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Middle Aged Men On Glasses Are Who They Are; So Don't Mess With Them
INITIAL THOUGHTS
The drama caught my attention right from the first two episodes: the set-up, pacing, and relationships. When clicking the next episode, there was something I would love to see.
The drama would have wrapped up in 8 episodes, or so; the last two/three episodes were unnecessary.
LIKES
Loved the emotional and sensitive growth Kim Min Ji had in her relationship with her dad (Manager Kim). I viewed the relationship she had with her father in the first episode as really rough, as she and her dad never communicated properly; she was insensitive to how her father loved her, and she never really spared a moment in just having an interaction with her dad. It was really sad to me, for how it affected her father emotionally, but she was insensitive to all of that. She found out what her dad meant to her when she was half-dead, kidnapped, escaped, and caught. When her father saved her and they went to their house, the special agents were waiting outside for her father. Just them in that living room, lacking words to speak; the emotions they had within themselves spoke out from the walls. It was touching, heartfelt, and heartbreaking.
The trio as a team was one of the funniest, most serious, emotional, and grounded moments in the drama. They were just the imperfect, lovable team, with a well-blended chemistry between each one of the three. Their dynamics add humor that doesn't feel misplaced, but comes effortlessly. That moment when they were shown to us as they met as three ordinary men in glasses drinking cups of alcohol was just unforgettable. When I watched how the show ended, I just had to replay the whole scene. They brought many emotions while I was watching this drama, and I had a hard time moving forward.
I loved how they were there for each other; even when it was hard, they always made a silly excuse to save their friend, Manager Kim. These kind of thick-and-thin friends don't always come, and I was glad to watch their story
Each actor nailed their roles, the team(good guys), the enemies (secret agent), and down to the villain. So Ji Sub gives a very good emotive performance of a man yearning for the sight of his daughter; I was also impressed by the child actor's performance and the villains that made my blood boil so many times.
DISLIKES
The last three episodes were forced down the throat and weren't needed; the North Korean delegation coming to South Korea and the writers unrealistically granting Ju Gang Chan power to control both the South and the North for his comeback against manager Kim just felt forced, and I was not sold at all. The drama should have wrapped up everything in episode 8, both in the emotional aspect with his daughter and different characters' closure and their endings.
It felt superstitious and fantastical regarding Kim Min Ji waking up from her coma half-dead, and there was no medical treatment given to her, no side effects- she was just fine
FINAL THOUGHT
I can't help but feel certain characters, like the North Korea man sent to kill Manager Kim, and also the man Ju Gang Chan broke his teeth and it got replaced with golden teeth; I believe they could be utilised within the chaos, not bringing them in when the chaos ended.
Things wrapped up neatly with a good closure between characters; the closure between Manager Kim and the North Korea agent was refreshing, even the closure between Kim Min Ji and her Crush was just sweet. The last team trio moments were hilarious, both eating at the sushi place without their glasses and picking just one pair of glasses after testing more than 20. They were hilarious, funny, and unserious. The smiles between the special agents (Kang Guk Cheol ) and Manager Kim at the end never felt like acting; it felt like they just became at ease and laughed on set, and also Kang Guk Cheol giving a gift to Min Ji, while putting on a casual face, was touching I would say.
They are just middle-aged men in glasses, when you don't mess with them.
Rating 8.0
Thanks for reading
Goodbye
The drama caught my attention right from the first two episodes: the set-up, pacing, and relationships. When clicking the next episode, there was something I would love to see.
The drama would have wrapped up in 8 episodes, or so; the last two/three episodes were unnecessary.
LIKES
Loved the emotional and sensitive growth Kim Min Ji had in her relationship with her dad (Manager Kim). I viewed the relationship she had with her father in the first episode as really rough, as she and her dad never communicated properly; she was insensitive to how her father loved her, and she never really spared a moment in just having an interaction with her dad. It was really sad to me, for how it affected her father emotionally, but she was insensitive to all of that. She found out what her dad meant to her when she was half-dead, kidnapped, escaped, and caught. When her father saved her and they went to their house, the special agents were waiting outside for her father. Just them in that living room, lacking words to speak; the emotions they had within themselves spoke out from the walls. It was touching, heartfelt, and heartbreaking.
The trio as a team was one of the funniest, most serious, emotional, and grounded moments in the drama. They were just the imperfect, lovable team, with a well-blended chemistry between each one of the three. Their dynamics add humor that doesn't feel misplaced, but comes effortlessly. That moment when they were shown to us as they met as three ordinary men in glasses drinking cups of alcohol was just unforgettable. When I watched how the show ended, I just had to replay the whole scene. They brought many emotions while I was watching this drama, and I had a hard time moving forward.
I loved how they were there for each other; even when it was hard, they always made a silly excuse to save their friend, Manager Kim. These kind of thick-and-thin friends don't always come, and I was glad to watch their story
Each actor nailed their roles, the team(good guys), the enemies (secret agent), and down to the villain. So Ji Sub gives a very good emotive performance of a man yearning for the sight of his daughter; I was also impressed by the child actor's performance and the villains that made my blood boil so many times.
DISLIKES
The last three episodes were forced down the throat and weren't needed; the North Korean delegation coming to South Korea and the writers unrealistically granting Ju Gang Chan power to control both the South and the North for his comeback against manager Kim just felt forced, and I was not sold at all. The drama should have wrapped up everything in episode 8, both in the emotional aspect with his daughter and different characters' closure and their endings.
It felt superstitious and fantastical regarding Kim Min Ji waking up from her coma half-dead, and there was no medical treatment given to her, no side effects- she was just fine
FINAL THOUGHT
I can't help but feel certain characters, like the North Korea man sent to kill Manager Kim, and also the man Ju Gang Chan broke his teeth and it got replaced with golden teeth; I believe they could be utilised within the chaos, not bringing them in when the chaos ended.
Things wrapped up neatly with a good closure between characters; the closure between Manager Kim and the North Korea agent was refreshing, even the closure between Kim Min Ji and her Crush was just sweet. The last team trio moments were hilarious, both eating at the sushi place without their glasses and picking just one pair of glasses after testing more than 20. They were hilarious, funny, and unserious. The smiles between the special agents (Kang Guk Cheol ) and Manager Kim at the end never felt like acting; it felt like they just became at ease and laughed on set, and also Kang Guk Cheol giving a gift to Min Ji, while putting on a casual face, was touching I would say.
They are just middle-aged men in glasses, when you don't mess with them.
Rating 8.0
Thanks for reading
Goodbye
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