A matchmaker patient tries to setup Hank and Divya. Elsewhere. Evan attempts to get a handle on the overcrowded HankMed. Paige plans a party that spins out of control, and Boris protects his family. Royal Pains centers on a young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.Divya tries to patch things up -- again, you'll have to wait to see what happens there -- while a new crisis presents itself. Foremost, Evan needs to find some new replacement doctors, while a certain eccentric Dr. Jeremiah Sacani (Ben Shenkman, who joins the show for multiple episodes this season) seems like he'll do. Also, a series of ailments befall contestants who are preparing for a big-money eating contest at the Harbor Fest; one of them is Jill's (Jill Flint) bro (Donal Logue, also sticking around for a few episodes).
MY SAY During its first three seasons, "Royal Pains" established that the rich and famous are really just like you and me after all -- they get sick and desire nothing more than the services of an affable charmer of a doctor who has nothing to do with HMOs and never even bills the patient.
In fact, who knew the Hamptons was such a hotbed of disease and pestilence; tonight, among other maladies, we find out about some sort of blood-clotting mechanism that makes the victim speak with an accent, in this case Russian. Besides being among the most congenial 44 minutes on USA's air, fans can actually learn a lot of stuff watching this.
Perfect fantasy show about how we'd all like the world to be. It's an "Ozzie and Harriet", "Bonanza" or "Waltons" for the 21st Century.
We have too much "reality" and "shoot-em-dead" TV already. This little show is an antidote to that sort of violence.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to stay balanced in a violent world filled with violent TV.
The setting in the Hamptons is something most of us will never experience, but that's okay. It's something we all could get used to very quickly.
The doctor in the series is exactly who we'd love to have for our personal physician (hey, he makes house calls!)
The introduction of high-strung Dr. Sacani (Ben Shenkman) as the new lead physician at HankMed is a confident first step in another summer of Hamptons high jinks.
MY SAY During its first three seasons, "Royal Pains" established that the rich and famous are really just like you and me after all -- they get sick and desire nothing more than the services of an affable charmer of a doctor who has nothing to do with HMOs and never even bills the patient.
In fact, who knew the Hamptons was such a hotbed of disease and pestilence; tonight, among other maladies, we find out about some sort of blood-clotting mechanism that makes the victim speak with an accent, in this case Russian. Besides being among the most congenial 44 minutes on USA's air, fans can actually learn a lot of stuff watching this.
Perfect fantasy show about how we'd all like the world to be. It's an "Ozzie and Harriet", "Bonanza" or "Waltons" for the 21st Century.
We have too much "reality" and "shoot-em-dead" TV already. This little show is an antidote to that sort of violence.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to stay balanced in a violent world filled with violent TV.
The setting in the Hamptons is something most of us will never experience, but that's okay. It's something we all could get used to very quickly.
The doctor in the series is exactly who we'd love to have for our personal physician (hey, he makes house calls!)
The introduction of high-strung Dr. Sacani (Ben Shenkman) as the new lead physician at HankMed is a confident first step in another summer of Hamptons high jinks.