TV CHOSUN weekend miniseries 'Doctor Shin' Jung I-chan carried out a 'brain change' surgery on Baek Seora and Song Ji In, and Baek Seora's post-surgery "creepy smile ending" delivered a shock.
On Mar. 15 (Sat.) at 10:30 p.m., TV CHOSUN weekend miniseries 'Doctor Shin' (written by Phoebe (Im Seong-han), directed by Lee Seung-hoon) episode 2 maximized the thrill of unpredictable twists by unfolding past and present six months before and after Momo (played by Baek Seora)'s scuba diving accident. First, Shin Ju-shin (played by Jung I-chan) was watching Momo lying quietly inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber when he received a visit from his friend Ha Yong-joong (played by An Woo Yeon). Shin Ju-shin lied to Ha Yong-joong, who asked about Momo's condition, saying she had almost improved with oxygen therapy, then said, "No visits except from her mother," arousing suspicion.
Shin Ju-shin felt conflicted as he recalled the happy times he passionately loved Momo at a midwinter villa. Then the process by which Shin Ju-shin captured Momo's heart and became her lover was revealed. After their first meeting, Shin Ju-shin unexpectedly went to Momo's house and handed her a bouquet, and despite Momo's prickly attitude he blurted out a sudden proposal: "I want to get married." Momo was displeased, calling it "impulsive," but she wavered for Shin Ju-shin, who genuinely cared for her and protected her from the restrictions she faced as an actor who could not even eat freely.
Momo told her mother Hyeon Ran-hee (played by Song Ji In) about her feelings for Shin Ju-shin, but Hyeon Ran-hee opposed Shin Ju-shin, who was only 13 years younger than her, and Momo ultimately went to Shin Ju-shin's hospital to return the jewelry the mother had left that Shin Ju-shin had sent in a suitcase full. But Shin Ju-shin picked up the returning Momo, laid her down and expressed strong affection, saying, "I will be everything to you. Let's live as husband and wife, honey. Normally. Is love anything special?" Afterwards Shin Ju-shin went to the pool to ask Hyeon Ran-hee, who runs a gallery, to help with his romance with Momo, and Hyeon Ran-hee, contrary to her true feelings, agreed. However, after breaking up with Shin Ju-shin, Hyeon Ran-hee indulged in erotic fantasies imagining Shin Ju-shin's naked body, creating a mysterious atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the story went back six months before Momo's accident to show the reunion of Geum Ba-ra (played by Joo Se bin) and Ha Yong-joong. Preparing to depart for Italy, Ha Yong-joong checked an interview article and learned from the reporter he had originally promised that the reporter who interviewed him was Geum Ba-ra, the person who used to call him by a childhood nickname. Ha Yong-joong postponed his departure to meet Geum Ba-ra, and Geum Ba-ra, hiding her tender feelings behind "How could I forget," faced Ha Yong-joong again. The two opened up by discussing Gian-hee (played by Cha Ji-hyuk), who was a connecting link, but Geum Ba-ra felt hurt when Ha Yong-joong set boundaries, saying, "You're my younger sibling before you're a reporter." Ha Yong-joong felt proud of how well Geum Ba-ra had grown, and Geum Ba-ra swallowed her desperate longing, saying, "I missed oppa."
Afterwards, James (played by Jeon No-min) showed Hyeon Ran-hee, who runs a gallery, a painting by Paul Kim (played by Gee Young-san) that he had bought, and scenes of Geum Ba-ra admiring Paul Kim's painting and Paul Kim returning from Germany were shown, heightening curiosity.
Returning to the present, after the brain change surgery was completed, Momo struggled to open her eyes, and fragments of memories that had been in Hyeon Ran-hee's mind surfaced and brushed past. Shin Ju-shin, watching the recovery room CCTV, rushed to the recovery room in surprise when he saw Momo awake, and at the same time the scene showed Momo making a grotesque expression upon seeing Hyeon Ran-hee's body lying on the adjacent bed — the "creepy smile ending." Whether the brain change surgery performed by "the god's hands" Shin Ju-shin on Momo and Hyeon Ran-hee was a success, whether the swapped fates of the two would be set in motion, and the unpredictable, shocking developments raised the tension.
After the broadcast, viewers reacted, "So that's why it's Phoebe; I was one of those watching with bated breath," "They said they wrote it after getting the courage from watching 'Get Out'! Another masterpiece has come out as expected," "It's eerie and bizarre, but the viewing pleasure is exquisite! I can't help but look forward to the next episode," "Something strangely draws me in. What is this feeling?" and other responses.
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