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A Unique take on Vampires

Warning- May contain some spoilers!This is a beautiful love-story of Ramil Soleil Jonoel, the last vampire of the pure-blooded lineage called the Jonoels; and Punn Winnala, a human who owns an antique shop. The Vampires are being hunted by a group of human beings who lost their loved ones to vampires in the past, called the Hunters. Ramil was sealed in a painting for a century by Mother of all demons, Lilith, who was summoned by a group of rebel vampires who didn't want Ramil to be their King as he doesn't allow vampires under his rule to suck human blood, he doesn't like hurting them. The curse would be only lifted when the blood of Ramil's eternal lover touches his painting, and with the utterance of his name, Ramil breaks free. He is powerless, but he had split his powers and had given to his three servants (whom he considers as his own brothers)- Methus (Power of Super-speed), Ciar (Transformation power- he can transform into a Raven), Mekhin (Healing powers). Ramil has to perform a ritual to restore these powers so that he can ascend the throne and protect the vampires from the hunters and put an end to this. But Ramil also has the ultimate power of mind-reading and manipulation. There are many more twists and mysteries that are yet to unfold so I will leave it here. I want you to go in with an open mind and I am sure that you will enjoy this! 💗

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Life when baby comes home from hospital

Season two shifts our view a bit. Dr Konotori is on a remote island helping his mentor for his ‘holiday’. Baby has a new wig. And we now see how the new parents deal with baby at home. There is a new resident in NICU and we are introduced to a deaf couple having a baby. Nobody could really sign so here new resident helps a lot shuffling cards for her to read. They seemed a bit fearful their child could hear. The grandparents are not enthused with them having children when neither can hear. It was nice to see the effort the staff went to to try to make them as comfortable as possible. A career oriented couple wants their baby to fit into their busy schedules. She wants to have it all mapped out. Their plan is shot to hell when they learn their child has a hole in her heart. It is fixable, but has to wait til she’s older. The baby cries a lot and the mom is freaking because she is doing an internet deep dive into her daughter’s condition. The dad says he will be supportive, but so far, it hasn’t fit into his work schedule. The mom has added guilt because her pet project at work has been handed to a colleague to handle and neither is happy with that situation. On the island, Dr Konotori got to see first hand how to make do with limited medical facilities. His mentor wants to inspire him to help at their clinic. Dr Shinomiya is as charming and smiling as ever.😝 He has already told ‘jr’ resident to stay out of his way. Dr Konotori is back, but it seems his thoughts have not completely left the island. They had a 2 yr checkup with Naoto, the trisomy 16 baby. And after seeing struggles of career moms, Dr Shamayo wonders if she can be both mom and doctor. She is most happy to be out of resident status and officially a doctor. Music is more orchestral than piano but still very enjoyable.

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How babies change us

This episode had a baby with trisomy 16. The baby had been in NICU for 3 months and while the mother faithfully showed up with breast milk every day, they were too fearful to visit. The hospital they had visited prior painted such a dark picture they couldn’t face it. The mother finally got brave enough to peek and with a boot from Dr Shinomiya the father finally came. They decided to take their baby home and make every day memorable. Mei has reached first bday and her father is ready to send her to grandparents. His career plans are fleeing and he sees no way to fix things. He has a heart to heart conversation with Dr Konotori who shared some thoughts on what a child who lost a parent needed to know. He gave father and daughter concert tickets and the end result father chose a more realistic job that meshed with family living. A reporter came wanting to publish a story about their clinic. She was an older mom to be who had suffered through fertility assistance. Originally she was going to do a reveal piece on who ‘Baby’ really was but changed it to something more heartfelt, a picture book telling of all the families who had babies born their and their stories. Sakura learns more about his mom and how he got his name. I thought it was interesting that the administrator was his guardian growing up.dr Shimoya helped save a mother who collapsed and lot heartbeat. She is now feeling more part of the team as the young staff Dr in NICU has also matured and become more confident in his training. The Iron Lady has not returned yet. There is a Christmas concert in the hospital with Dr Konotori playing. For once the administrator doesn’t care if they figure out he is ‘Baby’. Everyone is enjoying Christmas celebrations at home or the hospital. This drama showcases many of the things encountered in the delivery room. Both good and bad. It does an excellent job balancing patients and doctors’ experiences and impressions. The music is excellent and the actors did a fine job. Production took you right to their rooms experiencing whatever happened. This drama is very emotion packed. It covers heavy topics, but leaves you with love and hope in your heart for the future. Highly recommend.

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Slap(bop) the kid in the mouth someone!

That kid really needs a listen in to listening and to not be a little shit!! It would seem Jun Xi is no matter than the little shits dad but not teaching the kid right and wrong! You don't spoil your kid, WTF!Jun Xi annoyed me more in the ep. Now I get you don't want to come out, I really do get it, but he NEVER once talked to Tuo about it, he just keeps jumping and hiding and freaking out if he thinks someone will find out. Yet at the same time when Tuo tells his boss that they are just friends, he look like he didn't like that, sorry buy you can't have it both ways. You either tell people or be fine even when your BF lies about your relationship like you always do. Jun Xi is just selfish, and doesn't care about his BF's feeling and I'm sorry, but that's wrong in my book.His brother keeps texting him about their relationship, and I don't see why he's is so invested in his little brothers life now, but whatever, so instead of just telling his brother no, they are just friends, he's pacing trying to think of a different lie to tell him, right in front of this BF, what you want him to help you lie again! Hell I'm really surprised that he let his friend know and the little weirdo know that they are dating. If you are going to freak out over every little thing, thinking someone will find out you are dating, why date in the first place. It was sad when Tou said "Let's break up?" I know why he did it and it's sad that to came to that much. I can't wait to see how next ep plays out... and I wonder just how Jun Xi well try to talk his way out of his mom seeing him kiss Tou...

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Stresses of NICU and death of child patients

This episode was about preemies and the stresses of NICU staff. Also the death of Dr Shinmiya’s unconscious patient. He is in the middle of a C-section when he gets the notification about his patient. He continues to finish the emergency surgery because his first priority is the welfare of the new mother he is working on. He rushes to her room but arrives too late to say goodbye. The father eventually shows up, does a single bow and leaves. 6 years ago he lost his wife when this child was delivered. It was Dr Shinomiya that faithfully visited her every day for all that time. The child never once woke up or heard her father say her name, or anything at all to her. This broke Shinomiya who wanted to cure her and couldn’t and mourned that her father could not bear to deal with her. This was heartbreaking. One in NICU gave up her place to make room for emergency baby. This was so hard for the parents. The baby was so tiny with so many things that could happen. Here the ‘iron lady’ pulls a Shinomiya. She is not rude, but she overwhelms the parents with too many things. The father is too scared to even name the little boy and the mother feels it’s her fault. The mom does visit and names her son and the dr is determined to singlehandedly guard over him. She has left so many dinners and even in the middle of a proposal runs out for an emergency. Little Yosuke did not make it, but was held by his parents and shown love on his way to heaven. This broke the Iron Lady and she has a break down and leaves hospital. She feels personally responsible for not being able to heal him and can only keep apologizing. It is not clear if she will have the heart to return to work after this patient. She is an excellent Dr so I hope she makes it to the other side with her grief and guilt.

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Birth defects

This episode is very bittersweet. Have Kleenex ready. It focuses on two mothers and the young staff Dr in NICU. One mother is very excited about her first pregnancy. She is 20 weeks along and learns her baby had anencephaly. This is a condition where the baby’s body continues to grow normally, but the brain and skull do not and the baby cannot live long outside the womb if reaches full term. This was a very sad experience for the couple as her first child, a son, was stillborn. She named him and mourned him. She is now expecting her second child and is not experiencing the same joy. In fact, she considered aborting and not having any more children at all. She makes it through and has a second child. She is determined to remember her first and to do all she can for her new one. The second mother is expecting a child with a cleft palate. It was discovered late in pregnancy and the mother is very upset. First, Dr Shinomiya was a shit in how callously he told her. She was so upset that she spent time on internet looking at pics and completely forgot the information she was told. Her husband talks her into returning to hospital and again, Shinomiya is curt about news. Dr Konotori takes over and has a calmer conversation and shows them reading material and provides a list of doctors that deals with cleft palates so they can find out what they will need to do after birth. She swapped to Dr Konotori and calms herself down to have that hard conversation with the grandparents. Her GMA was much more receptive, but her parents eventually resigned themselves and tried to be more positive. Dr Konotori talks to a plastic surgeon and the. Tells the couple Dr Shinomiya referred him. What is truly special this episode. The mother comes back and gives Dr Shino,Kay a 3 part review. It ends with he should be nicer to his patients. What is shocking is he laughs out loud at this. He seems to be softening up a bit. Giving birth is hard with no surprises added. To learn that your baby will be less than perfect to the world at large is a hard thing. To first get over your own biases and self pity to take on what the child needs and be a positive support, is a very special role. The young doc in NICU was ready to give up. He was all thumbs with some of the equipment and he just didn’t feel up to the task. His colleague gave him a letter from a former patient that had a child with cleft palate. The mother spoke of her fears and the difficulties that came with the condition. But she showed before and after pics to say that the scar was her favorite trait of her baby now. This offered hope and encourage both the family expecting, and the young doctor wavering on his career choice. He was reminded that in NICU, it was the staff there most attuned to the silent cries of the babies. He could hear them and needed to be more confident to treat them. The end of the episode shows Dr Shinomiya’s unconscious patient taking a turn for the worse while he is in surgery.

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Maternity clinics vs hospitals

This episode gives us some of Komatsu’s history. She and Dr Shinomiya have words about midwives vs monitors. He has cause for his biased view on things, but sometimes I wish he would be less cold and harsh in his mini diatribes. This episode focuses on moms to be that want more natural and family oriented setting during childbirth. This is more possible with midwives. This is a beautiful idea unless there is a complication for mother or child and then it can go very badly. Komatsu’s mom ran a maternity clinic and this is where she decided to become a midwife like her mother. She is a team player at the hospital, but she is seen often behind the scenes working with the new parents or mom during contractions to help put them at ease and give practical care knowledge. This is a respected profession, but there is a huge caveat with the job, no mistakes can be made. This is far more judgmental than docs with the machines. But, they understand the truth of this. For this reason Komatsu opted to work at a hospital. She was confidant in her abilities, but acknowledged things could go wrong. She thought this indicative of her being too cowardly to work in a maternity clinic. When a patient determined to be like her mom, was determined to continue and leave hospital with the new knowledge she had, her midwife shared her children born by c-sections both of them. She realized as Dr Konotori’s gentle words washed over her, that all births were correct births; whether natural or willingly cut open to bring them to world. What mattered was safely and best thriving method. All cases are different, even with same mother. Birth circumstances are unique every time and need to be treated that way. Komatsu laughed when she realized her colleague was successful because cowardly. She calle hospital for help at slightest inclination for problem. This showed Komatsu that she didn’t have to be like her mom to be a good midwife. That her fear kept her alert to whatever or whoever was needed to insure a safe birth. This even had Dr Shinomiya asking her opinion on wait or head to surgery. Little by little he is getting out of his grumpy shell. But his young patient showing signs of pneumonia so I hope he doesn’t retreat and get worse. Love Sakura getting teased at the end and Komatsu stealing his noodled.😂😁

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sadly, it gets pretty boring

this whole drama made me love both main actors, especially kim hye yoon but, the story isn´t as great as i thought it would be.it got me hooked during the first few episodes but got very boring by the middle of it. i felt like it was just the same thing over and over again... which is not something people usually lik in dramas, including myself. they did great work with the last 2 episodes though, finally felt at least a bit interesting and i was desperate to know how it ends. overall, this drama would have been better with a bit more plot twist and story, that´s why i give it such a low rating.would recommend maybe to binge watch or to just play it in the background while doing other stuff. although people may like it, give it a try and let´s see!

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