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Anything related to the USA Network show "Royal Pains", centering around a concierge medicine practice (HankMed) in the Hamptons.

Anything related to the USA Network show "Royal Pains", centering around a concierge medicine practice (HankMed) in the Hamptons.

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7

Who else liked this storyline? (Spoiler)

I liked when Hank got whacked in the head and then had brain surgery. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but that was some quality whump.

4 Comments
2025/01/11
04:38 UTC

7

Where to watch now?!

Was on season 4 and it left Netflix! Bummed

9 Comments
2025/01/02
00:09 UTC

17

Just got into it

I love this show. I'm on season 2 and pissed it's leaving Netflix. I found the complete box set available to buy on Apple TV for $24.99 which is a pretty good deal.

5 Comments
2024/12/30
02:03 UTC

6

Your most favorite episodes to rewatch?

I just finished the series and I am wondering about this.

3 Comments
2024/12/29
20:04 UTC

2

How old is Paige supposed to be? (spoilers?)

Possible Spoilers....

Paige is attending Parsons School of Design, is she doing a Graduate Program? Is she a First year student? We see her in a dorm room on campus- do grad students live on campus; in dorms?

Paige has what seems to be 'older' parents, makes posssible sense since she was adopted but there are times Paige acts and looks like shes 18- maybe she was sheltered, maybe she grew up rich and in a bubble and other times shes cos-playing a 40 yr old (using giant ass words, wearing nothing but party dresses and 4inch heels). She never just behaves like a 25 yr old out having fun.

Has Paige ever just been to a normal american party, had beer and hotdogs at a bbq ? spent the day at a pool party w/o perfectly done up hair.

How old is Paige??!!

3 Comments
2024/12/28
07:32 UTC

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A Recurring Plothole in the Show

This isn't a huge story destroying thing, but any episode in which a person seeking help from Hankmed or looking for one of the staff members and enters their house when they aren't there or without an appointment should actually never happen. They live in Boris' compound, throughout the show many people comment on how there is a lot of security personnel, a long driveway past a gated entrance as well. No random stranger should literally ever be waltzing in their house without them knowing beforehand, yet it happens multiple times. Just a funny thing I've noticed, it doesn't destroy the plot in anyway its just something that shouldn't be happening logically.

3 Comments
2024/12/28
02:30 UTC

3

Who is your fav character and why is it Aristotle or Jeremiah?

14 Comments
2024/12/26
02:46 UTC

7

Evan is such a annoying character

I recently just decided to watch this show randomly and the first episode had some funny moments in it so I continued to watch. I am in season two now and I must say Evan is so annoying and cringe. He has wayyyyy too many corny lines. Him being flirtatious with every female is fine but he’s just corny. And it becomes annoying. It really seems like a 11 year old suburban kid who wants to be from the hood created this character.

11 Comments
2024/12/25
08:16 UTC

5

Any interviews of Campbell Scott talking about his role as Boris?

I didn’t know of Campbell Scott’s work until watching RP and can’t picture him speaking without Boris’ accent. I’ve since seen interviews where he speaks like an American/New Yorker and it fascinates me.

I can’t find any interviews where Campbell Scott is speaking about his role as Boris. Does anybody know of any?

3 Comments
2024/12/24
08:16 UTC

2

Season 5

Why did they take out the intro, I don’t really like it. Asides from that, the plot from season 5 is kinda annoying it’s focusing more on drama. For example, the whole Boris’s ghost and this whole run around with Dima and him being Boris’s half brother and him maybe being part of the family side that wasn’t on Boris’s side.
And I hate Paige’s new hairstyle, although that is like a very small thing, looking at her makes me annoyed.

And side note but Hank has been with too many people to not have something concrete. And Evan did have some character development, he was so much shittier before they came to the Hamptons.

4 Comments
2024/12/23
11:07 UTC

9

Just started

I'm on season 3, and I love it so much. BORIS IS EVERYTHING

9 Comments
2024/12/21
04:56 UTC

2

Season 5 ep 11

I’m going through my first watch of the show, and I got to the episode mentioned and it’s the one where Molly runs away and Don falls into a coma. My question is, was Hank correct to give him the large dose of steroids? He was still coming off the pills, the other doctor was not with the plan, and he acted completely of his own accord. Don then almost DIES, and everyone at the hospital is upset with him but at the start of the next episode Div tells Hank that he made the right call, I am not nearly well versed enough in medicine to know. but I feel like Hank was not in the right state to make a call like that, what are other thoughts/opinions?

3 Comments
2024/12/21
04:43 UTC

5

What’s with the musical?

Why the musical in the second last episode? It’s so out of place. Or am I the only one to think that? Besides that I am so sad to be at the end of this show…. Unless I just move to the Hamptons and continue my own show 😂

9 Comments
2024/12/19
13:39 UTC

4

I’m in season 5

Ok this may be a vent.

And I’m getting a little bored with this show. Is this a normal?

I like the disease of the week and light soap opera stuff. But now,

The close practice arc seems lazy.

I like Boris, but I believe someone wanted a show about him and instead of a spinoff they did this.

I think I’m done now lol

8 Comments
2024/12/19
12:16 UTC

3

Ms. Newberg name??

I feel like Ms. Newberg is constantly referenced as such. Does she have a first name?? Did they give her a name?

3 Comments
2024/12/19
04:35 UTC

2

At the beginning of S3 and...

Did it ever explain why the Lawson brothers were kicked out of the guest house? Was it just because Hank "hid" the pregnancy? (S2e17/18)

Also, did I miss something to make Hank suddenly believe in their father? One episode Hank was hating Eddie R and the next he was defending him from Evan (when Evan saw Eddie with the handler)... (S2e12)

I'm on my first watch if it does explain things later on in S3.

2 Comments
2024/12/18
20:17 UTC

3

Season 6 Ep 10 wrong settings

When Boris and Hank are talking while they supposedly are in Argentina, it looks like San Miguel de Allende in Mexico to me. 🙄

3 Comments
2024/12/17
21:52 UTC

5

Evan’s Italian 🤭🤭🤭

I’m Italian and his literal translations are hilarious, Including “it’s so cool” è molto freddo 😂😂😂😂😂

0 Comments
2024/12/16
18:11 UTC

11

Jeremiah

I love Jeremiah. He’s so smart in a very unique way and adorable.

0 Comments
2024/12/16
12:34 UTC

7

I hate Evan so much

I’m on episode 8 right now and while I’m really enjoying the show and the characters, that little shit Evan is so insufferable. I really hope this mf gets killed off or has an amazing character arc.

12 Comments
2024/12/16
06:10 UTC

2

Devya debt

It seems to me very unfair that Divya needs to pay pack her ex soon-to-be-in-laws. It doesn’t make any sense. Besides, Raj confessed that he’s grateful to her for having finally fallen in love and he feels liberated thanks to her courage. So if there is a debt to pay at least he should split it with her. Although I respect cultural traditions,I find it absurd as much as Devya’s parents behavior. 😢

4 Comments
2024/12/14
15:51 UTC

20

Anyone doing a rewatch given it’s leaving Netflix by end of month?

Wanting to share some of the absurd things I’m picking up on now that I’m rewatching years later and hear what other rewatchers are noticing. Currently in season 3:

  • Honestly don’t get how their business stays afloat considering Hank and Divya is always pushing to do pro bono work. They paint Evan as an annoyance but his role’s pretty important.

  • realizing that Divya was living off her parents’ money for the first few seasons. Watching her break off engagement makes me realize she’s pretty spoiled 😮‍💨

  • there was a time that Hank used a grape as a nose plug to administer some kind of medicine through the nose - isn’t that defeat the whole prevention of germs etc?

  • they’re also pulling the doctor patient confidentiality stuff but Jill knows so much about Hank’s patients just from hanging out with him and that’s ok? Or those moments when Hank has epiphanies in his everyday life, is it ok to go sharing that to whoever he’s around? 😅

20 Comments
2024/12/09
20:35 UTC

3

Evan / Eddie S8E5&6 (Spoilers)

I would like to preface this by saying that Evan as a character in general typically bothers the living hell out of me in general, and I know that is a mildly uncommon opinion in this community. But coming from a medical family, and someone who has been a patient and in finance for years, I can truly attest to the fact that in most fights, Hank is just simply right and Evan has no idea what the hell he is talking about for the humanitarian good.

Anyways, Evan is so damn stubborn in these two episodes when it comes to Eddie. I can understand being upset about Eddie’s actions (leaving the wedding and never reaching out), but how can you hear about your father having aortic valve surgery and focus on being pissed at your brother the entire time for finding out and not want updates? And then proceed to tell your father that you want to protect your future family from him the moment you first see him? He is still the same stupidly impulsive and mindless person he was in season 1.

People talk about how much character growth and maturity he went through in the seasons, but I truly don’t understand it. Most of the time, he is such a selfish, closed minded, business-oriented person that clashes with the needs of doctors and patients — unless it comes to Paige. It’s ridiculous. Paige deserved better from the start. She’s an angel.

I’m sorry if this comes off harsh, but Evan truly just bothers me every other episode to no end. And I expected to be on his side going into this show as the youngest sibling in my family! But my god… he is insufferable and wrong almost all the time. It’s hard to ever support him.

3 Comments
2024/12/09
20:31 UTC

24

Leaving Netflix on Dec 30...right as I was getting started

This is annoying.

18 Comments
2024/12/01
19:44 UTC

10

Does the brother change over time?

In the pilot, he is a little bit annoying.

9 Comments
2024/11/24
02:22 UTC

11

S6:E8:34:05 - Is that the Stars Hollow set from Gilmore Girls?

4 Comments
2024/11/17
16:32 UTC

10

Tucker and Libby

They’re so young but they’re still my favorite couple on the show because they’re so adorable together

2 Comments
2024/11/11
03:47 UTC

14

Who is Hank’s most irritating girlfriend?

Nikki, obviously, for being a gold digger. Next, the pediatrician girl with the horrendous vocal fry.

21 Comments
2024/11/07
16:18 UTC

26

Hank is Every Type of Doctor

Ignore all of the plot points of this show. One of the craziest parts of this show is all of the different types of doctors Hank is supposed to be.

Hank Lawson specialties

  1. Emergency Medicine
  2. Interventional Cardiologist
  3. Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  4. Infectious Disease
  5. Internal Medicine
  6. Orthopedic Surgeon
  7. Allergist
  8. Neurologist
  9. Intensivist

NOT

  1. Pediatrician
6 Comments
2024/11/04
06:02 UTC

24

Hank and Evan

In the early seasons I found Evan annoying and (usually) found Hank to be the sensible balance. By the end of the series, an evolved Evan had grown on me. I feel Evan had a much more satisfying story arc.

With each re-watch, while I still find early Evan annoying, I realize that Hank is often a self-righteous dick. I'm currently watching the golf tournament episode where Evan thinks he's going to win a yacht and Hank is very pleased that Evan's employment with HankMed disqualifies him.

As annoying as Evan might be, he's never a dick to Hank.

What do you think?

5 Comments
2024/11/03
13:06 UTC

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