With such a plot deemed to be serious, I really enjoyed the bonding between everyone in the anesthesiology department, it was like a breeze of fresh air watching them all work as a team and supporting one another. Character development was also very nice to watch.
Romance aspect wise, I personally think romance in the drama is pretty different in comparison to other medical kdramas (at least from the ones I've watched), instead of seeing a lot of couple-like-moments, we got to see all couples involved grow as individuals especially the leads with its gradual development from mentor & mentees to an actual couple.
Acting was superb, all the characters executed their emotions very well and yes overall I loved this drama a lot, I honestly had this in my plan to watch list for quite some time now because I was pretty reluctant on watching it but it only took me 2 days to finish watching. So if you are looking for a medical kdrama to watch, I strongly recommend Doctor John.
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You should watch this one (YES! )
You would recommend this to others. (YES!)
You could watch this again. (UPTO YOU)
There are some stories that impact you and leave an impression on your mind for a very long time. I would rate this drama as one of them. It leaves you thinking about pain and suffering and makes you pause and look around you to observe those who are suffering amongst you. It gives you an insight.
The topic of Euthanasia is tackled logically. There are so many theories expounded. Some we will accept. Some we won’t. The writers have done some good research on the topic. There are some rare form of illnesses which we are exposed to in each episode.
The thread of romance is beautiful and deep. The way the lead characters understand each other is beautifully portrayed. The supporting cast of doctors are very impressive in their roles. The anti-heroes are aptly placed and make you want to shake them up for not understanding. It makes you cry, it makes you laugh, It makes you empathize. The last 5 episodes take you on a roller coaster ride of emotional upheavals. It is definitely one of the finer dramas which you will watch and never regret. It does get a tear or two out of you (actually more than that). It’s worth watching.
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I wanted to leave here a piece of my thoughts of this drama. I have to say that when I started watching it I had very high expectations as Ji Sung was the protagonist. Well when I finished it passed over my expectations, it was so insanely great, the story was well written and the dialogues were very good nothing to complex nor simple.
The acting was SPECTACULARLY AWESOME from Ji Sung's part as always but the other junior actors also did an amazing job, Se Yojng the most noted one from my part, she is evolving in such a great actress that those two together just blowed up my mind. It is my favourite drama from all the hundreds that I have seen and such saying that I watched it 6 times in a row.
I really loved.
Also the music or ost were freaking good it stocked on my mind for days my favourite one is Way Back and Pain and Death.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
I RATED IT A 10 AND REALLY DESERVED.
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Let's talk about pain, death, rare and terminal diseases in a lighter way
This medical drama is intriguing, emotional and sweet.The storyline of the drama is very intriguing because it touched some sensitive topics about deaths and even euthanasia. Also the characters' story is very interesting that you'll find yourself really invested in knowing them more. I also loved that this drama begged to differ from most medical drama that deals with power and position struggle. Instead, they focused on the patient's stories making it truly heartfelt. Although, I admit the plot isn't perfect. There were parts that I felt irrelevant and that wasn't justified but it's minor issue that didn't affect the overall picture that the story is trying to paint.
The cinematography and the way the scenes are executed is really outstanding. I love it whenever the casts are having serious talk that they were being placed in some sort of different dimension to emphasize focus. (My description scks but when you watch it you'll get what I mean)
The casts also made the story more interesting. Everyone has their own attitude and way of portrayal giving variations throughout the series. Also, I can't help but really notice how charismatic JiSung portrayed Dr. YoHan. It was beyond expectations. (I find myself literally gasping for air and also my heart skipped a bit a lot of times because of JiSung. Okay, enough fangirling now.) The female lead, Lee SeYeong is a new face to me but I see that she acted really well. I just felt like her character ShiYeong is too linear that I wasn't able to see more sides to her (I guess I'll try watching her other dramas and see more for myself.) The Pain Management team also had the chemistry together making the story more convincing. The villains have also interesting stories in them and I'm glad that their characters were given depth.
Overall, even though it did not exceeded my expectations, it met most of them and I really had fun watching this medical drama. I also love the OST by the way. I keep singing it in my head. I hope you watch them too and have your pains treated by the Pain Management Department.
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E pode ficar tranquilo e ler sem preocupações porque fiz questão de escrever esse blog sem spoilers para não tornar sua experiência desagradável, afinal tem coisa pior do que começar a ver alguma coisa já sabendo como tudo aquilo vai terminar? Se a surpresa e a expectativa forem embora logo de cara qual seria a graça de ver algo novo?
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MOTIVOS PARA VER
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Ah como estou animada e feliz por ter dado uma chance para esse drama maravilhoso, todo o desenvolvimento da história desde o inicio até o ultimo episodio é excelente e muito empolgante, me rendi totalmente aos personagens, a OST e a fotografia, sem contar é claro com as atuações brilhantes desse ótimo elenco.
Sim, definitivamente já posso dizer que me tornei uma fã do ator: Ji Sug, já que este é o terceiro drama que assisto com ele e simplesmente amei sua atuação. E pra quem ficou curioso sobre quais foram os outros que assisti são esses aqui: Kill me Heal me e Familiar Wife.
Meus tópicos principais são, particularmente, os pontos que mais contribuem para que eu classifique um drama como excelente: A história é bem contada e trás uma boa abordagem do tema proposto? O enredo foi excelente ou perdeu o foco e ficou monótono? Como são os personagens chatos ou legais? Quando tem romance o casal me cativa? A OST me irrita ou anima?
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RITMO EMPOLGANTE
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Se você já leu alguma resenha ou blog meu com certeza já percebeu que dificilmente deixo de falar sobre o ritmo da história, e o motivo disso é sou fã de dramas que começam bem e não perdem a qualidade quando chegam na reta final.
Então, assim como eu gostaria de saber disso antes de embarcar em mais uma jornada doramática, depois que finalizo um drama procuro compartilhar com você o que achei sobre o desenvolvimento da história, já que considero esse um tópico importante.
Devo dizer que estava me sentindo muito desanimada com os últimos dramas que estava vendo, justamente pelo quesito: ritmo da história, já que muitas vezes o drama começava super bem, mas algo dava errado e desandava da metade para o final, se tornando tão monótono e maçante que era difícil de terminar.
No entanto, isso não é o que acontece aqui, eu simplesmente amei o ritmo desse drama e a forma como todos os desdobramentos da história me mantiverem animada e ansiosa pelo que viria a seguir, fizeram com que fosse fácil e prazeroso acompanhar cada novo episódio que estava sendo lançado com aquela empolgação.
Sendo assim, se estiver a procura de algo empolgante que consegue te manter empolgada e prender sua atenção do início ao fim este realmente é o drama certo para você.
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ENREDO EXCELENTE
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Uau mas que enredo excelente e muito bem amarrado! Realmente fui conquistada por essa história médica, sim, eu já havia assistido outros dramas médicos bons, mas este sem dúvidas foi o melhor, a surpresa que teve em determinado momento da história sobre o protagonista, me passou a mesma sensação de quando assisti aquele filme americano chamado: O livro de Eli, já que eu não esperava por aquela revelação na trama o que foi bem empolgante.
A forma magistral que a história foi contada, em alguns momentos me lembrou minha série medica preferida: Doctor House, por toda a questão envolvendo o fato de ele ser um médico brilhante que consegue diagnosticar os pacientes em 10 segundos e o temperamento antissocial dele.
As cenas médicas são muito boas e toda a questão que envolve a dificuldade de diagnosticar certos casos mais complicados de alguns pacientes.
Amei como cada episódio nos trás uma questão diferente que se resolve individualmente, isso sempre foi algo que me agrada muito.
Além de tudo isso, me surpreendi com a forma como trouxeram a tona um tema super polêmico que até hoje é considerado um tabu na sociedade: a eutanásia. É realmente interessante quando um drama resolve abordar estes temas dividem opiniões, porque dá uma sensação maior de Verossimilhança a história.
A troca de opiniões entre os personagens a respeito do tema foi bem positiva e certamente me fez refletir sobre algo que há muito tempo eu particularmente não ouvia discussões a respeito, é sempre bom quando assistimos algo que nos faz parar para pensar qual é o nosso verdadeiro posicionamento sobre uma questão que todo mundo já ouviu falar em algum momento da vida, mas que raramente se vê pessoas se posicionando ou pronunciando a respeito.
A luta constante do Doutor para conseguir cessar a dor dos pacientes que lhe procuravam, e para conseguir de alguma forma salvá-los, mesmo quando tudo parecia ser impossível, certamente contrastou com a decisão que ele resolveu tomar no passado e a própria superação dele, tanto em sua carreira quanto em sua vida foi certamente inspirador.
Tão inspirador que fiquei realmente feliz de ver o comportamento dele contagiando toda sua equipe médica, ao ponto de transformá-los em profissionais melhores.
Falando em equipe médica devo dizer eles foram um show a parte e certamente conseguiram me cativar.
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PERSONAGENS ENVOLVENTES
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Devo dizer que os personagens desse drama são muito envolventes e não me irritaram em momento algum, a equipe médica do doutor Cha é muito boa, e até mesmo as enfermeiras desempenharam um ótimo papel.
É importante saber que esse drama foca nas interações dos personagens dentro do hospital e raramente mostra como são suas vidas fora do ambiente de trabalho.
No entanto, isso não me incomodou em momento algum, já que os casos médicos são muito interessantes e as histórias de vida dos pacientes são emocionantes.
Já te alerto que se você for uma dorameira que se emociona com facilidade, prepare o lenço porque imagino que vá chorar em alguns momentos tocantes da trama.
Claro que temos os clássicos vilões da história toda como já é de praxe, mas eles não me deixaram com ódio e no fim das contas quando nos contam sobre o passado deles, acabei se não concordando, no mínimo entendendo o motivo de seus comportamentos em determinados momentos.
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A CEREJA DO BOLO
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Se todos os motivos que apresentei até aqui ainda não foram suficientes para te convencer a assistir esse drama, vem cá que que vou te apresentar um toque a mais para tornar isso ainda mais convincente chamado: romance.
Sim, esta foi a cereja do bolo pra mim, não é segredo para ninguém aqui da comunidade que meu gênero favorito no universo é o romance, mas isso não quer dizer que seja a única coisa que vejo, muito pelo contrário, sou dessas que gosta de se aventurar por ai e direto estou vendo algo totalmente fora da minha zona de conforto, principalmente quando me decepciono com o que estou assistindo no momento, e foi exatamente isso que me aconteceu quando resolvi assistir: Doctor John.
Eu amo a temática de medicina seja em filmes, programas, séries americanas ou doramas e fui assistir esse sem qualquer expectativa de romance e se não tivesse eu realmente não ia me incomodar com isso em momento algum, já que o tema médico por si só sempre foi suficiente para me interessar totalmente. Mas confesso que fui surpreendida com a formação desse belo casal, eles foram sempre tão maduros e compreensivos um com o outro e se completaram de uma forma tão legal que deu gosto de ver e acabei me apaixonando por eles.
Claro que este não é o foco do drama e se você estiver atrás de grandes romances com: todas aquelas cenas fofas ou quentes da interação do casal, grandes encontros e desencontros e ou o clichê triângulo amoroso, ressalto que esse não é o drama mais indicado pra você, mas se estiver a procura de uma história envolvente e muito bem contada, com uma leve pitada de romance mais realista vai com tudo que você vai gostar.
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OST EXCELENTE
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Claro que não posso deixar de falar sobre a música, então, se você é dessas pessoas que sempre reparam na OST dos dramas assim como eu, ou as vezes até decide assistir certos dramas depois ouvir a música tema, destaco que a desse drama é muito bonita e agradável de se escutar e vai te fazer querer adicioná-la a sua playlist.
Ei espere ai, o blog já está terminando e você não vai mesmo falar nada sobre o final desse drama? Ah você não faz ideia do esforço que fiz para segurar a minha língua e da vontade que estou de falar sobre o final, mas como prometi no início para vocês, não darei spoilers nesse blog, só vou dizer que estou satisfeita com a forma com que fecharam a história e não me decepcionei nenhum pouco com o final.
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FINALIZAÇÃO
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Espero ter convencido você a assistir esse Kdrama maravilhoso que já considero o melhor drama médico que assisti. Então se está a procura de algo para ver e gosta de dramas médicos corre lá e assiste Doctor John e depois volte aqui e me fale o que achou dele.
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Definitely my favourite drama of all time ! I started watch this because of Ji Sung, but in the end, all the casting is so talented, they put emotions on every scene, like reality. The alchemy between the two leads, is growing slowly, making the show more realistic by their sentiments. There is something about Ji Sung's acting that is just like dream, he is so professional and totally immersed in his role, it's so wonderful to watch. I only disliked some little error about medicine's basics like putting ALL your hair under a cotton hat for operation. But in the end, I do not mind that because it's a serie. The plot is very interesting and refreshing so I was not annoyed even for a second while watching this, the waiting for update on episode seemed like eternity lol. I highly recommend you to watch this with tissues because you will surely cry. ¿Te ha parecido útil esta reseña?
Near flawless execution of the age-old Korean drama formula
I was hesitant to watch Doctor John for two main reasons: the medical genre and the actor Ji Sung, but the positive online comments and strong viewership ratings made me reconsider. I am delighted to report that this drama is well-worth a watch. Doctor John tastefully navigates the familiar kdrama plot line and accurately nails each and every emotional delivery, leaving viewers connecting and empathizing just like our main leads.Story:
Although the pace and structure of the story follows the familiar formula, there is just enough flavor and twist to keep viewers engaged throughout the plot. Doctor John also balances this with a healthy dose of foreshadowing while not making the plot boring and obvious. I’m not very familiar with the Screenwriter (Kim Jiwoon), but the director (Jo Soowon) has an impressive resume of tightly directed stories.
This brings me to my first hesitation with Doctor John, the hospital setting. My favorite “medical” drama is Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim, and that drama relies less on medical complications than Doctor John. The cases in Doctor John are more severe and less believable to me, but when I do buy into the story, the cases are surprising charming. On top of this, Doctor John does not lack in connecting the patient cases to the leads’ lives, which is the strength of RDTK. Though it requires some imagination and suspension of disbelief, the medical plot of Doctor John is engaging, contrary to my expectations.
The other major component of the story is the character designs. On the surface, the designs pretty much cover all the different types of characters we expect in kdrama, and that means that viewers can relate to and root for many characters for varying reasons. I think that’s a key of why kdrama is popular with global audiences, so I can’t knock Doctor John for sticking to stereotypical character designs.
Overall, Doctor John encapsulates the things we love about Korean dramas, suspenseful cliffhangers, loveable characters, and awkward product placement (PPL). After Doctor John, I am less hesitant to watch another Korean medical drama.
Acting:
My second major hesitation for not watching this drama is Ji Sung, and that’s because of how poorly I rated him in Kill Me, Heal Me. I cannot agree with the prevailing sentiment on KMHM. However, Ji Sung outperforms my misconception and cleanly executed his role, and I can now confidently use Ji Sung as an example of an actor that meets “Main Role” expectations, especially amidst the crop of rookie actors of the past few years.
I want to clear up a small point about the “Strong Female Lead” tag; the female lead actually cries a lot. She cries because her strength is empathy (react how you will). I just wish that she could convey her “empathy” in more ways than crying. In a similar vein, many of the supporting actors only play their stereotypical characters when I would have liked to see more risk-taking acting. The caveat is that the director has shown a tendency to do this to side characters based on his past works.
Still, I found the acting in Doctor John above expectations and look forward to all the actors’ next works. Specifically, Ji Sung’s performance convinced me to go back and watch Familiar Wife, another drama I put off due to his involvement.
Music:
2019 has been an amazing year for drama OSTs, but the music of Doctor John rates average at best. In some ways, the music is an accurate representation of the drama as a whole. There is a well-planned mix of music that is carefully crafted to fit various scenes. The music always adds and does not detract from what is happening on screen. However, it does not stand out on its own and leaves no lasting impact when the scene ends.
Rewatch Value:
The only drawback to such a well executed drama is that it executed the standard kdrama formula, which is relatively safe. It is as if this drama was conceived from a focus group of veteran drama watchers listing the things that they enjoy, and the result is a mashup of ideas that are all a little too familiar. I’m sure more dramas will continue to attempt the same, and I will continue to watch them, instead of circling back and rewatching Doctor John. I can only imagine how amazing this drama could have been had it executed a more risky and daring concept.
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♡This drama had brought me to a new perspective about doctors, specifically in anesthesiology department and pain department center. It gave me a lot of motivation especially to strive hard and do the best in my study. This drama did not only gave me entertainment, but the most important part is I've learned a lot from this drama. It was also very overwhelming for Dr. Cha and his team whom don't give up easily to their patients and want those patients to live longer. ?? I've also got to learn about how and what a doctor really is. ??⚕️??⚕️??⚕️??⚕️
♡The background song of this drama should also need to be given a huge compliment and praise. I'm really obsessed with this lovely song. ??
♡Ji Sung and Se Young have worked very hard to adapt to their character. Both of them did a great job. I've saw so much chemistry between Dr. Cha Yo Han and Dr. Kang Si Young although they have a huge age gap. They were both amazing and gives off a real vibe. I'm really really fond of them and sincerely wish them winning the Best Couple Awards. ??♀️??♀️??⚕️??⚕️
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Love from,
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Unfortunately this great start came soon to an abruptly end, the show change environment and explain in a rushed way what happened, at this point you ask your self “now what?”
I stick around to see where the plot line wanted to go but nothing major happened, they start adding sub-plots after sub-plots. There are so many that is hard to get attached to one of them, because the show switch constantly between them. Each sub plot is moving slowly making very little progress, I dropped this half way and I still can’t tell you what the drama is trying to tell us. It’s a romance? It’s a medical? It’s a legal?
The writer try to fit too many elements and this create an unbalanced story where one of the main lead is almost relegated to a supportive role because there is no time for him.
The various sub plots steal tons of screen time, therefore there is no space to develop any of the other character involved in the story, specially the other main lead. Definitely a huge mistake made by the writer.
Another problem is that, as always happens with kdrama, they forced the romance and they use it as a bait to grab the viewers, in fact many viewers are over hyped about it. I watched half drama and there isn’t actually a romance plot-line, there are sweet moments here and there but that’s it. The FL has a crush on the ML and follow him around like a puppy, this is the extension of the romance during this 16 episodes. Besides considering she is a trainee much more younger than him, I find the romance very forced whereas a doctor/trainee relationship where she respect her mentor without falling in love would have be more realistic. The FL is also one of those doctor that feels empathy and for this reason her character came out as one of those kdrama girl who cry a lot.
Nothing to tell about the acting that is superb like always when Ji Sung is involved, but unfortunately the plot is a mess.
Overall this drama has a great concept but it is obvious that the writer didn’t know how to fill the plot and end up adding too much stuff without being able to control it.
Dropped at ep 16 out of 32.
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The story plot was well-written and the music is on point! Though I understand some people doesn't like romance tied into it, but this is a kdrama, what's a kdrama without romance :p I don't mind it but I do hope they will focus more on euthanasia plot line.
This is one of my top favorite drama even though I didn't finish it yet. Cannot wait for the next episode!
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Rewatching it again for the 3rd or 4th time
As someone who loves medical drama, this hands down to be in my top 3 best medical drama I’ve ever watched.No matter how many times I rewatch this drama, I absolutely enjoy every minute of it.
I have no complain about the plot, nor the pace of this drama.
The love story between the 2 main lead is BEAUTIFUL.
I’m a big fan of Ji-Sung and he portrays Cha Yo Han as someone who’s a bit mysterious, crazy, genius and all that really good. How he carry himself portraying his character shows that he is indeed deserved all the love and the support from everyone who enjoys seeing him as an actor.
Lee Se Young, well she’s been acting since she was a child. So, i like her here. Though sometimes I think that she might be a little dramatic at some point, but it’s just my opinion.
No complain whatsoever about the side characters.
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Le meilleur drama-médical à ce jour.
Non, je n'ai pas mis cette note à cause de Ji Sung...quoique il y contribue beaucoup!Ce drama est une perle. J'ai vu beaucoup de drama dans le monde médical, et celui-là est mon préféré. Par ce que :
- Ji Sung ( laissons de côté son côté sexy et beau gosse...) est magnifique ( comme d'habitude) et son interprétation est touchante. Nous aimerions tous (toutes) avoir un médecin comme lui, humain, tenace et intelligent. Je m'attendais plus ou moins à un médecin/génie type "black jack" ou "D-day", mais j'ai été agréablement surprise de voir un médecin qui n'a pas une seule fois tourné le dos à ses patients, qui a su les soigner sans être dans la phase rebelle et anti-hiérarchie. Un médecin avec un GRAND coeur. Plus d'une fois, j'en ai eu la gorge nouée, la larme à l'oeil et le sourire béat devant tant de sagesse dans ses paroles, tant d'intelligence, tant de gentillesse....vraiment, le scénariste nous a pondu un grand personnage, un grand docteur.
- La trame. Une trame qui tourne essentiellement autour de l'humain. Ici pas de guerre contre l'hôpital. Pas de rivalité amoureuse. Pas de supérieur arrogant avec des plans diaboliques ( bien sur, nous avons des docteurs qui ne croient pas en Cha Yo Han, prêt à le virer à la moindre faute, mais au final rien de frustrant et d'angoissant). Un lien qui au fur et à mesure se dessine et devient sincère (le procureur par exemple...). Un sujet sensible auquel il est difficile de rester indifférent : L'euthanasie. Un message d'amour. ici donc un sans faute pour le l'histoire.
- La romance. Ce n'est pas la romance la plus extraordinaire ni la plus intense que j'ai pu voir. Mais. Nous avons une romance forte, un lien qui au fur et à mesure se tisse. L'alchimie entre nos amoureux est très belle. j'ai vraiment aimé cette confiance que Kang Shi Young avait en Cha Yo han. Il est pénible de voir dans les dramas ce manque de confiance qui vient souvent ternir la relation amoureuse. ici, non. Pas de cela, elle aime, elle croit en lui. Et c'est juste beau.
- l'OST. Une OST minutieusement travaillée, des BGM qui augment l'effet voulu dans les scènes touchantes. Une très belle chanson de fin qui aura eu l'effet vicieux de m'obliger à vouloir voir la suite sans attendre.
- Des personnages secondaires adorables. J'ai eu peur lorsque j'ai vu la petite soeur et Lee Joo Yoon. peur de les voir s'attaquer aux leads et de voir tout cela devenir un ring de pugilat. Et ce fut donc avec surprise et surtout avec bonheur que l'on découvre au fil des épisodes la force que les personnages secondaires vont apporter, leur soutien indéfectible, leur loyauté et leur solidarité incroyable.
En conclusion, un drama passionnant, bouleversant et intense, un must-see selon moi.
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