In the 15th episode of SBS Friday-Saturday drama Dr. Romantic Season 3 aired on the 16th, Teacher Kim (Han Seok Kyu), Seo Woo Jin (Ahn Hyo Seop), Cha Eun Jae (Lee Sung Kyung), and Kang Dong Joo (Yoo Yeon Seok) formed a team called 'TEAM Doldam' to perform a surgery that could be both their first and last.
The viewers' anticipation for the final episode, which will depict whether the first surgery conducted as 'TEAM Doldam' will truly be the last and the fate of Doldam Hospital and the trauma center engulfed in a mountain fire, heated up.
The 15th episode of Dr. Romantic Season 3 recorded average nationwide ratings of 14.0% for households and 14.3% for households in the Seoul metropolitan area, with a peak of 16.8%, according to Nielsen Korea.
As a large mountain fire broke out, the emergency room and trauma center at Doldam Hospital faced an emergency situation. Furthermore, with the trauma center empty due to a boycott, acting center director Kang Dong Joo was in a difficult situation when a government official from the Ministry of Health and Welfare visited. At that time, Seo Woo Jin and Cha Eun Jae convinced the protesting staff to return to the trauma center. Seo Woo Jin and Cha Eun Jae refused to fight as doctors and expressed their concerns for head nurse Oh Myung Sim (Jin Kyung), who was left alone. Under the leadership of Joo Young Mi (Yoon Bora), the nurses also returned to the trauma center.
Seo Woo Jin, Cha Eun Jae, and Kang Dong Joo gradually opened up to each other while working together, creating a heartwarming atmosphere. Watching them fill up the operating rooms individually, Oh Myung Sim and Nam Do Il (Byun Woo Min) were delighted and said, "Is Kim Sa Bu's grand plan being completed like this?" "It's the picture that all of us dreamed of." The return of Season 2's anesthesiologist Shim Hye Jin (Park Hyo Joo) after her retirement added strength and joy.
Meanwhile, Kim Sa Bu received the worst news. It was reported that the direction of the fire had changed, and Doldam Hospital would be engulfed within 30 minutes. The evacuation of patients and medical staff was an urgent situation. In addition, Heo Dae Won, who was undergoing surgery for multiple chest and abdominal injuries, worsened, requiring an intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) surgery.
Thus, the joint surgery of Kim Sa Bu, Seo Woo Jin, Cha Eun Jae, and Kang Dong Joo occurred. While Cha Eun Jae and Kang Dong Joo controlled the chest and abdominal bleeding, Kim Sa Bu, equipped with an NS board, simultaneously performed brain surgery. Seo Woo Jin offered quick assistance, and Park Eun Tak (Kim Min Jae) joined. Kim Sa Bu's charisma, as he shouted "Focus" during the remarkable surgery, created a thrilling atmosphere. However, while completing the surgery with fantastic teamwork, Teacher Kim informed them that the hospital would soon be engulfed by the fire, and the operating room fell silent.
Teacher Kim smiled and looked at his disciples before him, saying, 'Well done, everyone. We were truly a perfect team.' With those words, everyone felt a lump in their throats. Kang Dong Joo regretted, saying, "It's a shame. It was our first surgery as Team Doldam." Cha Eun Jae, feeling a sense of unease, asked, "Could it be that the surgery we just performed was our last?"
Teacher Kim stood there, gazing at the trauma center enveloped in smoke, experiencing mixed emotions. The countless hours and efforts they had dedicated to the trauma center could vanish instantly. At that moment, Teacher Kim heard someone calling him "Master" in his mind. He walked toward the place where the smoke was thick, and as the broadcast drew to a close, news spread that Teacher Kim was nowhere to be found, leaving everyone's hearts in turmoil. Where did Teacher Kim go? Will the dream trauma center he built with Doldam become a mere bubble? The focus is on the final episode, where an unpredictable event unfolds.
The highly anticipated final episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama Dr. Romantic Season 3 airs today at 9:50 PM KST.