Hospital Playlist 2 ep.1-6 discussion post

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

Director: Shin Won Ho

Screenwriter: Lee Woo Young

Network: TvN, Netflix

Episodes: 12

Runtime: June 17 - September 9, 2021, every Thursday

Cast: Jo Jung Suk (Lee Ik Jun), Yoo Yeon Seok (Ahn Jung Won/Andrea), Jung Kyung Ho (Kim Jun Wan), Kim Dae Myung (Yang Suk Hyung), Jeon Mi Do (Chae Song Hwa), Shin Hyun Bin (Jang Gyeo Wool), Ahn Eun Jin (Chu Min Ha), Kwak Sun Young (Lee Ik Soon), Kim Jun (Lee Woo Ju), Kim Hae Sook (Jung Ro Sa), Jung Moon Sung (Do Je Hak)

Plot: Everyday is extraordinary for five doctors and their patients inside a hospital, where birth, death and everything in between coexist.

The drama can be watched on Netflix in some countries or via Dramanice

Drama info + image from MyDramalist

Are you enjoying the second season of Hospital Playlist? The next episode will air on August 5!

Comments

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

I am!!!

I really really want to ik jun and Song hwa happened!! is gonna right?

I try not to think the age difference btw the doctors and the interns bc looks we gonna have no only one but two couples.

the mother of Suk Hyung is horrible!!

Jun wan and ik sun break up was stupid.

I cried with the mothers and the transplants childs

I want friends like all of them.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

the storyline between the two mothers was soooo lovely and i also really loved the storyline of the mother whose baby had to be operated on and the shame she felt as a mother and from her own mother.

the age and power difference between the two couples... i'm also trying to ignore this

ikjun and songhwa is definitely endgame no??

[shinychopstick.livejournal.com]

I'm watching each week and still enjoying it but I do think a lot of the magic/chemistry of the first season isn't as present and they're kind of just "coasting" to some degree based on how much they know audiences love these characters. I think I felt it most strongly in the last 2-3 episodes where it felt like there were so many running plotlines introduced that never really get resolved before we switch over to the next staff member or some character quirk gag, mostly surrounding Ik-jun or food lol. Some central characters are completely forgotten when there are so many people to keep track of in bloated eps. It's a comfort blanket of a show anyway, but I do wish we had more meaningful interactions and tension between the main cast of characters again like in the first season. My favorite parts are the flashbacks since they flesh out their relationships a bit more.

One thing that does bother me is how quickly Jeong-won fell into puppy-dog mode in his and Gyeo-ul's relationship. What I liked about their dynamic in S1 was how differently he acted with her compared to everyone else which lent some dimension to his character. I wish we could see more build up to that level of comfort as a couple to show how they're both trying to navigate this relationship beyond just keeping it a workplace secret. Now he is kind of the same to everyone. I like the dynamic but I'm also not really rooting for the Seok-hyeong/Min-ha pairing just for the power imbalance. Also the noble idiot trope in the Jun-wan Ik-sun breakup...sigh.

Also like a few of the song choices this season so far but not as many standouts I think. I know how beloved some of these are but I think they made for less memorable performances.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

really liked reading your comment, some really good points! maybe they're setting up some tensions for the second half?

agree with you re: jeongwon and gyeoul + junwan and iksun... but despite seokhyeong and minha's power inbalance problem, i really like them as a couple, both characters are really cute :( and doesn't a similar power inbalance exist between jeongwon and geyoul, except that he's not her direct supervisor

[shinychopstick.livejournal.com]

yeah I kinda felt the same with Jeong-won/Gyeo-ul in S1... in general I think it's never a good idea to get involved with someone who can professionally reprimand you, but that ship has sailed. For Seok-hyeong/Min-ha, it's more questionable since he's her direct supervisor and mentor and has also firmly established and rightly reaffirmed his personal boundaries on multiple occasions, so I'm not too keen on the show having her character "wear him down" and framing it more as his own personal issues to get over rather than a professional one. I can't imagine this not being awkward in any real life working situation lol.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

yeah good points again! i do think they could be cute together but not in the type of work relationship they're in right now.

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

Definitely loving this second season. Some moments made me cry. I really love the friendship of our leads.

[little-giant.livejournal.com]

I still need to watch the first season. It's definitely a show i would enjoy, but the episodes are so long that i rarely find time to watch it.

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna wait for the whole season to be out before binging. but ugh seeing the comments I'm worried, since the relative lesser focus on romantic relationships was what made me like the series.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

oh it's definitely not more focused on relationships i'd say! still very much slice of life. there's a lot of very lovely heartwarming storylines of the patients and their families, some cute stuff between the friends etc.