The show could definitely improve its story and storytelling more. It was also unable to maximize its platform in presenting a more accurate depiction of the historical stuff when it tried but mostly failed to be funny. I felt that the show was not able to maximize its strong start, Jisoo and Jung Hae In's great chemistry, and the great talents of the cast. Kang fulfilled her promise to Soo Ho that she will save their comrades' families, etc. Instead of wasting the earlier episodes with all the in-fighting and dragging with the hostage situation where not much was happening, I think it would have been better if the show devoted the final episode as some sort of debrief - telling us about what happened to the people who survived like the dormers, if Dr. In the end, I could not help but feel that the ending was not well thought out. Could they not have released the shows on 2 separate days doing a Friday to Sunday run like it did in episodes 3-5? And honestly, I felt that it was too heavy for me. But if you're invested in the show and you want to know what happened, you would of course watch it in one go. Sure, you can watch the two episodes on different days. So you have to watch around 3 hours of content. The show released the last 2 episodes on the same day. Could he not have done that through radio? Soo Ho might have survived if Tae Il didn't take too long to get there. But he had to walk all the way to the rooftop to deliver the order himself. Pi's group.Īnother thing that didn't make sense was when Tae Il was trying to get the password for the bank account from Soo Ho. If things were that easy, why didn't they escape right from the start? The same goes for Han Na's escape with the students and Gang Mu's escape with Ms. Soo Ho and Man Dong's groups were able to come and go freely with vehicles. Pi's connection to Bun Ok's sister.Īnd the security around the dorm was not as tight as it should have been. Pi and Bun Ok had the luxury of having tea as they talked about Ms. Yet, Soo Ho and Yeong Ro had time to go to the rooftop. They knew they could be blown up or attacked anytime. Inside the dorm, people also appeared relaxed despite the urgency of the situation. Pi or when Yeong Ro stood in between her dad and Soo Ho. You'd then get the feeling that these stories were included to sort of appease those who were offended.īut whatever the show lacked in other aspects, I loved how it always gave us intense scenes like the part where Bun Ok threatened to shoot Ms. However, I felt that some of these scenes were contrived. Yes, there were attempts to paint the ANSP as bad guys like when the dormers voiced out how their families were affected by the false accusations/frame-ups the ANSP was known for. I felt that the condemnation of the evil deeds that happened during that time was lacking. But I also understand where all the oppositions to the show were coming from. I saw the show's attempt in painting the dictatorship as a government that was only after the officials' personal interests and not the country's. At one point, even Yeong Ro's father betrayed his own daughter. There were moments when the show tended to be quite confusing with all the betrayal that was happening. I actually loved the strong women storylines, especially when viewed vis-a-vis the weakling guys (Ahn, Nam, and Hye Ryeong's boyfriends (Ahn Dong Goo of The Silent Sea and Our Beloved Summer and Heo Nam Joon)). They appeared even wimpier when compared to the strong women characters the show had - Yeong Ro, Ms. Although I understand that they were there to help the story move, even if they appeared more like decorations most of the time. The government officials' wives were not really my favorites.
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