Physician Odyssey Season 1, Episode 1 ‘Pilot’ was a fast-paced hour of drama on the excessive seas as we dove into assembly the ship’s nurses, Tristan (Sean Teele) and Avery (Phillipa Soo), making ready for work again on The Odyssey. We meet Captain Robert Massey (Don Johnson) instantly, and the second we do, it’s clear that he runs a decent ship (sure, each pun supposed right here) from the best way he notices a spot on a crew member’s uniform to the best way he can inform the towels usually are not being folded proper, each single T is crossed, and each I is dotted. Because the motto goes, “The ship is ours,” so which means everybody has to deal with it, together with the passengers.
The medical group should be one of the best to make sure the passengers are cared for. And that’s the place Physician. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) is available in. After Captain Massey fired Physician Campbell, the earlier physician, for misdiagnosing a affected person, which in the end led to a serious mishap on the ship, it’s evident that he has no time for ineptitude. The Odyssey is a dream ship. The flooring are so shiny you possibly can see everybody’s footwear as they take steps on them, the pool has the bluest water, and everybody seems like they’re in heaven. And that’s how the captain likes it.
Avery and Tristan usually are not thrilled to listen to {that a} new physician is becoming a member of the group. They received used to their group with Physician. Campbell, and beginning over will not be one thing they need. Tristan reminds Avery that she might take over as a result of she’s a Nurse Practitioner. For these not sure what a Nurse Practitioner is, it’s a nurse with superior scientific schooling and coaching. They share most of the similar duties as docs, akin to performing bodily exams. They will additionally diagnose and deal with sufferers. Captain Massey is absolutely conscious of this, however he’s already made his choice and has made it clear that Physician Max is a lock.
As somebody who works within the medical area, I perceive Avery and Tristan’s apprehension about welcoming a brand new physician. You don’t know what they’ll be like; it’s important to be taught a brand new course of for doing issues, so it may be onerous to simply accept change. Physician Max has an intensive and spectacular resume, however Tristan and Avery might care much less. They suppose he sounds overqualified for a job that includes him engaged on a “floating theme park.” When Max arrives, he comes on the ship able to work and has a number of adjustments in thoughts. He brings his gear on board to the medical suite, which is magnificent and made me say out loud, “What was the funds for this present?” and he’s undeterred by the lukewarm welcome he will get from Avery and Tristan.
“Work like a captain. Play like a Pirate.”
PHILLIPA SOO, JOSHUA JACKSON, SEAN TEALE
Tristan explains the scenario to Max and makes it clear that he’s by no means going to be his wingman due to the guy-to-guy ratio. In a approach, he’s additionally letting Max know that he’s received a factor for Avery, so he desires to make sure that he doesn’t intervene with it. Later that night, the crew heads to dinner with the Captain, however earlier than they even make it, they’re all beeped for an emergency. We get our first visitor star on Physician Odyssey in Saturday Night time Dwell alum Rachel Dratch as she performs the spouse of Max’s first affected person, a person who has nausea, vomiting, and a nasty rash. Max instantly thinks that it’s an opposed response to an antibiotic. Avery bests him when she diagnoses the affected person with iodine poisoning from consuming too many shrimp. Max is just a little embarrassed; he received it improper however can be very impressed along with her.
From that time on, the medical group has a busy night time. Subsequent up is a penile fracture that requires surgical intervention. That poses a problem as a result of one of many guidelines on the ship is that they aren’t to carry out any surgical procedures. However, as a result of they’re at all times three hours from land, in accordance with Captain Massey, Max reminds Tristan, who’s pushing again on the surgical procedure, that they’ll do procedures in emergent conditions. The affected person agrees with doing it as a result of why wouldn’t he? And the scene provides up some superb and extremely inappropriate banter between Max and Tristan. Just a little afterward, the group encounters the couple but once more after a freak accident involving a water slide. Mr. Reuben wants a clavicular relocation, and the group argues that it should be executed on land, not on the ship. This was a second that examined the three and their capacity to agree. Finally, they determined to do the process as a result of they understood the affected person was extra vital than the foundations.
After an eventful first night time on The Odyssey, the next day, when all of the passengers are away for the following 5 hours, the trio takes an tour of their very own to a bonfire. It’s at this occasion that Tristan reveals to Max what we already know: he has emotions for Avery. One way or the other, this dialog switches up, and we find yourself with Tristan beginning a dance battle with Max. It’s actually probably the most random second within the episode, however it kicks that love triangle we noticed coming into gear as Max and Avery share a kiss on the dance or, somewhat, the sand flooring. Tristan sees the entire thing, which immediately adjustments his dynamic with Max. Avery is unaware; as Tristan advised Max, she solely sees him as a brother.
Max and Avery get to know one another again on the ship as they kiss after which bond over nutrient IVs to energise them for the remainder of the day. We’re sorry, however that nap Max wished to take nonetheless sounds higher than mendacity in mattress with a tube in your arm. Throughout this second, Avery learns that in March of 2020, Max was affected person zero on the hospital the place he was working when he contracted COVID-19 (we guess that is our life now, getting tales that COVID-19 leads to.). He shares that he nearly died, and that have is what made him understand how vital it’s to search out pleasure in life.
PHILLIPA SOO, JOSHUA JACKSON
Earlier than Physician Odyssey episode 1 ends, now we have to have yet another rescue. The trio has to go on a rescue mission after a man named Leo falls off the ship and into the water. No, we’re not joking. Clearly, Ryan Murphy and his group acknowledged the silliness of that as a result of the lady he’s with even asks, “Is he going to freeze to loss of life just like the Titanic?” this rescue second is stuffed with rigidity and never simply due to the urgency. As a result of Tristan continues to be stewing like a jealous and petulant little one, he feels the necessity to make snide feedback to Max even when he’s in the midst of the rescue. After all, the trio saves Leo (sure, people, his coronary heart will go on. I’ll see myself out.) as a result of even with the drama, they’re a terrific group. Sadly, that rigidity didn’t go with out discover. As we stated, Captain Massey sees all the things, and asking Max if one thing is happening tells me he’s absolutely conscious of Tristan’s crush on Avery and that Max and he or she are getting nearer. We get a pleasant bow positioned on the episode as all of the passenger’s time on the ship ends. Max and Avery make a promise that what occurred between them gained’t occur once more (certain).
Physician Odyssey episode 1 was loads of enjoyable. We received some good introductions into all the primary gamers within the solid, and we had so much, and I imply loads of emergencies all through. I nonetheless really feel like there’s a lot to return as a result of I need to know extra about everybody. I need everybody’s backstories, and I do know there will likely be a good larger scenario that impacts everybody on the ship sooner or later as a result of that’s what you’ll count on from one of these present.
Physician Odyssey airs on Wednesdays on ABC.