I'm really torn about starting this show, because My Mister is the work of art that has touched me most deeply…
Definitely give it a chance. My Mister is my favorite kdrama of all time. I am only 5 eps in to this remake, but it is giving it a fair shot.
I really try hard not to compare remakes or things in other mediums though (like if there is a novel or webtoon, idk as long as the drama can do what it needs to do.)
I do admit, though, this is going to be really hard for me to stick to that with how much I adore My Mister.
Just a heads up for anyone that thought the subtitles for this drama were bad, there is a good chance you were…
I tried CCs in KR and ENG, I think it still threw more for a loop when they would say someone was speaking a different lang, but then still have it in either KR or ENG sometimes.
I had no issues with the leadsā respective ages or level of attractiveness. I just didnāt think there was…
I definitely agree about the ML character throughout most of the show and that many, many things missed the marked.
Also, the romcom label definitely set the wrong expectation here. I don't view it as a love story... it is just a prequel to one. The show spent the whole run getting them to a baseline of equality by stripping away his ego and her bitterness. By the finale, I think that they finally have the freedom to be together without a scandal or some contrived career crisis. It's Day One of a normal relationship, which is rare kdramas. They prioritized their professional integrity over the romance, so the buddy energy makes sense. The love (or eventual love) is just the reward for getting their lives in order.
I donāt really agree that the stakes evaporate once his mum gives him the cash. If anything, that moment clarifies…
Thanks for the comment!
I get your point about the heroism being in the choice to spend himself, but that is exactly where the show lost its teeth for me. By making the money a trigger, I just think that the writers dropped the ball on the tension of being broke and the bleak reality of a guy forced to choose between a flat (or anything) and a doing something for a stranger. When the focus moves to the generic question of what kind of man he is, the bite just vanishes for me.
That bag of cash felt like a total cheat code.Since it is found money and not his own savings, it lets the show dodge the actual costs. Maybe if even his own windfall, just feels like too much of shortcut for me. Burning through a windfall is not the same as watching an actual future vanish one punch at a time. I get where you are coming from with the heroism angle, but I just prefer a story that stays a little more in the dirt and not over a more generic hero arc.
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I really try hard not to compare remakes or things in other mediums though (like if there is a novel or webtoon, idk as long as the drama can do what it needs to do.)
I do admit, though, this is going to be really hard for me to stick to that with how much I adore My Mister.
Also, the romcom label definitely set the wrong expectation here. I don't view it as a love story... it is just a prequel to one. The show spent the whole run getting them to a baseline of equality by stripping away his ego and her bitterness. By the finale, I think that they finally have the freedom to be together without a scandal or some contrived career crisis. It's Day One of a normal relationship, which is rare kdramas. They prioritized their professional integrity over the romance, so the buddy energy makes sense. The love (or eventual love) is just the reward for getting their lives in order.
It does seem like we share thoughts on this one!
I get your point about the heroism being in the choice to spend himself, but that is exactly where the show lost its teeth for me. By making the money a trigger, I just think that the writers dropped the ball on the tension of being broke and the bleak reality of a guy forced to choose between a flat (or anything) and a doing something for a stranger. When the focus moves to the generic question of what kind of man he is, the bite just vanishes for me.
That bag of cash felt like a total cheat code.Since it is found money and not his own savings, it lets the show dodge the actual costs. Maybe if even his own windfall, just feels like too much of shortcut for me. Burning through a windfall is not the same as watching an actual future vanish one punch at a time. I get where you are coming from with the heroism angle, but I just prefer a story that stays a little more in the dirt and not over a more generic hero arc.