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Might I just comment, the kisses are so full of signifance that I don't understand when people say that they are all fluff and fan service. As far as I have seen, they have been using the WinterGarden screentime so efficiently, with their use of visual metaphors and symbols, choice of dialogues, and even locations. Even the ER embrace is so visually-rich with symbols of promise and intimacy between the couple. I also agree with how the ER scene seems to portray their partnership, beyond the mentor-mentee relationship. Whereas before Jeong-won was towering over Gyeo-ul, they are now both sitting side by side showing Jeong-won's effort to meet Gyeo-ul halfway and portraying them as equals. There was no space there for judgment, only for comfort, support, and mutual understanding.

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This is, by far, my favorite episode of this season. There's something magical about this episode that I just can't put my finger to. Plus, it was a breather from the heavy episode 4.

Avoidance is a common theme in episode 5: Ik-Sung avoiding Jun-Wan, Ik-Jun and Ik-Sun never touched the elephant in the room, Song-Hwa summarizing that Seok-Hyeong avoided his marital problems, Gyeo-ul somewhat avoiding confiding with anyone about the domestic violence (or maybe it's not really avoiding with Gyeo-ul but more on she's just used to doing things her way).

For bidulgi, I honestly don't know where this is going. I do want Jun-Wan to be happy, though.

I just cannot handle Seok-Hyeong's mom. My goodness! I'm at a loss for words. Good thing that Rosa was there to reprimand her. But I'm glad to see that Seok-Hyeong acknowledged his (non) efforts towards Shin-Hye.

I'm very pleased to see Seok-Hyeong instantly following Song-Hwa's advice about asking "useless" questions/replies, especially to people he feels most comfortable with. I squealed in delight when Min-Ha called and Seok-Hyeong asked more details about the gift. I wouldn't be surprised if Song-Hwa turns out to be the ship captain of GomGom because it has been said in Season 1 that Seok-Hyeong only listens to Song-Hwa's advice and the rest of the boys are just fillers. Hahahaha!

Min-Ha continues to grow on me. She has a lovely personality. Aside from being both Armys, I understand better why Gyeo-ul and Min-Ha are best friends. They're both resilient, see the best in people, and just want to be good doctors.

I love the quick scene of Min-Ha and Gyeo-ul where Gyeo-ul saw Min-Ha walking with Seok-Hyeong. Gyeo-ul didn't want to disturb the two and deliberately stepped out of the way, completely understanding that this is a moment of Min-Ha with Seok-Hyeong. Any best friend would immediately relate with that!

WinterGarden! This relationships is rich. It is very likely that Gyeo-ul was exposed to domestic violence in her family, hence, her instinct to always do something against the abuser. This explains a lot why she ran after the DV dad in season 1 and now, the DV husband. It is also likely the reason why Gyeo-ul asked Jeong-Won to reassure her of his love once a day. I agree with you that her stoicism was brought about by circumstance. Given that she also appears to be the eldest in the family, she needs that stoicism to take care of the people she loves.

Ik-Jun yelling for Gyeo-ul is always comedy gold. He's just like an older brother who really cares for her. It's not shown but I'm sure he knows that Gyeo-ul and Jeong-Won are talking and is yelling to also mess with them. Hahahaha!

Episode 5 did a one-year time jump to 2021. I'm glad that PD did that because I seriously don't want HP to deal with Covid. But what I like the most about the time jump is that WinterGarden's relationship continues. It's a nice departure from the few K-Dramas I watched where the chaebol son feels pressured to get married quickly.

Any 41-year-old bachelor might feel that pressure to marry quickly but I'm glad that WinterGarden are taking their time building their relationship.

Speaking of chaebol son, I particularly enjoyed the appearance of Dong-Il, the priest brother of Jeong-Won. The scene between Rosa and Dong-Il shows me that this family is truly special. For those who criticize Jeong-won as being too aegyo, the Rosa-Dong-Il scenes show that this kind of aegyo runs naturally in the family. Just like Jeong-Won, Dong-Il shows childlike innocence. The way he yelled 옴마 many times and the way he kept showing the rainbow to his 옴마 was just adorable. So Jeong-Won being aegyo to people he loves and feels most comfortable with is something that has always come naturally in his own family.

Finally, I don't think the secrecy of WinterGarden's relationship will be the focus of the next episodes. It's safe to assume that within a year, people would have known that they are a couple. I honestly don't want HP to focus on that when there are more stories about WinterGarden that can be explored.

To end, I think and I hope episode 6 will be a fun episode since the preview shows that it would be all about the current interns. There's a quick clip of Gyeo-ul saying that she's used to taking care of GS by herself but she's now handling more interns. This is good character development as Gyeo-ul might be shown taking a more authentic leadership role rather than just being an individual contributor.

It is also likely that the 99s's time as interns will be shown. I can't wait!

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