The actresses carried this drama on their back to be completely honest, don't get me wrong, the male actors didn't do bad but Kim Hye Soo and Cho Yeo Jung were much more competent.
Why did this become like any other wokplace drama? Then what's the point of lottery? 🤷🏻It's like they just…
The title is "The Ordinary Jackpot". The fact that Eun Tae won the lottery and is still an ordinary citizen with a regular job highlights that. The money he won gave him the confidence to become better as a team leader and work harder than before in order to bring better results and handle ambitious projects.
I will watch it tomorrow but based on what I've seen from soms reactions, all I'm gonna say is that some viewers are very sensitive when it comes to controversial topics.
Really liked the direction of episode 4. It had some wholesome moments between Team 5 but it also encapsulated the headache of politics in a company. I appreciate how down-to-earth the drama is so far, I had expected it to follow a more light-hearted route once Eun Tae won the jackpot but the current trajectory is far more suitable.
Eun Tae's speech to Ji Hye was very humane and relatable. Sometimes, hard work won't be enough but that doesn't mean we should lose trust in ourselves. He has embraced his role as a team leader and I love how the drama highlights that.
I finally decided to get into this drama, since it had been sitting on my watchlist. I will probably watch 2 episodes per day, the themes it tackles are very sensitive and this type of story is not suitable for a binge watch. I want to properly analyse it and digest it and it already seems like it will become even more complex later on.
before jumping on this drama, you have to understand the ML character. if not you'll be confused and dissapointed.…
Yeah, people who went into it expecting an outspoken, overconfident ML might be disappointed. Personally, I really like Eun Tae so far, we don't get this type of reserved yet confident protagonists really often.
After watching Ep. 3, I'm not sure if the viewer is supposed to like Deputy Director Jang or not. But I have a…
I think that he's a morally grey character, as for now. He's a typical worker who wants to benefit and climb in the hierarchy but at the same time, he's not a completely corrupted person (at least based on what we have seen). I'm curious to see more of his character.
I finished watching episode 3 and this series is shaping up to be one of the most interesting ones this year. I understand why some people might find it boring but so far, I really like how it explores company dynamics and corporation life. Eun Tae is interesting and I like how he has gained more confidence after winning the lottery. I would like to see more of him and his team, their dynamic is very good and it makes me root for them.
If Yo Han was Hae Joon's son, it would have made a much bigger impact. Ji Eun would have raised him with kindness and Yo Han would have still followed his own path, instead of becoming like his father. The message of the series would have been highlighted better in my opinion.
Of course that would require the rewriting of some events but honestly, not much would have changed. Hae Joon could have still chosen to sacrifice Yo Han since his "nature" wouldn't be that of a "psychopath" and OZ would have still kept track of Yo Han and Ba Reum.
By making Ba Reum the biological son of Hae Joon, the series almost frames it as "inevitable" that he would turn out to be like his father. This is why the whole psychopath genes aspect was so risky because, while I understand the writer's intention to use it as tool to explore the whole nature vs nurture debate, it ended up overshadowing the message. The whole trigerring aspect is almost laughable and I don't buy it because, by that logic, there would be other instances when the psychopath gene and its insticts would have awoken. She could have made the same point by having Ba Reum be the biological son of the nurse and by having Yo Han be the biological son of Hae Joon, highlighting the differences in their upbringing.
I have watched six episodes and although the story is entertaining in a chaotic way, I think that this concept would have been better for a movie rather a series. The constant flashbacks interrupted the pacing and the plot twists could have been handled better in order to make them more effective. But it's fine so far, I am curious to see how it'll end.
The first two episodes were very interesting. They gave me some The Dream Life of Mr Kim vibes. Since the drama is 10 episodes long, I am curious about how they'll adapt the story, especially since the webtoon is still ongoing. So far, it's very entertaining, the pacing is good and Lee Jun Hyuk is amazing once again. Looking forward to more episodes.
What I appreciated in the drama is that the writer didn't put the mothers of the other children against Bo Na. I was prepared for another "women against women" trope by having the mothers feel jealous about Bo Na, try and steal Tae Seong or mistreat her but their interactions were so wholesome to watch. Bo Na always sought out their advice since she wanted to learn how to be a better mother and the other mothers were always there to lend a hand.
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Eun Tae's speech to Ji Hye was very humane and relatable. Sometimes, hard work won't be enough but that doesn't mean we should lose trust in ourselves. He has embraced his role as a team leader and I love how the drama highlights that.
Of course that would require the rewriting of some events but honestly, not much would have changed. Hae Joon could have still chosen to sacrifice Yo Han since his "nature" wouldn't be that of a "psychopath" and OZ would have still kept track of Yo Han and Ba Reum.
By making Ba Reum the biological son of Hae Joon, the series almost frames it as "inevitable" that he would turn out to be like his father. This is why the whole psychopath genes aspect was so risky because, while I understand the writer's intention to use it as tool to explore the whole nature vs nurture debate, it ended up overshadowing the message. The whole trigerring aspect is almost laughable and I don't buy it because, by that logic, there would be other instances when the psychopath gene and its insticts would have awoken. She could have made the same point by having Ba Reum be the biological son of the nurse and by having Yo Han be the biological son of Hae Joon, highlighting the differences in their upbringing.