Wednesday, February 19, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episode 7 (3/4)



Hello, Hallyu Zombie Emergency Couple fans. I'm Karen and it's my turn to give a fresh, new take on this week's episode of Emergency Couple. As my partner Zombie Mamma mentioned, only one, new episode is broadcasted this week to allow the Emergency Couple staff more time to improve the quality of future episodes. That change is okay for me as I have more than enough topics to talk about this week.



I am enjoying every bit of the chemistry between the Dr. Ohs: Oh Chang Min (Choi Jin Hyuk) and Oh Jin Hee (Song Ji Hyo). The Emergency Couple love gauge is flying high at this moment. Finally, our main couple actually starts to visibly care for each other again. Chang Min looked visibly jealous when the chief of the ER department, Gook Chun Soo (Lee Pil Mo), picked Jin Hee off the dance floor. Chang Min was openly concerned about some scratches on Jin Hee's hand that was caused by her previous fall. In his drunken state, Chang Min confesses his true feelings of gratefulness towards Jin Hee for saving the life of Chang Min's mother and Chang Min offers his apology to Jin Hee as well. In the morning, Jin Hee worries about whether Chang Min ate breakfast. They are starting to act like a couple although Jin Hee still understandably has her guard up. Even the off-putting comments of Chang Min's mother, Yoon Sung Sook (Park Joon Geum), got on Chang Min's nerves and he starts acting a bit passive-aggressive towards his mother.


Although Chang Min struggles through feelings of self-worth throughout his internship at the hospital, all his feelings of self-worth and pride go out the door when he realizes that Jin Hee would be wrongfully dismissed by the hospital. In a surprising move, Chang Min utilizes his family connections and pleads for his prominent uncle doctor, Yoon Sung Gil's help. I am almost touched. At this point, I want our main couple to have some more alone time outside the hospital so that they can rekindle their feelings for one another. There is still more room on the Emergency Couple love gauge for some more love and romance.



Meanwhile, Chang Min's romantic relationship with the prime minister's daughter and fellow intern, Han Ah Reum (Clara) is as good as dead. Chang Min clearly doesn't even think of Ah Reum at all. He could have clarified the circumstances of why he had to miss their date that night, but he remained silent though I doubt he wanted to explain himself in the first place as he was more worried about Jin Hee. Chang Min made it too easy for Ah Reum to misunderstand.



I am, however, really impressed by Ah Reum, who is the straightforward one to ask Chang Min to officially date her. Ah Reum is fearless and I like that about her. Maybe her fearlessness comes from living in the United States. Not many females in K-dramas ask a guy to go steady with them.



I must confirm and re-confirm again that I have serious second-lead syndrome. I am loving Dr. Gook more and more each week as if my audience cannot tell by reading my reviews so far. I must say that if I were Jin Hee, I would not hesitate to try to melt Dr. Gook's heart and start a new relationship with him. I can't see how the immature Chang Min is better than Dr. Gook. When Jin Hee called Dr. Gook for assistance in saving Emma, a patient who was too financially poor to get treated, Dr. Gook's eyeball hesitation was enough to sway me towards his side as he fights with his natural emotion to rush over and help. Soul mates?



What did Dr. Gook get in return for helping Emma? A hug and a shoulder to lean on. How sweet!



In the scene where Jin Hee was trapped in the bathroom of Yoon Sung Sook's VIP room, I kept wondering what I would do if I were stuck in a similar situation. At first, I thought that Jin Hee had a cellphone aka handphone so she should use it to her advantage. Even if she called Chang Min, what can he do to distract his aunts and how could he get Jin Hee past his mother? Though, in the end, I think what happened to Jin Hee worked out for the best. She should just pretend that she was using the bathroom because it was truly an emergency before excusing herself out of the room, which is almost what she did except she was very mortified about it. I guess there was no easy way out of that situation.



Lastly, I am surprised that there is yet another new character to be introduced: Oh Jin Ae's (Jun Soo Jin's) husband, Kim Kwang Soo (Park Doo Shik). Actor Park Doo Shik also played a bully-turned-awkwardly-sweet-and-comical-character in SBS's 2013 drama, I Hear Your Voice. I am super surprised that Jin Ae has a husband, officially or by common-law, and that she has such an adorable baby six-month-old boy named Kim Gook.


Baby Gook seems to be such a natural actor. I love his surprise face. I can stare at baby Gook all day long and I'm tempted to litter this whole review with pictures of baby Gook. Before this week's episode, I tried to give Jin Ae the benefit of the doubt due to her feelings of isolation, but now, she recklessly left baby Gook all alone with his father and that is something I find unforgivable. A person can hate, though shouldn't hate, his or her family, but a person should never abandon his or her own child on a whim. I'm not sure if Baby Gook still needs to be breast-fed or not, but if he did, Jin Ae is a terrible mother and human being. As I said before, an adult person should know better.

Check back soon for our weekly chat about episode seven of Emergency Couple! Zombie Mamma, Tanya, and I would love to hear your thoughts!



Be sure to check out our blogs for more Hallyu fun!
Miss something? You can catch up on all of our past discussions of Emergency Couple here:


Episodes 1-2: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 3-4: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 5-6: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 7: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episode 7 (2/4)

I have to ask: is anyone else confused by the purple glitter background they have decided to use during the recap in the beginning of each episode? Here they are talking about the doom and gloom of Jin Hee's struggles and we are met with glitter. It's contradicting of some of the statements they make during that interlude.



Anyway, back to the actual episode! Jin Hee face plants at the club while chasing her sister and is then surrounded by coworkers. I don't know if I could deal with that level of embarrassment. To make it worse, the owners are mad, all of them expect an explanation that she doesn't want to give, and she lies about it! Honestly.

Monday, February 17, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episode 7 (1/4)

With only one episode of Emergency Couple airing this week, there may not be quite as much to talk about as usual but that doesn't mean that this week's episode was uneventful. From softening hearts to a surprise baby, this week's episode certainly kept us on our toes!
gather aroundI have to admit, I was a bit surprised by the way things began this week. I was so certain someone at the concert would catch Jin Hee before she hit the ground, the very possibility of just watching her fall had never occurred to me. (Shows how much I know!) While it makes sense that Jin Hee bite the dust, it just seems so very contrary to all of the rules of DramaLand living. However, having an entire group of acquaintances hovering around you after your fall, was pretty funny... In a kinda of warped way. As much as I wanted to feel bad for Jin Hee in that position, I really couldn't bring myself to do it. You can't jump up on stage and attack your sister and then expect everyone to be okay about it afterwards. It's no secret the bar manager was upset and everyone else was simply shocked by yet another display of Jin Hee's bizarre behavior. She really is somewhat of a spazz.
on a dateAt least running into everyone at the bar gave us a better view of the relationships of those around Jin Hee and Chang Min. It's incredibly obvious that Dr. Shim is doing some serious crushing on Dr. Gook. She flat-out told everyone they were dating and Dr. Gook's facial expression, in reaction to that announcement, was hilarious! He seemed just as shocked as everyone else by that news! I was shocked by Dr. Shim's brazen invitation to let Dr. Gook spend the night at her house anytime he felt like it. Wowzers!want the keyThat's not your typical DramaLand crush which makes me think, now more than ever, that Dr. Gook and Dr. Shim were once in a very serious relationship at one point. What happened in the past to get them to the point they are now is still a mystery but I have no doubt they were once very much in love.
it's tiedSpeaking of being in love... It's now painfully obvious that Yong Kyu is head over heels for Ah Reum and I feel so bad for him because you know she's not going to even consider him as a prospect until Chang Min is taken off the market for good. Why that other doctor had to mess with Yong Kyu's feelings by tying that yellow ribbon around Ah Reum's flower is beyond me but I feel so bad for Yong Kyu now! He was so adorable, the way his face lit up when he saw that ribbon tied in a bow. He's going to be so heartbroken when he realizes Ah Reum is clueless to that ribbon's true meaning. Poor baby!
jin ae's familyAnd while we're on the subject of babies, it seems they're popping up everywhere this week. Not only are we shocked by the sudden appearance of Jin Ae's husband and baby (or maybe we're not really all that shocked seeing as how we're talking about Jin Ae) but babies also seem to be the point of contention between Park Sang Hyuk and Lee Young Ae. (Really you two, you've only been married a month and you're already fighting about having a baby? It's been a month! A month! Grow up already!) At least Yang Ja and Jin Hee had a reason to be upset about a baby. No doubt it was shocking for them to have Jin Ae's family show up out of nowhere, especially considering they had no idea Jin Ae was even married! It would be quite a shock to anyone. I liked how Jin Hee just kind of accepted her sister's family for what they were and moved on. Sure, she was in the middle of a medical emergency so there wasn't much time to process much of anything but still, she was pretty cool about the whole thing. I guess she expects nothing but crazy from her sister.
crazy ladiesAs crazy as Jin Hee's family is, you have to admit, Chang Min's family isn't much better. Well, at least when it comes to his mom and aunts. Seriously, how can all three of them be so incredibly immature? I thought the aunts were supposed to be the refined and distinguished doctors yet here they are, sitting around Sung Sook's hospital bed, gossiping like a bunch of old ladies (oh, wait...) and trying to plan Chang Min's life. I guess the only person in Chang Min's life with any sort of normalcy is his uncle, though if a guy who applauds his nephew for using his family connections to get what he wants is normal, it's a wonder Chang Min has turned out as well as he has (and that's not saying much)!
i was a loserI'm beginning to wonder about Chang Min this week. It seems to me, his tough and spoiled brat exterior is finally beginning to crack (and there was much rejoicing)! The more Chang Min is around Jin Hee, the more he's beginning to see her in a favorable light and it's got me wondering if Chang Min ever really "saw" Jin Hee before. Yes, they were once married which means that at some point, Chang Min saw Jin Hee as someone special but that doesn't mean he ever really saw the real her. I think that seeing Jin Hee as a doctor, and a fairly capable one at that, is opening Chang Min's eyes to something I think he overlooked in the past. I also think this new revelation is shining a light on Chang Min's own downfalls and weaknesses. Chang Min repeatedly admits that he's pretty much worthless this week and honestly, I can't disagree with him. Up to this point, he hasn't been much of a help to anyone. Of course, I can't really get behind his "woe is me" attitude either (I find self-pity very annoying) but at least it's starting to make him look back on his life and maybe rethink some things. I can see that these feelings of worthlessness are stirring up memories of the past and it makes me wonder if Chang Min feels a certain responsibility for his failed marriage because he was just as worthless then as he feels he is now. If that's really the case, Chang Min needs to use this time in his life to objectively observe why he was so worthless in the past and how he can overcome that now and in the future. A little self-reflection is never a bad thing.
surprise hugAnd now I come to my most favorite part of this week's episode... Jin Hee and Dr. Gook. *squee!* Now I know that nothing between Jin Hee and Dr. Gook is ever going to work out but the mere fact that she has such an influence on an otherwise unshakable man makes me squeal with delight. I love the stoic second male lead who finds himself pulled into all of our crazy female lead's antics and ends up falling for her without even realize what's happening. It's one of my very favorite plot developments in a drama and I love watching it happen to Dr. Gook. You could tell Dr. Shim was surprised to see Dr. Gook running to Jin Hee's aid when she called because it's so out-of-character for him and I just love that! Even better was Jin Hee's surprise hug of appreciation after they saved poor Emma from an accidental overdose Dr. Gook's reaction to it. But the thing that made me smile more than anything, the icing on the cake, if you will, was Jin Hee's smile as Dr. Gook slept peacefully on her shoulder as they rode the bus home. That smile was so adorable and it relayed such a sense of peace and contentment and dare I say, happiness, for one who has been kicked to the curb for most of her life, and I just loved it. Again, I'm well aware that this happiness is only temporary and that the only thing this budding relationship is for is to drive our OTP back together but I can enjoy these lovely little moments of contentment for what they are, an adorable albeit brief calm before the storm.
happy girlSo now that I've shared my thoughts on this week's episode of Emergency Couple I'd love to hear what you thought of it. Be sure to leave a comment below and stick around for Karen and Tanya's take on this week happenings in parts 2, 3 and 4 of our Hallyu Zombie Drama Review, coming later this week!
Be sure to check out our blogs for more Hallyu fun!
Miss something? You can catch up on all of our past discussions of Emergency Couple here:
Episodes 1-2: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 3-4: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 5-6: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episode 7: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]

Thursday, February 13, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episodes 5-6 (4/4)

From our Emergency Couple chat this week, it is clear that Zombie Mamma, Tanya, and Karen need one thing from this drama: Backstory!

Tanya: So this week we were greeted with a few over-the-top situations. Does anyone else think Chang Min’s mother is a little excessive?


Karen: A little?

Tanya: Sarcasm... She was extremely excessive, for sure.

Karen: She did not have to put her life on the line for anything, yet she did.

Zombie: I was a little confused as to whether or not she was actually trying to commit suicide or just OD enough to get everyone’s attention.

Tanya: Well we already know she’s a drama queen, so attention whore wouldn’t be much more of a stretch.

Karen: There is no way she would try to kill herself. She still has so many goals to accomplish according to her. She needs family respect and Chang Min needs a new, respectable bride!

Zombie: I know you touched on this in your post Karen but if being a doctor is so important in her family, why in the world didn’t she become a doctor herself?


Tanya: Her family says she married a doctor and Chang Min had to be one because she was too focused on being pretty to become one herself. That totally makes sense, duh…

Zombie: Ummm… I might have to call that one a “fail.” Anyway… I don’t see how she possesses the right to berate Jin Hee, first for not being a doctor and then for becoming one, when she isn’t a doctor herself. I know Sung Sook thinks she’s the most important person on the planet but how does one live without any sense of decency at all?

Tanya: Because she’s poor. Apparently it’s always okay to look down on poor people. She’s just a ridiculous character.

Karen: I agree. I find it strange that her two sisters can become doctors, yet Sung Sook is not or cannot become a doctor. She must have been the black sheep of the family since birth. I think it’s another case of putting one’s dreams upon one’s children.

Zombie: So since she’s the lowest on her family totem pole, she has to belittle everyone below her to make herself feel more important? I suppose that makes sense in her warped mind but to the rest of us, she’s just ridiculous.

Tanya: That’s all the truth. She is the black sheep and she values herself so little that she had to use her husband, who now hates her, and her son to accomplish what she was unable to do herself. It’s really a crappy way to live, honestly. And Chang Min is such a mama’s boy that he will never have the ability to stand up to her.

Zombie: On the upside, watching Jin Hee put up with all of Sung Sook’s nonsense has won her a place in the hearts of both of our leading men. Not like it really matters when it comes to Dr. Gook since we all know she’ll never end up with him but it’s still fun to watch. It’s my favorite part of this drama, so far.

Karen: I think Dr. Gook likes her already. They are so similar and I bet he knows what Jin Hee is going through.

Zombie: Like I said in my post this week, I think he sees a lot of himself in her and is drawn to that. When you combine that with the way she’s treated at work, the way she’s treated by Sung Sook and the way she behaves at snack shops when she’s drunk, it’s a recipe for instant love. Or at least growing infatuation… Either one works for me. I’m just afraid that Dr. Shim is going to have some serious issues with Jin Hee if she starts stealing Dr. Gook’s attention. Jin Hee’s life could become even more difficult if Dr. Shim is out to get her.

Tanya: I think Jin Hee will be in the clear. Dr. Gook seems more like the older brother type with her than love interest. Either way, some jealousy is going to fly (because romantic comedy that is lacking the comedy part). That’s just how it is in Dramaland.

Karen: Dr. Shim is such a mystery to me. If she loved Dr. Gook or is at least interested in him, why would she go to the United States and then come back later to work with him again? Or is this all a coincidence? Dr. Shim and Dr. Gook are not getting any younger.

Zombie: I wonder if it has something to do with an incident in Dr. Gook’s past that perhaps, is somewhat similar to what has happened with Jin Hee and Chang Min and the death of the cancer patient. Perhaps she was involved in a similar incident with Dr. Gook and left to escape the consequences or perhaps that was one of the consequences???

Tanya: It could be as simple as she left to study further. There was probably an incident, but I don’t necessarily know if she was a part of it. This is why there is so much backstory that we need and aren’t really getting.

Zombie: I think all of us are ready for an episode’s worth of flashbacks, just so we can get some sort of idea of what’s really going on. How can we love these characters when they don’t really make any sense to us? We need to know why they’re doing what they’re doing so we can know whether or not we can really get behind them.



Karen: Yes, I don’t believe Dr. Shim would just leave Dr. Gook in a state of distress and go to the United States. Also, why isn’t Dr. Gook an official doctor, but is a resident? Has he been demoted or has he gone fishing too long?

Zombie: I thought something was mentioned about him simply choosing to remain a resident as some sort of self-inflicted penance for something that happened in the past. I’m assuming whatever that was, it’s what sent him off fishing for a year.

Tanya: That’s a long time for fishing, seriously. I love fishing and I couldn’t even imagine… What do you guys feel about lovey-dovey Park Sang Hyuk and Lee Young Ae’s first fight?


Zombie: Personally, I find them utterly ridiculous. As for their fight, aren’t most fights between newlyweds pretty ridiculous? I can remember some of mine...

Karen: Why did I see that coming? And for no reason though I thought newlyweds are typically lovey-dovey. I guess that doesn’t last too long.

Zombie: Every couple has their moments, even newlyweds but I think we talked about this before… Aren’t they pretty much doomed to teeter on the brink of divorce before Chang Min and Jin Hee step in and save them at the last possible moment?

Tanya: Even the stress of work doesn’t mean you have the right to speak to anyone that way, much less your spouse. Honestly, he was trying to help. You don’t have to snap his head off the one time he says something. Unless you’re a Praying Mantis, in which case that is totally acceptable.

Karen: This couple has a long road ahead of them since they work together and live together.

Zombie: It’s not the easiest road to travel but it is possible. Though if they start snapping each other’s heads off, that’s not going to make life easy for anyone.

Tanya: I feel a little sorry for Im Yong Kyu having to be Chang Min’s substitute for the date with Han Ah Reum… And then my feels were ruined by his creeper almost-kiss. It would have been one thing if he was dating her, but why would you kiss a sleeping person you aren’t dating?!

Karen: Yes, that was creepy! If that was his daydream, I would have been okay with it. I did feel bad for Yong Kyu because Chang Min knew Yong Kyu’s feelings and Chang Min gave Yong Kyu the concert tickets knowing that Yong Kyu would be a back-up date. That is so rude of Chang Min because Han Ah Reum invited Chang Min and not Yong Kyu.

Zombie: I guess I’m the only one who doesn’t feel bad for Yong Kyu. Sure, Ah Reum isn’t all that interested in him at the moment but she doesn’t hate him and they seem to get along pretty well so he’s off to a good start. I might have felt sorry for him if Chang Min had any feelings for Ah Reum but it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t so I’m not feeling any sympathy for Yong Kyu. Plus, both Ah Reum and Yong Kyu seemed to be having a good time at the concert, despite the fact Yong Kyu was there as a Chang Min substitute so again, no sympathy here. However, if Ah Reum totally ditches Yong Kyu at the concert, once she realizes Chang Min is there, then I might have to feel sorry for him. Until then, I think he’s doing alright on his own so I’ll just give him a hardy “Fighting!” for now and move on.

Karen: I like that Yong Kyu knows what he wants and pursues it...or that person.

Zombie: I really like him as a character (which is nice considering I spent the entire run of Monstar hating Yoon Jong Hoon’s character’s guts).

Tanya: I think that his character is good this time around…. but you know who isn’t? Jin Hee’s sister, Jin Ae. I’ve already had enough of her crap and she was just introduced. How do you steal someone’s stuff to sell for money and then call and demand money because what you stole wasn’t enough? The audacity, really... Grow up.

Karen: Jin Ae is outrageous! Seriously, she is a grown woman and should be able to take care of herself. She has arms, legs, and good health. There is no reason for her to become a thief and use family relations to her advantage. Besides, Jin Hee worked very hard just to become a doctor, but that doesn’t mean Jin Hee has free money for the taking.

Tanya: Even if she thought Jin Hee didn’t NEED the ring anymore, Jin Hee obviously wanted to keep it. It wasn’t hers to sell and it was just a bad move.

Zombie: Once again we’re met with an utterly ridiculous character and are expected to just accept all of her crazy as normal.

Tanya: FALSE. These characters, really. I just can’t.

Karen: She’s not normal!

Zombie: I was really hoping Jin Ae would be a character I could love, the previews of last week made her seem like such a kindred spirit (Rock ‘n Roll!) but sadly, this is not to be. I cannot get behind a selfish, spoiled brat who demands her sister pay for her whims simply because she can’t. Grow up and get a job! (Geeze, I sound old now!)

Karen: On the other hand, why did Jin Ae’s family not look for her? That didn’t make sense to me.

Tanya: Once again: backstory. WE NEED BACKSTORY! (Think they heard me?) Also, Jin Ae is supposed to be what, 29 years old? So 28 years old in Western years… that would still make her older than me and that level of ridiculous is…. well, ridiculous.


Zombie: If you’re going to leave home as a rebel (as I’m assuming Jin Ae did since she’s the walking personification of the rebellious Rock spirit) you’re probably not going to keep in touch with your family. Even if she was never very far away, I’m pretty sure Jin Ae did all she could to stay as far out of touch with her mom and sister as possible.

Tanya: That’s what I did when I went through my rebellion stage. I was there. I just didn’t want to talk to anyone. I still wouldn’t have stolen from anyone, and if I did, it wouldn’t have been my family. Yeah, that still doesn’t sound good.

Karen: So Jin Ae is more despicable than most. I feel like she has a backstory as well and her family seemed to have ignored her. It doesn’t justify what she did, but perhaps she couldn’t handle her life anymore because of it.


We’re all in agreement that we need the backstory for these characters. How did you feel about this week’s episodes? What do you think will happen between Dr. Gook and Dr. Shim? Will Jin Hee continued to be trampled on by her former mother-in-law? Will Chang Min ever stop being the eternal mama’s boy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or tweet at us on Twitter! @Hallyu_Tanya @dapowerz @TheZombieMamma

Be sure to check out our blogs for more dramatic fun! 


Emergency Couple:
Episodes 1-2: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 3-4: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 5-6: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episodes 5-6 (3/4)

free fallin'Last week we were left wondering whether Chang Min or Jin Hee would realize his/her feelings for the other first, this week, we're left wondering which man will step up and be Jin Hee's hero/savior as she stuck in min-fall for an entire week. (Do I sense an homage to My Love From Another Star here?)

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

HALLYU ZOMBIE DRAMA REVIEW: Emergency Couple Episodes 5-6 (2/4)



Welcome back to Karen's portion of the Hallyu Zombie Emergency Couple Drama Review, episode five and six. This week, Tanya started us off with some ridiculous situations. I found this week's episodes really interesting, but I found Oh Jin Hee's (Song Ji Hyo's) honest and true excuse to be a doctor disappointing and unbelievable.  


I can't believe Oh Jin Hee's real reason to become a doctor is to experience what it's like to be a doctor because a doctor is somebody special and she's a nobody. At first, I thought she was joking when she told her ex-mother-in-law, Yoon Sung Sook (Park Joon Geum) her reasons, but then, when she repeated the reasons of her true intentions to Dr. Gook Chun Soo (Lee Pil Mo), I was devastated. Jin Hee's motivations are so shallow. Surely, I don't believe it. If that was true, she wouldn't do all she could to help her patients. She could have merely sit back, watch the show, and let her ex-husband and fellow intern, Oh Chang Min (Choi Jin Hyuk), handle the mess of a patient's death. All those sticky notes she had in her medical book and all the effort she put in to become a doctor is way too much effort to make me believe she simply wanted to be a doctor, but not play the part. Then, Zombie Mamma, Tanya, and I could have been doctors too, though who knows if we can all get through some medical books and still retain all the knowledge that one needs to become a doctor. I know for sure that my eyes will glaze over. I'm just trying to prove that it takes more than a mere effort to become a doctor and I believe Jin Hee got this far because she is interested in becoming a doctor and saving lives.


Dr. Gook's wise response was really touching to me. In fact, I respect his honest response to Jin Hee's confession, which sums up my feelings as well:

Then did everyone become a doctor to cure sick people and save the world like Jesus? Are you saying that only the people with the right intentions can become doctors? Are you saying that their intentions are never swayed by their lives? That kind of perfect idealism doesn't exist.

Meanwhile, contrary to what I said in my first Emergency Couple review, there are politics in the hospital after all when Jin Hee is the one to be dismissed for the death of a patient while Chang Min's job position remains safe. We can't escape the political madness in every hospital drama!



Honestly, with all these clues becoming obvious that Jin Hee and Chang Min have some type of relationship that goes beyond one of colleagues, Dr. Gook is still questioning everything. Even their fellow interns already speculated Jin Hee's and Chang Min's mysterious relationship and it's only a matter of time before they all figure it out.



Chang Min needs to step up as a man. He still disappoints me very much when he doubted that Jin Hee might harm his mother when Jin Hee went into the VIP room and when he failed to stick up for Jin Hee in front of his mother. Yet, if he didn't care about Jin Hee, he wouldn't have lied about performing the tracheotomy only to lose his job, which he spent many years pursuing. I really can't root for him too much.



Chang Min's mother, Yoon Sung Sook, should have became a doctor herself if she's so obsessed with doctors. Honestly, she needs to get her priorities straight. Being rich does not automatically bring happiness. Why is she pursuing such unrealistic goals? She wants a high society-ranking woman like "Jessica" Han Ah Reum (Clara) to become her daughter-in-law and she wants Chang Min and Han Ah Reum to represent her pride as doctors in order to match up with the rest of her family. She even knew that her rich sisters didn't visit her after she collapsed in the hospital and that the joke is on her when her former daughter-in-law, Jin Hee, became a doctor. As a bonus, Jin Hee thoughtfully saved Sung Sook's life. Furthermore, because of her schemes, Sung Sook already lost her husband's heart. He didn't bother to visit her at the hospital either.



This week, another new character is revealed and she is Oh Jin Ae (Jun Soo Jin), Jin Hee's sister. She is really rude, but also ignored by the family. I don't know whether to scold her or to feel pity for her. Initially, I was really mad at her for stealing her sister's wedding ring and pawning it for a guitar. Honestly, since Jin Hee says that Jin Ae is older than Han Ah Reum, Jin Ae should be old enough to get her own job to support herself. She's not a teenager, but it's because she is still dependent on her sister that there is still hope that the family can reunite again. Jin Ae seemed to be the forgotten child. What took so long for Jin Hee to find Jin Ae anyway when Jin Hee could have just made a couple of phone calls at any time to check on Jin Ae's whereabouts? Or is Jin Hee giving her sister some space?



Lastly, it's cameo hunting time. Dubbed the "Monday Couple" from the ever-popular Running Man variety show due to their hinted relationship, Gary, who is one-half of the hip-hop duo, Leessang, reunites with his Running Man teammate, Song Ji Hyo, in episode six of Emergency Couple. In her drunken state, Jin Hee mistakes Gary for Gary while showing him her godly hands, but Gary assures her that he is Dari, God's substitute driver who is hired by Dr. Gook to escort her home. Dari has a feeling he will see her again on Monday because why? Because, they are the Monday Couple on Running Man, of course!

There is more drama sure to come as Zombie Mamma takes over with her thoughts for part three of the Emergency Couple Hallyu Zombie Drama Review series. Check back soon!



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Emergency Couple:
Episodes 1-2: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 3-4: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
Episodes 5-6: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
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