My wife and I have been exploring new shows to watch. We like our diet of This is Us, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, and the occasional episode of Flash (can’t WAIT until Loki comes out!), but until Cobra Kai and Locke and Key start up again, we’re trying to balance our tv watching diet by adding in some new series.

The show at the forefront of our evening views as of late has been NBC’s Transplant. The main story follows Bashir Hammed, a Syrian doctor who was displaced (“Transplanted”) to the United States after his mother and father (both doctors who served war-torn portions of Syria) tragically die. Bash and his little sister are left in New York City where he conveniently saves the life of one of the higher ups in the ER department at an NYC hospital. The boss guy is so impressed, he hires Bash on the spot, which leads to his introduction to other characters in the hospital, their issues, and of course, an endless barrage of ER patients that carry their own burdens.

What I like best about the series is that every aspect of the main and subplots play to the “grayness” of morality. While most see morals are black and white, the in-between culture relativism has produced makes the perfect backdrop for every character’s motivations, actions, and victories.

In one episode, it’s not uncommon to see a plethora of “hot button” issues such as immigration, racism, parenting, trans rights, etc. portrayed with the perfect amount of grace. On top of that, the show challenges the watcher to consider a perspective that is not their own on nearly every other scene. Whether you lean far left or far right, this show will make you feel uncomfortable, which makes it a great contemplative treat to watch for all.