Good Doctor (2013)
Grade:
B+
20 Episodes
Autistic Park Shi-on has only one desire
in life: to become a pediatric surgeon. Abandoned by his mother,
beaten by his father, and having lost his only brother in an accident, he is raised by a local town doctor. The
autistic boy becomes a medical prodigy, memorizing human anatomy,
physiology and everything in-between, with the rare ability to
visualize body parts and systems with pinpoint accuracy. The local
town doctor later becomes director of the country's foremost hospital
and makes an appeal to its pediatric department to allow Park Shi-on
to become a resident and earn recognition as a certified doctor. Will
Shi-on finally completely overcome his autism and learn to interact
normally with the world around him, or will he have to give up his
dream forever?
*This was not like the typical dramas
I watch, as it did not follow the rich guy/poor girl love story , but
it was pretty good overall. It was sweet watching Park Shi-on's
character grow and mature throughout the drama, from an insecure,
immature boy to a fully aware, self-sacrificing adult. I was
wondering how the show would handle romance for the autistic
character, but it turned out well. The music for the show was
unimpressive, rather run-of-the-mill, but the medical emergencies
kept things interesting. I might watch this again.*
