mrspartypoison

Did I watch a different version of My Country? While I think it was entertaining overall, the cast delivered in the acting department and visually it looked stunning, both the photography and the fight scenes, there were some aspects that reaaaaally bothered me. For starters, this concept of friendship between Hwi and Seonho. I know friendships have their ups and downs, but actively trying to kill each other in one scene and then being ready to sacrifice everything for each other... idk, it was too extreme and it didn't make sense to me sometimes. Hwi, Chi Do, Moon Bok and Beom were a closer representation of my concept of friendship lol. Talking about more things that don't make sense, Seonho as a character felt very inconsistent, and I didn't really understand his motivations or why he would act in a certain way. Lastly, the massive plot armor that some characters had decreased my excitement whenever there was a fight scene because I knew that even though they had been stabbed multiple times they wouldn't die.
I think the only thing everyone agrees with is that Jang Hyuk gives a fantastic performance as Lee Bang Won and makes you side with him despite using questionable methods to reach his goal.