music is good, giving the show a mood that it needs. I really like ‘I Swear’ by Salt&Peper.

I will rewatch this show, but I probably watch the first half of it more. I really like it as a medical drama, not so much as a crime solving drama.
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