There was a slight but meaningful down tick in ratings for the second day episodes of Hospital Ship, showing once again that narrative and execution is the king of ratings consistency over big name star power such as Ha Ji Won as the female lead. The MBC Wed-Thur new offering dropped below the premiere episodes 10% line and notched a 8.9% AGB nationwide rating for the 3rd episode and it rose to 10.9% for the 4th episode. Competitors Reunited Worlds and Manhole remained about the same in ratings, so this is really Hospital Ship’s leader slot to lose. Good news is that a new drama won’t arrive until While You Were Sleeping with Suzy and Lee Jong Seok takes over for Reunited Worlds come September 29th, bad news is that a month lead may not help Hospital Ship float higher if the audiences aren’t captivated by the drama and eager to keep watching. My gut tells me it’s stay the leader but tread water, like a ship puttering near the port and meandering with no clear direction.
I watched all four episodes from premiere week and find myself only mildly entertained, this would be a drama I follow solely for Ha Ji Won and staying a completists with her dramas and less anything from the characters to the plot that grabs my attention. I think as far as medical dramas go it’s merely passable, SBS definitely deserves it’s winning run in the medical genre as simple comparison with recent Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim and Doctors shows that SBS has the right formula of sleekness with tighter ensemble chemistry.
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They should stop giving UEE so many lead role offers when her acting is average. More than her acting, her looks are so disturbing. She used to look fine but now she lost so much weight it’s uncomfortable to watch her face.
This is the trouble with casting idols, they aren't consistent. One drama they are okay, the next, they aren't because they don't have it in them to lift a drama if the script is slightly meh. They are all pretty to look at but Uee has even lost that. Having said all this, Manhole has been sold to Japan for some mega price so luckily they had an idol in the casting.
Hospital Ship should have cast a more reliable male lead. If they had, the ratings would certainly be 2-3% higher.
Poor Manhole. While it isn't the best drama, I don't think it deserves the title of "lowest rated drama" either.
I think While You Were Sleeping will snatch the ratings when it premiere. Noh Hee-kyung's scripts are always good.
oops I meant Park Hye-ryun.
I don't know why they cast that guy from CNBlue as male lead .. he is just not lead material at all .. poor Ha Ji Won
Agree. Overall hospital ship was not that bad and Ha ji won nailed the genius surgeon character. Too bad the man lead only has one expression. Sigh.
Uee so terrible in manhole,not onli her character poorly writen, Sujin hooks everyboy she meets, but also flat expression, she can't cried, only whimpering voice.
And it seems like she is very arrogant, she never mingle with other cast, she practically build her wall and space.
She has attitude problem
I think after Manhole, UEE should reflect her career in drama, improve acting skill and be humble.
Her tiny limbs scare me a lot, its really painful to see and her dress choice also bad, she looks like country pumpkin.
All Wed-Thurs dramas are terrible. They all deserve to have single digit ratings. Will wait for While you were sleeping or Mandog. KBS better cut short Manhole now.
I agree, I love Ha Ji Won and Kang Min Hyuk, but this drama's just not that interesting. And it seems forced at times. If you want to hear more thoughts about recent dramas and shows click here: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=y8GheXKQmXw
Hospital Ship kept me pretty entertained, but I agree about the male leads. Acting is not bad for all three, but not standout either. I think it's fine if they wanted to pair HJW with a younger costar but they should have casted someone who has more experience carrying a lead role successfully.
I stopped watching 1st ep after few min. HJW look, when she sees car carshing ? and next thing, she is riding top cart with stabbing guy's heart with needle - and throwing away backwords, hitting the floor? ? Did not want to torcher myself or lose my sanity. ?
I am also watching Hospital Ship for Ha Ji Won. The drama itself is meh.
How I wished Jo Hyun Jae could have stayed on as the flirtatious heir.
Jo Hyun Jae and Ha Ji Won was a coupling I could really get behind.