What Dramas Am I Watching This Week?

So this week was really slow cause I was on vacation so I was only able to watch two shows this week which sucks a little cause I do watch a bunch of dramas so next week I'm going to struggle to catch up! Anyway as per usual the list is split by country and the episodes I've seen so far are written below! There will be spoilers from now on so if you aren't caught to the episode number on list, you might want to go watch that episode and then come back! If you're interested in previous lists, click here and if you want to see a list of my favorite asian OTPs and ships, click here!

KDRAMA

Doctor John (16/32): In a refreshing take on the genre, “Doctor John” will portray the doctors’ search for the cause of their patients’ mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime. Cha Yo Han is a genius anesthesiologist, who is also the youngest professor at his medical school. The brilliant doctor goes by the nickname “10 Seconds,” referring to his ability to figure out his patients in the 10 seconds that it takes for them to enter an examination room and walk to their seat. Kang Shi Young is a legendary anesthesiologist, who was always at the top of her class throughout medical school. The talented doctor inherited her skills from her cool-headed, rational mother, while she inherited her empathy, listening skills, and warm bedside manner from her father.

So we finally learned why Eun Jung and Suk Ki have it out for Yo Han in a personal way and as I assumed, it's cause that guy who was euthanized kidnapped and killed their kids and Eun Jang wanted to make him suffer more which is why she's so furious with Yo Han. She's a hypocrite and criminal in her own right cause she forced a patient's signature but is acting all high and mighty and I'm sitting here wondering why neither of them can get a life cause regardless of anyone's opinion, Yo Han was punished for what he did. They seriously can't keep following him around waiting for him to make another mistake or stirring shit up about him because again he's done his time and if they keep hovering he should get a restraining order against at least Suk Ki. I also have a feeling that he's lying about having stomach cancer but if he's telling the truth, I'd like to see how he feels once he gets closer to the terminal stage and is writhing in pain so we can find out if he feels the same about euthanasia as before when he's watching from a distance. I am also guessing that the person who keeps following Shi Young and Yo Han around is that reporter who's working with Eun Jung but I wonder what his connection to all this is. I'm also loving the growing relationship between Yo Han and Shi Young but I do feel like it's knocking us a bit too hard over the head. She's also a little too pushy for my taste especially with his whole pain thing cause it's like he's lived so many years like this so he knows what he can handle so it's like girl calm down a little but at the same time Yo Han, no matter what he says, actually does like her hovering cause I don't think he's had anyone who's cared about him since his father died so it's all so novel for him. I loved that he rushed in when he thought she was in danger and their low key flirting in front of Yoo Joon was hilarious. Shi Young's mom noticed too.

CDRAMA

Unexpected (18/23): A manga artist, He Jie has entered into his own manga “Crystal Love” and he must complete the mission of saving the evil second female lead, turning her into a better person before he can return back to the real world. He ended up having to keep on filling up the loopholes of his own manga again and again, forming a funny love story.

Wow I don't entirely love this new twist in the story though I had a feeling that Doctor Su would end up going bad after Bai Lan died but it was super weird that He Jie fell for Lixing acting like a bad guy when he should have been the one person to believe in her. It's the one thing I struggle with in this drama though it does feel like a faction of He Jie's personality than a writing flaw in the show cause He Jie seems to believe in himself a little too much and no matter how many times he's shown that the characters in his manga are their own people, he believes that his original will still triumphs over all. I also low key don't understand what Lixing's plan is cause she got the pen back from Doctor Su which means that everything should go back to normal but instead it looks like she might be playing along if only to keep He Jie in the manga. I don't think this show will have a sad ending though so I keep waiting to see what the twist in the story is that allows for a happy ending but now we know that He Jie can't stay in the manga otherwise he dies but what if Lixing leaves with him? Would that work? Honestly that might be the better case scenario if I'm being honest cause then they can both be together and Lixing will be able to pursue her passion in a world that's not built to destroy her.

xoxo Allie