Xerophytes

Feels raw, realistic and unresolved.

It is something that resonates and made you reflect. The challenges, the pain, the joy, and the realization.

It's a slice of life story, so the storytelling may not be as even and as straight forward it is, especially it was broken into "chapters". The series rely heavily on you investing your time and feelings on the main lead. It's his story, and it's his perspective; so you can't really expect exposition of other character's story.

it relies heavily on how much u invest on the ML

they have that large "office" with only three employees working? what is this.

Must be because of explicit, they usually end in a more niche, compared to glory or weak hero which is not as explicit.

Like I said, it is all dependent on casting; who knows maybe the SK athletes that agreed to join in the show are the only ones availability. And besides, you cannot expect all countries to have Eddie Williams or Igedz Executioner, there is a reason why that made them special and warrant them to be feature in the show. This show is not about some random celebrity athlete with no credentials, they are nationally and internationally acknowledge athletes, with expertise in their fields, that already narrowed down the pool of casting, plus availability, plus willingness to join and you cannot expect too to have an even physicality when you have countries with different average lifestyles, built and physicality.

Also built and size is not the only metrics of athleticism, who knows, maybe each country may have a leeway of deciding who they want to team up with and go to the show, so you cannot point out to casting to get everyone with same built.

Again, casting is not easy like you think of, especially we are not even have information on how they are casted.

What do you mean?

Of course, they have better casting for SK, because like I said, they are recycled from old Physical show, they have an unfair advantage of being familiar with the show, with the games, and having played together in previous show made team spirit a lot easier.

I dont think you realized that casting is not easy. While SK have 'ready made team' and casts willing to do one more season for this kind of show, the rest of the countries don't. Not every country have running sports competition like in Korea where they have Physical franchise. Perhaps, the Physical: Asia casting crew have their own dream team but unfortunately, they can't be casted for several reasons: scheduling, athlete not willing to participate, etc. In the end, the crew can only deliver what they can.

SK is established because they are pretty much recycled from old Physical show. Other teams have no experience or perspective in Physical games.

Manny is probably just used as marketing ploy by Netflix/Physical. They needed big names in the show, you can't get any bigger than Manny in Asia. He has to leave because he has to prep up for his match.

Indonesia also switched out one of their team mates, which oddly did not even get a chance to play any game, since they get eliminated

Theres a lot in play here and probably some politics involved too. Netflix must have a good viewership in Australia. But I get you, Australia is pretty much seen as Westerners by Asians.

Isai brought in but not even given a chance in action. Glenn is so good looking. Sad that Indonesia left.

So hard to rate this, there are some good ones, and some I dont care.

Had to give them a leeway, it's a fiction anyway, and the story needs to be told that way for the point to be made. At least the police and the PI found out, I think that's like writers telling you that the issue is acknowledged.

nope

They figured early on the whole ISBN barcode thing, and yet when they have opportunity to get to suspect's library - full of books, ML did is to trash it, why he didn't put two and two together that he needs to find those books?

It's also a team sports. They have competed against each other before, they know them a lot better and most likely formed friendship post show, so the camaraderie must be there before Physical:Asia

It is not rigged, IMO.

However, Korea has an unfair advantage, given that the athletes are recycled from Physical:100. They are more familiar with these games.

Surprisingly easy to watch series. Plot is simple and nothing remarkable, but the characters carried the whole thing. Perfectly casted, good characterization and acting.

The whole hospital angle felt like was suddenly dropped. Initially thought the neurologist will be a point of story and developed into a love triangle, but it didn't.

I just finished watching Dr Romantic S2 and now also watching S3, and it's quite weird to see Ahn Hyo Seop look so different.

The mystery and plot felt like ridiculously drawn out, but it was okay. The story was about character development, and I enjoyed the journey. 10/16 right now.

Just simply scroll through here and read comments of what "people" thought?!?

It's so annoying when they are trying to be cryptic and all. It's not scary. It's annoying and frustrating lol

And man, the hospital employed a nurse, who has direct contact with the patient, who killed her daughter. And prosecutor and the hospital goes only after the doctor. The lawyer even conspired with the nurse. Is this being seriously? Then the nurse even actively involved herself in protest, and all shit. They dont have CCTV in the hallway or what? Didnt they notice how Dr. John bumped into her in the hallway with the form?

The hospital even put Dr John back into the position where he legally charged for murder. Are you serious? He doesn't even have any oversight committee or probation? It is the same as the daughter doctor, they just shoo her back in he hospital after making a big brouhaha that sent her as a jailhouse doctor.

Half baked subplots.
Non-sense storylines.
Characters that I really don't care.

The best part in the series are the patient and their storyline.

Honestly, the best part probably is the pilot episode, if they have just keep him in prison, it's probably going to work.

They wasted so much time in yapping and dragging with whole romance. I dont even see the chemistry.

There's that lawyer, but don't feel like there's any justice. WTF he is going after the doctor who already spent his time in prison for? And yet he doesn't care to go after the bullies of the CIPA patient? And the weird nurse, I dont care about her, honestly. They drag so long until showing the whole motivation.

And the cherubim plotline is just half-baked. Are we supposed to care about this, after showing only a few scenes? Am I supposed to empathize with the sudden appearance of euthanizing doctor? WHO IS HE???