Dr Romantic season 3 (낭만닥터 김사부3) is the latest season of the romance medical Kdrama of the same name directed by Yoo In-shik. The show stars Han Seok-kyu, Lee Sung-kyung, Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Joo-heon, So Ju-yeon, and Jin Kyung, alongside other cast members.
The new season brings the grand opening of Doldam Trauma Centre but with new challenges as Kim Sa-bu and his team face them in their professional and personal lives. As the scale of incidents and accidents that the hospital has to manage, the team has to provide top-quality care for their patients.
The show will have 16 episodes and be broadcasted on SBS on the Friday-Saturday slot at 10 PM previously occupied by Taxi Driver season 2. Doctor Romantic season 3 episodes 1 and 2 run 70 and 68 minutes, respectively.
The synopsis of the show reads:
At Doldam, a small countryside hospital, Kim Sa-bu works with passionate young doctors and treats various patients, delivering healing to many.
-Dr Romantic Season 3 Episode 1 and 2 Recap Contains Spoilers-
Dr Romantic season 3 episode 1 begins with the scene of guns firing on a boat while a little boy covers his ears and stays still in one corner to save his life. Sometime later, the South Korean coast guard notice the unknown vessel and try to contact the people inside, but when they get no reply the decision to infiltrate it is made.
However, what they find on the boat are dead bodies and four survivors, out of which one is in critical condition. The doctor on board starts trying his best to save the injured and succeeds in holding on until the doctors from Doldam arrive. It is Seo Woo-jin, Park Eun-tak, and Jung In-soo who arrive to save the injured man.
After signing the confidentiality agreement, they enter to find out that the man’s injury is not easy to deal with and will require Kim Sa-bu’s help. Elsewhere, Cha Eun-jae and Jang Dong-hwa are already out looking for Sa-bu who is supposed to be enjoying his long-awaited vacation.
They soon find him and Woo-jin informs him of the patient that is to be treated, however, he also notices that there is something wrong with the man’s daughter and informs Sa-bu about her as well. Sa-bu soon reaches the coast guard’s boat and rushes to the patient while sending Eun-jae and Dong-hwa to the patient’s daughter.
Sa-bu along with Woo-jin, Eun-tak and In-soo soon stabilise the man’s condition, however, the danger isn’t over and he needs to be taken to the hospital along with his daughter. But the captain of the coast guard informs him that it wouldn’t be possible as the patient and the others are North Korean defectors and moving them from the boat would create political troubles.
Sa-bu is infuriated by this and tries to find a way out of this situation along with the captain, and the two soon find an unofficial way to take them out. The captain tells him that the defectors need to be taken to the hospital without anyone finding out that they have left the boat, and this information cannot be leaked out no matter what.
Sa-bu accepts this and informs Oh Myung-shim to unofficially open up the trauma centre where the team is soon to arrive to continue the treatment. He also informs her that this is a delicate situation and no one should know about the patients being treated at the centre.
In addition to this, the trauma centre hasn’t been approved as of yet which is why this is a matter of concern for her, Nam Do-il and Jang Gi-tae. Sa-bu soon arrives at Doldam and the trauma centre welcomes its first patient. The operation theatre is prepared for the patient and the doctors are ready to save him, meanwhile, Dong-hwa makes use of the ruckus and slips out of the hospital.
Elsewhere, Park Min-guk tries to hire Cha Jin-man and welcomes him to take a look at the newly built trauma centre, unaware of what is happening there. Back at the trauma centre, the surgery goes well and the patient is monitored while the doctors are given some rest.
While Eun-tak misses Yoon Ah-reum dearly, Woo-jin and Eun-jae share heartwarming moments with each other at their new place. At Doldam, Yang Ho-joon notices the absence of his colleagues and senses something unusual. He then notices In-soo heading towards the trauma centres and tries to find out what is happening.
Right then, Myung-shim arrives and stops him from entering the centre while Min-guk arrives with Jin-man for a tour around the trauma centre. However, what awaits him is a surprise as he looks at the crowd inside. He soon calls for Sa-bu who notices Jin-man who is an old rival of his.
Jin-man too sees him and begins walking towards Sa-bu, however, he walks past him and towards Eun-jae who addresses him as father and surprises the people present there.
Dr Romantic season 3 episode 2 begins with Sa-bu interviewing various candidates to make them part of the Doldam team when one of the candidates surprises him. The scene then shifts to the present where Eun-jae addresses Jin-man as her father while recalling the scene of her mother scolding her for revealing her brother’s truth.
After a casual small talk with her, Jin-man then points at the surprise that they have receives upon entering the centre and wonders why the director does not know of the centre being used. Sa-bu tries to make an excuse and tries to make Jin-man leave, however, it isn’t that easy as the latter is not one to listen to his old rival.
Elsewhere, the North Korean delegation does not arrive for the meeting with the South Korean delegation and it is known that the former found out about the defectors and are now demanding their return before having any further talks.
Meanwhile, Min-guk tries to bring peace between the two parties when officials arrive and inform him of the situation occurring. Elsewhere, the patient goes under arrest and Woo-jin along with Sa-bu begins trying to save the man. They soon bring him back to normal and turn to find Min-guk along with the officials.
Sa-bu is told that the defectors are to be sent back by midnight the same day due to political reasons which once again infuriates the former as the two are still in critical condition. However, his words are spent in vain and this is a decision that will not be changed.
On the other hand, Woo-jin finds out that Dong-hwa has left the hospital and soon finds out that the latter has been complaining about his job on the internet. He asks to have Don-hwa called soon, unaware that the latter is at an internet cafe and is playing games there.
Dong-hwa is informed about this and he soon arrives at the hospital where Woo-jin has him realise that their job is not an easy one and it was a file chosen by him. He then puts him on duty to check on the patient and leaves.
Eun-jae witnesses all this and tells Dong-hwa to be grateful after which she goes to talk to Woo-jin and helps him calm down. She is then called by Sa-bu and leaves while Woo-jin enters the office to find Jin-man waiting for him. He tells Woo-jin that his family was happy and perfect until Woo-jin arrived and made Eun-jae go against her brother.
Meanwhile, Gi-tae is taking out his frustration while cleaning the floors when he remembers that he is forgetting something important. What he has forgotten is that there is an electrical inspection that will be taking place at the trauma centre due to which the electricity will be turned off and there is no backup that has been installed yet.
On the other hand, Eun-jae and Sa-bu discuss the condition of the man’s daughter and decide to hold surgery as soon as possible. Soon, the preparations go underway and Min-guk is frustrated by what is happening. However, Sa-bu doesn’t listen to him and goes ahead with the surgery, unaware that the power is going to turn off in 30 minutes.
Unable to stop Sa-bu, Min-guk then decides to invite Jin-man to witness the surgery that is taking place in order to persuade him to join the hospital. Jin-man accepts the invitation and soon arrives at the theatre.
Meanwhile, Woo-jin finds out that Dong-hwa has once again gone against him and left the military officer in his place to look after the patient. Elsewhere, the other man who is with the patients seems suspicious as he goes to the washroom with an officer while sneakily picking up one of the surgical equipment.
The two enter the washroom where Dong-hwa is hidden and the man soon attacks the officer which is witnessed by Dong-hwa. However, a sound is made by him which catches the man’s attention and Dong-hwa is soon attacked.
Woo-jin continues to search for Dong-hwa and is about to enter the washroom where he is when the boy who is another defector tries to stop him. He tells Woo-jin that the man is dangerous and had warned them to stay silent for their lives. Woo-jin realises what is happening but still enters the washroom.
There he finds Dong-hwa being held by the man while his phone lies near Woo-jin’s feet with the game still going on. Elsewhere, Gi-tae remembers what he had been forgetting and tries to stop the workers from turning the power off, but it is too late and the power in the centre is turned off.
This shocks everyone, Sa-bu calms the people in the theatre and continues the surgery with the help of numerous phone torches while Min-guk tries to find out what happened. The military doctor observing the patient tries to call for help but when nothing works, he takes it upon himself to save the man.
Woo-jin notices that the man is agitated by the sudden power cut and picks up Dong-hwa’s phone and turns the volume up before resuming the game. The sounds of bullets are heard and the man in shock lets go of Dong-hwa. While Woo-jin rushes to the man, the power is turned on and light fills the room.
Dr Romantic Season 3 Episode 2 Ending
Dr Romantic season 3 episode 2 ends with everyone sighing in relief, Woo-jin tackles the man until other officers arrive and hold him down and take him away. Woo-jin then proceeds to take a look at the wounded officer, but Dong-hwa tells him that he is fine.
The surgery is a success and the team is satisfied, they then see Jin-man leave who then meets Woo-jin on the way. Woo-jin tells him that Eun-jae is important to him as a reply to what Jin-man told him earlier.
Later that day, Woo-jin comes across Sa-bu who is looking at the place where the patients were kept earlier before being taken away by the officers. He asks Sa-bu whether it was acceptable not to be able to protect their patients, but is told that sometimes it is hard to do everything and they should focus on their duty as doctors.
This shocks Woo-jin as well as others as Sa-bu is not one to do this, however, they soon find out that apart from the defector the others have been pronounced dead. It is soon revealed that Sa-bu made a deal with the minister and saved the three defectors.
Soon, Ah-reum and Bae Moon-jung return and begin their busy work with patients who are soon to enter after a nearby collision that has taken place. We then return to the scene of Sa-bu taking the interview and recognising the military doctor who has come to apply at Daldon.
Elsewhere, Jin-man agrees to accept Min-guk’s offer on the condition that Sa-bu will not be allowed to enter the trauma centre.
Dr Romantic Season 3 Episodes 1 and 2 Review
The new season has begun and it is a blast as the team soon comes together with the first weekend brought in a perfect flow as it smoothly continues from season 2. The story has once again begun and we can already feel some tension and some romance as new faces are also brought to the show.
The cast is from season 2 and while we may still miss the faces from season 1, let’s look forward to the adventure this team will bring for us all. However, let us also hope that the season 1 cast at least drops by for a few moments.
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Watch Dr Romantic season 3 on Disney+.
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