This Vietnamese show isn't exactly groundbreaking, but it definitely keeps you hooked. It’s a quick watch with 10 episodes that only last about 15 to 20 minutes each, and even though it uses all the usual BL tropes, it really works because you can't help but root for the underdog. The romance actually takes its time to show up and then wraps up pretty fast, but the characters still feel way more relatable than in a lot of other shows like this. The story follows Phuc, who moves from Hanoi to Saigon to open his dream bar and live with his girlfriend. Things go sideways immediately when he arrives a day early to surprise her and catches her cheating, so he breaks up with her and leaves. He ends up reaching out to his old childhood neighbors, Cong and his sister Han, who he hasn't seen in years. The siblings are struggling on their own with a massive debt and Han’s poor health. Han thinks her brother works at a convenience store, but Cong is actually a heavy for a criminal gro...
When the release of a new dating app results in an explosion of STIs across Victoria, Steph and Langdon decide to hire a medical student. But when two students show up by mistake, they must choose which to keep and they decide on Yasmin who is more talented of the two. Meanwhile biker Gary is continuing to try to woo the receptionist , whose "I dont give a damn" attitude, along with Greg's shy nature gives us some really funny scenes. In episode 3, after a graphic billboard promoting the clinic gets vandalized, Langdon sets out to bring the graffiti artist to justice. Meanwhile, Steph loses her grip on sanity when a new patient appears to be disturbingly similar to her eccentric childhood imaginary friend. This was my favorite episode of the season, The whole thing about Steph's imaginary friend showing up was hilarious. Episode 4 shows Langdon falling in love with a Chinese translator who shows up to help with an Asian patient. And finally the last two epodes focus on the two doctors. They are both nominated for ‘Sexual Health Doctor of the Year,’ their competitiveness goes into overdrive as they each attempt to come out on top, but Langdon eventually wins, but gets embroiled in a controversy. The last episode focuses on whether Langdon will be able to save the job and whether Steph will eventually show up for her friend or not.
To be honest, I had enjoyed the short 10minute format lot more than this full episode format in the second season. At certain instances, I found myself that the jokes were being stretched. But having said that, I also feel that in today's times our attention span has gone so short, so maybe that is to blame. As actors, almost everyone aces their part. Both Langdon and Steph are absolutely fantastic. New entrant Yasmin adds a new charm to the proceedings. The receptionist and Greg have their own fun banter going on, thats entertaining to watch. Besides our main protagonists being queer, the show doesn't specifically focus on the LGBTQ+ community but continues to give us laughs and educated general audience on the sexual health aspects of life. (6/10)
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