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zero cash
I don't the the premise is bad... Sang-ung inherits superhuman strength that only activates when he is holding cold hard cash, and using it literally drains his life savings. For a young guy... under the weight of the Korean property ladder, trying to save every won for a apt with his girlfriend, that should be a relatable experience. It is the perfect setup for a look at the trade off between having a soul and having a future. Instead, it is bascially treated ow level panic like a boring chore.
The script is in such a frantic hurry to become a generic thriller that it burns through its narrative capital before the the midway point of the 2nd episode. Sang-ung gets a surprise bag of cash and suddenly the stakes just evaporate. The novelty is spent before it even has a chance to breathe. It is lazy writing. Instead of exploring the actual, grinding realitya of the cash hero life, we get these occasional low hanging jokes where Min-suk slips him a 50k to test his whatever in the bedroom. It is disappointing and just insulting. I sat there waiting for a precise exploration of financial sacrifice, but I just got cheap gags and a narrative that lacks any real spine.
The chemistry between the leads is a total desert. I am told they have been together for nine years, but I see zero evidence of a shared history or a single spark of heat. I just don't feel any emotions sometimes. I actually find Min-suk to be the only rational person in this disaster. Her constant anger is the only thing that feels human.
After nine years of stagnation, of course she wants a good life and a nice place to live. That money conflict is a grounded, relatable tragedy, but because the actors have the collective energy of a cold rehearsal, her valid frustrations are just dismissed as nagging. It is a waste of a relationship that should have been the heart of the show.
The writing is just emotionally incoherent. In one scene, Sang-ung is horrified to watch civilians falling to their deaths, looking like his entire world has collapsed. Then, a single jump cut later, he is at home smiling at his sleeping girlfriend like he just had a nice day at the office. It is insulting to the audience. Even the sidekicks are wasted potential. Byeon Ho-in, who moves through walls when he is drunk, or Bang Eun-mi, who uses telekinesis via snacks, are fun touches, but the show just leaves them on standby. they are tools for a lead who is essentially a cardboard cutout.
This is a konglish mess that mashes up social themes and superhero thrills without a single ounce of finesse. It refuses to build a world where money actually matters or feels like a real burden. It left me with nothing. IIt offers zero interest on the time you invest. It traded a clever look at the suckiness of financial stress for a pile of clichés and hoped the gimmicks would hide the rot.
The script is in such a frantic hurry to become a generic thriller that it burns through its narrative capital before the the midway point of the 2nd episode. Sang-ung gets a surprise bag of cash and suddenly the stakes just evaporate. The novelty is spent before it even has a chance to breathe. It is lazy writing. Instead of exploring the actual, grinding realitya of the cash hero life, we get these occasional low hanging jokes where Min-suk slips him a 50k to test his whatever in the bedroom. It is disappointing and just insulting. I sat there waiting for a precise exploration of financial sacrifice, but I just got cheap gags and a narrative that lacks any real spine.
The chemistry between the leads is a total desert. I am told they have been together for nine years, but I see zero evidence of a shared history or a single spark of heat. I just don't feel any emotions sometimes. I actually find Min-suk to be the only rational person in this disaster. Her constant anger is the only thing that feels human.
After nine years of stagnation, of course she wants a good life and a nice place to live. That money conflict is a grounded, relatable tragedy, but because the actors have the collective energy of a cold rehearsal, her valid frustrations are just dismissed as nagging. It is a waste of a relationship that should have been the heart of the show.
The writing is just emotionally incoherent. In one scene, Sang-ung is horrified to watch civilians falling to their deaths, looking like his entire world has collapsed. Then, a single jump cut later, he is at home smiling at his sleeping girlfriend like he just had a nice day at the office. It is insulting to the audience. Even the sidekicks are wasted potential. Byeon Ho-in, who moves through walls when he is drunk, or Bang Eun-mi, who uses telekinesis via snacks, are fun touches, but the show just leaves them on standby. they are tools for a lead who is essentially a cardboard cutout.
This is a konglish mess that mashes up social themes and superhero thrills without a single ounce of finesse. It refuses to build a world where money actually matters or feels like a real burden. It left me with nothing. IIt offers zero interest on the time you invest. It traded a clever look at the suckiness of financial stress for a pile of clichés and hoped the gimmicks would hide the rot.
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