Park Bo Gum is hot and that's pretty much it.
The show started off really strong and was entertaining but became lowkey boring. I haven't been keeping up with kdramas recently but decided to watch this cuz I missed Park Bogum on my screen. He was my favorite part of the show, his acting was breathtaking. Even though Yun Dongju wasn't a particularly great character, Bogum brought a complexity to his character that made me fall in love with Dongju despite his shortcomings. And of course the many amazing Bogum edits that came from the show was a plus
Oh Jungse plays the villain in this show and a deceitfully plain one at that. Min Juyeong's character isn't one I hated or loved but appreciated ten times more because of how Jungse played him. There is something so sinister about a villain who is evil for sport. The absurdity of how much money he had and was moving around made him a worthy villain that took all 16 episodes to defeat. Now, was is harder to believe 5 easily disposable cops could bring down someone like him down, sure, was it entertaining watching them try, mildly. The sequence of Dongju sending Min Juyeong selfies of himself tryna find his money was ridiculously funny.
I loved the comedic relief Heo Sung Tae's character brought to the show. It was disappointing though, that they used such a talented actor solely for comedic relief without attempting to utilize his acting prowess but instead making his character a bumbling fool that rarely contributed to a team he supposedly lead. However, without him the show would have been significantly more boring than it ended up being.
It's not bad, but it's not great, and for a show with a stacked cast and a cool premise, it was very disappointing. The few things I did enjoy, however, were the action scenes. The action isn't something I really care for in shows, but I was pleasantly surprised by how skillfully shot the scenes were. It felt like I was in it sometimes, and enjoyed seeing all the main cast have an action scene. I also really enjoyed the romance because of the chemistry Bogum and Sohyun had. They had a chance to create a very entertaining bromance but decided to make Lee Sangyi's character a bitter and boring.
Oh Jungse plays the villain in this show and a deceitfully plain one at that. Min Juyeong's character isn't one I hated or loved but appreciated ten times more because of how Jungse played him. There is something so sinister about a villain who is evil for sport. The absurdity of how much money he had and was moving around made him a worthy villain that took all 16 episodes to defeat. Now, was is harder to believe 5 easily disposable cops could bring down someone like him down, sure, was it entertaining watching them try, mildly. The sequence of Dongju sending Min Juyeong selfies of himself tryna find his money was ridiculously funny.
I loved the comedic relief Heo Sung Tae's character brought to the show. It was disappointing though, that they used such a talented actor solely for comedic relief without attempting to utilize his acting prowess but instead making his character a bumbling fool that rarely contributed to a team he supposedly lead. However, without him the show would have been significantly more boring than it ended up being.
It's not bad, but it's not great, and for a show with a stacked cast and a cool premise, it was very disappointing. The few things I did enjoy, however, were the action scenes. The action isn't something I really care for in shows, but I was pleasantly surprised by how skillfully shot the scenes were. It felt like I was in it sometimes, and enjoyed seeing all the main cast have an action scene. I also really enjoyed the romance because of the chemistry Bogum and Sohyun had. They had a chance to create a very entertaining bromance but decided to make Lee Sangyi's character a bitter and boring.
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