Forum - View topicEP. REVIEW: Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
|
Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next Note: this is the discussion thread for this article |
| Author | Message | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
blahmoomoo
 SubscriberPosts: 529 |
|
|||
Crunchyroll's page says the next episode will be available on 2/19 (that's new; they have never had a message like that before). Apparently this delay was announced last week, but it wasn't picked up by ANN. https://fxtwitter.com/Ameku_off/status/1887169313137955000 |
||||
|
||||
dm
 Subscriber Posts: 1558 |
|
|||
Thanks. I looked for stuff on CR about it, but didn’t notice any notes about delays or dates |
||||
|
||||
|
WatcherZer
Posts: 340 |
|
|||
|
I think the reviewer missed the bit in the episode where it was explained the Uncle was just using the lawsuit as an excuse to close her department (which only consists of two people) and have her reassigned to another department so they could better control what patients she saw and make more efficient use of her diagnosis ability. It was internal politics in a family run business.
|
||||
|
||||
|
Kjupiter
Posts: 5 |
|
|||
|
This show was always going to be hamstrung with American audiences because House M.D. exists, a superior medical drama with the same premise, but also THE superior modern Sherlock Holmes adaptation (love Elementary, but can’t stop hysterically laughing anytime Johnny Lee Miller has to interact with hackers or talks about his characters H addiction recovery—not his fault, I just can’t separate him from his iconic movie roles).
As the child of a retired hospital administrator (CEO), I can’t stop asking why neither the hospital nor the Doctor has malpractice insurance, nor why it wasn’t mentioned, at all. As well as any number of normal hospital admin & legal procedures. It’s not THAT BAD—a lot of it can be handled-waived away by cultural difference/ignorance to suspend disbelief. But the most damning thing is that Munchausens by proxy would be obvious & was obvious from the introduction of the patient a few episodes ago to a modern audience. I WANT to like this series—but it’s just not that interesting in spite of how artificially dramatic its unrealistic scenarios are. |
||||
|
||||
Greed1914
 Posts: 4776 |
|
|||
|
Yeah, the possibility of making a big mistake that could otherwise sink your operation is exactly why insurance exists. If the hospital or Ameku didn't have insurance, then that is an even bigger problem. I've seen some videos about some pretty niche types of insurance in Japan that are culturally specific, so it's pretty hard to believe malpractice insurance wasn't there. Worst case would be that Ameku is dismissed to save face and the hospital has to make do without its genius doctor
|
||||
|
||||
omiya
 Posts: 1877 Location: Adelaide, South Australia |
|
|||
A series like this needs a lot of work to build credibility / suspension of disbelief. FYI, I remember seeing an advertising poster for "House M.D." in Tokyo in 2011, so at least some Japanese people would be familiar with it. |
||||
|
||||
Blood-
Bargain Hunter Posts: 24836 |
|
|||
|
I seem to be approaching this show from a different angle than others, which explains why I seem to be enjoying it more than most. First, I don't care if the mysteries presented are credible or "fair" (fair meaning, are you giving the audience enough legit clues to solve the mystery before Takao does?). All I demand of the mysteries is that they be laughably lurid and interesting in a cheesy way. Dino skull as murder weapon? 0 out of 10 on the credibility scale, but a solid 10/10 on my personal Cheesy Good Fun-meter. Burial curses and spontaneous combustion? Yes, please. That's why I ding the Munchausen by Proxy story... it's too mundane and the idea of a parent harming their child is zero fun.
I'm mainly here to watch Takao abuse Flunky Boy. I wish the show leaned more into their (as yet non-existent) courtship... man, what a smorgasbord of awkwardness and effed up behaviour that would be! Oh well, maybe it's coming? |
||||
|
||||
|
anifani
Posts: 93 |
|
|||
I absolutely agree with you. This series is one of my favorites this season. I am, also, learning things medically that I wasn't aware of, which is a big plus. If I stopped watching an anime, because it didn't follow protocol, hell, there just wouldn't be anything left to watch. |
||||
|
||||
|
Blood-
Bargain Hunter Posts: 24836 |
|
|||
 True, dat.
|
||||
|
||||
killjoy_the
 Posts: 2525 |
|
|||
I don't really care about that part either, but I strongly dislike the thing detective shows in general do (and this one does it a lot) of having a "detective getting the culprit to confess scene". The urgency of "the kid's in danger" to going "now showtime, someone drink this juice" was incredibly funny to me, as if she can't just tell someone what her diagnosis is, ever, she has to prove it by fire every time just to be annoying. Granted in this case it was wayyy less egregious than in others, and so I don't think this episode was particularly bad. I just don't think it was particularly good either |
||||
|
||||
|
Philmister978
Posts: 356 |
|
|||
Yeah, it's made pretty clear that he wanted to use it to control her. Hence why her job wasn't entirely at risk. Shut down the department and keep a tighter leash so she can follow in his footsteps (which Takao clearly has issues with, but appears to be unable to actually confront him over this due to her own passion for the job, and the possible fallout that an encounter like that could entail). There's still time for him to try and force his way into her career by the time the series reaches its climax. I don't see this plot thread being dropped automatically. |
||||
|
||||
|
blahmoomoo
Subscriber Posts: 529 |
|
|||
|
I also found it rather ridiculous that nobody, from the people who picked up the juice boxes to forensics, noticed that the juice was grapefruit. The smell alone should have been a tell, and forensics must be pretty shoddy if they didn't examine the cartons for pinholes. Also, did everyone down the line treat the cartons with such care that they didn't ever let out a bit of juice from the pinholes?
Things like this really bother me in this show. |
||||
|
||||
|
Jafwasw
Posts: 15 |
|
|||
|
Just a quick note, not a doctor but I am on blood pressure medication and I can assure the reviewer that grapefruit and grapefruit juice drastically increasing the absorption rates of some medications is a very real thing.
When taking blood pressure medications you are strongly advised not to consume grapefruit in any form and in story the boy's mother being a nurse would be fully aware of this. |
||||
|
||||
|
Philmister978
Posts: 356 |
|
|||
|
I don't know why we're only now commenting on the low grade animation quality when it was already looking rushed and cheap since episode 1 (I don't know where this "fine to servicable" comment came from when I noticed many shots or entire scenes in which Takao or Takanashi have looked off, and not in the usual "artist's style" way). The fact that most of the episodes have been outsourced almost entirely like Project No. 9's last few series is a red flag for the company if that's going to be its norm.
As for the episode itself, one thing also bothered me. It's odd that no one on staff was attending to these sick kids during the bullying. And assuming they were around, why the heck did they not stop said bullying? |
||||
|
||||
InfiniteNothingness
 Posts: 270 |
|
|||
Yeah, "fine to serviceable" this season has been like, SAKAMOTO DAYS, Medalist (which honestly for all its obvious straining in weaker scenes, has had some compelling clips of the actual skating from what I've seen beyond the point I dropped it), and Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!. Even from the start the composition was noticeable in its ugliness, entire scenes and backgrounds looking unnaturally unrealistic and obviously CG, which is all ignoring the other cost-cutting measures that don't come with any snazzy way to patch over them (like the recent Mecha-ude or even Acro Trip which was demonstrably nothing fancy but could be affectionately described as "janky"), like during the woods early on or when the twins were getting their answer. Not the absolute worst, but that's damning with faint praise (looking at you elf x cat fetish show). |
||||
|
||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group