EllisInRealLife
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Good chemistry and visuals wasted on a lackluster plot
I really wanted to like Oh My Boss because I personally like both Luke and Mook but the plot was just boring when it wasn't forcing random drama. For example, more than halfway through the show, we start to see more of Noomnim's home life. She lives with her mother and older brother who just got into a pyramid scheme that his mom monetarily helped him out with. Suddenly, Noomnim has money struggles as she tries to help pay her mother's debts. Never was this mentioned or hinted at in the previous episodes. And the entire storyline was played as if Noomnim was extremely broke. But she has a position as the boss's secretary in a corporate job while living rent-free in her mom's house. I don't expect her to be loaded but she didn't even have $450 in her bank account. How and why is she dirt poor?
The show, in general, was just inconsistent in every aspect. Luke's hair length changed from scene-to-scene (and why they ever decided to film when his hair was so big, I don't know. It looked hideous). Noomnim and Koji's relationship was everchanging. Sometimes, Koji came off as a bossy, entitled jerk and other times he was completely selfless and understanding and they never cared to explain his entitlement.
It's disappointing that the writers would introduce the Japanese characters into the show without utilizing it in a believable and frequent way. Even on one-on-one scenes, Koji and Hazobe (both native Japanese characters) would speak to each other completely in Thai. Which, I suppose, is for the best because Luke says his Japanese lines with very little vibrancy. He sounds most scripted during his Japanese-speaking scenes. And that's saying something because he had a very noticeable word fumble when he forgot how to pronounce a Thai word correctly.
And I hate to admit it but Luke just didn't strike me as a corporate boss. Maybe a big part of that was also in the way that Koji was written. He has no workplace etiquette and would always laugh about possibly exposing his secret work relationship.
Overall, there just wasn't much going for the show. Even when I finished watching an enjoyable episode, I never felt the hunger or anticipation for the next episode. I watched almost every episode at least a week or weeks apart.
The show, in general, was just inconsistent in every aspect. Luke's hair length changed from scene-to-scene (and why they ever decided to film when his hair was so big, I don't know. It looked hideous). Noomnim and Koji's relationship was everchanging. Sometimes, Koji came off as a bossy, entitled jerk and other times he was completely selfless and understanding and they never cared to explain his entitlement.
It's disappointing that the writers would introduce the Japanese characters into the show without utilizing it in a believable and frequent way. Even on one-on-one scenes, Koji and Hazobe (both native Japanese characters) would speak to each other completely in Thai. Which, I suppose, is for the best because Luke says his Japanese lines with very little vibrancy. He sounds most scripted during his Japanese-speaking scenes. And that's saying something because he had a very noticeable word fumble when he forgot how to pronounce a Thai word correctly.
And I hate to admit it but Luke just didn't strike me as a corporate boss. Maybe a big part of that was also in the way that Koji was written. He has no workplace etiquette and would always laugh about possibly exposing his secret work relationship.
Overall, there just wasn't much going for the show. Even when I finished watching an enjoyable episode, I never felt the hunger or anticipation for the next episode. I watched almost every episode at least a week or weeks apart.
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