Doctor Odyssey S1E6

If you are not watching Doctor Odyssey, you need to start now. It is one of those shows that is so cheesy that it's good. It's a guilty pleasure show for sure and I love it. I wanted to choose this episode because it features special guest stars Kelsea Ballerini and Margo Martindale as mother and daughter. I wasn't prepared for what this podcast episode turned out to be.

Just so you know, Doctor Odyssey is about Max, who is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore. It stars Joshua Jackson, Phillipa Son, Sean Teale, Don Johnson and features so many guest stars, like the modern day Love Boat. Check it out on Hulu or on ABC.

The Midnight Scalpel (I asked ChatGPT):

Ingredients

• 2 oz Dark Rum (bold and brooding, like the doc himself)
• 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice (for a sharp, clinical edge)
• 0.5 oz Ginger Syrup (zingy and exotic, just like the locales)
• 1 dash of Angostura Bitters (adds complexity like a backstory)
• Splash of Activated Charcoal (for that inky, moody drama)
• Top with Club Soda
• Garnish: Thin cucumber ribbon & a metal cocktail pick (like a surgical tool)

Directions

1. Shake rum, lime juice, ginger syrup, bitters, and charcoal with ice.
2. Strain into a highball or Collins glass over fresh ice.
3. Top with club soda for fizz and tension.
4. Garnish with the cucumber ribbon and silver pick - because it's Dr. Max Bankman and he doesn't do basic.

For a mocktail version called Code Black, replace the rum with black iced tea like Earl Grey or Lapsang and remove the bitters.

Doctor Odyssey Drinking Game:

Drink when...

• they are in the infirmary.
• you see a guest star.
• you see gold medical instruments.
• someone says "We're losing them!" or "I need ___ccs now!"
• their watch goes off.
• something super cheesy happens.
• sexual tension between any of the main characters.
• they have to resuscitate someone.
• the medical staff tries something new and risky to save a life.

Take a shot when...

• someone goes overboard.
• you see a country superstar as a guest star.
• for a cliffhanger.

As always, drink responsibly and with others. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to the podcast. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter at @Line_Drunk.