Due to a real-life medical crisis, medical dramas like New Amsterdam, The Resident, Chicago Med, and Grey’s Anatomy are delayed indefinitely. However, NBC knows we need one, so they transplanted one from Canada. Tonight at 10p, get to know Transplant.
Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq) is from Syria, and he moved to Canada to make a better life for him and his 11-year-old sister (Sirena Gulamgaus). He interviewed for a job at York Memorial. Since he needs money, he is working as a restaurant.
One night, Dr. Jed Bishop (John Hannah), the man that interviewed him York, comes into that restaurant. Just as Bash is going to confront him, a truck crashes into the dinner. Bash is OK, but everyone is severely injured including Bishop. Bash drills a hole into the doctor’s head to save his sight. That is just one of the people that he examined after the accident.
When they get to the hospital, everyone thinks that an unconscious Bishop worked on everyone, and they think that Bash is behind the accident. However, when Dr. Magalie “Mags” LeBlanc (Laurence Leboeuf) examines him, she realizes that Bash worked on all of the patients. Not before he is on the run because the cops are after him.
After Bishop wakes up, everything falls into place, and the truth is revealed. Bishop also decides to hire Bash as one of his doctors. Something that is easier said than done because Syria does not want to release his school records. Putting everyone, including the hospital, at risk.
Yet, Bash is a good doctor who is good at saving lives. Although, he has to tone his expertise because he has to learn how they do things in Canada.
As he learns the Canadian way, we learn what he and his sister went through in Syria.
Besides all of that, it is still a medical drama. It not only gives us our fix, but it also gives us an hour of enjoyable television.
As much as I enjoy our medical dramas, I think Canadian ones are sometimes better. This is one of the ones that is better.
