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undercisis's avatar

I love this. Whenever I get annoyed by some of the reactions I see, I just try to remember that Hospital Playlist is impactful enough to garner such a wide range of points of view. We latch on to different parts of the drama and feel slighted when the writing doesn’t seem to go the way we want it to.

You were right to point out that just because the writing or directing isn’t showing what we want to see, that it was necessarily a bad product. It’s just that maybe our expectations become high, knowing the potential of the series, but at the same time don’t expect things to change. They always do, between seasons, between ships, between episodes.

Whether the writing or directing deserves some or all of the criticism, it can only be seen once the curtain falls for the last time. But the fact is that the drama made such a huge impact to the Kdrama world and the real world at large, and we shouldn’t ever discount that.

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Stephanie's avatar

As always, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us ❤️

Hospital Playlist was actually a 'wild card' for me in 2020 as I'm not usually drawn to medical dramas in general. I did not watch season 1 as it was live-airing and I can't quite recall what eventually led me to pick it up. But what I do know is that it was not only the lacking 5's antics or romance that kept me hooked. Perhaps easier to say that it was every single thing about the show. As ShinLee said in the behind-the-scenes series they did before season 2 aired, they were aiming to create a beautiful mosaic; one that was not just about the main characters, a full picture where every single character and story was equally important to the series. And safe to say, I do see that intention.

We are down to 2 episodes and I am both excited and sad. Excited to see how this season will come to a close, sad to see it end :(

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