I can appreciate some skepticism from reviewers when watching this drama. Mette Fredsted Gram's review however seems altogether unfairly harsh and so i put forward my review. I have never written a review but here we go...
Firstly, compared to other a&e dramas such as Casualty, Critical is the most accurate when it comes to procedures and interventions. I have seen some of these completed on real people and i must praise the writers for taking the time to get this right.
Critical is a drama based in a 'major trauma center' where an hour long episode (including adverts) centers around the golden hour of trauma treatment for one patient. As each episode takes this format, writers use staff conversations to tell the story of each staff member.
I do wish hospitals would have the funds to spend making each A&E department look like the amazing suite in which Critical is based. This is the most unrealistic part of the drama!!
In the real world trauma jobs such as the ones featured in this series are thankfully not everyday occurrences. This means that when these jobs do arise, nerves will be apparent and perhaps the writers wanted to use this human emotion to let us care about the characters. We must acknowledge that Critical is primarily a drama designed to entertain and so these tensions are exaggerated to keep the audience in suspense.
Actors and Actresses of the drama portray the team spirit of a medical team well. The use humor to deal with stressful situations but the true emotion of the character is clear.
All in all i think Critical is worth a watch and worth the 10 stars awarded not the 1 that one reviewer has stated. I cant wait for the next episode.
Firstly, compared to other a&e dramas such as Casualty, Critical is the most accurate when it comes to procedures and interventions. I have seen some of these completed on real people and i must praise the writers for taking the time to get this right.
Critical is a drama based in a 'major trauma center' where an hour long episode (including adverts) centers around the golden hour of trauma treatment for one patient. As each episode takes this format, writers use staff conversations to tell the story of each staff member.
I do wish hospitals would have the funds to spend making each A&E department look like the amazing suite in which Critical is based. This is the most unrealistic part of the drama!!
In the real world trauma jobs such as the ones featured in this series are thankfully not everyday occurrences. This means that when these jobs do arise, nerves will be apparent and perhaps the writers wanted to use this human emotion to let us care about the characters. We must acknowledge that Critical is primarily a drama designed to entertain and so these tensions are exaggerated to keep the audience in suspense.
Actors and Actresses of the drama portray the team spirit of a medical team well. The use humor to deal with stressful situations but the true emotion of the character is clear.
All in all i think Critical is worth a watch and worth the 10 stars awarded not the 1 that one reviewer has stated. I cant wait for the next episode.