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I like these Coben mini-series. Okay, they aren't top ranking, but they are fine shows with a decent storyline, good acting, script and directing.. They mostly have the same amount of thriller tension, and it's not too much for me so I can stick with it. (I turn off thrillers when they are too heavy or gory.)

The only thing I've found wanting in this particular series is that three (or four) of the male actors look identical. I have great difficulty telling them apart. It's only if they appear in the same scene that I can work out who's who. I don't know if I'm peculiar or if other people are just as confused as I am.

I'm only partway through and I've guessed how the story will develop, but I'll keep watching to see how much I get right.

This is one of those excruciating Korean shows you need to watch on 1.5x speed. Even then it's hard to keep watching a lot of the time. You may find yourself skipping over all the re-caps and smarmy scenes that add nothing to the story. They are there for laughs or sentimentality, if you like this sort of thing. (The main characters speak a lot in baby talk. They also talk out loud to themselves a lot.)

There is a subplot that is hinted at but largely hidden for at least the first seven episodes. Enough is revealed to show something nefarious is going on, but not enough to know what and exactly who are the bad guys.

The male lead plays a clueless boss to an extent that you wonder how he ever got the job. The female lead's part is suffocatingly cringy (at times no self-esteem, at other times more assertive). The two main secondary roles are a "straight" character and another over the top character.

The plot and subplots take forever to develop, which is frustrating. Just the same, the show can hook you in, which is why I've given it a 5.

I must admit I don't enjoy slapstick comedy. If you do, and you don't find this sort of thing too cringy and slow, then you may enjoy it.