The patients and the ailments they encounter are just uncommon enough for the show to get away with and are thinly-veiled metaphors about their doctor’s personal (often romantic) lives. Like its brethren, OFF THE MAP keeps its lead male characters just left off aloof, saving showier scenes for the female leads, namely WONDERFALLS’ Caroline Dhavernas, who plays Dr. Ben Keeton (Martin Henderson), who imparts wisdom/marching orders to the new recruits, occasionally retreating to smolder while looking out into the distance. Joining them are three young medical residents from the States looking for fresh starts and solace from their personal demons. Somewhere in the jungle of an unnamed South American country (there’s vague references to “la ciudad de las estrellas,” or city of stars), a team of dedicated doctors provides the only health care for hundreds of miles in a rickety-looking clinic. If you already enjoy her other shows, GREY’S ANATOMY and PRIVATE PRACTICE, do not assume you’ll like OFF THE MAP – this show is plodding, disingenuous, and a waste of talent. Her latest project with Jenna Bans (who created the show with Rhimes serving as an executive producer), OFF THE MAP, is in keeping with her grander narrative of young, attractive doctors making cute, solving minor medical mysteries, and heavy emoting.
You get the sense that she has a very clear idea of what she wants her shows to look and feel like. You’ve got to hand it to Shonda Rhimes: she goes for thematic, tonal, and soapy consistency between her shows.
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