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Golden Retriever Energy Meets Police Team Chaos
This was such a good drama. I would absolutely recommend it!
PLOT
I loved the story. There were ridiculous antics and a great team dynamic, but also lots of fight sequences and large-scale action. I thought the friendships and bickering provided much of the show's humour and heart.
CHARACTERS
Dong-ju had peak golden retriever energy. Park Bo-gum's smile is absolutely dazzling. He was also incredibly determined and resilient. His combination of toughness, vulnerability and charisma was appealing.
Han-na was very cool and capable.
Each of the characters had distinct backgrounds and personalities. The group dynamic was strong.
The villains were great. Min Ju-yeong was threatening, smart and powerful. He was fascinating, and his network of corruption gave the police team a meaningful opponent. His villain team of Baek Seok-chun, Oh Jeong-gu, Leo, and Drugmon were compelling as they had competing motivations that slowly unravelled.
ROMANCE
The romance provided welcome softness in an otherwise intense and violent drama. I loved Dong-ju and Han-na together. They really embodied the grumpy x sunshine trope.
MY ONE COMPLAINT
The romance was refreshingly uncomplicated as Dong-ju made his feelings for Han-na incredibly clear. However, I was a bit uncomfortable in the beginning as Han-na explicitly told him that she didn’t return his feelings and wanted him to stop liking her. He persisted, and it worked out well in this story, but I wasn’t a huge fan of him initially refusing to respect her boundaries.
PLOT
I loved the story. There were ridiculous antics and a great team dynamic, but also lots of fight sequences and large-scale action. I thought the friendships and bickering provided much of the show's humour and heart.
CHARACTERS
Dong-ju had peak golden retriever energy. Park Bo-gum's smile is absolutely dazzling. He was also incredibly determined and resilient. His combination of toughness, vulnerability and charisma was appealing.
Han-na was very cool and capable.
Each of the characters had distinct backgrounds and personalities. The group dynamic was strong.
The villains were great. Min Ju-yeong was threatening, smart and powerful. He was fascinating, and his network of corruption gave the police team a meaningful opponent. His villain team of Baek Seok-chun, Oh Jeong-gu, Leo, and Drugmon were compelling as they had competing motivations that slowly unravelled.
ROMANCE
The romance provided welcome softness in an otherwise intense and violent drama. I loved Dong-ju and Han-na together. They really embodied the grumpy x sunshine trope.
MY ONE COMPLAINT
The romance was refreshingly uncomplicated as Dong-ju made his feelings for Han-na incredibly clear. However, I was a bit uncomfortable in the beginning as Han-na explicitly told him that she didn’t return his feelings and wanted him to stop liking her. He persisted, and it worked out well in this story, but I wasn’t a huge fan of him initially refusing to respect her boundaries.
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