I was honestly kind of disappointed in this drama… I’d still give it a 6.5 out of 10 because of the overall production and excellent acting. However, I found the ending to be pretty underwhelming. I’ll explain why below (SPOILERS AHEAD).

First, I understand that Pildo was able to get through to Jiwoo and convince her that revenge was not the best path forward. She embraced the idea of a new life with Pildo by her side. What I don’t understand is why Pildo had to die. Sure, his death motivated Jiwoo to once again seek revenge. But why did Mujin kill Pildo when he knew Jiwoo would come after him? Wouldn’t he benefit more if Jiwoo looked the other way (especially since she finally seemed content to move on and leave Mujin to his own devices)? And if Mujin wanted to get rid of Jiwoo to ensure that she wouldn’t share his wrongdoings with the authorities, why did he shoot Pildo instead of her? Thinking from Mujin’s perspective, he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had taken Jiwoo out when he had the opportunity.


Another gripe I have relates to the final showdown between Jiwoo and Mujin. I’m not someone who needs fight scenes to be super realistic. However, I was disappointed by just how unbelievable the scene ended up being. With the number of injuries Jiwoo sustained, it seems nearly impossible that she could have defeated Mujin, let alone survived to fight another day. Although I’m glad Jiwoo didn’t die, I honestly think her collapsing in the tunnel would have been a more fitting, albeit darker, ending to the story. Jiwoo got her revenge, but it took a toll on her. She lost everyone she cared about and gave everything to kill the man responsible. Now that Mujin is dead, Jiwoo will need to find another purpose in life, but we really don’t get any hint as to what that will be. If Jiwoo had died in the tunnel, it would have at least given us a solid ending to the story, rather than leaving it open-ended like so many kdrama writers love to do.

One final thing that stood out to me was how suddenly Pildo and Jiwoo developed a romantic relationship with one another. Now don’t get me wrong: I love a bit of romance, so this didn’t bother me as much as the previous things I mentioned. However, it still felt rather rushed. Pildo and Jiwoo gave no indication of being interested in each other until episode 7, at which point they quickly became romantically involved. To me, it felt like the writers threw the romance in at the last minute to make Pildo’s death more impactful—even though it didn’t make much sense based on how Jiwoo and Pildo’s relationship had been portrayed previously.

All in all, My Name was an enjoyable enough drama, but one that certainly had its fair share of plot holes. I wanted to love this show - Han So Hee is a great actress and I’m happy to see strong female leads take the spotlight. However, I felt like the execution of this story left something to be desired, especially after having just watched another, more well-developed mafia/mob drama (Bloodhounds). I know some people may disagree with me, but overall, I’d classify My Name as an exciting yet flawed kdrama.