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Vincenzo was honestly such a fun watch. From the start, it had this really cool vibe — like the whole Korean-Italian mafia thing was just something new, and it grabbed my attention straight away. For me, its really hard to keep on watching series , the first episode has to impress me. The first episode of Vincenzo was PERFECTION. I was hooked. He is so tuff lmao. Soo it mixes a lot of genres, which I liked most of the time. One minute it’s really serious and dark, and the next it’s kind of silly and funny. Somehow that weird balance worked.
I really liked Vincenzo as a character. He’s clever, calm and definitely capable of doing serious damage, but I felt like sometimes the show held him back a bit too much. Like, we know he’s a mafia consigliere, but there were parts where he just felt like a regular guy trying to play by the rules and get justice through the legal system. Which is fine, but also a little frustrating when you know he could’ve handled things way faster if he leaned into his darker side more. I get that if he went full mafia too early the plot would’ve ended quickly, but still. There were times when I really wanted him to stop playing nice.
There were also a few scenes that felt a bit cringey or too dramatic. Especially some of the comedy moments. The plaza tenants were kind of annoying at first, but they did grow on me. By the end, they actually became a proper team and felt like a family. Same with Cha-young !! she was chaotic and bold and funny, and her dynamic with Vincenzo was one of the best things about the show. I liked that they didn’t force a romance. They had chemistry, but it stayed subtle and respectful, which worked way better.
Now the ending : it was actually kind of perfect. Vincenzo goes full mafia. After everything that’s happened, he finally stops holding back and kills Jang Han-seok in a really brutal way. Ties him to a chair, and slowly impales him with the spear of atonement, quite smart icl. I’m not even joking. It’s disturbing but kind of satisfying. And even after that, Vincenzo doesn’t get a happy ending. He can’t stay in Korea, he doesn’t keep the gold, and he doesn’t end up with Cha-young. He leaves. Still a villain. Still in hiding. But you can tell he’s accepted that about himself. He knows what he is.
I’d give Vincenzo a 9 out of 10. It’s not perfect some slow parts, a few cringe moments but overall it’s clever, stylish and has some really great payoffs. I just wish there were a few more scenes where Vincenzo showed the mafia side of him a bit more clearly. He’s not a hero, and that’s what makes him so interesting.
I really liked Vincenzo as a character. He’s clever, calm and definitely capable of doing serious damage, but I felt like sometimes the show held him back a bit too much. Like, we know he’s a mafia consigliere, but there were parts where he just felt like a regular guy trying to play by the rules and get justice through the legal system. Which is fine, but also a little frustrating when you know he could’ve handled things way faster if he leaned into his darker side more. I get that if he went full mafia too early the plot would’ve ended quickly, but still. There were times when I really wanted him to stop playing nice.
There were also a few scenes that felt a bit cringey or too dramatic. Especially some of the comedy moments. The plaza tenants were kind of annoying at first, but they did grow on me. By the end, they actually became a proper team and felt like a family. Same with Cha-young !! she was chaotic and bold and funny, and her dynamic with Vincenzo was one of the best things about the show. I liked that they didn’t force a romance. They had chemistry, but it stayed subtle and respectful, which worked way better.
Now the ending : it was actually kind of perfect. Vincenzo goes full mafia. After everything that’s happened, he finally stops holding back and kills Jang Han-seok in a really brutal way. Ties him to a chair, and slowly impales him with the spear of atonement, quite smart icl. I’m not even joking. It’s disturbing but kind of satisfying. And even after that, Vincenzo doesn’t get a happy ending. He can’t stay in Korea, he doesn’t keep the gold, and he doesn’t end up with Cha-young. He leaves. Still a villain. Still in hiding. But you can tell he’s accepted that about himself. He knows what he is.
I’d give Vincenzo a 9 out of 10. It’s not perfect some slow parts, a few cringe moments but overall it’s clever, stylish and has some really great payoffs. I just wish there were a few more scenes where Vincenzo showed the mafia side of him a bit more clearly. He’s not a hero, and that’s what makes him so interesting.
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