El Sanador (2014)

I really enjoyed watching Healer, it's a unique action/suspense/romance drama that has a good balance of all three. Sometimes however i felt like the action scenes were a bit... convenient. For example the bad guys never even carry a gun? Why do they fist fight and charge at Healer in a straight line with no tactic whatsoever? Well regardless the point the producers are trying to establish is Healer is a bit more overpowered than a average human spy/thief and we have to love him all the more for it (i mean what girl don't fall for heroes right?)

I think the casts did a really good job in this drama. I'm not familiar with any of the actor/actresses but my favourite has to be Park Min Young. Her portrayal of Chae Yeong Shin was really cute and easy to fall in love with. I think Ji Chang Wook did a great portraying Healer both in a super natural way and as a human who is isolated from society. Park Min Young and Ji Chang Wook have good chemistry together, they pass off as a couple very naturally so it's easy to understand how Healer can fall in love so quick with Chae Yeong Shin. I think main characters having chemistry is great, however at the same time I felt like neither of them were very inspiring during emotional scenes in a way that went straight to my heart. When they cry or stare into each other's eyes, the intensity of the emotion is lacking and I never get the gut wrenching feeling i know i should feel. Something else that really bugged me was the romance was a little bit too puppy love. Call me perverted, but in the few lip touching (i can't call that a kiss com'on!) scenes and hug scenes where we get to see the couple enjoy time together with each other (and when they finally confess), why does everything feel so tepid? Is that really all they do together?! Considering we know how much Healer did in order to be by Chae Yeong Shin's side, yet their romance is sorely lacking.

Anyway favourite character in this drama is in fact hacker Ahjumma, she is someone who's past is still shrouded in history and will forever remain so but I like how she worries subtly about Healer and watches over him and their bickering is like mother and son.

My impression of the music in this drama is not good. The main reason is due to one single song that ruined every moment for me, every time it came on during tender moments the singer's high pitched voice felt like nails scratching down a chalk board and killed the moment. I remember hearing this song on three separate occasions and how it completely ruined the mood for me. As a result i have a extremely bad impression of Healer's OST as a whole. Subjectively speaking however the music might deserve a higher rating than i gave them, but again the reason i did so is because of one song which killed every single scene for me.

Rewatch value of this drama is quite low for me because once the story unfolded all the mystery of the past was solved, and there is really nothing that attaches me to this drama. The romance of the mains while convincing just isn't at the level that makes me miss them.

As this drama drew to a close, it became more and more obvious the pacing in the initial episodes was a bit slow so not enough time was given in the last episode to wrap everything up. Therefore viewers are forced to watch a rushed job as the script writer and director do their best to give us a happy ending. I am extremely dissatisfied with this ending, it could have been much better but due to bad planning and scripting it became poorly made.

Overall, this is a drama i might recommend to friends who like a good action/suspense story and prefer romance to be toned down.

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This is such a perfect, addicting drama with a very consistent plot... No dragging/boring moments.. Aside from the romantic scenes, it has a very sensible social issues that they tackle.... Then from there, a great moral lesson learned...

Lots of humor, Awesome script writing and very detailed... The Music score and OST??---just PERFECT!!... (& that's what I love the most with Kdramas)...

This is not exaggerated but this series really deserves a perfect feeling.... There might be a few flaws, but that's too minor to pay attention too.... All actors/actresses had a great dynamics and connive with their characters well... They just delivered it perfectly... even the flashback scenes are heart wrenching...

I've never seen a fight/action stunts that graceful and sexy..... I guess, they were using "parkour" on those action scenes... It has a classic, timeless appeal so even many years passed this will be a very remarkable drama for everyone, just how "Endless Love" series are..

Just watch it, and you wont regret it... I've seen a lot of Kdramas, but Healer is incomparable (in terms of feeling watching it and the plot as well)..... Great for international viewers as well..

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Hmmm... How to start this?



I had originally planned on starting before it ended airing so i could finish with "everyone else", but Park Min Young and all the spoilers flying around made me hesitate. But I finally got enough courage to watch it and I dramathoned it with all my might. Not because I was hooked and mesmerized but because my "real life" dongsaeng was.



Get your rotten gogumas ready because I think a lot won't like what I have to say. And that's ok.



The show, it was... Ok! I'll blame myself for not enjoying it as much as so many others seemed. I expected way too much from it because of all the praise it was receiving from my eonnis and other members and it didn't meet my expectations. I was even bored halfway through it and started to look for other things to do while "watching". So while my sister was excitedly yelling "DID YOU SEE THAT?" or cooing over the "real couple like acting", I was browsing through GR to see what else I could add to my already bloated reading list. Some might think I got bored because I basically just took breaks to sleep, but I once watched a 108 episode drama (it was only 35 minutes per episode, so it would equal like 54 episodes) in around 5 days and it never bored me.



The OST. It is pretty forgettable. I remember hating the music, but don't remember what it sounded like in the least. I, especially, hated the music choice they used for action scenes, it made those less exciting.



The acting. It was good, really good, for the most part. Park Min Young didn't even bother me... that much. And Ji Chang Wook keeps growing on me. Also, there were so many tearjerking moments in this drama, yet I didn't shed one single tear. It was upsetting to say the least. I'm a crybaby when it comes to dramas, yet... What happened? Good acting and touching moments, but I wasn't moved one bit. Well, that's not true. There was one moment that did shake me up a bit, but I still didn't cry.



The drama wasn't bad. If I hadn't fallen for the, I don't want to call it hype... The excitement most other viewers felt, I would have probably enjoyed it more, or maybe I wouldn't have. I'll never know.



I rated it an 8 because the acting wasn't bad, but I still feel I can go lower.

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I would've given it full 10's but I wished there was couple more songs than the "eternal love" and "you", anyway. whats astonishing about this drama is how solid it is. the characters especially were incredibly written, no cliche's or out of character attitude.
and that can be said about everything in Healer
No Cliche's .
I find it surprising that the writer doesn't have an experience in this type of drama, yet she produced a masterpiece. The lines, the conversations, the little remarks and nods, and the way characters talk and interact with each other let alone her ability in sustaining the level of excitement and tension with the presence of mellow and romantic moments as well.
The Casting is a top notch, every single one of them ( Park Min Young, Ji Chang Wook,Yoo Ji Tae, the incredible Ahjumma, the crazy secretary Oh, Double S leader, the someday office boys. Yeong Chin father and the coffee shop ahjushi, also the cyber detective, and every single other person), all of them interacted in a lovely, hilarious adorable and convincing way, the evil ones were excellent too.
the action scenes and the romance were something I will never ever forget, best romance acting in K Dramas till now - with all respect to Hyun Bin secret Garden Romance-.
and I am sure that the fans who watched this drama will never forget the songs, and it will send tear in their eyes and deep nostalgic feeling.
I am incredibly grateful for this show, thank you for everyone who helped making it happen, and I Can't wait for the writers next project, and Ji Chang Wook too!

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Wow! Just... wow! I mean... I never expected this when I started Healer. I had heard a lot of good stuff about it and I had great expectations but I never thought it would be this good. Healer is like in a league of it's own! Amazing, well-written story. It was so interesting throughout and kept me guessing. I loved the mystery and it was all so cool! Awesome acting! All of the cast was seriously so good! Ji Chang Wook is love! Not only is he super hot but he's also super talented and he did an awesome job! Now just please go play a creepy, hot serial killer because I would love to see you in that kind of a role! I also loved his character! He was so adorable and cool and hot and adorable!! I loved Park Min Young. I've always liked her as an actress and she didn't disappoint here as well. And Young Shin was so cute! All the characters were really well-written. I loved Yoo Ji Tae. This was my first time watching him and I gotta say I'm impressed! The rest of the cast was amazing too, especially Kim Mi Kyung as hacker Ahjumma (she is my new role-model) and Jeong Gyoo Soo as the creepy assistant. I also really liked the music! The soundtrack is so good! All of the songs, including the instrumentals, are great! This drama was seriously amazing! It made me laugh, it made me cry and it was a perfect blend of romance, action, mystery, suspense and comedy. Plus the OTP is beyond adorable so you can't help but ship it and the OTP scenes will make you melt!

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This drama left me wanting more. I was addicted from beginning to end, and this gave me mad withdrawals.

The only negative I can give to this story is I didn't exactly believe the leads' chemistry. I did enjoy the kissing and affectionate scenes, but the majority of the time I had difficulty believing their romance was genuine.

The rest was positive. Individually the actors were beautiful and talented. I love both their characters. A lot of the scenes had pretty background and music. The beginning had plenty of action scenes to help you get the feel of what the guy's work entailed. The plot was wonderful with plenty of awesome twists. I liked the mystery. I liked the ending very much, and I hope to see more dramas like this. They definitely got a lot of it right: drama, action, mystery, romance, and a little bit of comedic relief all in one smart and endearing package.

Definitely worthy of watching over and over again.

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A drama that contains a bit of everything but that has aged badly.

It's the story of Seo Jung Hoo who is a special kind of night courier, known only as "Healer" by his clients. His latest job leads him to a second-rate tabloid writer, Chae Young Shin, and the successful reporter, Kim Moon Ho. He begins to uncover the mystery of his own shared past with the two reporters, thus putting them all in danger.

This series is a lot praised, and I understand why in the sense that it brings together all the elements of the typical K-Drama. There is comedy, romance, action and suspense, so it is a mix that brings together a lot of people.
And even if we have emotional scenes, and the antagonists always do what the antagonists do, basically bad things, I must say that the drama is really light-hearted and very much cheesy.

Now, I don't mind the fact that it is a series that has been shot in this direction, precisely with the desire to give a light-hearted series for everyone and that also, it is a series that dates from 2014.
I believe that for its genre, and people who love the combination of all these, this kind of series is really good.

My perspective is influenced by the fact that when I look at an action thriller, I expect better, darker and raw, I expect realism. And this is entirely personal, that does not influence the fact that this series is good, but just not my style. "Vagabond" is the same kind of series in the spirit, but to me "Vagabond" did so much better while they had the same elements of romance, comedy and mystery.
This series rather approaches the subject with sometimes incredible scenes, endearing or slightly annoying characters who lack realism, where Seo Jung Hoo, the male lead would have almost supernatural skills at this stage.
I am not a fan of romance, but some series manage to convince me, here unfortunately it was not the case. Not that the two actors were not good, I just didn't felt it.

I would also like to point out the songs and OSTs. I think it's really the only thing that objectively lacks this series. They had a truly light/happy sounding song/instrumental playing in the background while the main lead fought or had intense scenes. It really spoiled the impact of it.
And then I'm not even talking about this English song, which started playing as soon as the two actors (Chae Yeong Shin and Seo Jung Hoo) thought of each other, or had flashbacks, or some random moments. The "Promise me this is forever" really did get on my nerves, it was so cheesy. Also, admittingly I skipped several scenes, specially toward the end, to me this series could have been done with less episodes.

As for the acting. Park Min Young, who performs Chae Yeong Shin was the best for me. Generally, especially in this kind of drama, I prefer male lead, but here I must say that she was the highlight. She was strong and sometimes vulnerable, relatable, funny and kind.
Yoo Ji Tae, played Kim Moon Ho, and this actor that I have seen in several series has still failed to convince me. His acting is barely decent, the only things he shows are to smug face or angry tears. His roles are different but in the end, I always have the impression of seeing the same character in each of these series.
Ji Chang Wook, played Seo Jung Hoo. It is very rare that a male lead does not win first place in my top, and I would not say that it is because of bad acting because it is false, he showed several layers, but I cannot help but being disappointed because I was waiting for more. I'm going to watch others of his series, and I hope that I will find this missing thing to his acting there, but overall he did a good job.

If I had to summarize this series, I recommend it for people who love romances, comedy, action, a very interesting storyline with mysteries to discover. The acting is decent and overall, it's good - nothing more.
On the other hand, for people like me who do not like romances, or series supposedly thrillers but who in reality are more in the category "mystery and action", because it was not a thriller let's be honest, I do not recommend.

I saw the series to see it until the end because I wanted to know how it will end but honestly, if I would have known, I would not have watched it.

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