This was a lot of fun. I think it's spades better than Vincenzo, but I guess having Song Joong Ki made it more…
I also had quite the soft spot for Hwang Cheol Beom by the end. He was a scumbag, but not as shameless as those ordering him around, and it's clear he had a conscience.
I'd like to imagine he's next on Father Kim's hitlist for a redemption arc.😉
This was a lot of fun. I think it's spades better than Vincenzo, but I guess having Song Joong Ki made it more high profile and so he rose that drama to more fame (also, they are VERY similar shows, and while Fiery Priest is about getting justice, Vincenzo is about revenge).
It took me longer to warm up to this drama, but once I did, it was really enjoyable with a super endearing cast.They laid the groundwork very well for all the team dynamics later, and I found the characters more lovable in this than Vincenzo (the pacing was also good in this, and I'm just a huge sucker for growth/redemption arcs).
I also found this one funnier; the three leads had fabulous comedic timing, with Dae Yeong being an absolute goofball, and Lee Honey shrieking right and left with the most obnoxious Korean I've ever heard. 😅 (she turned out awesome, though, despite the craziness). Loved finding out everyone's backstories and seeing how they were used to help the team bring down the corrupt baddies.
The representation of Christian theology was highly questionable, but I think it largely got the spirit of the thing right. 😏 My favorite quote:
"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future" (apparently original to Oscar Wilde, but very apt for this drama).
This quote revels a thread throughout the drama for almost every single major character (on Team Father Kim)--how do we receive grace and forgiveness for wrongs we've committed that make us feel worthless, and which make our world feel meaningless? Can we be forgiven and restored from what feels like irreversible mistakes? Our characters wrestle with these questions, each in their own way. And the drama's answer is deeply hopeful and edifying: YES! (this is what I mean by the spirit of the thing (in this one sense) being got right) In the most unexpected and irreverent way possible, Father Kim leads the way, and inspires those around him to hope, to risk, and to come into their own.
I didn't feel the lack of romance in this at all, either--the camaraderie is more than enough to satisfy and entertain!
A good watch; very much recommended if you like humor and action rolled into one experience. 😏 Enjoy!
The initial excitement about the ML's tattoo reminds me of the energy from a group of friends at a party getting excited that the teetotaller in their group decided to down a shot... only to discover the drink was a mocktail after all! 😉😅
If you haven't watch the original this should be great drama for you. People are being negative because somehow…
The ML in the original also interacted with the FL (as adults) in an unhealthy way (very possessive, clingy, needy, and unable to function without FL; the guy went through a lot to he sure, but he needed therapy, not a girlfriend). His character was more of a red flag than the lead in this remake, for sure.
thank you, very helpful!!! Maybe post under the discussion section for more visibility?
oh good, I'm glad!
I need to do that, but I use the app most often and can't access that part of the page using the app for some reason so I haven't done it yet. I'll have to add it when I have my laptop out and remember to move it over there. 👍
This screenwriter is known for love triangles, but an added twist in this is, while you know the FL ends up with Ki Ho, the screenwriter writes it so that you don't know which brother is Ki Ho until Episode 8 (you might guess it beforez though; I did), so if you fall for the wrong brother (or picture the wrong one with the FL), then some people find this drama frustrating.
Our priest, Father Kim --> Vincenzo (both are not what they seem, with incredible fighting skills and clever…
Seeing even more similarities to Vincenzo (the way all the people around our ML (in Vincenzo it's the members of Geumga Plaza, but here it's Father Kim's parishioners) end up having mad skills that no one knows about at first and that finally get revealed and which come in real handy for the story (e.g. Yohan having super hearing while eating food, Song Sak being a private bodyguard of the Thai royal family, Sister Kim being a Go Stop/gambling genius, Father Han being a child actor, and Dae Yeong actually being quite clever and capable.).
There's also a vault with money in both, if I remember Vincenzo properly. 🤔
Okay, NOW we're talking. I'm finally bought in and have a team to root for instead of just watching Father Kim fight the world alone. This is more like it.😏
And that part when Song Sak, Yohan and Father Han are all pretending to be convicts in the transport bus? I was howling. SO FUNNY!! 🤣
"I Am Not a Robot" proves once again that the ratings on MDL are unreliable. I binged the series from…
8.3 is solid with almost 200,000 watchers listed, and ranked #27 in popularity. It means it's beloved by many. 😉
It's a very fun drama and, apart from all the painful lying (and the ridiculous premise), the leads are ADORABLE. Love them both. It's just a bummer most of Seung Ho's other dramas are not very strong (I did like him in the Memorist, though--oh! And in Warrior Baek Dong Soo).
uhoh- i downloaded whole drama and just saw the reviews.. I'm just half way of ep1 and I'm actually enjoying it.…
If you find friendship, food, and people and their dynamics interesting (e.g. struggles they have at work, and challenges that don't have clear answers), you will probably like this. It's a character driven drama that focuses on friends doing life together in a law firm, not plot driven.
For instance, they portrayed a seasoned lawyer vs. a newb in the law profession beautifully, showcasing the tension of a bright-eyed, bleeding heart who lacks exposure to their craft against experience, expertise, nuance and the weariness of being part of a broken system while working with messy people. I found their work chats and intellectual tussles over meals really interesting!
It is so hard to believe that he was the second lead in Her Private life. He is fun to watch.
He was also a small support role in Descendents of the Sun, too (and Rebel: Thief Who Stole The People)! I think Itaewon Class was definitely his breakout role. Got tons of lead roles after that.
Like bemoaning that beaches have sand. 😏
I'd like to imagine he's next on Father Kim's hitlist for a redemption arc.😉
It took me longer to warm up to this drama, but once I did, it was really enjoyable with a super endearing cast.They laid the groundwork very well for all the team dynamics later, and I found the characters more lovable in this than Vincenzo (the pacing was also good in this, and I'm just a huge sucker for growth/redemption arcs).
I also found this one funnier; the three leads had fabulous comedic timing, with Dae Yeong being an absolute goofball, and Lee Honey shrieking right and left with the most obnoxious Korean I've ever heard. 😅 (she turned out awesome, though, despite the craziness). Loved finding out everyone's backstories and seeing how they were used to help the team bring down the corrupt baddies.
The representation of Christian theology was highly questionable, but I think it largely got the spirit of the thing right. 😏 My favorite quote:
"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future" (apparently original to Oscar Wilde, but very apt for this drama).
This quote revels a thread throughout the drama for almost every single major character (on Team Father Kim)--how do we receive grace and forgiveness for wrongs we've committed that make us feel worthless, and which make our world feel meaningless? Can we be forgiven and restored from what feels like irreversible mistakes? Our characters wrestle with these questions, each in their own way. And the drama's answer is deeply hopeful and edifying: YES! (this is what I mean by the spirit of the thing (in this one sense) being got right) In the most unexpected and irreverent way possible, Father Kim leads the way, and inspires those around him to hope, to risk, and to come into their own.
I didn't feel the lack of romance in this at all, either--the camaraderie is more than enough to satisfy and entertain!
A good watch; very much recommended if you like humor and action rolled into one experience. 😏 Enjoy!
Too many platforms to keep up with. 😑
I need to do that, but I use the app most often and can't access that part of the page using the app for some reason so I haven't done it yet. I'll have to add it when I have my laptop out and remember to move it over there. 👍
The answer to your second question:
Yes!
There's also a vault with money in both, if I remember Vincenzo properly. 🤔
Okay, NOW we're talking. I'm finally bought in and have a team to root for instead of just watching Father Kim fight the world alone. This is more like it.😏
And that part when Song Sak, Yohan and Father Han are all pretending to be convicts in the transport bus? I was howling. SO FUNNY!! 🤣
It's a very fun drama and, apart from all the painful lying (and the ridiculous premise), the leads are ADORABLE. Love them both. It's just a bummer most of Seung Ho's other dramas are not very strong (I did like him in the Memorist, though--oh! And in Warrior Baek Dong Soo).
For instance, they portrayed a seasoned lawyer vs. a newb in the law profession beautifully, showcasing the tension of a bright-eyed, bleeding heart who lacks exposure to their craft against experience, expertise, nuance and the weariness of being part of a broken system while working with messy people. I found their work chats and intellectual tussles over meals really interesting!