Go Youn-jung, Shin Si A, Kang Yoo-seok, and Han Ye-ji have begun to adapt to life in the obstetrics and gynecology department.
In the second episode of 'Resident Playbook,' which aired yesterday (13th), the portrayal of residents adapting to the occupation of obstetricians amid denial, anger, compromise, and depression warmed the hearts of viewers.
The viewership rating for the second episode of 'Resident Playbook' was 4.5% on average and a peak of 5.1% among households in the metropolitan area, and 4% on average and a peak of 4.4% nationwide. Both the metropolitan and nationwide ratings increased compared to the previous broadcast, ranking first in real-time among cable and general programming channels. (Based on paid platforms including cable, IPTV, and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
First-year resident Oh Yi-young (played by Go Youn-jung), Pyun Nam-kyung (played by Shin Si A), Eom Jae-il (played by Kang Yoo-seok), and Kim Sa-bi (played by Han Ye-ji) spent their days extremely busy with a flood of charting, rounds, studies, and dressing. To make matters worse, the turn notice from fellow resident Myung Eun-won (played by Kim Hye-in) left the first-year residents' bodies and minds exhausted.
Among them, Oh Yi-young's workplace life became more complicated as misunderstandings piled up with residents from other departments due to Myung Eun-won's actions. Faced with Myung Eun-won's skill of irritating others with a smile, the angry urges of Oh Yi-young to escape built up like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.
However, the emergency signals from the obstetrics and gynecology department that echoed throughout the hospital continuously held Oh Yi-young back. Senior resident Gu Do-won (played by Jung Jun-won) and fellow resident Choo Min-ha (played by Ahn Eun-jin) from Songdo Yulje Hospital comforted Oh Yi-young's anger with warm advice, having sensed her inner conflict. Do-won's dependable support, being the first to stand up for her, made Oh Yi-young's eyes sparkle with excitement and emotion, indicating a change in her feelings.
Meanwhile, Pyun Nam-kyung and Kim Sa-bi, who were struggling with communication with others, successfully formed rapport with patients for the first time. Pyun Nam-kyung had been exhausted dealing with a patient who had become sensitive due to a long illness. Her growth was poignant as she shed tears at the words of the patient, who comforted herself while expressing her apology.
Kim Sa-bi, who was depressed by a patient's remark that she might not be cut out to be a doctor, chose to care for the patient with accurate test results instead of emotional empathy, finding her own way to compromise. The changes in the residents, who had found it difficult to deal with patients, left viewers feeling heavy-hearted.
In this way, as first-year residents went through stages of denial, anger, compromise, and depression, the hidden efforts of senior residents to retain their juniors also shone through. They provided meals and arranged rest times, while also preventing turn notices, which heightened the warmth of the senior residents' care for their juniors.
With their first paycheck filling their hearts with satisfaction, the first-year residents exchanged greetings of "See you tomorrow," as if nothing had happened. There is growing anticipation for the future of Oh Yi-young, Pyun Nam-kyung, Eom Jae-il, and Kim Sa-bi as they go through the five stages of accepting obstetrics and gynecology and announce their earnest growth as doctors.
The chaotic daily lives of residents immersed in obstetrics and gynecology will continue in the tvN weekend drama 'Resident Playbook,' airing every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 p.m.
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