catalyst_bull

I just finished the first 6 episodes, and once you get past the fact that the main character suffers a traumatic brain injury and is asking to return to work the next day, it's actually a great show. I think the reason it works is because Dr. Larson was a closed off b-word before the accident and each episode we get to see through flashbacks the difference in her character.

I especially like the relationship between her and her best friend. Overall, the backstory with her family explains how she became the way she was before her accident. The antagonist characters feel more like flawed people who really aren't bad so they aren't one dimensional, which leaves room for growth.

I know it's supposed to be a medical drama but it's the relationships and even the patients and their family that make this a compelling series. I'm a nurse and the medical inaccuracies don't bother me as much since the real story is about the character's reactions to the medical mystery. The show does a great job of getting you to care about the characters.

I hope it sticks around; it's been a long time since I've liked a medical drama.

I'll admit it's my husband who is a life long Tolkien fan, but I've watched ALL the movies many times with him throughout the years. Even the old animated ones from his childhood. We usually wait for more episodes to be available before watching, but he was away camping last night and I got curious. I started this episode with every intention of turning it off after the prologue but I watched the whole thing without even thinking of stopping. In all the movies Sauron is this ominous presence we never meet so this episode is immensely gratifying to watch. I will never understand the hate this series gets because it feels like the history of Middle Earth that I've been missing all these years. I've actually ordered all the books because I know I'm going to want more once this season is finished.