By Taleena Sinclair on Fri, Jan 29, 2016
Welcome, welcome to Neighborhood Hero!!!
We’re just going to just hang out in the local watering hole and pretend
we are super spies with a tragic past too. Join Taleena, Young Ajummah,
and Ekun as we "monitor" this episode from A-Z.
Taleena: I have to say ladies, this show was right up my alley. I love action-y, mystery,
cop-like dramas and this had just enough humor in it to keep it from being too heavy.
Sometimes when the weather is bad you need that little bit of humor to keep something
from being a downer.
Ekun: Not going to lie--I was more excited to see Park Shi Hoo back in a drama
more than anything! And who doesn’t love Lee Soo Hyuk?
Ekun: The first episode was a bit slow in the beginning. A lot happened, but I found myself
looking down at my phone or even walking out the room. But after he got out of prison,
my eyes were wide open! Shi Hoo seems shifty--I love it!
Ajummah: 1. HOLY CRAP!!!! This drama started off with the action! 2.
I LOVE Park Shi Hoo. Lol. Okay. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but it certainly wasn’t this!
Well actually, I wanted it to be this but having being in this “k-drama scene” for several years,
I didn’t have high expectations. I am so glad the first 5 minutes proved me wrong.
Was I the only one that jumped during the car crash scene?
Taleena: The only reason I didn’t jump at the car crash scene is because I saw it coming
and braced for it. That first episode had a LOT of exposition to get through, and it did
a really good job of setting everyone in motion. We saw just enough of the operation
that went bad to know that he is justified in wanting to know what happened really,
but to also know that he might well have deserved a little time in the clink.
Ekun: And I am all about him, Shi Hoo, getting those answers! I got so many questions
it is not even funny! What is going on with Tae Ho? Why is sunbae/hyung seem shady?
Who that girl Chan Gyu was talking to? Who is this pimped out cool cat trying
to take over this property? Why does his henchman not comb his hair?!
Ajummah: So many questions! What relationship does the cop have to do with everything?
These two episodes are not enough. I like Lee Soo Hyuk’s character so far. He wants to be
a police officer SO BADLY! And can I just be a fangirl for a second? *squeee!*
His voice is AMAZING! I just want him to say everything and anything to me. Now that
the girl from the first episode (I can’t remember her name) has entered the scene,
what’s going to happen to the writer? I thought she was going to be the love interest.
Maybe it’s too early to tell?
Taleena: Will we get the devil’s love triangle? Two girls and a guy? Ha ha. Cue fan OUTRAGE!
I think it is too early to tell. Also I am kind of hoping writer will crush on whom she thinks is
Lee Soo Hyuk’s vigilante personae while being attracted to Park Shi Hoo, because that has
the potential for comedy gold. Gold! I loved her spy story fantasy.
She is obviously my kind of girl.
Ekun: Ahjumma, I am squealing along with you on Lee Soo Hyuk’s voice. I want him to recite
some of my favorite sonnets. And Taleena, isn’t any love triangle a devil’s device?! They always seem so unnecessary! Jung Yeon (Kwon Yoo Ri) is a character I do not care a lot about thus far.
I am glad she has hopes and dreams, but I was a little salty with her when she was being a snitch about the CCTV’s being installed! I hate that her and her friend are having so much trouble with those other guys… I was like, “Is this legal! can they do this?! Isn’t this a form of harassment?!” *Throws popcorn at the screen*
Taleena: While love triangles are totally overused Ekun, they can be used quite well
in the right hands. Love triangles ought to be earned though. CCTV’s are everywhere in
Kdramas so it was quite shocking to me that the bar was sans cameras.
I think he might put them in himself in secret though. Right?
Ajummah: I agree Taleena! I think he just told the old man he wasn’t going to do it to keep
the peace and then when no one is looking, he’ll install them. Also another fangirl moment….
when Park Shi Hoo was doing the pull ups! LAWD, yes! He made me want to work out!
Taleena: Angst Pull Ups are a wonderful thing. I was watching Oh My Venus and so it was
a nice little way to wean myself off the So Ji Sub workout scenes. I am thinking
Writer Girl would not object to the CCTV cameras if it recorded that.
Ekun: Look, I am not going to workout with you--but I will watch Park Shi Hoo
(and So Ji Sub) do the strenuous activity any day of the week. *sips soda*
What do you think drama fans? Who’s good? Who’s bad? Is there such a thing
as a good love triangle? Let us know in the comments! Also read:
Credit : dramfever.com, thank you!
I am enjoying this drama so much, I too think that there's probably going to be a love triangle later but I think the first girl is already out, past thing, he's going to pair with the writer girl who is already feeling attracted to the 'masked hero'. So, everything going on comes really good! By the way, I do always enjoy male training scenes ( especially Sihoo one's) and I also watched Oh my Venus with So Ji Sub work out motivating scenes, I do heavy work out on my own so I loved watching Sihoo doing pull ups!!! Awesome scene!
ReplyDeleteWow! Good for you, Fabiola! Keep it up with your work out! When you make a momentum going it's good for you both mentally & physically! Who know one day you may do pull up side by side with Park Si Hoo ! No! No! Never stop dreaming!^^
DeleteAbout LH : I have to say this is the first drama that I really enjoy watching the whole crews without skipping it ( after re-watched it many times^^ ) Of course Park SI Hoo is always my number one I focus on. This drama he gave us so much just the first quarter of the show! I am very impress with the action scene of the end of Ep # 4! So cool & the action went non-stop almost 30 seconds ( or more ) . We know that took probably at least half of the day to film this part ( not include the preparation ) It's really a one man show for this scene! After I watched it I couldn't help myself thanks him for the hard works he had done for us as his promise! And it's still a lot more to come!
During this Chinese New Year, I hope he will have time to rest well at least one full day! If we have to wait longer for the Ep # 5 but for his sake, we can do it right! We learned now waiting for him is worth it!
By the way, my eyes just on Park Si Hoo, so I don't know how other actor doing for the pull up scene, no need to compare them here. You can be a judge by yourself but for me, I give Park Si Hoo 100% satisfaction!^^