Doc follows the story of Amy, a brilliant but prickly doctor who suffers a brain injury that wipes out the last eight years of her memory. While the premise is intriguing, the show ultimately falls into predictable tropes and offers little in terms of surprise or depth.
It’s as straightforward as they get. It’s simple, inoffensive, not trying at all to be cutesy or clever. It’s accurate in that the’s Amy Larsen as “Doc.” And it’s so bland you’re probably going to forget it even as you’re reading this paragraph. The actual show is at least more memorable than that, but only slightly. It’s a painless watch, brisk enough to keep from being boring and slick enough to never become too frustrating.
But it’s also rarely bold or exciting enough to leave a lasting impression. Aimed right down the middle, it hits its target perhaps too well.The premise, and its lead actress, probably deserve better. Adapted by Barbie Kligman from an Italian drama that was, in turn, inspired by a true story, begins in an intriguingly soapy place. The Amy we first meet is a chief of internal medicine known as much for her prickliness as her brilliance. Then, 15 minutes into the premiere, she suffers a brain injury that wipes the last eight years from her memory. The Amy who comes to is the sweeter, warmer woman she was in 2016, before the profound tragedy that turned her so brittle. Parker plays the new Amy with a disarming openness that stands in stark contrast to the pained and angry person we see in occasional flashbacks. There is probably a version of this story that centers on the grief and confusion Amy might feel about losing nearly a decade of her life. is not that narrative. Sure, the memory loss comes with complications. She wakes up still in love with her boss, Michael (Omar Metwally), since she doesn’t remember divorcing him four years ago, while her more recent beau, chief resident Jake (Jon Ecker), pines silently from the sidelines. The hospital allows her to return to work only in a role akin to a med student’s, and even that just after a lot of arguing and maneuverin
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