M Mission

Don’t Mess with Moms

This is truly an underrated hidden gem! The show took off right away from the start. What seemed to be a wife going after a cheating husband turned out to be a butt-kicking action gripping conspiracy intoxicating hunt for a group of gang criminals working for a conglomerate. The story follows the life of three women struggling with parenthood. Samantha was an ex secret agent who had communication problem with her beloved only daughter, despite her presence around the daughter 24/7, both seemed as distanced from each other as the rarely present father. Zheng Meihui was a promising inventor who gave up her overseas university offer for her only love but ending up struggling to adapt to the life of a daughter in law, constantly being criticized and condemned by her husband’s mother. Shufen was an ex-boxer turned park ranger who carried the guilt for her non verbal son, a condition she believed due to her selfish choice during preganancy. The three women had an uncanny encounter as Samantha was looking for her supposedly cheating husband in the small town of Chenggong, that forced them to become a team in taking down a conglomerate that was aiming to amass profit and benefits by spreading a virus to the population.

I really liked Zheng Meihui character, she was so adorable and her antics with her adorable husband are sooooo dang adorable! Although what seemed to be a cheerful and loving couple turned out to be not all cheerful behind closed doors. Shufen was the serious one among the three, while Samantha the hardcore one. I love their dynamics and how they complement each other. Despite the action storyline, the story took a dive into each of their couple conflicts too and how they overcame the stumbling blocks. The husbands, although not extremely good looking in terms of chinese look, they do look macho in certain aspects. I had a hard time adjusting to the Taiwanese faces though, my only show involving actresses remotely Taiwanese had been the american sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, so I keep seeing them 3 main female actresses here to look very alike and keep confusing between them in the first few episodes, especially the characters Meihui and Shufen. It’s like when I watch kdrama (I mainly only watch period cdrama) and keep confusing characters because in my eyes they all look the same unless they have very distinctive features like Ma Dong Seok 🤣 Took quite a while for me keep up, but it’s worth it.

I’d like to consider that the M in the title would most suitable to be ‘Mothers’. It’s a Mothers’ Mission of a bunch of young women towards finding their true self worth after seemingly losing themselves upon venturing into motherhood. A very relatable theme that plagues most women after drowning themselves in the responsibilities and expectations as a wife and a mom that they gradually start to lose the sense of who they really are, and who they used to be.

The story was really gripping and heart-stirring with the notable and very relatable family struggle and values, along with great action choreograph. I really enjoy this very much and I wouldnt mind if they made a season 2. The trio was explosive, in terms of comedy and action. Excellent performances by all the casts.

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