#dear doctor I'm coming for soul ep 5

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hello! how are you doing? I hope you're doing well (: I've noticed you have a) immaculate taste and b) vast knowledge haha - I was hoping to get some recommendations? It's for my mom. She is really sensitive to cheesy stuff and stays away from it. I think she would really struggle with any sound effects, but that's a lot of bl for you XD She loves books about women in WWII and really emotional, heavy topics. She's a nurse so she also enjoys (accurate) medical aspects as well. Have you seen the netflix show Call the Midwife? That is exactly up her alley. Can you think of any BL or GL that kind of fit that vibe? I've been trying to think of some and I just can't. if not, no worries! I know it's a tall order XD anyways, ilysm!! i hope you have a wonderful day

I should add she doesn't like nc scenes. she's very much a fan of the "fade to black" if you know what I mean

Gotcha, okay lemme c

no cheesy stuff

no sound effects

really emotional, heavy topics

accurate medical aspects

historical

That last is actually the hardest. Historicals are very rare. Medical setting and companion accuracy also rare, but I came up with some you might consider... mostly they will satisfy 2-3 of the 5 criteria. I marked the ones that managed 4/5. Nothing satisfies all your criteria. I would suggest check them out yourself first since you know her best.

Japan (probably your best bet)

Life: Love on the Line

Old Fashion Cupcake

Restart After Come Back Home

Tokyo in April is

His the movie (also the series, but I don't like it as much)

If It’s With You AKA Kimi to nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo

Also, depending on how HEA she wants to go check out the "moody arthouse smackdoodle" section of this post.

Korea

The Eighth Sense - 4/5 but the medical component is mental health (no historical)

Unintentional Love Story

Made in Rooftop

Thailand

Triage

Manner of Death - 4/5 but the medical component is maybe no that accurate, coroner (no historical)

He's Coming to Me

I Feel You Linger in the Air - 4/5 (no medical)

I Told Sunset About You

Moonlight Chicken

Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Your Soul - 4/5 but not sure on accuracy of medical elements (no historical)

China

Word of Honor - 4/5 - but the historical component is fantasy (no medical) also a steep buy-in at 36 eps.

More like this?

Pip pip, hope there's something there for her.

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My end-of-the-weekend series round-up...in roughly the order I watched them:

Dear Doctor I’m Coming for Soul ep 5: I like this series. I like the premise. If I look past the medical stuff it's a great little story. I'm intrigued by the relationship Tua had with young Prakan (please don't spoil it for me!) and I think the main couple are great. Not to sure about some of the other characters. Oh and the use of music that’s already been used in Bad Buddy 😊 but on the whole it has me hooked.

Secret Crush on You ep 11: Not enough Jao and Sky. DEFINITELY not enough Daisy and Intouch. Did not like the 'wife' reference with Toh and Neur – I thought we were moving on from all that. The actor who plays Daisy did a brilliant job portraying her desire and attempt to be more masculine. And I LOVE Som...especially her being left alone - I felt seen 😂 I thought there was one ep left in the series but apparently there's three.

Star in my Mind ep 3: Great again. Loving Khabkleun pining over Daonuea. I wish he would clear up the Gia situation though. After watching Som in scoy being left alone, Fah then drove the message home with his “Some people are meant to be single.” 😂 The morning after the drunken night before was beautiful – not a sign of embarrassment to be seen from Khabkleun 👏🏼 – and I feel pretty pleased that with all the Thai series I’ve watched I understood the confusion in the Phi/brother conversation 💪🏼 And then that bloody house again and 'Leo’s' mum! But the pool scene was great.

Plus and Minus ep 3: I love this series so much and I can't wait until their feelings are reciprocated and they stare lovingly into each other's eyes. Taiwan just knows how to strum my heartstrings.

Cutie Pie ep 9: I have to say it but I thought there was too much Kuea and Lian this ep. And time wasted with all the kissing which could have been used to further Diao and Yi's storyline...which I am just getting as fed up with as Diao is getting fed up with Yi. When they drag it out this much it stops being interesting. I also didn't like Kuea saying 'no' to Lian all the time and then Lian not stopping -> consent, who is she? 🙄 Syn and Neur were cute, but there wasn’t enough of them, and the way they handled Kuea finding out about the transfer of deeds was dull and boring and predictable from a mile off. Yawn.

What Zabb Man ep 3: I like the characters. I like their growing attractions BUT the inappropriateness of the boss/employee relationship does bother me. Oh and the use of the annoying female/faen fatale – god we were so spoiled with Ink in Bad Buddy. I'm ignoring both issues for the sake of my watching pleasure but I wish they could have been handled differently. The dynamics between the two couples are just great, though.

Cupid’s Last Wish ep 5: I got a bit confused this ep because I could have sworn they were on a big 17 hour drive to the next temple but then suddenly they were in Bangkok at Korn's hotel...but, as always, I think Mix and Jan are doing a fab job playing Win. I don’t really understand why Win thinks Korn ‘did something wrong’ getting included on Win’s father’s will, though – surely it was just his father’s decision and, as I’ve said before, it’s probably a security thing to ensure Korn and Win have a majority stake in the farm or something. 🤷🏽‍♀️ It just seems strange that Win is so upset about it.

Kinnporsche ep 3: I'vE nOt wAtChEd iT yEt 😭😭😭

[maychild]

how i know tua phee has fallen for dr. prakan first

(besides bringing him milk tea, and almost flirting. i maintain tua phee is almost flirting every time they meet...)

Shěn Wēi would be proud of Tua Phee. Them supernatural beings gotta stick together when it comes to their soul mates.

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Metas and sundry

Collecting my metas and other stuff in one place for easy access. Updated irregularly.

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KinnPorsche Meta:

Ep 2: Pete's portrait

Ep 5: Motorcycle ride: A false comfort for Porsche and viewer alike

Ep 6: Forgiveness and the irreconcilability of Kinn's personas

Ep 7: Why we're all trapped in the bathroom: Framing a high-connection, high-physicality sex scene

Ep 9: Was Vegas listening to the sermon?

Ep 10: Tankhun adapts his style for the role he plans to play

Ep 10: Pete and Porsche's fight scene: Right hand on the gun

Ep 10: Vegas's portrait

Ep 10: What's in Vegas's secret room?

Ep 10: Vegas's predatory prints: a slow reveal

Ep 11: Vegas's first panic and a refusal of control

Ep 11: The pill kiss: Not proof but promise

Ep 11: Crossing chains, removing boundaries

Ep 12: Was leaving the handcuff key intentional?

Ep 12: Korn: Another terrible Theerapanyakul pet-owner

Ep 11/12: Wound-tending and sex: These parallels are a great time

Ep 13: The plate drops, the bubble pops

Ep 11/12/13: Vegas's anti-mirror meta

Ep 14: The post-credits scene: Breaking free of the narrative

Other KinnPorsche Tidbits:

Ep 6: Listen, search and rescue is hard

Ep 7: The reality of Vegas: Porsche can't look, Pete can't look away

Ep 7: VegasPete: Matching halves in green 1 and 2

Ep 8: Savoring the bubble

Eps 8 & 9: The Buddhist mantras translated

Ep 11: Face grab: These parallels are a bad time

Ep 11: Ill-suited habitats: Vegas doesn't know how to keep what is in his care

Ep 11: Predatory prints: The snake shirt drops!

Ep 11: The game Tankhun and co are playing when Chay pops up

Ep 12: Pete ignores multiple escape routes

Ep 12: Out of the business? Unlikely, Porsche

Ep 13: The VegasPete sex song

Ep 14: Kim and Chan knew

Meta in other fandoms:

Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul: Organ donation as redemptive act

Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul: A turning point in Prakan's relationship with death

Secret Crush on You: SkyJao: Subverting the scrunched-face kiss trope

War of Y: Koon's order of priorities

Tidbits in other fandoms:

Be Loved in House: I Do: Wu Siqi would fit in my pocket and you can't convince me otherwise

Plus and Minus: Zheng Zeshou and the fear of abandonment 1 and 2

Mr. Unlucky: Fukuhara unphased by homelessness

Moonlight Chicken: Gaipha's mother's medications

Moonlight Chicken: Gaipha's chicken-contaminated hands

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Pat and Pran's legacy...

...only they're not succeeding as well...

They should have studied BAD BUDDY SERIES แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน | EP.5 [4/4] a little better...

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We have a trinity of a theme. A trinity of North Stars!

Star in My Mind ep 5 - Daonuea (north star)

Dear Doctor I'm Coming for Soul ep 8 - Mathee's mum is called Dao (star)

Secret Crush on You ep 14 - Nuea (north)

[tobeornottotc]

I do think we’re heading for a sad ending where they both have their souls moved because I think they met when they were both dying in hospital when Prakarn was young and maybe Tua gave his heart to him thus dying and becoming the soul reapers connected to Tua? They’re both in hospital gowns when they flashback to the past 😭 if this was directed by someone better this show is likely to be in my top 10 but I don’t trust new to get me where I need to go with this mystery love story and ending

how i know tua phee has fallen for dr. prakan first

(besides bringing him milk tea, and almost flirting. i maintain tua phee is almost flirting every time they meet...)

Shěn Wēi would be proud of Tua Phee. Them supernatural beings gotta stick together when it comes to their soul mates.