First episode says it outright: "We do things differently here...It's not about surgeries, it's about connecting. I told you this." - Naomi to Addison.
Of course in the context of the show this is Naomi stressing to Addie that the latter knew what she was getting into when she moved to LA to work in an holistic private practice, i.e. The entire premise of the show. If she'd wanted to keep all the resources of a state of the art OR in a world class teaching hospital then she could have kept her old job in Seattle but she chose not to. This is what she wanted.
Nonetheless, it feels very directed at the viewer too. This is also what you're signing up for here. It's not so "dark and twisty." It's all gossip and no guts. The most graphic thing you're going to get is a C-section or two. Extremely mild. What's left is mostly pretty blue skies and interpersonal drama. It's not exciting and unpredictable like Grey's or S19 - it's more like a soap.
And that's fine if that's what you want. Fine. Not bad, not groundbreaking. Hence my solid 6. I'd hazard a guess that was exactly the audience it was looking for tbh - people turned off Grey's by the gore who still wanted a hospital drama. Negativity is likely coming from people who wanted more Grey's and didn't get it. They're different shows. Go in with this in mind. Throw it on in the background while you're doing something else. It sits very comfortably in this niche.
Of course in the context of the show this is Naomi stressing to Addie that the latter knew what she was getting into when she moved to LA to work in an holistic private practice, i.e. The entire premise of the show. If she'd wanted to keep all the resources of a state of the art OR in a world class teaching hospital then she could have kept her old job in Seattle but she chose not to. This is what she wanted.
Nonetheless, it feels very directed at the viewer too. This is also what you're signing up for here. It's not so "dark and twisty." It's all gossip and no guts. The most graphic thing you're going to get is a C-section or two. Extremely mild. What's left is mostly pretty blue skies and interpersonal drama. It's not exciting and unpredictable like Grey's or S19 - it's more like a soap.
And that's fine if that's what you want. Fine. Not bad, not groundbreaking. Hence my solid 6. I'd hazard a guess that was exactly the audience it was looking for tbh - people turned off Grey's by the gore who still wanted a hospital drama. Negativity is likely coming from people who wanted more Grey's and didn't get it. They're different shows. Go in with this in mind. Throw it on in the background while you're doing something else. It sits very comfortably in this niche.