![]() ![]() The moment Ri-jin’s parents became too defensive over Ri-jin’s intelligence was the moment Kill Me, Heal Me might as well have yelled “Ri-jin is adopted!” But even that isn’t enough as Ri-jin is being set up to be Se-gi’s first love. However, dramaland is never subtle and of course there are birth secrets and first love as children. Do-hyun’s character development is gradual, but it’s easy to understand why Ri-jin had a stronger initial attract to him rather than Se-gi. It wasn’t until episode three that Cha Do-hyun became more fleshed out and the audience was able to gain a better understanding of him.Īnd although the kidnapping and fire/bomb story line in that same episode were unnecessarily dramatic, meeting Perry Park was fun and the viewer finally got a swoon-worthy moment with Do-hyun and Ri-jin. Shin Se-gi grabbed my attention quickly, not only due to his perfectly applied eyeliner and intense gaze, but also because Do-hyun was a bland character. Not only does he have a blatant disregard for rules, but Se-gi is also a skilled fighter and, apparently, the reason Do-hyun survived his traumatic experience. The first personality we meet is bad-boy extraordinaire Shin Se-gi. Luckily, Kill Me, Heal Me does its best to be respectful of DID, and Ji Sung’s acting skills shine as he switches personalities. Though DID is a debated subject amongst the medical community, it seems wrong to make a mental disorder into something with ‘magical powers’ when real people suffer from it. I understand the need to make television more dramatic, but the blurred line between fantasy and reality puts a damper on the show for me. ![]() While I can tolerate the “change” in Do-hyun’s eyes as he shifts personalities, disappearing tattoos when Shin Se-gi shifts back to Do-hyun makes no sense. Kill Me, Heal Me goes through great lengths to decipher medical jargon used by the psychiatrists, and the fact that Do-hyun’s love interest, Oh Ri-jin ( Hwang Jung-eum), is also a doctor demonstrates the show’s desire to ground the premise in fact.ĭespite this, however, Kill Me, Heal Me clearly interjects fantasy elements into the plot. Throughout the first two episodes, one thing that struck me was how unclear the show is about the nature of Do-hyun’s DID. The newest narrative from MBC follows Cha Do-hyun ( Ji Sung), a third-generation chaebol who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).Īs Do-hyun struggles with his seven different personalities, he also navigates the cutthroat corporate world, falls in love with a psychiatrist and gets closer to confronting the traumatic event that triggered his disorder. Although romance is still a staple in public broadcast dramas, the K-drama world has been expanding the plot premises of these dramas. ![]()
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