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Better than expected but still not great
My doubts going into this series rested on Gun, I was interested to know whether he could pull this off, but overall, doubtful he could. Saying that though, the premise is great and Boat seemed like a promising actor from what I saw in the trailer (and lets be honest he's also super cute lol) and so I thought I'd give watching this a shot! After finishing, overall, I'm happy with this series but as always a little disappointed with Gun's performance.
So, let's talk about the plot first, to be honest, I haven't seen many mafia related dramas but the execution of this was decent enough. Gun did a good job at playing Sky, the mafia' boss' spoilt only son and the rarity of his blood added a twist that was predictably bland, but on my part, unseen in a drama like this. Sky's dad was an interesting yet frustrating character, it was a little predictable to have him as the obstacle to Sky and Sun's relationship at the end but without which the story would have gone no where. I was left with so many questions about the plot overall though that I couldn't rate the story very highly. Like, how did Sun's existence evade Sky for so long? Did Sun ever go to school and how did Sky's dad get him into university? What's the beef between Sky's dad and Sakkhee anyway, it can't all be about the drugs, right? Who killed Sky's mother? I could go on forever.
Gun's execution of Sky was good, but, to be honest, he's an awkward actor, he does frustration and comedy well, but he clearly has a hard time portraying heartbreak. I definitely bought into Sun and Sky's relationship, they had chemistry, but there were times when there needed to be tears and there was a lack of them on Gun's part. Boat however, who plays Sky, was so so good, I was very surprised because I haven't previously heard of him or any of his other work. He portrayed the obedient bodyguard, denying himself of emotions very well! Boat had a couple of fight scenes that seemed awkward, but they made me laugh so that ended up being a plus. Also, I feel like he carried the intimacy with Gun at times, and so I have to give him credit where its due. My favourite character was Bank, he's super funny, adorable and the best friend! I only wish he got more screen time with Pitch, who he was paired with, especially because we didn't even get to see a confession scene from them! The fight scene where Pitch and Bank help Sun rescue Sky was hilarious, Pitch swinging his sticks around and Banks attempt at Kung fu, or Taekwondo, (or honestly what was that??) will stick in my mind forever. I didn't like Toktang or Juno much, I don't think they added a lot to the story and at times they were annoying (especially Juno clinging onto Sun, ew girl move along), but I kind of wish we got to see them find love, just to add a little bit to their characterisation.
If you've yet to watch this series, go in not reading to much into the plot and don't expect much of Gun, because it is worth a watch, the story is fun and interesting at times and the characters, especially Sun and Bank are super cute!
So, let's talk about the plot first, to be honest, I haven't seen many mafia related dramas but the execution of this was decent enough. Gun did a good job at playing Sky, the mafia' boss' spoilt only son and the rarity of his blood added a twist that was predictably bland, but on my part, unseen in a drama like this. Sky's dad was an interesting yet frustrating character, it was a little predictable to have him as the obstacle to Sky and Sun's relationship at the end but without which the story would have gone no where. I was left with so many questions about the plot overall though that I couldn't rate the story very highly. Like, how did Sun's existence evade Sky for so long? Did Sun ever go to school and how did Sky's dad get him into university? What's the beef between Sky's dad and Sakkhee anyway, it can't all be about the drugs, right? Who killed Sky's mother? I could go on forever.
Gun's execution of Sky was good, but, to be honest, he's an awkward actor, he does frustration and comedy well, but he clearly has a hard time portraying heartbreak. I definitely bought into Sun and Sky's relationship, they had chemistry, but there were times when there needed to be tears and there was a lack of them on Gun's part. Boat however, who plays Sky, was so so good, I was very surprised because I haven't previously heard of him or any of his other work. He portrayed the obedient bodyguard, denying himself of emotions very well! Boat had a couple of fight scenes that seemed awkward, but they made me laugh so that ended up being a plus. Also, I feel like he carried the intimacy with Gun at times, and so I have to give him credit where its due. My favourite character was Bank, he's super funny, adorable and the best friend! I only wish he got more screen time with Pitch, who he was paired with, especially because we didn't even get to see a confession scene from them! The fight scene where Pitch and Bank help Sun rescue Sky was hilarious, Pitch swinging his sticks around and Banks attempt at Kung fu, or Taekwondo, (or honestly what was that??) will stick in my mind forever. I didn't like Toktang or Juno much, I don't think they added a lot to the story and at times they were annoying (especially Juno clinging onto Sun, ew girl move along), but I kind of wish we got to see them find love, just to add a little bit to their characterisation.
If you've yet to watch this series, go in not reading to much into the plot and don't expect much of Gun, because it is worth a watch, the story is fun and interesting at times and the characters, especially Sun and Bank are super cute!
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