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Since I've seen the original Dr X to an extent, I can't help wandering if the Korean adaptation could be as good. The initial two episodes were pretty good, though I can't help thinking that Gye Sujeong was just a far more tamer version of Daimon Michiko, who was like a wild horse. Forget that. Halfway in, Gye Sujeong seemed like a far less vibrant character compared to Daimon Michiko.

Contrary to the uproar that had been raised by Korean doctors over some supposed medical inaccuracies or false portrayal of the profession, Doctor X wasn't intended as an attack on the whole medical profession. While yes, the original setting was that Daimon Michiko was a lone wolf surgeon who's willing to perform risky surgeries and refuse to bow under rigid hospital bureaucracies, the drama never intended to paint the hospital as completely corrupt, just that some may start to view it as a cutthroat business. While it's understandable that the K-drama would try to show off its unique identity to set it apart from the original J-drama, I wished that the Kdrama to just stick on borrowing the base plot of just the first season of Doctor X instead of the first two... as well as trying so hard to turn Gye Sujeong as some super perfect doctor who never fail. At all. So far, the Korean adaptation seems to try to create yet another generic medical K-drama while borrowing the settings of the original J-drama, while also acting as if they wanna use the show to comment on real-life issues that may or may not relate to the medical world.

If you have never watched the original Doctor X J-drama, this drama may end up quite enjoyable to you. Maybe, if you don't mind seeing the usual trope that K-medical dramas often end up using. But if you love the original J-drama, you will hate this adaptation, as this K-drama will ruin every single thing that made the original J-drama well-loved.