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Is it truly the end?

A drama worth to watch, who leaves you pondering about many things.

Careful, spoilers are down below.

This drama shows the stories of families struggling in the midst of a war for power between countries.

Here are the reasons why.

In episode 20, the North Korean agent mentioned to his superior that this conflict repeated itself for 50 years, that North Korea sent Kim Shinjo first and then South Korea sent Kim Doo Sik after.

Am I the only one who thinks it hints on a background for the Kim family story?
Does that mean that Kim Doo Sik is Kim Shinjo's son? Which would make Kim Doo Sik NK from his father.
Is the NK agent who can fly related to them then?
Kim Doo Sik mentioned that when he was a baby, he could fly, that his father left him a knife, and that all his life he lived in the shadows. Why does it seem as though he was raised by the NIS? Maybe the leader boss of the NIS, the woman who doesn't age is involved in this, she most likely was there 50 years ago and planned it thorough.

This drama left me more questions unanswered that I thought.
It was truly amazing. I loved it all, the stories were so impactful.

It also opened a new perspective of the superhero genre.
Most of the time, stories about heros are about saving the world, the characters fight against a supervillain, either a crazy scientist or a rich dude that just wants to control the world.

But here, it shows more the perspective of what if people with powers were discovered by their governments, and what if those governments used them as weapons for their own conflicts?

Superpowered people are the new weapons of the countries, in the same way that nuclear bombs are. They work in the shadows for the sake of their countries.
This drama presents the start of an arm race between governments and how this arm race neglects the rights of the humans involved, and it shows this in a beautiful way through the lives of those families involved that struggle to protect their own.

It leaves a beautiful message about human rights and the fact that human beings are not meant to be weaponized or used in anyway.

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A cosy show that you slowly warm up to

I started watching this show out of boredom, it was suggested to me on Netflix. I recognized Jin from Bts on the thumbnail, I'm no longer an Army but I still remain fond of that group. And I knew the man was perfect for Variety shows. So it was a plus value to watch it.

But my fondness for the man won't change my way of judging and rating a show. I didn't know Kian and Ji Ye Eun, the other members of the cast. They were a surprise to me in many ways.

On the negative side:

The first episodes made me want to watch more but more out of curiosity than real interest. I previously commented in the comment section on how Kian's idea to design his B&B excluded sick and disabled people by making the access to the house too difficult and more prone to accident. Not to mention the horrible fireplace in the annex in the mountain.
It's the perfect way to start a forest fire or cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

Kian himself admitted he didn't expect a family to come to his B&B. I guess he only expected healthy young people to come, that shows a mindset that doesn't think deeply but rashly. And it's shown throughout the show, he acts rashly, putting stuff in his shorts while climbing and gifting it to a guest. He's like a wild cat in many ways, he does what goes through his mind and creates thing based on his experiences. He doesn't do more research. I didn't appreciate it.

The climbing stuff and that pole looked fun when you first glance at it, and I saw how some guests were enthusiast to try it. But for some, it was a difficult task. It was still nice to see how others helped those who had difficulties.

I also wasn't fond of Ji Ye Eun's first try to drive a boat as a captain, with her giving up the command and curling up in a ball while the other helmsman took charge in her place. I thought it was irresponsible, reckless, dangerous, and too prone to cause an accident, there were other people there at that time.

Another negative point was that we weren't shown enough about the guests. The show did a thorough casting for the guests, I expected to learn more about them, their lives, their experiences and stories but besides the story about the father, which was sad, the story about the North Korean defector, sad story too, and the one with the couple, a happy one, nothing else was given. It only seemed as though the climbing team, the jobless team, and the sailor team went one after the other to help the cast members. And I was right on thinking this whole design was solely for healthy sporty people, they were there to help the other guests who had difficulties with climbing or using the pole.

The production team are not stupid when they casted those guests. I wanted to know more about the female guests's lives, maybe because I'm a woman, but I found some interesting, the architect student and the dancers, one of them was hella funny and a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, they weren't shown that much.

On the positive side:

The cast members had a perfect chemistry. Their flaws and qualities mixed perfectly well.

Kian was clumsy but he showed a soft side and his way to worry over the guests was endearing.

Ye Eun might have been a constant grumpy scaredy cat but she still did what she had to do. She got better at driving the boat, she was funny when she tried to cheat by going up the slide instead of climbing to get inside the house. Her constant banter with Kian and Jin was funny too (the fight over salty or sweet soy noodles lmao) . And I thought it was hilarious how she decided to constantly wear that "BAD DAY" pajama while Jin was wearing the "GOOD DAY" one.
Girl was grumpy lol XD.

I also liked when Kwak Joon Bin came to replace Kian who had to film elsewhere. It was funny to see how worried Kian looked like while all the other guests and cast members were having a blast and having their own personal concert without him. What a way to go XD.

As for Jin, this man is a veteran, his experience is shown throughout the entire show. I don't think the show would have had the same success without him. And it's not a biased opinion. What did he do that made the show a success?
He defended Kian's ideas no matter the circumstances and the critiscism, and helped to organise everything in the house. If he had opposed his ideas, not only it would have shown conflicts among the cast members, but the viewers would have seen it, that would create bad publicity. And it would have also questioned the main purpose of this show. It's Kian's bizarre B&B, people have to enter his weird world that he creates, and go through that experience.

I may criticize Kian's ideas, but I'm a viewer, I consume the product and I give a feedback on it. It's different from someone who is in the show.

The teamwork between the guests and the cast members was also a very positive and endearing point. No one blamed the other when something went wrong. They kept everything at peace. I appreciate it greatly.

The end was good, with the fireworks over the sea. The entire scenery in this show was breathtaking, the mountains, the sea, the food. Everything made you want to go there and do some tourism, that was my main thought.
I give some thoughts towards the father and his two sons, I hope this show will be a cherished memory for them. I loved seeing Kian's soft side for them. Same for the North Korean defector. Cooking North Korean food for him made me smile a lot.

To conclude, I was quite cold during the early episodes of that show, but later on, I slowly warmed up to it. I'd say, give it a chance when you feel like relaxing and discovering something new. Don't expect much but cosy warmth.

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