Resident Playbook follows the first-year obstetricians and gynecologists at Jongno Yulje Hospital as they overcome ups and downs to find their place in society.
The film has currently aired 2/12 episodes with unsatisfactory results. The viewership rating in episode 1 reached 3.7% and increased to 4% in episode 2.
Some viewers believe that, apart from the "label" of the spin-off of the movie "The Talented Doctors", "The Story of the Boarding Doctor" does not have many strengths. In particular, the way of storytelling and building characters that is somewhat distant from reality received a lot of criticism.
The story focuses on the 4 first-year obstetrician-gynecologist residence doctors. That is Oh Yi Young (Go Youn Jung) - the young lady, who is unemployed. Because she had to pay off a consumer debt of 50 million won, she went to work in a depressed mood.
It was Pyo Nam Kyung (Shin Si Ah) - Oh Yi Young's high school classmate, a stylish and open-minded person who had not been able to bear the hardships at work.
It is one of the most overly hard-working and enthusiastic idols of the past. It is Kim Sa Bi ( Han Ye Ji) - a top graduate girl, eager to learn but lacking empathy for patients.
It is worth mentioning that, despite being 28 years old, all 4 doctors have repeatedly made viewers lose sympathy and feel uncomfortable because of their personality and behavior.
For example, like Yi Young, she always appears with an unattractive, leadership, and lack of passion for work, always having the thought of running away from work in her head.
The plot of a first-year resident doctor entering the operating room and not knowing where he was left to spend or knowing that he was in debt but did not make an effort, to the point that his sister had to force him to go to work and take him to the hospital gate - causing this character to lose points.
Some viewers also believe that, instead of being discouraged in the hospital, with his beauty, Yi Young should become a freelance model to quickly earn debt repayment.
Similarly, Pyo Nam Kyung repeatedly expressed discomfort when the patient suggested changing the bang 4 times/day. She even intended to give up taking care of patients.
Kim Sa Bi also repeatedly made the audience angry because she talked like a machine, always putting achievements first instead of caring about the patient's health.
For Um Jae Il, his enthusiasm is both an advantage and a disadvantage. In the first 2 episodes, this character appeared continuously with questions. He even could not distinguish between a calf and a runny nose.
Viewers believe that the screenwriter is trying to build characters in humorous colors, creating details to receive sympathy, but in reality, receiving them is mainly criticism.
However, the film has a bright spot in the investment setting, creating beautiful and meticulous character shapes. Along with that, in the first 2 episodes, the "chemistry" between Yi Young and Doctor Gu Do Won was in harmony. The two are expected to get married in the film.
