Actress Lee Bo-young moved the home audience with her heartfelt and tearful performance.
Lee Bo-young played the role of Woo So-jung, an emergency medicine doctor at Boonseong General Hospital, in the MBC weekend drama "Mary Kills People" (written by Lee Soo-ah, directed by Park Jun-woo), which aired on the afternoon of the 16th.
In this episode, Woo So-jung jumped into action without hesitation to save patients. When Lee Yoon-hee (played by Yang Jo-ah), who was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, found herself in a critical situation, Woo So-jung exhibited boldness by proposing a new transaction to drug dealer Koo Kwang-cheol (played by Baek Hyun-jin). Feeling a momentary fear at Koo Kwang-cheol's indifferent demeanor as he killed someone in front of her, Woo So-jung's priority was to relieve the suffering of the patient before her.
In particular, Woo So-jung did her utmost to save patients even in a situation where she was injured by Koo Kwang-cheol. Despite putting in every effort to treat the patient, when she saw the patient's state not responding to the sedative, Woo So-jung shed tears of frustration over her inability to do anything further.
Woo So-jung's hidden past was also revealed. Her original name was Woo Chae-young, and she changed it at the age of 18. Although her mother's cause of death, who had been suffering from cancer, was concluded to be suicide, at the beginning of the investigation, Woo So-jung was one of the prime suspects in her mother's murder case due to the circumstances of her mother being found drowned with her hands tied behind her. During an encounter with the police, Woo So-jung said, "I tried to save my mom."
As such, Lee Bo-young continues to provoke deep reflection on the theme of assisted death with each passing episode, delivering a profound resonance. The character Woo So-jung, played by Lee Bo-young, is a doctor who conveys the right for patients to choose between life and death, leading viewers to become engrossed with her restrained emotional performances amid dilemmas at every moment. Lee Bo-young's face expresses a rich array of emotions, including anger, sadness, anxiety, fatigue, and anguish, captured with solid acting that portrays even the slightest changes in her feelings, enriching the drama.
[Photo] Captured from MBC broadcast screen.
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