The Resident is quite mixed. There are some very good things about the show, and some not great things.
First, the main character, Dr Conrad Hawkins. He is "the resident" but I wonder why he's the main character? He's easily the least interesting person on this show and by the end of the series, I had no idea what specialty he practised. I certainly didn't care about his personal life. And Matt Czuchry's facial expressions could be scary! He seems to be a great diagnostician but not much else. In the first episode he was built up, but the character did not live up to expectations.
I really liked Devon Pravesh, Mina Okafur, AJ, Irving Feldman, Nurse Hundley and Nicolette Nevin. Everyone else was a bit meh, and don't even talk about Barrett Cain! His storyline went nowhere, he disappeared without a trace, and was freaking annoying. So glad he didn't last long. When your cast leaves because their characters have nothing left to explore, you know there's trouble.
My main gripe is the writing. Some episodes, particularly towards the end, were terrible. Full of cliches, awful dialogue, horrible plot. When you watch a show where the writers back characters into a corner, and use clever writing to get them out, you've got a good show. However, when you back characters into a corner and can't think of how to get them out, you kill them off, change the plot, time jump five years, or just move on and forget their mistakes for the sake of carrying on a character. (Looking at you, HODAD Dr Bell.) More than anything, this show suffered from lazy writing.
The series was good for the first three seasons, then went downhill faster than an Olympic skier.
I enjoyed seeing familiar names from other medical shows. Paul McCrane (Dr Robert Romano in ER) directed several episodes, and a few guest stars have also been on medical dramas. Always nice to see familiar faces!
First, the main character, Dr Conrad Hawkins. He is "the resident" but I wonder why he's the main character? He's easily the least interesting person on this show and by the end of the series, I had no idea what specialty he practised. I certainly didn't care about his personal life. And Matt Czuchry's facial expressions could be scary! He seems to be a great diagnostician but not much else. In the first episode he was built up, but the character did not live up to expectations.
I really liked Devon Pravesh, Mina Okafur, AJ, Irving Feldman, Nurse Hundley and Nicolette Nevin. Everyone else was a bit meh, and don't even talk about Barrett Cain! His storyline went nowhere, he disappeared without a trace, and was freaking annoying. So glad he didn't last long. When your cast leaves because their characters have nothing left to explore, you know there's trouble.
My main gripe is the writing. Some episodes, particularly towards the end, were terrible. Full of cliches, awful dialogue, horrible plot. When you watch a show where the writers back characters into a corner, and use clever writing to get them out, you've got a good show. However, when you back characters into a corner and can't think of how to get them out, you kill them off, change the plot, time jump five years, or just move on and forget their mistakes for the sake of carrying on a character. (Looking at you, HODAD Dr Bell.) More than anything, this show suffered from lazy writing.
The series was good for the first three seasons, then went downhill faster than an Olympic skier.
I enjoyed seeing familiar names from other medical shows. Paul McCrane (Dr Robert Romano in ER) directed several episodes, and a few guest stars have also been on medical dramas. Always nice to see familiar faces!
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