CODE BLUE SEASON 2

Winter 2010

Code Blue Season 2 continues the story of the four flight-doctors in training who are working diligently to hone their skills and graduate from the fellowship program. After Kuroda leaves his position, a new supervisor named Tachibana played by Shiina Kippei oversees the four young doctors. The series again takes the viewer into the fast paced and hard nosed environment of the emergency medical service where a split decision can result in utter tragedy or ultimate joy.

After watching the first series, I was looking forward to the second season. I was not disappointed. I felt that the overall theme of season 2 focused on the personal lives of the main characters which also included the flight nurse Saejima. The first season was good but I really enjoyed the second season even more since the series delved into the characters past and personal issues in depth while having to work in an environment that needs to maintain a balance between separating oneself from the personal issues of the patients. Every episode was emotionally charged and most of the elements in this drama worked very well. I later found out that Lily Franky was in this drama which was interesting too.

Recommendation: Just like the first season, if you don't like blood and surgery, you may not want to watch this drama, but it is really good and worth the time to see it. It's amazing how tragic life can be, but when watching this drama, it was sad but not depressing which some dramas tend to make me feel. There is a good mix of tragedy and hope as well as some comedic scenes. I am glad they also added a few scenes that were outside of the usual hospital or emergency situation settings. The bar scene in episode 7 was one of my favorites.

STORY: 1
ACTING: 1
DIRECTING: 1
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 1
EMOTIONAL FACTOR: 1

5 OUT OF 5 CROWNS