The medical profession has always been a long-lasting theme of film and television dramas.
Because it is too close to the edge of life and death, the topic will always go deep and heavy.
Coupled with the anti-epidemic deeds in the past year or so, they have been frequently exposed.
The profession of doctor is naturally added to many sacred meanings.
Last year, a medical drama from South Korea went viral in Asia.
So far, it has received more than 160,000 reviews on Douban, and the rating is still as high as 9.5.
It is the best Korean drama of the year in 2020.
After a year, the second season that everyone has in mind has arrived as promised.
This year's best of the year, it seems to be booked in advance -
The Witty Doctor's Life 2
Wise Doctor Life Season 2
The second season of "The Witty Doctor's Life" returned last week.
The first episode hit an ultra-high rating of 10.07%.
It broke the record for the premiere of TV dramas in the past generations of TvN television in South Korea, and it was also the first Korean drama in the history of tvN to break 10% of the premiere.
Word of mouth naturally did not disappoint, and the score just opened on Douban was 9.8.
The comments section is like a big year.
Whatever you say is not as pleasant as this sentence:
"Witty Series Forever Drop God!"
Being able to create such a high-profile series, of course, is mainly due to the gold medal team of this drama -
Director Shin Won-ho, screenwriter Lee You-jing.
(Note: There are various ways to translate the names of the two people on the Internet, and here we use the confirmation style obtained by "People" in the interview with the director.) ）
These two people put together, is the ceiling of Korean dramas.
They first teamed up to create the "Please Answer" series, which focuses on nostalgic youth in different eras.
Just a "Please Answer 1988", Uncle Fish does not know how many times he has read it over and over again.
After the end of the "Please Answer" series, Shin won-ho shifted his gaze from history to the present.
He collaborated with Li Youjing again on the "Witty" series.
In 2017, Witty Cell Life was launched, which is set in prisons and tells the story of a group of inmates, prison guards and their families.
Word of mouth exploded again, Douban 9.4.
In 2020, the "Golden Partner" once again brought "The Life of a Witty Doctor", focusing the camera on the hospital.
Coincidentally, the broadcast coincided with the March of the global spread of the new crown epidemic, which instantly attracted the attention of many people.
Of course, even excluding the high-profile background of this medical worker, the quality of this drama is enough to make people give a very high evaluation.
The classic medical dramas are innumerable.
Everyone is familiar with the American drama "Dr. House", "Grey's Intern", "Good Doctor", and TVB's "Wonderful Hand benevolent heart" and so on...
The Good Doctor
Most of these classics have one thing in common, and the protagonists are often gifted medical wizards.
The stories are also focused on solving difficult and complicated diseases, which is quite a bit of suspenseful detective.
But when it came to "The Life of the Witty Doctor", it was not done.
It goes against the grain and talks about the daily life of ordinary doctors without hesitation.
In this drama, even the best doctors can't turn the tide and come back to life every time.
"The doctor has only one sentence, which can be said exactly to the patient, and that is, 'We will do our best', only this sentence."
Sometimes, in the face of hysterical pleading from their families, they are still powerless to return to heaven.
If you can't save, you can't save.
Sometimes, they see too much of the life and death parting in the hospital, and they also have the idea of not being able to hold on.
For example, this An Zhengyuan.
Three years ago, he said he couldn't do it.
A year ago, he was again clamoring for resignation.
Now he feels unqualified to be a doctor.
I said it countless times and gave up, but I still couldn't give up the white coat.
As a result, it persisted year after year.
In a behind-the-scenes interview, director Shin Won-ho introduced the play like this:
"Through stories that are very similar to our daily lives, we identify with their lives together, get angry together, laugh together, and resonate as easily as everyday."
This may be why everyone likes "The Life of a Witty Doctor" so much.
When we continue to praise and pay tribute to the noble greatness of doctors, we often forget that -
Behind this sacred profession, there are still living ordinary people, trying their best.
It's hard to get to work early.
Before I got to the hospital door, I was called back to work overtime by my colleagues.
It's hard to have a day off.
I was participating in the half marathon, and I ran back to the hospital with a phone call.
It's hard to buy a cup of coffee.
As a result, I didn't take two sips, so I quickly threw it away to prepare for the operation.
Of course, the life of a doctor is not full of these thrills and fires.
The tone of the show is not only heavy and sad.
There are also many humorous scenes in the play, which can always appear suddenly without warning.
Maybe the audience is still sour in their eyes one second, and the next second they are broken into laughter.
For example, the debut of surgeon Li Yijun.
Because his hair was stuck with glue, he had to wear a Star Wars helmet to the hospital for help.
It just so happened that there was an operation that needed his help.
Before the helmet could be removed, he changed into a surgical gown and walked to the operating table.
This feeling of laughter and tears is the most common aspect of life.
The portrayal of characters and emotions in this drama continues the consistent high standards of Shin Won-ho and Li Youjing.
They always tend to portray a small circle of knowledge and intimacy in a relatively enclosed space.
It's like the five henchmen in the Shuangmendong neighborhood in "Please Answer 1988" that we are familiar with.
In "The Life of a Witty Doctor", the protagonist is replaced by five old classmates who are also 99 grades of medical school.
They have different personalities and different backgrounds.
However, after a long period of time together since the student era, a tacit understanding of the "Gang of Five" has gradually formed.
After 20 years, they have changed from classmates to peers, becoming senior doctors who are independent in different departments of the hospital.
There are cardiothoracic surgery, there are neurosurgery, there are pediatrics, there are obstetrics and gynecology...
They give their all when they work.
After work, they will find time to eat and drink.
He will also practice singing with a band in his spare time and return to his youth.
The works of Shin Won-ho and Lee You-jing have another characteristic.
It's just that there's never a "bad guy" in the pure sense of the word in the story.
That is, there is no villain, no opponent who deliberately creates a crisis for the protagonist.
The director once said that he hoped that the audience who had watched his TV series could "become a better person".
So in his TV series, there is no conspiracy, only misunderstanding.
There is no dog blood to catch the horse, only a warm daily life.
For example, the family property inheritance drama at the beginning.
The father of the invisible rich second generation An Zhengyuan died.
5 brothers and sisters, plus 4 or 5 directors.
It was thought to be a scary legacy battle.
I didn't expect a few words to calm down.
Friends initially blamed him for hiding his identity for so many years.
But in the end, it was only a few jokes, and the jokes with each other were over.
Another time, Cai Songhe, the only female doctor in the Gang of Five, fell ill.
It doesn't matter if you say it,000, but your heart is worried.
On the morning of the inspection results, the other four took turns to inquire about the situation.
20 years of friendship, so that they have long become a family with a sharp heart.
Similar plots abound in The Witty Doctor's Life.
It tells the story of ordinary people in a very plain tone, not exaggerated, not pretentious.
Full of life, more empathetic.
Of course, the story is not limited to these five people.
Instead, they are centered around them and spread out in a network.
The various supporting characters that appear in the play, including colleagues, patients, and family members, are not simple and sloppy tool people who pass by.
Even each has its own character arc, which together form a lifelike hospital life.
Among the supporting characters is also the Easter egg with "Please Answer 1988"
In addition to the above, the most concerned thing for the audience is the escalation of friendship between them and the result of love.
The group of five is all single and has sugar hidden everywhere.
However, viewers who have seen the "Please Answer" series are sure to know this "Guess The Husband" drama:
Feelings are not the main line, but they are the most suspenseful points in the whole play.
If you want to say goodbye, there will be no showdown until the end.
The same is true in The Witty Doctor's Life.
Only some changes were made to become the result of the notification, but the process is unknown.
Let the audience already see which CPs are real, but they can't guess when they are officially announced.
This way can make everyone look at the itch in their hearts.
Coming to the second season, the legacy of the previous season was solved as soon as it came up.
For example, in the face of the sudden confession of a 20-year-old friend, Song Hua still politely rejected Yi Jun.
On the one hand, it is pretending to be relaxed, and on the other hand, it is forcing a smile.
Rejection is very much in line with Song Hua's character.
But rejection does not mean that there is no heartbeat.
To be honest, a bit sadistic.
Some people are sad, some people are happy.
The other pair naturally came together.
Bumping into these two, how sweet is it to be at this time.
The second season unfolded in the hospital, which also continued the characteristics of the series.
With a well-intentioned misunderstanding, implicitly express the deep emotions of the characters.
The first episode that just aired told such a story.
The mother of one patient ran to the hospital at two ends for three days.
Every time I come for nothing else, I will talk to the doctor and bring a small gift.
Everyone was surprised.
Because her daughter died not long ago.
One can't help but suspect that she thought her daughter had been killed by the hospital, so she wanted to take the opportunity to collect evidence.
However, the truth is that the mother came to the hospital simply to talk to the doctors and nurses about her daughter.
Her daughter was born in the hospital and left in the hospital, and all her life was spent in this small ward.
Aside from the doctors and nurses here, she had nowhere to talk about her daughter's memories.
Only here can she satisfy her last thoughts about her daughter.
After hearing the reason, other doctors would also take the initiative to invite the mother to sit down and talk.
The misunderstanding between doctors and patients is solved.
And this mother is also more grateful to the doctor.
There is also a moving story that happened to the obstetrician and gynecologist, Yang Shuoheng.
In addition to a few dead parties, he is not good at interacting with people, loyal and honest, and behaves in a wooden manner.
But when I meet a patient, I have a warm attitude and a careful and courageous heart.
A pregnant woman who was 19 weeks pregnant specified that she wanted him to be the attending physician.
Because of the large loss of amniotic fluid, the previous doctors recommended that she undergo abortion surgery in order to save the life of the pregnant woman.
However, this is the child that the couple tried three times to conceive, and they did not want to just give up.
Shuo Heng is the only doctor in the hospital who has experience delivering babies for a 18-week pregnancy.
After ShuoHeng saw it, he gave a completely different treatment proposal.
Such a risky decision surprised others -
Aren't you afraid that if there is an accident, the family will blame you?
Shuo Heng was also honest: I am definitely afraid.
But there is only one thing in mind -
"Try to be the best you can in the current situation."
The healer is benevolent.
Saving lives is always a professional instinct that runs in the blood of doctors.
Seemingly a simple diagnostic decision affects not only a small life, but also the ability to save a large family.
It is precisely because of this that the doctor has the aura of "God".
At present, the haze of the epidemic has not faded.
Although the domestic situation has been effectively controlled, there is still no optimism on a global scale.
Countless medical workers are still fighting on the front lines of the fight against the epidemic.
And "The Life of the Witty Doctor" returns at this time, just right.
It can not only regain everyone's attention to medical staff, but also enable people who have experienced the epidemic to regain their confidence in life and ignite good hope.
Although only one episode was broadcast.
But it has made many viewers feel the warm intentions of the creators.
Since the timeline of the story in the show is comparable to reality, the possibility of introducing epidemic-related content this season is extremely high.
Presumably, it will affect the sensitive memories of countless viewers at that time.
Uncle Yu boldly predicted here that the best Korean drama this year will have to be "Witty Doctor Life"!