When 2 Worlds Collide to Overcome All Odds : A messy coach and messy team in a messy system
STORY: It is about an underdog rugby coach and team who were in a mess until they decided to work together to overcome all odds (e.g., social and system issues). What makes this story endearing is how the script has a good balance of seriousness and humour. If you are unfamiliar with rugby, by the end of episode 2, you would have understood it a little better. It is also at the end of episode 2, the viewer will get a sense of the double or triple meaning of the drama title.
The relationship between the coach and captain starts rocky, and it is interesting to see how two very different personalities and levels of maturity can finally see eye-to-eye and become a force to be reckoned with. At the end of episode 2, we begin to see such exciting possibilities of how the underdogs, though so different, and because of their differences, can get themselves out of the hole.
By the end of episode 2, it is clear that this is not just a drama, not just about rugby, but of coming of age and the meaning of life. Although I must say, the rugby scenes were shot very well -- it was very physical and exciting.
Looking at the trailer for episode 3, it seems like a surprise element will be revealed. Hopefully, the drama maintains the pace and character growth in the rest of the episodes.
ACTING: The coach (actor Yoon Kye Sang who was part of a K-pop boy band g.o.d,) is very humorous. He makes, at times, over-the-top humour funny and antics likable and endearing -- and that isn't an easy task to do. When the coach is serious, the viewers can feel the soft side of the coach.
The captain (actor Kim Yohan who is from a K-pop boy band WEi and was from X1, and the main actor for the A Love So Beautiful kdrama) is good-looking. Many of his scenes in episodes 1 and 2 require mainly facial expressions, and he was able to deliver the emotions when there were very few lines with complicated emotions. His character is supposed to be rigid, overbearing, and stubborn, and such qualities can be unlikable -- yet Yohan can make the character likable.
PRODUCTION: The team spent a lot of time making the rugby scenes authentic. The actors underwent months of training. The filming of the rugby scene (ep 2) was clear, felt authentic, and well-paced.
OST: MONSTA X: KIHYUN -- beautifully sang. It went so well at the climax of the rugby match at the end of episode 2.
The relationship between the coach and captain starts rocky, and it is interesting to see how two very different personalities and levels of maturity can finally see eye-to-eye and become a force to be reckoned with. At the end of episode 2, we begin to see such exciting possibilities of how the underdogs, though so different, and because of their differences, can get themselves out of the hole.
By the end of episode 2, it is clear that this is not just a drama, not just about rugby, but of coming of age and the meaning of life. Although I must say, the rugby scenes were shot very well -- it was very physical and exciting.
Looking at the trailer for episode 3, it seems like a surprise element will be revealed. Hopefully, the drama maintains the pace and character growth in the rest of the episodes.
ACTING: The coach (actor Yoon Kye Sang who was part of a K-pop boy band g.o.d,) is very humorous. He makes, at times, over-the-top humour funny and antics likable and endearing -- and that isn't an easy task to do. When the coach is serious, the viewers can feel the soft side of the coach.
The captain (actor Kim Yohan who is from a K-pop boy band WEi and was from X1, and the main actor for the A Love So Beautiful kdrama) is good-looking. Many of his scenes in episodes 1 and 2 require mainly facial expressions, and he was able to deliver the emotions when there were very few lines with complicated emotions. His character is supposed to be rigid, overbearing, and stubborn, and such qualities can be unlikable -- yet Yohan can make the character likable.
PRODUCTION: The team spent a lot of time making the rugby scenes authentic. The actors underwent months of training. The filming of the rugby scene (ep 2) was clear, felt authentic, and well-paced.
OST: MONSTA X: KIHYUN -- beautifully sang. It went so well at the climax of the rugby match at the end of episode 2.
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