I gave this a shot because of Sophia Bush (fan from OTH, I never got into the Chicago shows, much to my mother's dismay). I watch a few other medical dramas (the resident, new Amsterdam, the good doctor, Transplant) and at this point I think those are still better (The resident is slipping considerably, and the others have slipped a bit). I think the central storyline is something different- daughter vs father for chief and mom heading up the hospital (divorced and remarried to a man much younger) and so far the peripheral characters are fine- I don't care much about them yet as people (I just finished the 3rd episode) but casting seems good.
Lately, alot of complaints I have seen about shows are they are trying to be too "woke" and diverse. And on a lot of shows I do agree with that because it's forced on the viewer. This does have some of that (younger female that is more open minded and considerate vs "the man" and traditional ways of thinking, the makeup of the class is diverse, biracial relationships, age difference relationships highlighting how women are treated worse after a workplace affair than men, etc etc etc) but it's not quite as pushed in your face as a lot of newer shows.
I am a bit confused though. Chief goes into a coma, his daughter is named his successor. His daughter who is best friends with (and appears used to be part of) the resident class who makes up the doctors we follow... but they wouldn't mass a resident chief of cardiothoracic surgery. Where are the doctors who have finished residency? If Sam was still a resident she wouldn't have even taken her boards yet for cardio so she couldn't become a chief? Even if she did finish her residency and was a few years ahead of the other residents we see. It's unlikely, even with family connections.
I'd like to know more about Sam to make me really care about this fight of hers. And other than family drama where this is going.
It definitely needs to step up its game to contend but it has potential and I'd like for it to get picked up for a season 2!
Lately, alot of complaints I have seen about shows are they are trying to be too "woke" and diverse. And on a lot of shows I do agree with that because it's forced on the viewer. This does have some of that (younger female that is more open minded and considerate vs "the man" and traditional ways of thinking, the makeup of the class is diverse, biracial relationships, age difference relationships highlighting how women are treated worse after a workplace affair than men, etc etc etc) but it's not quite as pushed in your face as a lot of newer shows.
I am a bit confused though. Chief goes into a coma, his daughter is named his successor. His daughter who is best friends with (and appears used to be part of) the resident class who makes up the doctors we follow... but they wouldn't mass a resident chief of cardiothoracic surgery. Where are the doctors who have finished residency? If Sam was still a resident she wouldn't have even taken her boards yet for cardio so she couldn't become a chief? Even if she did finish her residency and was a few years ahead of the other residents we see. It's unlikely, even with family connections.
I'd like to know more about Sam to make me really care about this fight of hers. And other than family drama where this is going.
It definitely needs to step up its game to contend but it has potential and I'd like for it to get picked up for a season 2!