With
another episode under my belt, I feel like I’m getting to know the main
characters, and I’m getting a better feel for the tone. As Den and Kim slog through the myriad
problems that crop up in a geriatric ward, you get the sense that they
(especially Den) probably really cared at one time. They still do care – Den has some sweet interactions with a patient in this
episode – but after years of watching their patients suffer the indignities of
failing bodies, of watching them die, I imagine it’s easier for them to harden
themselves to it.
A lot
of their more callous attitudes likely stem from hospital bureaucracy as
well. Here, we see the two nurses
struggle to deal with an erratic, belligerent patient. Despite repeated calls for a doctor, no help
is forthcoming. The patient obstinately
refuses all assistance, verbally abuses everyone she encounters, and repeatedly
tries to sneak out for cigarette breaks.
Unfortunately for Kim and Den, they have their work cut out for them in
trying to reign her in. A new hospital
policy means that just tapping a patient’s shoulder could be construed as
assault, so they can’t do much in the way of restraining her.
PC’s
character makes his first appearance in this episode. He plays Peter Healy, hospital
psychologist. It’s clear that Pippa, the
ward administrator, has a thing for him, and it’s equally clear to everyone but
her that he’s not interested. While he
plays nice with her in her presence, he’s hitting on another doctor the second
she’s out of the room. Classy stuff.
I don’t
quite have a handle on him yet. Based on
his behavior with Pippa, he’s at least a little two-faced. But how much, and how far does it extend? He demonstrates a good rapport with patients,
and he appears to be a fairly decent doctor, but is it just a show for his
colleagues? Hard to say; more
information needed.
To be
fair, he’s only had a few minutes of screentime so far. Even more significantly, we don’t yet have a
clear picture of what Den and Kim think of them. They’re obviously the main windows into the
show, and I imagine their opinion of him will probably be more accurate than
Pippa’s.
Accent
Sounds
like RP to me.
Recommend?
PC-wise – As far as the
performance goes, it’s still too early to say.
Warnings
The
aforementioned uncooperative patient has a real mouth on her, and she has a
certain fondness for homophobic slurs.
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