Respira

A new medical drama, maybe inspired by others, but more realistic.

Doctors and nurses work in a public hospital that politicians want to convert into private.

They struggle trying to do their job in an ostile situation.

They look more realistic than other medical drama: they look sometimes weak, tired and fragile, even unprepared for their job. They make mistakes and they pay for them.

I think they are more believable than some other characters, especially American ones where doctors and nurses always have perfect hair and makeup even after a 24 hour shift and patients are in perfect shape even tha day after a massive surgery.

I really enjoy it.

I'm a fan of medical dramas. E. R., House, The Resident, Chicago Med... I watch them all and am willing to suspend disbelief.

I also loved Transplant and wish it would come back.

I am not a medical professional but have interacted a lot with the medical-industrial complex.

Some of what goes on here medically is silly. But I watched all the episodes (in Spanish with English subtitles) and found myself liking the characters and being interested in their lives.

There's nothing here original but TBH in the current U. S. shows there isn't either. All the territory has been covered. Moreover it's predictable but... sic.

So I thought it was okay and recommend it if you like medical dramas and are willing to put up with the sex and the gore (both more extreme I think).

This is garbage, pure and simple! It's just another rip off of the constant stream of medical hospital dramas. The difference with this one is that it's really done extremely poorly to the point where most of the incidents bear no relation to medical reality. It's as if there were no medical adviser on the set! It would really be a stretch to believe that hospitals in Spain are so poorly run, but then again, maybe that is the case! As with all of the TV series from Spain, the sound is poorly engineered so that the dialog is mostly inaudible. They really need to hire sound engineers or use modern equipment and technology to ensure clarity of the soundtrack!

Someone recommended this series because it has a flood in the last episode. This is exactly what is happening in Valencia right now (October 24). The series has the usual love stories and entanglements but it does it in a way that shines some light into the political situation in most European countries . The fight to have a public health system fully funded. The characters are all sleeping with each other but even that, happens in a credible way. They are a lot of gay characters and drugs play a role. The son of a doctor is always OD. The main characters is a handsome oncology doctor and the head of the Valencia government. Lot of eye candy everywhere since this is Valencia, Spain.

If you watched Grey's Anatomy, then you will know what is it about. More or less all these shows are the same with more or less drama and since this is the Spanish serious that means drama drama drama drama. I must say that I really enjoying the acting of almost all characters and sometimes I need to tell myself wait this is not real.

At the end, this is the show that you know how it will go all the way With all social problems and all equalities included at the moment a bit forced.. So it's not bad it's not amazing.

You should check it out by yourself and decide if it's worth of watching or not.