Matters' Guide to Catching Up: Transplant

This is a 2020 Canadian TV series that is the story of an A&E doctor.

Since the ER N years ago, doctor dramas have been filmed a lot, even a little too much. Even if the scope is limited to emergency room doctors, I have seen a lot in recent years. What's so special about this one that it is worth writing an article to recommend it?

First of all, the protagonist, Dr. Hamed, is a bit special. He is a political refugee from Syria. His parents died in the war, leaving him with his sister. Hamed was originally a doctor in his hometown, and he also acted as a "thug" who "incited subversion of state power" and was not allowed by the Bashar regime. After escaping to Canada, by chance, he had the opportunity to resume his old career and become an emergency room doctor. (The process of "meeting by fate" is explained in the play, so I won't talk about it here)

In addition to the general plot of healing and saving people, this is also a story about how the two Hamed brothers and sisters survive in a foreign land. Moreover, his "battlefield experience" can often come in handy in saving people in the emergency room.

However, the reason why this set of dramas is so good is that it has little to do with the special identity of the protagonist. The pattern of this play is a typical group play. A number of doctors, nurses, and even security guards in the emergency room also played. Of course, the patients in each episode also have their own stories. In other words, the filming method is exactly the same as other doctor dramas.

The format is old-fashioned and nothing new, but the script is surprisingly good, and each character's story is good. I actually saw the first episode by accident when I was doing random channel hopping at home before going to bed at night, but I was immediately attracted to it and watched every episode after that. Looking back, the last time I watched every episode of a doctor drama was House MD many years ago. There are also comments in foreign countries comparing Transplant with House, but Hamed is not a genius doctor like House, although he is skilled in medicine.

Transplant has aired its first season in Canada, which has been well received, and it is said that the second season has already started filming. I watch it on Fox Channel in Hong Kong. I'm an old-school guy and still like to watch one episode a week and don't follow it once on an online platform, so I haven't finished watching it yet.

Finally, I would like to give mainland netizens a warm reminder. One of the episodes of this series contains "humiliating China" (of course, mainlanders would think it is "humiliating"), and those with fragile minds should be careful when watching it. If you are unhappy, please don't come back and scold me, because I have already reminded you.

Reference: Transplant's page on IMDB .