Breathless Episode 1 : Streaming now on Netflix, ‘Breathless’ is a new-age Spanish medical show filled with drama, romance, and thrills. It revolves around the lives of doctors and residents at a public hospital, tracing the shortcomings of the healthcare system and its impact on service providers.
Episode 1 begins with doctors and novice residents assisting in a seemingly important surgery, which is interrupted by an indefinite strike by the healthcare workers. While the two senior doctors are at odds with each other about terminating the surgery and participating in the strike, it is the juniors who must pick a side—to either stand in solidarity with their fellow coworkers or honour their oath of saving lives above all else.
Breathless Episode 1 Recap
The cold open, followed by the title sequence cuts to two months prior, introducing us to the new residents at the hospital. Biel, an apprentice of Dr Moa the renowned oncologist, Rodrigo, the brother of an experienced doctor Donoso, and others. While already understaffed, the hospital receives survivors of a car crash, one of which includes the President of Valencia, Patricia Segura, a friend of Biel’s. Upon a routine inspection, she is detected to have a lump in her breast, suggesting the possibility of a malignant tumour. Doctor Moa further examines her and the tests report positive for breast cancer.
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Meanwhile, Rodrigo, a novice at his profession with an active social media presence comes across a patient by chance. He is unable to correctly diagnose the little girl who has trouble breathing and sends her back after prescribing normal medication. On the other hand, Enrique, another apprentice, rushes in with an overdose patient, who is the son of another prolific doctor Amaro. She is called on by the doctors whilst in the middle of a meeting discussing the possibility of a strike, which she is strongly against.
It is made clear that Enrique was a witness to the overdose of Oscar, the patient and is ready to go to any lengths for his identity to remain concealed. However, after engaging in unprotected sex with Oscar, Enrique is also troubled by the possibility of coming in contact with STDs. He sneaks in a blood test of Oscar to rule out the same. The same night at a party with the juniors, Dr Donoso romances Biel, but later informs him of having a boyfriend, whom we later realise is the director of the hospital, Liuís.
President Patricia doubts the public healthcare system but is eventually made to seek the advice of Dr Moa who is the best in the game. She makes a public declaration preaching how early detection is key but is interrupted by the doctor, who brings to light their overwhelming lack of staff, making it impossible to have an early detection. He is then admonished by Lluís and made to apologize to the President, who returns under his supervision.
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In the meantime, the little girl returns to the hospital, only this time accompanied by her brother who forges their mother’s signature to consent to her surgery. Simultaneously, Enrique takes a CT scan of Oscar during which he goes into shock and is taken into emergency surgery. Dr Donoso, who alongside her brother Rodrigo was performing the surgery on the little girl, is called on by Dr Amaro to treat her son.
Rodrigo, now left alone, panics and misjudges the operation, causing the little girl to perish during surgery. While Oscar survives under the care of Dr Donoso, the little girl dies. In the final scene, we see a conscience-stricken Rodrigo trembling with rage, fear and most importantly, guilt. This was all about the Breathless Episode 1 Recap and Explanation. Stay tuned with us for more.
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