lemonade-of-gods
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It is literally bollywood but better
Summary: Local mafia man comes to Korea and gets into civil war with a corrupt conglomerate and equally corrupt law firm while he tries to smuggle gold out of the country
This is the most hilarious crime drama I've seen and I felt it really balanced the dark stuff and the comedy well. The casting is spot on and the humor is so over dramatic that the writers took refuge in audacity while writing the script. It's funny to see Vincenzo fighting pigeons and being a fake shaman with a straight face, but the show at the end of the day reminds you that this is a cold blooded mafia man who you do NOT want to fuck with if you want to keep your heads on.
The villains here are deliciously despicable. Jang Han Seok is a complete psychopathic manchild and Choi Myung Hee is a terrifyingly successful dragon (no, not literal)/consigliere to Han Seok. And while I didn't feel devastated for Jang Han Seo, I did feel sorry for him. Poor guy needs a drink and a better life, sheesh. (yo SK, what is up with you and killing off little bro characters these days, huh???)
Jeon Yeo Been is just amazing as Hong Cha Young (her character looks like her audition tape for the role of Poo from K3G jdgfjhs) and she and Song Joong Ki have excellent chemistry. The romance tag may be a little misleading because you don't get any major overt romance scenes other than the fake proposal and the end when Vincenzo comes back from Malta. The chemistry comes from their partnership which is seamlessly carried out and it gets a logical conclusion in the end (its a bittersweet ending, fair warning)
I was not completely on board with the Geumga plaza sub plot because they kept it relevant, but the humor in the gold searching scenes felt a little dragged out for my tastes. But the acting is top notch and at the end of the day you really get the found family vibes coming from them.
Why you must watch: If you're a fan of over the top humor played straight (local mafia man gets saved by pigeon gang, no I'm not making this up), dark content (there is fair amounts of on screen blood, torture and off screen skin peeling) and a cerebus rollercoaster plot, this show is for you.
This is the most hilarious crime drama I've seen and I felt it really balanced the dark stuff and the comedy well. The casting is spot on and the humor is so over dramatic that the writers took refuge in audacity while writing the script. It's funny to see Vincenzo fighting pigeons and being a fake shaman with a straight face, but the show at the end of the day reminds you that this is a cold blooded mafia man who you do NOT want to fuck with if you want to keep your heads on.
The villains here are deliciously despicable. Jang Han Seok is a complete psychopathic manchild and Choi Myung Hee is a terrifyingly successful dragon (no, not literal)/consigliere to Han Seok. And while I didn't feel devastated for Jang Han Seo, I did feel sorry for him. Poor guy needs a drink and a better life, sheesh. (yo SK, what is up with you and killing off little bro characters these days, huh???)
Jeon Yeo Been is just amazing as Hong Cha Young (her character looks like her audition tape for the role of Poo from K3G jdgfjhs) and she and Song Joong Ki have excellent chemistry. The romance tag may be a little misleading because you don't get any major overt romance scenes other than the fake proposal and the end when Vincenzo comes back from Malta. The chemistry comes from their partnership which is seamlessly carried out and it gets a logical conclusion in the end (its a bittersweet ending, fair warning)
I was not completely on board with the Geumga plaza sub plot because they kept it relevant, but the humor in the gold searching scenes felt a little dragged out for my tastes. But the acting is top notch and at the end of the day you really get the found family vibes coming from them.
Why you must watch: If you're a fan of over the top humor played straight (local mafia man gets saved by pigeon gang, no I'm not making this up), dark content (there is fair amounts of on screen blood, torture and off screen skin peeling) and a cerebus rollercoaster plot, this show is for you.
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