After delving into 1997, 1994, 1988, and then prison, the spotlight turns to hospitals and the doctors who work there. This is a story about a group of friends who stumble across each other one fateful evening, and though they may all be different, their shared bond and memories hold them together for decades. Whether you're expecting another husband hunt or hospital politics, the show subverts expectations and delivers an entertaining watch with lovable—albeit odd—characters.
EPISODE 1 RECAP
Thunder and lightning rumble outside as a woman, CHAE SONG-HWA (Jeon Mi-do), stands in a dark house waiting for her friend, YANG SEOK-HYUNG (Kim Dae-myung), to turn on the lights. As soon as the lights are on, Song-hwa notices the dust and cobwebs strewn over the furniture, and Seok-hyung explains that the house has been empty for years.
When one of the lights flickers off, Seok-hyung immediately calls his mom and asks for help. Song-hwa jokes about him being a "mama's boy," asking if he needs permission to drink coffee. To her exasperation, Seok-hyung already has his mom's permission: "She said one cup a day is fine." Pffft.
Seok-hyung asks if Song-hwa will do "it" with him, but she declines since all he needs is Ik-joon. She changes the topic, mentioning Seok-hyung's younger sister Ji-eun, and he tells her that he bought her some treats and a speaker.
Th electricians arrive to fix the light, and Song-hwa advises the worker to shut off the breaker and wear some gloves lest he be electrocuted. Unfortunately, her advice comes too late as the electrician falls to the floor.
Without even blinking, Song-hwa rushes to the fallen man's side while Seok-hyung calmly calls for an ambulance. He then holds the man's head in place as Song-hwa administers CPR. As soon as the paramedics arrive, Song-hwa informs them of the patient's condition and then points to the other doctor in the room who'll accompany them to the hospital: Seok-hyung.
In the ambulance, Seok-hyung sits awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with everyone, when the patient grabs his hand to show his thanks. While Seok-hyung tries to pry his hand away, the other electrician asks why his companion feels so cold, and all eyes turn to Seok-hyung for answers. He momentarily stops pulling to explain that the patient is cold.
Doctors AHN JUNG-WON (Yoo Yeon-seok) and KIM JOON-WAN (Jung Kyung-ho) carpool to the hospital while discussing Seok-hyung's favor. Jung-won already agreed to do "it" while Joon-wan plans to decline when he receives the text. Joon-wan would rather go on dates, and then waves at his hungover girlfriend who's waiting for him outside the hospital.
In his office, Jung-won meets patients from a skeptical mother armed with internet-knowledge to a noncompliant toddler, but nothing ruffles his feathers as he handles both situations with poise and a smile. Afterwards, he runs into Joon-wan in the elevators and teases him about his cancelled date.
Unlike his pediatrician friend, Joon-wan is void of smiles when working. He scolds a couple of resident physicians for prescribing medicine to a patient without checking on her first and then solemnly informs a mother that her child needs heart surgery as soon as possible.
The mother asks for a week to procure the money for the operation, but Joon-wan assures her not to worry since the hospital can provide financial aid for families in need. He orders a resident to call for funds, but the confused resident has no clue who to contact. Despite his grumblings, Joon-wan helps out the resident, directing him towards the social services office and the Daddy-Long-Legs program.
Joon-wan is on the phone—most likely asking about the funds for the heart surgery—when Jung-won pops in to his office. Jung-won complains about Joon-wan ordering tteokbokki since he doesn't enjoy spicy food, but Joon-wan tells him to just eat it.
