The Power of the Slap
This is like watching Taxi Driver operating in schools. Again, the protagonist is an ex special force who is on the road of seeking closure after the loss of a loved one. Na Hwajin lost his fiance in a stabbing at school which left him devastated. Two years later, he made an appearance as the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) inspector who goes to schools to investigate bullying cases, the first one being the death of a schoolboy.
I am always a sucker at revenge drama especially when it involves physical fights so it is truly satisfying to see how the ML teaches school bullies - be it the student, teacher or even parents - into admitting their faults and actually paying for it in a justified manner instead of just a slap on the wrists. In his case, he carries out the slap right across the face, multiple times! And the cherry on top is the ML looked exactly like John Cena the wrestler minus bulky body with oversized muscles. 😆 No wonder he looked so dang familiar in the first episode although i am pretty sure this is the first show i ever saw of him. Took me quite a while to finally pinpoint the resemblence.
I truly commend the whole cast here. Every single one performed to their fullest regardless how small their role is. The antagonists, the protagonists, the victims, the perpetrators, you name it, I just couldnt find a flaw at all. The bullied primary school teacher did exceptionally well especially with the supposedly facial tics she suffered due to stress from the bullying by a student’s parent. It must have been hard to do the tics to look so natural whenever she’s agitated.
Although most of the scenes look very far-fetched in the real world, like how the inspectors could survive a 4-storey fall like they’re robots, it didnt stop me from cheering the ERPB at every turn. The awkward other members of ERPB only made the show even more fun to watch, the nerdy deputy director Bong and the eccentric borderline crazy Inspector Im. This is an extremely satisfying watch as the evil ones never go scot free despite being minors. I am looking forward to season 2.
I am always a sucker at revenge drama especially when it involves physical fights so it is truly satisfying to see how the ML teaches school bullies - be it the student, teacher or even parents - into admitting their faults and actually paying for it in a justified manner instead of just a slap on the wrists. In his case, he carries out the slap right across the face, multiple times! And the cherry on top is the ML looked exactly like John Cena the wrestler minus bulky body with oversized muscles. 😆 No wonder he looked so dang familiar in the first episode although i am pretty sure this is the first show i ever saw of him. Took me quite a while to finally pinpoint the resemblence.
I truly commend the whole cast here. Every single one performed to their fullest regardless how small their role is. The antagonists, the protagonists, the victims, the perpetrators, you name it, I just couldnt find a flaw at all. The bullied primary school teacher did exceptionally well especially with the supposedly facial tics she suffered due to stress from the bullying by a student’s parent. It must have been hard to do the tics to look so natural whenever she’s agitated.
Although most of the scenes look very far-fetched in the real world, like how the inspectors could survive a 4-storey fall like they’re robots, it didnt stop me from cheering the ERPB at every turn. The awkward other members of ERPB only made the show even more fun to watch, the nerdy deputy director Bong and the eccentric borderline crazy Inspector Im. This is an extremely satisfying watch as the evil ones never go scot free despite being minors. I am looking forward to season 2.
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