Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist (조선 정신과 의사 유세풍) is a Korean historical and medical drama that revolves around a genius physician who gets involved in a palace conspiracy. Now exiled, he finds himself in a village where he meets people who help him get over his trauma and motivate him to move forward. The Korean drama is directed by Park Won-gook and stars Kim Min-jae, Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Sang-kyung, alongside other cast members.

The 12 episodes show premiered on August 1, 2022, and releases new episodes every Monday and Tuesday at 7 PM KST. Poong The Joseon Psychiatrist episode 3 and episode 4 have a run time of 76 minutes and 73 minutes respectively.

The IMDb synopsis reads:

YOO SE-POONG IS A PHYSICIAN FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY. HE BECOMES INVOLVED IN A CONSPIRACY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. THIS LEADS TO HIS OUSTER FROM THE ROYAL PALACE AND HE BEGINS TO WORK IN THE STRANGE, BUT, BEAUTIFUL, GYESU VILLAGE. THERE, YOO SE-POONG MEETS SEO EUN-WOO AND GYE JI-HAN. YOO SE-POONG DEVELOPS INTO A DOCTOR WHO TREATS PATIENTS’ PHYSICAL AILMENTS AND ALSO THEIR MENTAL PAINS

-Poong The Joseon Psychiatrist Episode 3 and 4 Review contains spoilers-

A murder has taken place and rumours of a Gumiho are flying around, the terror has taken its place in the hearts of the villagers. At the clinic, Namhaedaek is back and prepares a hefty lunch for everyone. There Ji Han tells Se-poong to check on a dead body that was found the previous night which intrigues Eun-woo.

Later, Se-poong asks her to join him after finding out that she has worked at the forensic department before getting married. There she confirms that the murder is not like the case from the previous year and someone has tried to replicate it to divert the attention of the officers.

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Suddenly, commander Im Soo-man enters along with Jo Shin-woo who is representing the royal court enters to check on the case. He repremands Eun-woo’s father Seo Hyun-ryeong for not doing a good job at keeping peace in the village. All this while Se-poong and Eun-woo are hiding behind a curtain and waiting for the group to leave.

The two soon sneak out of the office and are met with Eun-woo’s brother-in-law who asks for her to come back home. Shin-woo tells commander Im to find a man named Yoo Se-seop for him. At the clinic, Ji Han is furious at Se-poong after seeing the crowd outside. Se-poong tells him that he is using other methods of treatment as he is unable to perform acupuncture.

Later that night, a girl named Yoon-hee is caught near another dead body and people label her as the Gumiho that is going around causing the murders. Yoon-hee is caught by Shin-woo, but Ji Han tells him that she cannot commit the murders and she was found there because of her sleepwalking.

Shin-woo doesn’t believe this but the next night Se-poong and Ji Han convince him to follow her when she once again sleepwalks. He is somehow convinced but doesn’t let go of Yoon-hee so Ji Han asks him to treat her everyday due to her frail health.

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The next day, Eun-woo picks up clues of the reason behind the murder when Jang Goon grieves over the death of Choi Yoon (one of the murdered). He tells her that Choi Yoon had promised to show him the sables in the mountains after the ones illegally hunting them were caught. This helps Eun-woo realise that Choi Yoon must have known who was behind the hunting which is why he was murdered.

That night, she along with Se-poong and Ji Han visit Yoon-hee and ask her if she remembers anything. The girl in a panic tell them that she saw a Goblin who shot a star on the ground. Eun-woo visits the place of the murder and realises that the murder weapon must have been an arrow which reflected the moon light. She also finds a broken tip of the arrow in the body.

Later, Se-poong asks Jang Goon to bring the prescriptions of the people who came to Ji Han the same day as Yoon-hee. After shortening down the list of suspects, the final conclusion shocks Eun-woo. She then remembers the red apricot blossom that Yoon-hee spoke about and remembered the scar on her brother-in-law’s hand which looked similar to what Yoon-hee said.

The next day, Eun-woo returns to her in-law’s house after a series of events and is told to prepare for her deceased husband’s memorial. She later sneaks into her brother-in-law’s room to find the rest of the arrow. But she is caught by her brother-in-law who spills the real location of the arrow and tries to kill here.

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Right then, Se-poong, Shin-woo and others come in to arrest him and save Eun-woo. He is then taken in by the officers while Eun-woo’s mother once again blames her to the downfall of the clan. However, Se-pong reveals that Eun-woo’s husband was suffering from stomach cancer and was going to die anyways, yet her mother-in-law went forth with the marriage and kept blaming her for her son’s death.

Eun-woo then breaks her ties with her in-laws and leaves to live a new life. Elsewhere, a court maid escapes from the royal kitchens who knows the truth behind the king’s death. In the palace a dying maid tells the new King about her and he sees to it that no one finds out about her death.

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Shin-woo continues his search for Se-yeob while looking at the surgical knife that he found in Se-yeob’s father’s hand. While commander Im reveals Se-poong’s true identity.

Se-yeob is shocked by this and when commander Im tells him that he can help him return to his life before, he leaves after saying that he will serve his punishment by never returning. The next day Eun-woo dresses up as a maiden and decides to become a female physician.

At the clinic, the women make fun of Man Bok who is staring at his master, but she sheds tears while reminiscing the glorious past of Se-poong. The clinic then welcomes a peculiar young master who has brought a lady with him. He asks for treatment for her but doesn’t let him take her pulse.

Se-poong prescribes her some medicines and they leave, but Eun-woo notices that the lady didn’t say a word the whole time. Upon hearing the treatment for hand tremors Man Bok rushes to the forest to collect herbs but sees the same lady being dragged by a manservant. He goes there to help her but during the fight he is hit on the head and made unconscious.

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Upon waking up he has been arrested for the murder he didn’t do. When Se-poong gets to know about this he rushes to his aid. Upon looking at the body, Eun-woo concludes that the murderer must have a personal grudge so it cannot be Man Bok. She then goes to the lady’s house the Jang household along with Se-poong and Ji Han.

There they get to know that the murdered was a problematic servant. Se-poong and Eun-woo try questioning the lady but the young master interrupts them and doesn’t alow her to answer. He does not let Se-poong take her pulse again and says that only a female physician can touch her. Master Jang sees him questioning the lady and kicks the three out.

Left disheartened, Eun-woo tells Se-poong to give her medical knowledge so that she can check the lady’s pulse as this may be the only way to save Man Bok. The two get into a serious study mode while commander Im tries to execute Man Bok as soon as possible so that he can close the case. This was a request from master Jang.

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Shin-woo gives three days to prove Man Bok’s innocence or else he will be executed. The next day, everyone prepares food for Man Bok. Ji Han and Ib Bun take the food to him but witness commander Im verbally abusing him. Ji Han comes to fight him off but commander Im brings up his past which leaves him speechless.

Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist Episode 4 Ending

Elsewhere, Se-poong and Eun-woo sneak into the Jang residence and hear the young master threatening the lady. They then run to the manservant’s room to find evidence and are almost caught by the young master. They find the manservant’s identity plaque.

Later, Eun-woo goes to Shin-woo to ask about the hurried decision that is being made. She requests for the execution to be pushed back but it is to no avail. The next day, the two once again sneak into the Jang household where she takes the lady’s pulse. The two then take her to the servant’s grave and she remembers that she may been the cause of his death.

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But before she can speak any further, the young master comes and takes her away. Later, everyone at the clinic once again go through the case and realise that the real reason for the murder was not known by anyone but the young master. They then rush to catch him but he had already escaped with the lady.

The search begins and they soon get to know that they have left for the harbour. Eun-woo and Se-poong ask Shin-woo to push back the time for the execution which he relentedly agrees upon after which the two rush. But will they be able to get the lady back on time?

Poong the Joseon Psychiatrist Episode 3 and 4 Review

The show has some really interesting cases coming up and which go in line with the historical times. The superstitious, the patriarchy, the rules for women, and so on. The episodes were really entertaining and are trying to show the kind of people that have existed beyond their time.

The show is really an entertainer and I am eagerly waiting for the next episodes.

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