Week in Review (Apr 11 – 17, 2021)

What have I been doing this week? I’m glad you asked! Here’s what’s been on my watchlist this week:

*Note: My reviews usually contain spoilers. You have been warned. Proceed at your own risk.*

TV

Oh! Master (2021) – Ep 5-8

Week 3 and 4 of Oh! Master seems to be trying to hit us with all the drama trope punches, but none of them really seem to be landing for me. While I am thoroughly enjoying Nana and Lee Min-ki‘s performances, as well as the older trio of friends, the story is just too run-of-the-mill to be exciting. Not to mention that Jung Yoo-jin (Kang Min-hyuk) seems to primarily be there for window dressing and the occasional bearer of PPL gifts.

The slowly building tension, and seeing Bi-soo and Joo-in be more open with one another is extremely compelling, but I’m not sure why the writers are insisting on making it so that Joo-in’s feelings seem unsure. A blind person could see that she feels nothing more than friendship towards Yoo-jin. I hope that we move past this stage pretty quickly, so that we can see our main duo enjoying each others company as they slowly learn about one another.

I’m also enjoying each of their relationships with their mothers. Joo-in had to come to terms with the fact that her mother (Kim Ho-jung) may one day lose her memories of her. While this comes as a massive blow, she was also able to reframe this in a more positive light with the help of Bi-soo. He one the other hand has to deal with his own mother’s (Lee Hwi-hyang) demise, but he cannot be open with her about it because of the heartbreak she’ll experience if he knew. Instead, he’s using this opportunity to care for her and shower her with small acts of love. And while the mothers lean on each other for support, along with Kim Chang-kyu (Kim Chang-wan), their children do the same for each other.

All that said, I’m probably going to hold off on watching the show for a little while and wait to watch it in larger chunks since the story is not holding my interest as much as I hoped it would. Hopefully knowing where the finish line is will help me eventually get to it. And I’ll be able to enjoy all of Nana’s adorableness in one go.