"Saving Hope" is getting back to its roots and giving viewers more of what they love. At times, the show has been reduced to a superficial melodramatic soap full of stereotypical love triangles, random hook-ups, and romantic squabbles. "Trading Places" casts those pitfalls aside and focuses on the things we've come to love so dearly…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 14 recap: Father figure
"Saving Hope's" "Narrow Margin" was full of scares and surprises. Alex is told to take it easy, so she goes for a walk. As she ventures into the woods, a dog leads Alex to Sam, a teenage boy pinned under tree. So much for getting some R & R! While Alex works on saving Sam,…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 13 recap: Take it easy
Wow, Hopefuls, we have a lot to discuss after “Saving Hope’s” whirlwind two hour return event. In both episodes, “The Parent Trap” and “Hearts of Glass,” Alex opens up about her pregnancy and admits to the baby’s paternal ambiguity. Sticking with the theme of motherhood, Alex deals with two different situations which open her eyes…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 11 & 12 recap: Heart of the matter
“Saving Hope’s” chaotic episode, “The Heartbreak Kid,” has a lot going on. Charlie and Alex find themselves working together when they operate on Tatum. The chatty teen’s spirit makes Charlie play Cupid. This display of teenage puppy love and heartbreak may be what motivates Charlie to confront Alex about their failed romance and express…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 8 recap: Un-break my heart
‘Saving Hope’ returns with a morality-centric episode that addresses the doctors’ adherence to their Hippocratic Oath. In “The Way We Were,” Reycraft’s honor as a physician is tested when his mentor asks him to break medicine’s cardinal rule. Alex also addresses the potential danger she faces with her shaky hand syndrome when Shahir calls upon her…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 7 recap: Do no harm
“Saving Hope’s” mid-season finale was intense. The medical cases were fascinating, unique and kind of creepy. Alex and Joel treat a pregnant virgin, while Charlie spends the day trying to convince a ghostly girl that she is still alive. But as “Joel 2:31 (Apocalypse Now)” comes to a close, the doctors’ personal lives are what…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 6 recap: Howling at the moon
Although we are still feeling the sting of Gavin’s absence, “Saving Hope” delivered another wonderful and emotional episode. “Breaking Away” tugged on the heartstrings and managed to make us laugh. The central patient-of-the-week storyline about Will (Dylan Harman), a young man with Down Syndrome, undergoing great risk to save his mother’s life was beautiful and…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 5 recap: If you love something, set it free
The path to enlightenment is paved with LSD and emotional amnesia. Thursday’s “Saving Hope” revealed two heartbreaking epiphanies. In “Stand By Me,” a couple of Hope Zion’s finest choose to stand alone. During an accidental acid trip, Gavin realizes that he needs to move on and leave Hope Zion. After three weeks of recuperation and…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 4 recap: The Path to Enlightenment
The roller coaster ride continues, Hopefuls. After two heart-pounding episodes that left us hanging, we are presented with an annoying, yet expected enigma. In “Awakenings,” Alex struggles to heal physically, emotionally, and psychologically as she deals with the aftermath of her shocking attack and strenuous heart surgery. Charlie and Joel are still vying for Alex’s…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 3 recap: It’s all coming back to me now
By now, we’ve come to realize that “Saving Hope” writers have fun toying with our emotions. They build us up only to turn around and bring us down. After Monday’s stellar Season 3 premiere, Thursday (Sept. 25) night’s follow-up was bittersweet. We laughed, sighed, squeed and cried. Then came the sucker-punch twist at the very…
Continue reading ➞ ‘Saving Hope’ S3 Ep 2 recap: It’s in his kiss
