To be fair for JSY and her character(s), Jae Hee is more of a plot device than a fully realized character, and Seung Hee gets held back a lot for the sake of being mysterious. Whoops. There is a solemnity in that scene. JaeHee/SeungHee is especially a very difficult role to play - the character is equally complicated and goes through a lot as much as the titular Dr Hoon - definitely not a role suitable for a novice. It was the same expression throughout her screen time in the show. }); I don't know how this writer can create a show based on nothing but plot holes and unbelievable stuff..and yet here I am, happily taking it all in. Also, I have seen the main actress in this and Born Again and I have since refused to watch any of her shows. I decided to review Doctor Stranger even though its already too late because it causes so much disturbance in my Kdrama routine. If Ill rate this series, story-wise, I cant even include this in my top 15 best dramas. Honestly, I have second thoughts if Im gonna recommend this to anyone. I still have to see the ending before Ill decide if this drama is worth anyones time. As of this writing there are 2 more episodes to go until the finale. This series will end next week, Tuesday night. And why in the preview did the how many kidneys thing come up yet again? And I can't see how Seung Hee is not Jae Hee. To my understanding, JaeHee was dead or nearly dead, and the NK revived her and insert some kind of chip in her brain to wipe her memory and control her and sent her back to SK with a mission as SeungHee. We got some action and mystery, which Im all for. She probably survived the impossible fall cause this is Dr.Stranger land and the stranger the "death" the more chances you're alive. He seems to also be orchestrating Hoon into the hospital for some other purpose. I watched Doctor Stranger only because of Lee Jong-Suk. I want to watch him get over that (with the help of soohyun or something) and start realizing what it means to be a doctor. She probably woke up with amnesia, got brainwashed into the CAUSE (whatever that is), and her evil henchmen probably just told her there was a girl who looked like her that she should use as a study guide so she can manipulate this doctor with the perm for the CAUSE. i loved this episode every bit of it . the pace has slowed down way too much thats probably because i am more a movie person rather than series. i am not one of those who can take the anticipation thats probably the reason why i loved the first two episode where things happened quick and there were unexpected twist at every turn which only made it even more interesting for me and got me hooked on to the show permanently. from ep 5 on the show has ceratinly slowed down may be it is finally time to fit the zigsaw bit by bit. and while doing so the drama now has caught on to the romantic side of it by bring in jae hee completely into the picture which i am loving so so much.. i was afraid that we would barely get to see her but am grateful that it is doesn't happen to be so instead acc to the preview we will get to see more of hoon and jae hee which is super awesome dont' let me down show. PHJ's role is rather bland and he hasn't been exactly lighting up the screen like he did in Stars, but he not getting criticized much here in the comments. with so much Soo Hyun and Hoon moments, I keep thinking that she's the main girl lead. But Nightshade wants to see her other skills. I mean, who wouldn't? I've watched her in 3 very different dramas: Gaksital, Age of Feeling, Doctor Stranger. Is Jae Hee Still Alive? While not a focus point, it influences Hoons life and its addition made the show more interesting. I need some context to know who or what I should care about. Is Jae Hee Still Alive? Please click the link in that email to complete the email change process. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. There, Seung-hee poses for pictures with Not Jae-hees Parents, since Hoon distinctly remembers Jae-hees father as he asked him to save his daughters life. Why go through all this shadow puppetry with a political storyline that has absolutely zero likable characters in it? 8.1 /10 Rate Browse episodes Top-rated 1 Season 2014 Videos 1 Trailer 0:33 Watch Teaser [OV] Photos 28 Top cast Edit Lee Jong-Suk Park Hoon Aired: May 27, 2014. Are they going to kill him off after that or? There he meets Han Seung-hee, a doctor who uncannily resembles Jae-hee. They need PH in their big conspiracy, but for what? I love how Jae-joon instantly tries to play it cool by smoothing out Hoons clothes, all, Sorry, I went overboard, while Hoon is just happy to leave the two of them to sort things out. Two, how did Jae-hee survive the fall the first time in Budapest? That's like drama speak of "you're never getting with the male lead, girl!" I liked the is she Jae-Hee or is she Seung-Hee? debate I had throughout the show. Her task probably to keep Park Hoon check on her watch.Remember when Park Hoon hug her in that hall(? Though admittedly, I didnt expect that Doctor will be making this particular plot point reveal before even reaching the halfway cour. Shes alive, damn it! He stumbles to his feet, and Soo-hyun has to grab him before he falls. I mean, conveying all those emotions and inhabiting all those characters must be exhausting. Couldn't he put his jealousy aside? I did not feel anything between the two leads either, I honestly thought they'd not end up together while thinking Kang Sora was female lead. Reply to May too since the reply button is missing from her post. it's okay, I am not invested in her character at all either. PNG or JPG. Years later, Hoon, a budding genius surgeon, and his girlfriend Song Jae-h=Hee try to escape to South Korea. Loving the show so far but the plot can get pretty confusing (or maybe its just the subs). Nor is she a particularly strong or experienced actress. (function(d, s, id) { Hoon is arrested. Heartbeats are not like fingerprints. In the book, Park Hoon will end up with Soo Hyun. I just wish that theyll incorporate a time jump, and later on well see Hoon and Soo Hyun happy together as a couple and are successful in their career as thoracic surgeons. Hoon is definitely no angel, as he himself have done countless immoral practices of medicine, which arguably fast-tracked his growth and in part made him the genius doctor that he is now. Seung-hee ends up offering her home for Hoon to crash in, but while leading him to the bed, Soo-hyun trips and ends up wrapped in his arms. Plus he's FIERCELY loyal to JH and it's so OOC for him to be falling for So Hyeon. And before I moved here I honestly thought Seoul was the size of maybe ten blocks or so because everybody's lurking behind bushes and watching everything. According to you, who was the most awesome character in this episode? Seung Hee is not like that, she's quiet, she's cold, she's non-chalant to the point that she's boring. This is a very complex character to play and casting JSY in it is not a good choice. I also like the fact that both Hoon and Seung Hee (if JH is indeed SH that is) are not pure hero or heroines, that they do have shadows beneath their seemingly brighter facades. She legit sat with medical books and tried to understand the problem and all of the theory when any new case came up. If we cant connect to any of the people in power who are out to get Hoon (because everyone is out to get Hoon), we need at least one person with higher knowledge who can act as Hoons guide to the world of political-turned-medical tomfoolery. Jae Hee is a South Korean actor who made his on-screen debut in the Korean drama School. It ignited a passion for clinical medicine inside me and that's how I chose my major in college lol. Although, I have no idea what's north korea group plan for Hoon Gotta agree with everyone that KSR and LJS acting is tremendously top notch in every episode. I already wish this show will defy convention and make Soo Hyun the lead lady. A lot of her facial expressions are inscrutable; I don't think it's because of the actress or anything, but she's probably given the same amount of information we are so she's not really able to express a hell of a lot, just in case the writer goes a different way~! Its sad because he thinks that shes only acting this way because he didnt look for her, and he does everything but get on his knees to apologize. Another gripe: But apparently PH looked really disappointed when he found out that she had 2 kidneys - but shouldn't he know that she would have 2 since she was the one who did the transplant? In my eyes, she is, Hoon replies. this was her worst scene ever in DrStanger [at least for me] she stood there with 1 expression on her face and her mouth and eyes wide open , even when she was holding PH's hand and about to fall in the river her eyes and face expression were the same, empty, not like a person who is about to die, thanks God jong suk was there to save that scene he made me cry, he broke my heart he made me feel his loss and pain. How much emotion can she really bring to the table? Meanwhile, a stone-faced Seung-hee tells Agent Cha that the whole act was devised so that Hoon would believe that Jae-hee is alive. That was our plan from the start.". In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a famous doctor. How about that!? Sumedha spends her days reading books, bingeing Kdramas, drawing illustrations, and blogging while listening to Lo-Fi music. IT was not explained as well?? 3. Which leads me to the second point--2) JSY lacks intensity, hence she comes out FLAT. I just want the drama to explore more of Hoon as a person and a doctor, instead of having him wandering around all day, crying for his first love like he did in this episode. One, how did Hoon finally reach South Korea from Budapest? The big conspiracy has reached the point of being ridiculous, so I'm just going to tune it out as I do with the lack of realistic possibilities in the drama. Even though hes flooded with memories of Jae-hee, he finally treats Seung-hee like a separate person in order to apologize for his drunkenness the night before. }); People kept doubting, wishing he'd change because she's in the past, etc But heck you don't tell a person who they have to love or who deserve their affection. It is no wonder this is the worst hospital in Korea where people can just kill and steal patients at will, since about half the staff seems to be a NK spy or working with the North. Can you tell me what it is and what brand? That would be the most welcome surprise. Song Jae Hee. This episode was an episode which just re-established what we already knew, and what we don't, we still don't. Doctor Stranger is a 65 minute mini-series-drama-action-romance starring Lee Jong-suk as Park Hoon, Kang So-ra as Oh Soo-Hyun and Park Hae-jin as Han Jae-Joon. There seems to be a lot of surviving in this show with no explanation. I also don't get the hate JSY has been getting. Empress is a tech enthusiast who loves to read and write. I really liked her. I watch Kdrama for almost a deccade since I was in elementary, and I believe that this drama is lacking in writing but full on swing when it comes ti acting. Jae-hee sitting across from, and muses that this must be why people drink: so they can see the people they miss. She tries very hard to be a good doctor even though she doesnt have the talent so that she can prove herself to her father, whos the chairman of the hospital. Security is so lax that Agent Cha gets to just stand by in clear view and watch as Seung-hee accompanies Chang-yis suddenly-unconscious mother to the operating room. Seung-hee looks to Soo-hyun for help as she pulls her wrist out of Hoons grasp, and at least Soo-hyun tries to diffuse the situation by asking Seung-hee whether she knows anyone named Song Jae-hee. With both SH and Hoon asking what Dr Moon is doing there. - Albert. There is a huge range of audience maturity which could also be influenced by age, culture and exposure just to list some factors. Thought it was just me! Doctor Moon rejoices, since this means she cant be a spy, while Hoon starts to accept what seems to be the truth: that Seung-hee isnt Jae-hee. I hope they end up together. On the other hand, this shows forte is not in dropping helpful hints, which means we got to be just as bewildered as Hoon was, too. My theory is opposite-so far: Hoon finds out she is Jae Jee when he listens to her heart (second kidney and all)-but with the revelation-realizes there's a reason she's pretending, especially since this all involves North Korea, so he decides to keep quiet and pretend she's not Jae Jee in order to protect her until he can find out what it's all about. He deeply fell in love with Jae Hee (Jin Se-yeon) in his high school. You will receive a link to create a new password via email. However, Soo-hyuns not so sure: Do you think hes thinking of me all the time? Hoon thinks for a moment before replying that hed be surprised if Jae-joon did, considering his prickly personalitynot to mention hers. TV-14. // Load the SDK asynchronously or Agent Cha hands Nightshade records of Chang-yis mom going in and out of a coma as proof of Seung-hees skills.. Park Hoon is eccentric (with a matching hairstyle), playful and a genius. Betrayed, bewildered wrong response?" But whatever the results may be for Dr. Hoons supernatural heart-reading test, its bound to shake up and surely add more flavor to the already potent romantic concoction. as in so, she is really jae hee and she knows it? I'll look them over, thanks! Prime Minister Jang runs into some issues in creating a committee without strict presidential oversight, with a fair number of assemblymen on his side. I want to watch the tension between PH and JJ, not over Soohyun, but over what being a doctor means to both of them. I understand people shipping Hoon/Soo Hyun she's easy to like and the actors have some nice chemistry (I don't see it as romantic chemistry myself Hoon's way too wrapped up in JH to even notice other women) but as this was Seung Hee's introduction week I'm not quite ready to abandon the Show's OTP. It's nice to see the "good" 2nd lead in a K drama being the female one too--often if there's a "bad" and a "good" (rather than both bad or both good), it's the man that's good. She was equally upset when she broke it, even though she covered it up. [ Download ]. It just felt like we were going round in circles about the same spot, looking at the same thing. Especially a person who has accepted her fate. It's acceptable if she's only playing a straight-up villain part, but she's not, the viewers need to be able to sympathize with her and we're unable to do so. Ummm she hid her identity inorder to protect hoon, i dont understand why people hated her so much, watch the god damn drama carefully, Your email address will not be published. In real medical practice, when you are the receiving kidney transplant "recipient", you will have two (2) kidneys on one (1) side of the body. i know very few dramas where they move on from first loves (Twelve Men in a Year, I Need a Romance)and they weren't executed in the best way. Rate. idk how do you guys feel about that pairing. The whole SeungHee/JaeHee reminds me the Chinese movie Black Cat (similar to the well-known French's Nikita or American's Point of No Return) In Black Cat, the female lead was dead then was revived and a chip was inserted in her brain to make her a killer. If shes Jae-hee, why did she hide her true identity from Hoon? And please stop assuming that all the people who like Soohyun are pro-Sora/anti-JSY. The potential of this series was so good but the execution was so poor, I couldnt bear to be even more disappointed so I just stopped. ", http://www.dramabeans.com/2014/04/doctor-stranger-gets-a-perm/. That'll require a 100 episodes. As the world grew smaller and every man over the age of forty was revealed to be part of some nefarious plan involving Hoon, I was at least glad for the inclusion of Director Choi. My suggestion? I have mixed feelings about it because of those random pointless things. Observations this week: Lee Jong-seok needs to get himself back into white coats stat because that coordi is awful. Plot holes are when something did not make sense (not the same as the audience not understanding) or did not gel up with an earlier scene. But when she merely blinks confusingly, Hoon asks desperately, Cant you recognize me?. They both really do fit together and Jae Joon really likes her. Let there be a twist in the plot. Copyright 2022 VTM StudiosVTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders and forms part of a network of channe. Sometimes, an inspiration is better left to be admired from a distance rather than to be possessed for yourself, doing so, only make it lose its meaning and significance. She had to have her father's kidney transplanted into her to survive, so technically she has just one kidney. She put it on Soo Hyun's mother's wrist and was upset when Hoon found it. - The whole "I don't want to admit I helped to find Chang Yi's mom until I find Seung Hee" explanation sounds dodgy. Like, in the end, hoon and soo hyun will fall in love with each other and will actually end up together. i believe they're in a relationship, i just don't believe in their relationship. But in the video scene, JH looked somewhat awake/conscious of her actions when she was saying "hoon ah" and holding out her hand. The reason she says she'll live as Jae-hee after the surgery is so that N. Korea can keep have an eye on Park Hoon and "threaten" him using fake Jae-hee whenever they need anything.