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Completely forgetful show
God, I wanted to love this show. The ML and FL are some of my favorite actors. "From now on Showtime" is my most rewatched show, ever. The usual magic they both bring to their projects wasn't here, though. This drama surprisingly doesn't suffer from bad tropes,. Rather, it has horrible direction and writing. I mean it, it truly seems to have junior-high-level writing. The worst part is that the translation is bad. And I mean bad. In one episode, there is a tragic accident involving a rescuer who loses his leg. Three different translations state that he DIES. So normally, this wouldn't be the show's fault, right? Well, to make it worse, the FL has a panic episode. She runs into the hospital lobby after being unable to save the patient's legs and collapses in front of the ML. He then picks her up. This gives the original translation an incentive to make the reader believe that she lost the patient. Why does this matter? Well, for one, this is the first show to truly show just how bad a messed-up translation can ruin your experience and the entire story itself. So, when you have writing and direction that also confuses the audience, it's an absolute disaster.
Another reviewer said that so many things seem unrealistic in the show. And I honestly agree. There are many examples. For one, the fact that the ML decides to join the rescuer team despite having his job of acquiring assets for his CEO, either land or property. While his job title is never stated, he's called the director. Basically, his job is like Edward Lewis from Pretty Woman. Naturally, the writers think it makes sense to turn him into a sort of fireman so he can better access the land he wants his company to acquire. The problem is how unrealistic it all seems and plays out. How about the romance? The FL lead literally just says, "Let's date." Simply because they end up in a common board house, stuck together. Which, btw, isn't revealed to be part of the hospital director's property 3-4 episodes after they both start living there. And because of the writing, nothing feels natural. There is no chemistry. Physically, they are a match. But the writing is bad, I just couldn't see them together. And because of the bad translation, in one episode, he says, "How could you not fall for someone as perfect as me?" Now, something like this has been done before. Like, for instance, "What's wrong with secretary Kim?" The problem, though, is that when they try to make ML's like this, it's usually comical. They aren't really that insufferable. But ML in THIS show is dead serious about how perfect he finds himself. He then starts obsessing over who she spends her time with and her ex, among many other things. It isn't THAT bad, but from what we know of the FL, it seems extremely unlikely she would have fallen for him. In reality, she would have despised him and moved out of the community house. Speaking of the Fl, she's a surgeon. Something that either got lost in the translation, or the show forgot what her title actually is. During the show, she acts more like a PCP than a surgeon. She never seems to worry about her hands. She also walked out and ran from a patient when she was first doing rounds as a psychiatrist. Makes no sense, right? I'll just stop here.
To summarize, this show is a master class in what happens when you combine bad writing and horrible translation. Honestly, if you truly want to watch this show, I'd suggest disabling subtitles and just making up your own dialogue. You'll have a better time at least trying to make up a story rather than reading whatever the writers intended. Otherwise, avoid like the plague.
Another reviewer said that so many things seem unrealistic in the show. And I honestly agree. There are many examples. For one, the fact that the ML decides to join the rescuer team despite having his job of acquiring assets for his CEO, either land or property. While his job title is never stated, he's called the director. Basically, his job is like Edward Lewis from Pretty Woman. Naturally, the writers think it makes sense to turn him into a sort of fireman so he can better access the land he wants his company to acquire. The problem is how unrealistic it all seems and plays out. How about the romance? The FL lead literally just says, "Let's date." Simply because they end up in a common board house, stuck together. Which, btw, isn't revealed to be part of the hospital director's property 3-4 episodes after they both start living there. And because of the writing, nothing feels natural. There is no chemistry. Physically, they are a match. But the writing is bad, I just couldn't see them together. And because of the bad translation, in one episode, he says, "How could you not fall for someone as perfect as me?" Now, something like this has been done before. Like, for instance, "What's wrong with secretary Kim?" The problem, though, is that when they try to make ML's like this, it's usually comical. They aren't really that insufferable. But ML in THIS show is dead serious about how perfect he finds himself. He then starts obsessing over who she spends her time with and her ex, among many other things. It isn't THAT bad, but from what we know of the FL, it seems extremely unlikely she would have fallen for him. In reality, she would have despised him and moved out of the community house. Speaking of the Fl, she's a surgeon. Something that either got lost in the translation, or the show forgot what her title actually is. During the show, she acts more like a PCP than a surgeon. She never seems to worry about her hands. She also walked out and ran from a patient when she was first doing rounds as a psychiatrist. Makes no sense, right? I'll just stop here.
To summarize, this show is a master class in what happens when you combine bad writing and horrible translation. Honestly, if you truly want to watch this show, I'd suggest disabling subtitles and just making up your own dialogue. You'll have a better time at least trying to make up a story rather than reading whatever the writers intended. Otherwise, avoid like the plague.
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