s1m0n4

I watched 2 episodes of #Misaeng and it's so good! I guess it quite accurately portrays office life in South Korea.
I'm a bit bothered by the gender imbalance, there should have been more female characters imho, but mother and colleague have enough screen time to compensate.

#ImSiwan never disappoints as actor. Looking forward to see him in #SquidGame2 too!

#kdrama #MisaengIncompleteLife

Feb 29, 2024 at 7:03pmWeb
Show threadWhooshFeb 29, 2024

@s1m0n4

Good to hear!

I think @hanktank61 recommended that one a while back & I put it on my Plan to Watch list already.

#kDrama #MisaengIncompleteLife

Show threadnotthatkarenFeb 29, 2024
@s1m0n4 #Misaeng is so good. It took me a couple of episodes to get into it, but then it was hard to stop watching. It's such a different drama- compelling would be the best word I have to describe it. Think I may need to move this up on the re-watch list.
#kdrama
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Feb 29, 2024
@notthatkaren @s1m0n4
Ooh, compelling is always good! And I love the variety of dramas out there. @whoosh and I started watching #TheImpossibleHeir this week, which is #CurrentlyAiring. I'm so amazed with how much information that #kdrama directors can convey in very short scenes! It's starting out very interesting. Definitely not low-budget but focussed on the bromance between the 2 MLs and their interest in the same FL. A revenge drama.
Show threadnotthatkarenFeb 29, 2024
@EllenInEdmonton @s1m0n4 @whoosh #TheImpossibleHeir sounds entertaining. Been loving all the revenge dramas lately 😈. Sadly, seems to be on Hulu which I don’t have (just Viki and Netflix right now), but I’ll add it to my list for whenever I decide to pick up a month of Hulu.
#kdrama
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Feb 29, 2024
@notthatkaren @s1m0n4 @whoosh
Yeah, that's the way to do it. I have to wait for #MarryMyHusband to get picked up by another streaming service because I #BoycottBezos. #kdrama
Show threadWhooshFeb 29, 2024

@notthatkaren @EllenInEdmonton @s1m0n4

The 1st 2 episodes have been fantastic! I was worried because Ellen got the 1st 2 dropped at the same time, but I was only seeing 1 - in the U.S. Disney/Hulu is only giving us 1 on Wed & then 1 on Thu!!!

#kDrama #TheImpossibleHeir #λ‘œμ–„λ‘œλ”

Show threadRonsboy67Feb 29, 2024

@s1m0n4 "I guess it quite accurately portrays office life in South Korea."

Except for the final 2 episodes, which destroyed the show for me. I VERY MUCH doubt they accurately depict office life in South Korea. 😑

Show threads1m0n4Feb 29, 2024

@ronsboy67 Could you elaborate? I'm now at episode 4 and everything I saw so far looks plausible.

#kdrama #misaeng

Show threadRonsboy67Feb 29, 2024
@s1m0n4 The last 2 episodes see the cast off to Jordan, allegedly related to industrial espionage in episodes that climax in actual ripoff/homage to the Petra scenes in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I think I am on fairly solid ground in saying that it seems unlikely such desert escapades are part of ordinary office life in South Korea. The abruput switch from pure slice of life to absurd (and unoriginal) fantasy ruined the Drama for me
Show threadRonsboy67Feb 29, 2024
@s1m0n4 Further to the above , I should stress that the incidents are presented as actually happening, not some sort of dream/fantasy. That's why they irked me so much. Up to about episode 12, it was a solid favourite #KDrama
Show threads1m0n4Mar 1, 2024

@ronsboy67 The opening scenes in first episode hinted at that espionnage and action plot twist in Petra. So it's not totally unexpected.
Apart from that, everything going on on first episodes doesn't feel far-fetched from reality.

#kdrama #Misaeng #MisaengIncompleteLife

Show threadRonsboy67Mar 1, 2024

@s1m0n4 Yes, it was foreshadowed in the very opening, but to me, it's still patently absurd that a Seoul office supply company would be in the situation depicted in the finale. It's tonally very jarring, and they make ZERO attempt to pretend that the end of the very last episode isn't a straight ripoff of the Indy Jones movie.

As I said, the reason I hated it so much is thst for the first 12 or so, it's TOTALLY mundane and believable, literal slice-of-life, and one of the best.

Show threads1m0n4Mar 1, 2024
@ronsboy67 I'll let you know my final thoughts about it when I complete it.
Right now I'm totally hooked! Like you were until episode 14 πŸ˜‰
Show threadRonsboy67Mar 1, 2024
@s1m0n4 If I recall, you're in Luxembourg, so maybe stapler-sellers doubling as spies is more the norm for you there than here in quiet little AotearoaπŸ˜€
Show threads1m0n4Mar 1, 2024
@ronsboy67 Ahahah πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ I've been living in Luxembourg during my university years. I don't know if it changed lately, but I remember it as a quite boring country. Perfect to focus on studying,
I live in Northern France now.
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Mar 1, 2024
@s1m0n4 @ronsboy67
I watched Ep 1 last night and enjoyed it. FL seems to be quite fluent with numerous languages, English for sure! They use the same 2 English-speaking white actors that are in almost everything. Neither of them has actual acting ability. Otherwise, an interesting concept.