Well, I guess it was OK, but seeing so much character development for someone that is going to be killed off soon was kind of troubling. That left me unsettled.
Things I noticed: -as noted below, mid-level casting. I wonder what the payroll for this series was, compared to the A-list heavy cast for Iron Family? IF must have had a big payroll, but only over 36 eps, so how much was left in the budget to pay for a 50 ep follow-on weekender? - So many characters....without a flowchart/family tree, how are we supposed to keep everyone straight? - I always felt that one of TRHC's struggles was that they tried string along over 3 couples relationship's (and did it badly), which leads to a lot of filler and dragging. I don't see how having the leads plus 4 other brothers to deal with is going to be any better.....but fingers crossed. - I guess this is going to turn into Heroic FL leads her in-law family to prosperity? Buckle up for the melodrama, I suppose...sigh. - lack of familiar faces: other than Choi Dae Chul (from TRHC) I didn't see anyone from any recent KBS dramas (other than a couple of bit-players deep in the supporting cast).
Ratings on Viki always seem to be 2-3 points higher. Honestly, I think the MDL community is kinda awful.
Doing well, have moved to the Pacific Northwest back in October....currently in Washington State but may wind up in Montana for the long-term (where rest of family settled).
I really liked your review! I checked off helpful, but it’s not showing yet. 🤔Just fyi, it wasn’t 10 million…
I have to agree on the Eagle Bros....nothing I've seen yet that has been released on it sounds that compelling or interesting. But, we'll see.
I think part of the issue is that there are still tons of 50-ep scripts floating around out there and I put this on KBS to tell the writers, "tighten it up, it's 36 episodes for the time being". I really wish they'd stick to their guns on this one. There has been terrible oversight from the network on shows that were currently airing and obviously full of filler (this was especially bad in the daily dramas). I really wish there was better vetting of the storyboards and outline before these shows get the green-light.
I had to think about the finale a bit, before offering my final comment.
A 7.7 rating (as of 1/27/25) seems a bit low to me, but higher than what MDL scored the weekend predecessors (It's Beautiful Now, The Real Has Come, 3 Bold Siblings, Beauty & Mr Romantic, etc). I would score this series as an 8....
Well, I actually typed a really long post here, but I realized it would be better filed under REVIEWs so that is what I did. Suffice to say, I enjoyed this series, which is something I haven't said about a KBS weekender since It's Beautiful Now. Great Chemistry between the leads, terrific actors in lead roles and an offbeat plot all combine to bring us a very different series that worked for me. And a total win for the premise of shorter 36 episode weekenders.
Thanks to all for the lively discussion of this very different series. And thank you the real star of the show: the 200,000 50 dollar bills (whether AA prefix or not) who showed us that money brings us lots of things: especially trouble.
For Ep31, while it was good, the whole MuRim thing confused me. Why on earth would he go back to the chief proclaiming his mother's innocence? WTH??? That's laying it on pretty thick, IMO. I get that he's angry that the investigation happened behind his back, but really? And then proclaiming his hatred of the MIL/Chief because he had to live with her (when it was HIS choice to return the wedding gifts that would have allowed him to live in an apartment - he didn't know at the time that the stolen money was being laundered by his parents). Does he want to force the split with his 'wife' by using his MIL as a wedge? He has no future on the force (at least at that precinct) so he needs to either quit or move away - maybe that's why he's trying to get the MIL to split them up?
TBH, I really don't like the character anyways, he's written and performed as such a taciturn, grumpy, unresponsive male that other than being a detective, he's essentially useless to the show.
And is it just me, or is inconsistency with the male characters a theme in this show: we've seen it with TaeUng, the Chairman, and now MuRim.
So let me get this right. 1. Mu Rim can't be involved in a case coz his mother is a suspect, makes sense. 2. Mu…
I think their attempt at handling the obvious conflict-of-interest was to have the Chief take over the investigation quietly and monitor MuRim's activity. But yeah, huge holes in professional policing here...which enabled BH to destroy evidence, with MuRim's knowledge.
The 2024 KBS Awards will air this weekend (Saturday in SK) @ 920pm (evening drama slot). I am guessing this will not preempt Iron Family Ep 31 which is usually in the family drama slot of 8pm?
(The awards show was filmed at the end of December but not aired due to the Aircraft Crash).
I'm sure I wasn't the only one who cringed when grandpa pulled out a couple of packs of the stolen money to give to BongHee, thus incriminating her (at least for the time being). It somehow seemed appropriate that the elders who started all this in the first place would be the ones to incriminate their DIL/partner-in-crime. And yeah, the Chief may be a rotten MIL, but she was a good cop who saw something was up with MuRim, saw the potential conflict and took over the investigation on her own and kept it quiet.
Can someone clarify in the scene where GJ goes to "Black Bear" (his Grandpa's "business partner")? I'm guessing he asked him to exchange the $4MM in cashiers checks to $50 bills banded with Bank of Korea seals (yellow bands). Yet, the odds they are AA series notes are tiny, which should raise yellow flags, if the police bother to inspect all 200,000 notes ? (Only JiYeon has first-hand knowledge about the AA series condition of the notes).
From the preview, it looks like DR once again will learn of the extraordinary lengths her man has gone thru to protect her family. I cannot wait for the moment she (and maybe CR) tell off her mom/grandparents about how much they owe GJ. I am ready for some serious guilt on the part of the elders & BH.
I'm kind of fuzzy on going forward: The police will eventually recover all $10MM. JiYeon gets all her money back, without paying taxes, thanks to her son who got it back to her in a round-about way. Why is she mad? One of the crooks is dead, the other...I dunno what his fate will be. BH still holding the bag with 2 packs of suspicious $50 bills.
I’m conflicted because I know KJ is a nice character and also in love. You do crazy things when you are blindly…
You hit the nail on the head: he's blindly in love with her. Love makes us not see everything around us. And besides, he KNOWS everything about her family and is doing what he can to protect them in order to protect her. As far as work goes: basically, she's his 'go-fer'. Every exec needs one (no matter how small the firm) so she fills a needed role.
While 29 was still enjoyable (but not as much as the last 2 weekends) I got the feeling that other than the jacket sale scene(s) they spent most of it trying to make us feel sorry for BongHee. Even to the point of lightening up the 'rosy-cheek' makeup in the ending scene at the dry-cleaners. I'm not sure why the writers feel compelled to do this, or insist on making her and the Chairman a couple, must be something the domestic audience expects?
Trying to watch this series from the iQiyi YouTube site, but starting with Ep 2, it seems every scene with a C-Pop background song gets overdubbed with other jazz BGM and the dialog is lost. I guess some kind of problem with licensing the OST??? Really hurts the show.
This wasn't a bad show, and I enjoyed watching it. Yeah, it's got every cliche you can think of, but the last c-drama that was cliche-free (Accidental Love) was so polarizing that it got lots of negative reviews, so you can't win.
The ML/FL showed us, once again, that communication is the key to any relationship and the lack thereof dooms the future of a couple. They're both immature for their ages, socially speaking and there is plenty of blame to go around between them. Good chemistry, though. And I liked how the makeup team made him look increasingly haggard as the company crisis dragged on - nice touch!
The casting director did a great job in this show and this series' strong point is the supporting cast: His Mother was the real star of the show and she brightened every scene she was in. Her brother went from a pain to being a real asset and it was fun to watch his scenes, especially as the series went on. His secretary almost steals the show (you could tell the writer had lots of fun with him) and of course, the villian, his assistant, played her role well.
Was it perfect? Hardly. But it was a fun watch, and I think slightly underrated here at 7.8. I'd give it an 8.0 at minimum.
happy new year brobtw whhat is this kdrma about can you give me short summary
Agreed BT. And it's a nice change-of-pace to see a show actually pick up and improve as it enters the home-stretch, unlike the several last weekend shows. I look forward to watching it on the weekends.
I think this show vindicates KBS's decision to go with 3 3ish-episode series per year, instead of 2 @ 50 eps.
Things I noticed:
-as noted below, mid-level casting. I wonder what the payroll for this series was, compared to the A-list heavy cast for Iron Family? IF must have had a big payroll, but only over 36 eps, so how much was left in the budget to pay for a 50 ep follow-on weekender?
- So many characters....without a flowchart/family tree, how are we supposed to keep everyone straight?
- I always felt that one of TRHC's struggles was that they tried string along over 3 couples relationship's (and did it badly), which leads to a lot of filler and dragging. I don't see how having the leads plus 4 other brothers to deal with is going to be any better.....but fingers crossed.
- I guess this is going to turn into Heroic FL leads her in-law family to prosperity? Buckle up for the melodrama, I suppose...sigh.
- lack of familiar faces: other than Choi Dae Chul (from TRHC) I didn't see anyone from any recent KBS dramas (other than a couple of bit-players deep in the supporting cast).
I think part of the issue is that there are still tons of 50-ep scripts floating around out there and I put this on KBS to tell the writers, "tighten it up, it's 36 episodes for the time being". I really wish they'd stick to their guns on this one. There has been terrible oversight from the network on shows that were currently airing and obviously full of filler (this was especially bad in the daily dramas). I really wish there was better vetting of the storyboards and outline before these shows get the green-light.
A 7.7 rating (as of 1/27/25) seems a bit low to me, but higher than what MDL scored the weekend predecessors (It's Beautiful Now, The Real Has Come, 3 Bold Siblings, Beauty & Mr Romantic, etc). I would score this series as an 8....
Well, I actually typed a really long post here, but I realized it would be better filed under REVIEWs so that is what I did. Suffice to say, I enjoyed this series, which is something I haven't said about a KBS weekender since It's Beautiful Now. Great Chemistry between the leads, terrific actors in lead roles and an offbeat plot all combine to bring us a very different series that worked for me. And a total win for the premise of shorter 36 episode weekenders.
Thanks to all for the lively discussion of this very different series. And thank you the real star of the show: the 200,000 50 dollar bills (whether AA prefix or not) who showed us that money brings us lots of things: especially trouble.
TBH, I really don't like the character anyways, he's written and performed as such a taciturn, grumpy, unresponsive male that other than being a detective, he's essentially useless to the show.
And is it just me, or is inconsistency with the male characters a theme in this show: we've seen it with TaeUng, the Chairman, and now MuRim.
(The awards show was filmed at the end of December but not aired due to the Aircraft Crash).
I'm sure I wasn't the only one who cringed when grandpa pulled out a couple of packs of the stolen money to give to BongHee, thus incriminating her (at least for the time being). It somehow seemed appropriate that the elders who started all this in the first place would be the ones to incriminate their DIL/partner-in-crime. And yeah, the Chief may be a rotten MIL, but she was a good cop who saw something was up with MuRim, saw the potential conflict and took over the investigation on her own and kept it quiet.
Can someone clarify in the scene where GJ goes to "Black Bear" (his Grandpa's "business partner")? I'm guessing he asked him to exchange the $4MM in cashiers checks to $50 bills banded with Bank of Korea seals (yellow bands). Yet, the odds they are AA series notes are tiny, which should raise yellow flags, if the police bother to inspect all 200,000 notes ? (Only JiYeon has first-hand knowledge about the AA series condition of the notes).
From the preview, it looks like DR once again will learn of the extraordinary lengths her man has gone thru to protect her family. I cannot wait for the moment she (and maybe CR) tell off her mom/grandparents about how much they owe GJ. I am ready for some serious guilt on the part of the elders & BH.
I'm kind of fuzzy on going forward: The police will eventually recover all $10MM. JiYeon gets all her money back, without paying taxes, thanks to her son who got it back to her in a round-about way. Why is she mad? One of the crooks is dead, the other...I dunno what his fate will be. BH still holding the bag with 2 packs of suspicious $50 bills.
The ML/FL showed us, once again, that communication is the key to any relationship and the lack thereof dooms the future of a couple. They're both immature for their ages, socially speaking and there is plenty of blame to go around between them. Good chemistry, though. And I liked how the makeup team made him look increasingly haggard as the company crisis dragged on - nice touch!
The casting director did a great job in this show and this series' strong point is the supporting cast: His Mother was the real star of the show and she brightened every scene she was in. Her brother went from a pain to being a real asset and it was fun to watch his scenes, especially as the series went on. His secretary almost steals the show (you could tell the writer had lots of fun with him) and of course, the villian, his assistant, played her role well.
Was it perfect? Hardly. But it was a fun watch, and I think slightly underrated here at 7.8. I'd give it an 8.0 at minimum.
I think this show vindicates KBS's decision to go with 3 3ish-episode series per year, instead of 2 @ 50 eps.