Just from a technical standpoint. I'm not a big fan of dramas either, at least not the kind that might tell that sort of story. I just mean that.... it's like, oh, imagine a story where the guy is running up against a deadline (a matter of hours) trying to save someone. If in addition to that storyline, there was something about him not...oh, not spending enough time on his girl friend, it could be problematic, if they use those standard drama tropes (i.e. the moral of the story being that he should put his girlfriend above his job) You'd be like, "Okay, so maybe he should spend more time with his girlfriend. But he's only got a few hours to save X from a fate worse than death! So maybe spending time with his girlfriend isn't the right move at this exact point in time."


They don't HAVE to be in conflict- it could be used to heighten the tension- but depending on how they do it, it could leave you scratching your head at the message. ("So the guy's relationship with his girlfriend is more important than the People In Peril dying in the next few hours?")