As the show introduces more of the doctors working in the hospital, we get a glimpse of the world within these sterile white walls. With our five friends now working under one roof, they encounter a variety of new and old faces. While some of these encounters are filled with people harboring self-serving motivations, there are still plenty of medical professionals who work for the patient's wellbeing like our amazing '99 doctors.
EPISODE 2 RECAP
The hospital director and neurosurgeons of Yulje Medical Center greet their new department head, Dr. Min. While most of the doctors grab lunch with Dr. Min, the hospital director keeps Song-hwa behind to ask her to take on Patient Gong Hyeong-woo (nicknamed "subway hero" for saving someone off the subway tracks).
Though the patient's condition isn't too serious, the operation will be difficult, which is why he wants Song-hwa on the case. He also mentions the patient's fame and subsequent media exposure the surgery will bring her, but Song-hwa refuses the request because her schedule is full.
In the cafeteria, Dr. Min socializes with the others and offers to help out another doctor who just had his third child. While they laugh, one of the doctors motions towards the camera at the end of their table and asks how long they'll be there. It turns out that a tv crew is filming Dr. Min.
In the neurosurgery residents' office, Resident Heo Seon-bin wakes up Chief Resident Yong Seok-min and notifies him of a patient who needs his attention. Seok-min raises his head and sighs because it's Dr. Min's patient.
Dr. Min makes his rounds with the tv crew in tow and greets his patients with a smile. His first meeting ends well, but his second backfires as the patient's mother yells at him for ignoring her son. He cordially apologizes for the mistake, but his face darkens as he asks the other resident who's in charge of the patient.
Back in the residents' office, Seok-min worries over the patient, but Seon-bin reminds him of the last time he treated someone without Dr. Min's order. As Seon-bin complains about Dr. Min acting fake, Song-hwa enters the residents' office, and Seok-min quickly slurps down his ramyun.
Song-hwa tells him to take his time, but right then, Dr. Min barges in and bellows at him for eating. He accuses Seok-min of not treating the patient on time, but Seok-min retaliates, pointing out that Dr. Min never gave him the order. His remark only adds fuel to the flames, and Resident Ahn Chi-hong quickly closes the door as Dr. Min raises his voice.
Seok-min meets the guardians of patients to retrieve their consent for surgery, and each time, he rattles off the possible side effects at lightning speed. As his dark circles get worse, Seok-min informs a pair of siblings about their mother's surgery, but they get alarmed when he mentions death. The siblings wail about their deceased mother, and Seok-min futilely reminds them that the patient is still alive.
Trudging out of the backroom, Seok-min greets a nurse coming in to work, and is utterly confused when she tells him that it's seven... in the morning. He looks out the window and realizes that he's been up for over twelve hours.
Jung-won rushes to the hospital to check on an emergency patient, but ER Fellow Bae Joon-hee has everything under control. Joon-hee comforts the worried mother and tells her that a lot of first-time parents rush to the ER when their child is sick. The mother is thankful for Joon-hee's understanding, and Jung-won looks impressed by how she handled the situation.
At home, Ik-joon helps his son Woo-joo wash up and makes breakfast. Woo-joo's nanny is currently visiting China with her daughter, so Ik-joon's parents are coming over to watch his son. He tells the nanny not worry just as Woo-joo eats Ik-joon's spicy soup.
