Code Blue

Code Blue Season 1 and 2

I had a quick fondness to the fellowship for Flight Doctor, except for Fujikawa Kazuo (Asari Yosuke). He really pissed me off during the first couple of episodes. I just got to accept him later. Well, setting him aside, I also saw myself among the flight-doctors in training.

There are a lot of things that I got reminded of when I watched Code Blue. There were scenes that even moved me to tears, not because they were emotionally dramatic but because I saw the reality of life.

I like the development of the characters in the fellowship. I could relate to them. I mean, I saw myself in some of them during some situations. I was actually the one who made that confession *points at the first photo above* inJDramaConfessions. My most favourite relationship was that of Hiyama Mihoko (Toda Erika) and Shiraishi Megumi (Aragaki Yui). I love their honesty. I also like Shiraishi’s professional relationship with Aizawa Kosaku (Yamashita Tomohisa).

The relationship of Kuroda Shuuji (Yanagiba Toshiro) with his interns were also interesting. He’s not expressive but it was understandable. I’d be happy to have a C.I. like him. I also like Tachibana Keisuke (Shiina Kippei) as well as Mitsui Kanna (Ryo). As for Morimoto Tadashi (Katsumura Masanobu), I admire his humility. It’d be nice to have doctors who interact with others like him.

There was a conversation between Tadokoro Yoshiaki (Kodama Kiyoshi) and Shiraishi that has been really memorable. It was in the second season. Actually, those photos here were from season 2. What Tadokoro-sensei said really hit me.

Code Blue is not just a medical drama, at least for me. There are more to medical profession than what is basically known. Relationships really matter, especially with family. The grandmother-grandson and father-daughter relationships I’ve witnessed in Code Blue really moved me to tears. It’s like seeing myself in the situation. It’s like having an identification process.

Besides the interpersonal involvement of the characters, there were of course intrapersonal issues. By the way, I was really amused with how the doctors in this drama interacted with patients. Except probably for Aizawa during the first episodes, when he has been unnecessarily cold.

Despite Aizawa’s cold nature, I didn’t hate him. If I were a doctor, and still stuck with my old self, I might just be like him. I’d try to be caring though but I’d be so focused with the situation I won’t mind leaving my hypothalamus inside my locker, except to use it to sense temperature. I admire his focus. I’ve always imagined myself being one despite whatever thing I am carrying during work. It may slip through my mind but I’ve always believed and hoped that I’d still be able to stick to the task at hand.

I believe I am a fusion of Hiyama and Shiraishi. But I definitely do not have the admirable persistent study habit of Shiraishi. I can imagine myself to have Hiyama’s confidence, which actually masks the uncertainty being felt. But I have Shiraishi’s thoughtfulness though I lack expression unlike her. I think that’s when Saejima comes in. She doesn’t really show or tell what she feels unless given the green light. I still remember the first season encounter with Shiraishi. I’d probably do that too but most specially to Fujikawa.

Neurology has always been one of my favourite medical subjects. We may have not been actually taught of the medical side per se but I enjoyed exploring the subject, anything that has to do with the nervous system. I even thought of pursuing Neurology or Neurosurgery if I were given the chance to make it all the way to Medicine. I love the complexity in Neurology, neurodegenerative diseases included. So imagine my cardiac status when I saw what I saw. When I react that way, it goes without saying that my lacrimal glands become highly stimulated.

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Originally posted on: 25 June 2013 
Reposted on: 5 August 2013