Pulse

This show is ok. It's much more soapy interpersonal relationships in a hospital setting vs. Medical/patient focused drama. And coming in the heels of The Pitt, it really didn't stand much a chance.

The lead actress is meh, however the actors/actresses who play Dr's Chan, Cruz and Simms (leads sister) are very good.

It's watchable, but not riveting/memorable. Good background show.

I kept getting confused with the (Australian?) doctor - I thought there were two of them, so idk what that says about what they're doing with him. Also the inappropriate relationship tropes have been done so much that it's just Grey's in a different city.

Everything is great except the main female character and the actress. Oh my God how is it possible for one to ruin everything, she is so annoying, what a b**ch, playing the victim, awful. There are a lot of negative roles, but the actors play it so good, you actually root for them, not this one, wanted to break her neck all along, except relaxing, fills you with negative energy. Watching it because everything else is pretty good, the themes, actors, pretty interesting to keep up with, if you have enough nerves to ignore the main character and actress. Guess all the people who love medicine series will like it.

After watching it, I have only one question... What was that even supposed to be? Why - and more importantly, how - did Netflix release something in this condition? They have a post-production team, right? How could they allow such an unfinished, raw product to go public?

This is unacceptable.

Let's start with the main point: 80% of the project is full of mistakes.

Everything feels incomplete. The medical storyline is more of a circus than proper drama. The characters' personal lives? Empty - just like the characters themselves: underdeveloped, filled with forced drama and not a single genuine emotion. Chemistry between the lead actors? Forget it - it simply doesn't exist. As for the supporting characters, there are way too many of them. They only overcomplicate the story without moving the plot forward.

This should've been a feature-length film - tight, focused, and concentrated. Instead, they stretched it into a series for no good reason. The result? It's neither ER, nor Grey's Anatomy, nor The Resident, nor House, nore Pitt ... The casting is awful. The acting? Like something out of a school play. The dialogues are written just for the sake of talking - meaningless, with no rhythm or purpose.

And the flashbacks? There are way too many. So many that by the end, they become nauseating.

If I had to point out a positive, it would be a nod to the director - a few scenes managed to shine through and show a sense of style, despite everything.

And, of course, Willa Fitzgerald - my absolute favorite. If it weren't for her, I would've stopped watching during the exposition. She's the only one who carried this entire mess. As always - professionalism, charisma, and that smile. Bravo. Keep it up.

Started off strong, ended... well, on a literal wave - that's how the series closes.

In particular, I couldn't stand Dr. Philips. I really couldn't tell whether we were suppose to hate him or love him, but I definitely hated him.

I was excited to see Jessie T Usher in something new because I loved him in the Boys. But his character wasn't that interesting. It didn't have to do with his acting as much as just a lackluster script. The same went for Willa Fitzgerald. She's a great actress, but even her prowess couldn't overcome this script.

I would have given it a 5 out of 10, except I just truly could not stand any moment when Dr Philips was in the show and he was there a lot. He is the typical rich boy with rich boy problems (aka none but he angsts wildly still). There's nothing original about his rich boy character. Cole was also the atypical arrogant womanizer surgeon with no depth or originality.

The CGI during the hurricane scenes was also really weak. If you're going to lean so heavily on the hurricane element in the script, then at least have good CGI for the few outside shots.

Okay, coming from a nurse this is not exactly what I would call medically accurate. I physically have to look away when they are doing compressions on patients because they are not NEARLY deep enough to actually save someone's life. However, I can look past some of the inaccuracies of the medical portrayals since I'm aware this may not be super obvious to non health care workers.

That being said, the drama is what kept me watching. Everything is average including the special effects, acting, etc., but it's a nice show to throw on if you've got nothing better to do since it has many interpersonal relationships within the character storylines. I enjoy watching the different personalities of the characters and am interested in learning more of their personal storylines if it gets renewed for another season.