Not bad but...
Don't have any expectations. Don't go looking for it to be like the original.
Low brow humor...toilet level - including fart jokes.
I had high hopes for this version. I thought they would follow the same formula and just put a Thai spin on it. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Someone decided to increase the comedy and almost completely remove the sophistication the original has.
Casting: Not bad. I feel bad for saying this but, Prim can't hold a candle to Kim. She makes simple mistakes, loses her professionalism often, and just doesn't match up to Secretary Kim in the WOW! department. She always looks like a secretary - no matter what. Thi/Thee has the professionalism and hotness level required for this part...kudos to casting - he always looks good in every scene.
Not happy with the secondary characters...they are the main reason this smartly written series goes the clown car route.
There was almost no build up to Thi seeing what a terrible person he is. He has basic brief moments of having to take responsibility but, one of the main reasons for the success of the original was Mr. Lee having to admit how bad he had been and to sincerely apologize for his past behaviors. The key moment in the original was his apology and willingness to let her go. We see nothing of this in the series. He never atones for being a terrible person.
For me - a key to this series success is - do I need to fast forward through anything? Answer - yes. It is (unfortunately) very easy to fast forward through entire scenes and not miss anything. Anytime her sisters/friends show up - you are guaranteed it has nothing to do with the main story. Same with the coworkers - other than filling time and looking like they need a new job - you can skip their scenes entirely.
And, I wish the writers would go along with the budget. Asian dramas are notorious for skimping on the extras. Don't spend three episodes building up a huge event that the company is creating only for us to see 23 people in attendance. In the original, casting had the forethought to fill all the seats for the book signing event...here - the location seemed an afterthought.
Low brow humor...toilet level - including fart jokes.
I had high hopes for this version. I thought they would follow the same formula and just put a Thai spin on it. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Someone decided to increase the comedy and almost completely remove the sophistication the original has.
Casting: Not bad. I feel bad for saying this but, Prim can't hold a candle to Kim. She makes simple mistakes, loses her professionalism often, and just doesn't match up to Secretary Kim in the WOW! department. She always looks like a secretary - no matter what. Thi/Thee has the professionalism and hotness level required for this part...kudos to casting - he always looks good in every scene.
Not happy with the secondary characters...they are the main reason this smartly written series goes the clown car route.
There was almost no build up to Thi seeing what a terrible person he is. He has basic brief moments of having to take responsibility but, one of the main reasons for the success of the original was Mr. Lee having to admit how bad he had been and to sincerely apologize for his past behaviors. The key moment in the original was his apology and willingness to let her go. We see nothing of this in the series. He never atones for being a terrible person.
For me - a key to this series success is - do I need to fast forward through anything? Answer - yes. It is (unfortunately) very easy to fast forward through entire scenes and not miss anything. Anytime her sisters/friends show up - you are guaranteed it has nothing to do with the main story. Same with the coworkers - other than filling time and looking like they need a new job - you can skip their scenes entirely.
And, I wish the writers would go along with the budget. Asian dramas are notorious for skimping on the extras. Don't spend three episodes building up a huge event that the company is creating only for us to see 23 people in attendance. In the original, casting had the forethought to fill all the seats for the book signing event...here - the location seemed an afterthought.
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