The Good Karma Hospital

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            It’s season three!  So much happens in these six episodes, it’s best I just get started.

          Dr. Ruby Walker (Amrita Acharia) has been away from The Good Karma Hospital, living on her father’s estate.  Now she has returned because of concerns about her sister’s pregnancy.  Her visit is supposed to only be about being a supportive relative, but Ruby has a hard time not getting involved with the other patients.  Once she does, and remembers what it is like to work at the hospital, Ruby decides to come back to work for good.  

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                Working at the hospital means she will have to interact with Dr. Gabriel Varma (James Floyd).  At the end of season two Ruby asked Gabriel to wait for her to figure things out before they got together romantically.  This was easier to do when they were apart.  Faced with seeing each other every day, Ruby and Gabriel must figure out where to take their relationship.

                Their decision is to officially become a couple.

                This decision only works for a little while because Gabriel’s old girlfriend suddenly arrives on the scene.

                Dr. Aisha Ray (Priyanka Bose) and Gabriel were together years ago, when Aisha was still a married woman.  Now she is divorced and wants to see what, if anything, can happen between her and Gabriel.  She is only supposed to be in town for a short while, but hospital director Dr. Lydia Fonseca (Amanda Redman) asks her to stay.  One of their young nurses was attacked with a chemical on hospital grounds, and Lydia believes Aisha can help her.

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                Being in such close proximity to each other makes Gabriel and Aisha’s feelings from the past resurface.  It is obvious to those around them.  Lydia can see something is happening between them.  So does Ruby.  Seeing how attracted Gabriel is to Aisha, Ruby calls her relationship off with Gabriel.  She lets him go so he can figure out what he really wants.

                Fortunately, her relationship with Gabriel is not all Ruby has to concentrate on.  She has her duties at the hospital, and others she takes on herself.  One she takes on herself is helping a patient find his lost love from over fifty years ago.  She even goes as far as letting him tag along on calls outside of the hospital, in hopes he will find the woman he is looking for.  Another is helping a man who refuses to leave his house, because he is waiting for his missing daughter’s return.

                Back at the hospital, much of the attention is given to Jyoti (Sayani Gupta), the nurse who was attacked.  Mari Rodriguez (Nimmi Harasgama), the head nurse, in particular cares for Jyoti.  She, Lydia, and Aisha all work together to help Jyoti through her surgeries. 

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Their attempts to help are cut short, though, when Jyoti sees her face for the first time.  Distraught, she decides to leave the hospital.  Once home, Jyoti tries to kill herself, ending up in the hospital’s care once again.   

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                As director of the hospital, there is always a lot for Lydia to handle.  That’s why it’s nice for her to be able to go home to peace and quiet.  Her relationship with bar owner Greg McConnell (Neil Morrissey) is going well, even when Greg’s daughter, Tommy (Scarlett Alice Johnson), shows up out of the blue.  While this could strain some relationships, Tommy’s arrival does not form a rift between Greg and Lydia.

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                For half of the season, one character is absent.  Dr. Ram Nair’s (Darshan Jariwala) son, AJ (Sagar Radia), is away at medical school.  He comes back to the hospital during his break and helps out.

                A mostly changed man (he still has irresponsible moments), AJ is excited to get in on the big procedures.  Instead, the hospital has him help with the babies.  AJ is not thrilled with this, but through time he learns his skills are needed and appreciated at all levels of care, not just with the big, exciting cases.                

                The last episode has a lot of sadness to it.  There is happiness, but the sadness is more apparent.  This type of ending makes me think there may be a fourth season in the works.  I certainly hope there is.  It would be really nice to see everyone with a happy ending.