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I caught up to some episodes because I had neglected it for some time and I can't believe they did the do on episode 4. Wow, these high schoolers are moving fast

The scene between Eun Tae and Ji Hyeon, the divorced model was pivotal. Divorce should never be viewed as something controversial, let alone result to a woman losing her job. A bilateral morality clause doesn't put the blame on the model and makes her feel more secure instead. I really appreciated how Eun Tae handled the situation.

You are welcome! I was also surprised at not seeing him here considering he has appeared in 3 or 4 episodes so far.

The Ordinary Jackpot, from the perspective of a business drama, succeeds where Typhoon Family failed. We see that Team 5 faces problems, like Typhoon Company but here the problems are more plausible and they seem more realistic instead of being caused by the schemings of one villain, like in Typhoon Family. Each member of Team 5 has their own value and all of them utilize their skills together in order to find solutions to their problems.

I know it's kinda unfair to compare a drama set in the economic crisis of 1997 to a contemporary drama, but I will forever mourn the lost potential of Typhoon Family from the business aspect. The Ordinary Jackpot has surprised me a lot with its writing so far and I hope it will remain consistent.

Han Su Ho, he played in Bloodhounds too

The scene with the customers running in order to buy Laknes products had me in tears, this is how people are moving during Black Friday

As for now, not in the slightest. There are some scenes between Eun Tae and Hae Ju which could hint towards something romantic later on but still, it's nothing strong enough.

Congratulations!

The writing for the female characters was disappointing

Ohh, you would hate the ending of Urasawa's Monster...

You could definitely try out Monster, the anime. It's not a kdrama but it's amazing.

The whole drama is lowkey eugenics propaganda.

As someone you completed watching the drama, I agree with everything you said.

I know that this review is old but thank you for at least pointing out the eugenics undertones of the drama. It really irked me throughout my watching experience and to top it off, the ending never seemed to debunk this.

If you want a better written thriller, with better characters and a better exploration of themes regarding identity, morality, corruption and the birth of violence, you can just watch/read Urasawa's Monster.

Sorry for the late comment, I finished the drama yesterday and I agree with everything you said.

I finished Mouse last night and now that I have digested the ending some more I can't help but think...what was the writer trying to say? All of these episodes, all of these hours, all of these characters, subplots and twists...what was their contribution to the question Mouse attempted to raise and yet didn't answer? You want to be ambitious and tackle a big debate regarding nature vs nurture through sci-fi lenses. Daring but I was willing to follow the story until it reached a conclusion. I usually side-eye media which portray mental illness as something inherently evil but I will be open minded in case they prove a point.

Mouse proved...nothing. Instead of focusing on the bigger ethical dilemmas it tried to tackle, it became a convoluted mess with a big identity crisis. Every attempt to answer the big questions was scrapped a long time ago. Characterisation was underwhelming, the actors saved the day with their performances (and even some of them didn't unleash their full potential, in my opinion), had it not been for them, I wouldn't bother with these characters. Moo Chi became really tiresome and one dimensional, Bong Yi lost me in the second half and Hong Ju was unfortunately the most poorly written, which is very sad considering how complex she is. At least Ba Reum made for an interesting character but even he couldn't grab my interest that much.

Had Mouse been 5-6 episodes shorter, it would have been more bearable. And I think it would have allowed the writer to focus on some specific points instead of doing everything all at once. Sometimes, the less is better and thrillers should show some restraint in order to make sense.

I know that my thoughts are poorly worded right now, this comment barely reflects my issues of the series, I have many things to address but I don't want to make it too long for now.

The fact he is played by Roh Jae Won makes it easier for me to find him amusing.

Finally, the fantasy tag got removed, it would be a pity if more people decided to start it because of it, only to be disappointed later on.

The actresses carried this drama on their back to be completely honest, don't get me wrong, the male actors didn't do bad but Kim Hye Soo and Cho Yeo Jung were much more competent.