Dr. Romantic — 2016-2023 · 3 seasons · 54 eps

★ 8.4

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Dr. Romantic

2016-2023 3 seasons 54 episodes

★ 8.4 (6,545 votes) Top 15%

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

E1

7.8

8.8

9.2

E2

8.6

8.6

9.4

E3

8.7

8.6

9.3

E4

8.8

8.8

9.4

E5

8.8

8.8

9.1

E6

8.8

8.8

9.5

E7

8.7

8.9

9.3

E8

8.7

8.8

9.4

E9

9.0

9.2

9.4

E10

9.2

9.2

9.3

E11

9.0

9.3

9.1

E12

8.8

9.0

9.3

E13

9.0

9.0

9.3

E14

9.2

9.0

9.3

E15

9.0

9.1

9.4

E16

9.1

9.2

9.5

E17

9.2

9.3

E18

9.2

E19

9.0

E20

9.2

E21

9.2

Avg

8.9

9.0

9.3

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Good

Episode Power Rankings

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.5

S3E6 Empathy & Sympathy

The trauma centre loses a patient and receives another patient in critical condition. Meanwhile, a child visits Teacher Kim at Doldam Hospital.

#2

S3E16 9.5

Dreamers

A fire approaches as if it would devour Doldam Hospital at any moment. Only after evacuating all the patients do the staff realise Teacher Kim was gone.

#3

S3E2 9.4

Between Ethics and Reality

As the patient's lung condition deteriorates due to tuberculosis, Teacher Kim opens the trauma centre operating room for Ri Bok-young's surgery.

4. S3E4 "Abracadabra" 9.4
5. S3E8 "Underdog Effect" 9.4
6. S3E9 "The Righteous Doctor Complex" 9.4
7. S3E15 "The Game Changer" 9.4
8. S2E10 "The Effects of an Adequate Amount of Anxiety" 9.3
9. S2E16 "Koi's Law" 9.3
10. S3E3 "How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge? Part 2" 9.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#54

S1E1 7.8

How to Put an Elephant in a Refrigerator

A heroic doctor steps in to help a distraught boy. Intern Gang Dong-ju helps Dr. Yun Seo-jeong with emergencies at Geosan University Medical Center.

53. S2E2 "Mechanism of Accident" 8.6
52. S2E1 "Rainmaker" 8.6
51. S1E2 "The Last Days of Adrenaline Hypersecretion" 8.6
50. S1E8 "The Manifestation of Humanism" 8.7

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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29 Standouts

0 Infamous

25 Hidden Gems

0 Forgettable

Top Standout: S3E16 Dreamers

Best Hidden Gem: S3E4 Abracadabra

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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