Kim Min Jae, Kim Hyang Gi, and Kim Sang Kyung encountered a different dilemma as "Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist" Episode 8 showcased the whole town experiencing the plague.
For its latest episode, viewership scored another increase in rating.
'Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist' Rating
According to Nielsen Korea, the Monday and Tuesday historical medical series hit another boost as "Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist" episode 8 garnered an average nationwide rating of 4.749 percent.
It is a minimal increase for episode 7 of 4.652 percent.
'Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist' Episode 8: Sorak Town Hit With Plague
The town of Sorak was turned upside down by an untimely plague.
With this, Gyesoo clinic was swarmed with patients complaining about different symptoms from mild like headache, fever and to severe like boils and blisters found in their body.
The senior physician, Kye Ji Han, along with Yoo Se Poong, was bothered by the growing number of people affected by it.
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Upon checking with the symptoms, they ruled out that it might be a plague.
To help the patient, they seek a local pharmacy for the supply of medicinal herbs; unfortunately, the commissioner hoarded the essential herbs and plans, which might be the cure for the disease.
Despite the plea of Kye Ji Han, the commissioner wanted to make money out of it and sell it at a much higher price.
To help the growing number of patients, the team planned to steal the medicinal plans to their storage.
Thankfully they got what they needed and attempted to cure their sick patients. However, Kye Ji Han noticed that he blistered as someone familiar with what he had seen years ago. He thinks that it might be related to the poisonous dansacho plant that was forbidden years ago.
He decided to keep his discovery and plans to find the antidote to it.
Patients Ordered to Be Quarantined in the Mountains
As the physicians looked for the cure, the royal inspector ordered the sick patient to be quarantined in the mountains and away from those without the illness.
For Yoo Se Poong, he thought that this was a harsh decision and raised that they must be treated in the clinic. However, even physician Kye Ji Han agreed with the royal inspector that the sick must be separated.
Unfortunately, besides those who visited the clinic, Lady Seo Eun Woo was also infected by the plague after she investigated where and how it started.
She showed the senior physician a sample of the plant that the locals used before the plague started and saw the poisonous plant.
Yoo Se Poong Finds the Antidote
During his discussion with the senior physician, Yoo Se Poong believes that he knew where he could find the antidote, which is a rare type of plant.
After gathering just enough for the patients, he came face-to-face with royal inspector Jo Shin Woo and planned on killing him.
However, he fell unconscious and showed symptoms of the plague. Despite this, Yoo Se Poong chose to treat Jo Shin Woo.
Thankfully, Yoo Se Poong and Kye Ji Han successfully treated the patients with the antidote. As for the royal inspector, he asks why the young physician saved him.
Yoo Se Poong explained that he wanted the royal inspector to report it not as a plague but as an illness, which he did.
Yoo Se Poong Finds Out About the Royal Inspector's Secret
In the last scene, Yoo Se Poong confronted Jo Shin Woo and asked him why he wanted him dead.
He did not answer, but Yoo Se Poong was sure that he was the second state councilor of the royal family.
