#Yong Pal

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Because I’ve been watching so many cdramas lately, to get back to kdrama world and have our heroine kill a bunch of people (and spare some other people only because begged by the man she loves), threaten with murder, conduct industrial espionage and commit a host of other white collar crimes and then:

Keep her vast fortune, beat cancer and and end up blissfully together in mutual love with a tall hot sweet dude who worships the ground she walks on and is most Good Samaritan person imaginable is jaw dropping!

And the best part is she doesn’t even repent, she just stops doing bad stuff - not because she finds it immoral but because she’s not happy and because she wants to be with ML who is not keen on her behavior. So she stops and that’s enough and her man is totally on board basically going “sure you did enough felonies to go for the Guinness record but you decided not to from now on and that’s good enough for me. Now I am going to treat a sick kid for free and after that we can cuddle on the roof.”

Like!!!!

This one drama alone would make the entirety of NRTA explode!

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Yong Pal (2015) - 용팔이 - Whump List

List by StayDandy Synopsis : Kim Tae Hyeon is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay his sister's medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong Pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with gangsters and corrupt plutocrats alike. It is while making such a house call that Tae Hyeon rescues "sleeping beauty" Han Yeo Jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences. (MDL) AKA : The Gang Doctor

Whumpee : Kim Tae Hyun / Yong Pal played by Joo Won

Country : 🇰🇷 South Korea Genres : Action, Romance, Drama, Medical

Notes : This is a Full Whump List

Episodes on List : 7 Total Episodes : 18

*Spoilers below*

01 : (at end) Shoots up with epinephrine then jumps off a bridge into a river

02 : … continued from previous ep. ... (replay) Shoots up with epinephrine then jumps off a bridge into a river … slapped

04 : Willingly goes into a room that's losing oxygen & possibly irradiated, passes out

06 : Shot

07 : … continued from previous ep. ... Collapses.. staggering, bleeding heavily.. medicating … still bleeding heavily, vision blurring … passes out … surgery, intubated … comatose

08 : … continued from previous ep. ... Hospitalized … removes his IV

16 : Knocked out

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Yong pal (2015)-brief & detailed whump list

Synopsis: a surgeon decides to operate as a doctor for the corrupt and criminal in order to pay for his sister's medical bills. He becomes enmeshed in a dark conspiracy involving a chaebol heiress forcibly put in a medically induced coma.

Total episodes: 18

Episodes on the list: 5

Whumpee: Kim Tae Hyun (played by Joo Won)

Available on Netflix

I wanna keep a middle ground for people who like detailed lists and those who don't wanna spoil the whump, so i made 2 different versions of the list.

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The list with minimal spoilers:

E02: jumps from a bridge into the water, weak, pale.

E04: suffocates from gass, passes out.

E06: shot.

E07: continues from previous episode: shot (prolonged kinda whump with all these details), passes out.

E16: knocked out.

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The detailed list:

E02: injects himself with adrenaline, jumps from a bridge into the water (but doesn't pass out :(), weak, pale.

E04: suffocates from gass, passes out, passed out on a hospital bed (brief).

E06: shot, collapses on the floor.

E07: continues from previous episode: shot.. weak, sweating, heavy breathing, holds his side, heavy bleeding through his white coat & fingers, staggering, falls against the wall, unable to walk properly he supports himself against the wall, has to treat himself, sterilising his wound and in lots of pain, giving himself injections to be able to perform surgery, doing surgery WHILE BLEEDING and THE BLOOD starts to SEEP THROUGH his scrub, has been bleeding for a long time, weak, blurry vision, struggling to do cpr cuz he's close to passing out, can't keep going and passes out and one of the doctors catches him *screams*, said to have lost a lot of blood and needs blood transfusion, surgery performed on him, passed out in hospital bed with oxygen mask on, his state is not getting better for days, bandages being changed while he's passed out and doctors taking care of him.

E16: knocked out. (brief)

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Yong-pal (2015)

I liked this show, but the premise is legitimately bonkers. It's a modern day take on sleeping beauty—only there's no handsome prince—just an overworked (but obviously handsome) doctor, a bunch of gangsters, and some crazy corporate infighting. Let me explain... no there is too much. Let me sum up...

The first 10 episodes were enthralling. The lead character Kim Tae Hyun (aka Yong-pal and played by Joo Won), was originally framed as a cynical anti-hero who is in way over his head and has to do a ton of unethical stuff. But then he finds himself trapped being an unofficial guard for Han Yeo-jin (aka Sleeping Beauty and played by Kim Tae-hee), and at some point he decides he doesn't want to be one of the baddies and helps her escape.

This takes about 9-10 episodes to work through and has some great action and tense surgery moments... because this is an action / medical drama, and you meet alot of interesting characters.

Then just past the mid-point of the season, Sleeping Beauty is finally free and she starts taking back the Kingdom and taking revenge on everyone who had anything to do with locking her in the castle. This Takes 3-4 episodes and is about where the show starts to drag a bit.

Then we have 2 episodes of board room corporate warfare that doesn't make much sense and the OTP hits a rough patch and it starts to really drag.

Then the ending arc is bonkers (**spoilers** there's poisoning, cancer, miracle surgery, people who disappeared 5 episodes ago returning to Save The Day(TM), lots of pretty people crying, and kids in a clinic). I wanted to see how it ended, so I kept going until the end, but it was slightly disappointing.

Why the Show Worked Anyway

Casting! This cast is so pretty, and so much fun to watch, and the characters are fascinating enough that you just don't care how crazy the plot is.

Kim Mi-kyung is still a standout actor. And she's young enough that she doesn't have to be anyone's mom (all the moms are dead in this show, because of course they are). She's the Head Nurse at the hospital instead!

Joo Won gets to play a doctor who is kind of an action hero at the start but then loses his super powers about the time he (**spoilers** gets shot). I liked him, but the other characters are so colorful that he almost seems tame by comparison. The show needs someone to ground it, and most of the time that's Joo Won.

Kim Tae-hee is very good as well. She spends 10 episodes being sick and crying alot (while managing to look cute instead of terrible). Then she gets an arc where she's basically a corporate mob boss and goes on a murder-for-hire spree, and I think that's probably where she's most interesting. I think she does alot with the part she's written, but her character isn't very nuanced.

Chae Jung-an is another standout. I think the character was written very inconsistently (and not just because she pretended to be a ditz some of the time), but she was so much fun to watch that I kind of just went with it. Could have done without some of the cringy scenes in yoga pants at the hospital, but even that was still funny sometimes.

Stephanie Lee (or Lee Jeong-ah) had maybe the coolest role that wasn't a lead. Morally grey but (due to careful writing) not really evil, she's basically the fixer for the VIP floor of the hospital. And it was nice to see a Korean-American in a role.

Honorable Mention to Jo Hyun-jae as the evil step-brother. His character tended to bad-guy monologue. His schemes pretty much always blew up in his face. However, he somehow made this two-dimensional baddy feel like a real person. Or at least, enough of a real person that you felt sorry for him a few times.

TL; DR:

I got alot of enjoyment out of episodes 1-10 or so. I didn't hate the rest of them, but it felt like the writers didn't know what to do, and so they just started putting stuff out there almost randomly. And even the stuff they setup earlier in the season was so bonkers that it felt random. Still a good show that is fun to watch (most of the time).

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Just there to tell you that I read your post about the shizunfucking one time but I was distracted and I wasn't watching loch. Now, watching loch I really don't know why but I thought the shizunfucking happened between mei ChaoFeng and Huang Yaoshi. IDK WHY. I just looked at her and was like "yeah, she is the one". I reared your post for clarification, because I don't trust my memory. And yeah, the delusion. But now I've internalized that mei cheofeng loves Huang Yaoshi lol.

Anyway at Peach Blossom Island are all insane and I enjoy all of them.

Also, the tome of nine darkness is going to cause problems, isn't it?

HAHAHA omg no, the shizunfucker is Yang Kang's son! Yang Guo my darling baby boy who I also put on thin fucking ice so many times...

The relationship between MCF and HYS has gone through many permutations over the years and is increasingly ambiguous throughout the adaptations! Whether or not they were in romantic love has been a subject of great debate in Jin Yong fandom!

Regardless YES the Peach Blossom Island Pals are all SO insane about shifu, and I adore them for it.

:) the 9 Yin Manual... :) I wrote about evil macguffins once or twice I think. :D

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Download Yong Pal (2015) Season 1 Hindi Dubbed Complete [Korean Series] 720p HEVC WEB-DL

Kim Tae-hyun is a talented surgeon. Desperate for money to pay for his sister’s medical bills, he adopts the code name Yong-pal and offers his medical skills to those in need of medical attention but who cannot do so publicly, dealing with criminals and corrupt plutocrats. Joining a team of corrupt physicians Kim rescues “sleeping beauty” Han Yeo-jin, a chaebol heiress, from a medically induced coma, leading to unintended consequences.

Kim Tae-Hyun (Joo Won) is an excellent surgeon, but he is constantly harassed by debt collectors due to his younger sister. His younger sister requires expensive kidney dialysis. To make more money, he goes to see patients privately for a high fee. He doesn’t care whether these patients are criminals as long as they can pay him.

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HC:

Abby and female grunts will actually call Yong-il “The Fucking Count of Jeong” because of him being the 18th in the Jeong lineage.

This is because his title, the 18th Count of Jeong, the number 18 in Korean, 십�� (ship-pal) sounds an awful lot like the word for ‘fuck’ in Korean, 씨발 (ssi-bal).

[dangermousie]

I love the way this drama is shot!

Also, it's pretty awesome that this is a drama starring Joo Won and yet it's Kim Tae Hee's character who is the unhinged, vengeful mess.

I can't wait for them to actually interact properly. She's def intrigued.

Also, this was made in 2015, long before netflix and other western cos got interested in kdramas and it's made with no influence from that source (in terms of either being financed by them or being made with an eye for eg American market) and oh, you can tell the difference and I love it so much that it feels like a proper kdrama, type of kdrama I fell for, not an American show with Korean actors, and not even a hybrid of kdrama with those types of influences. (I have no idea how to put the difference in vibe, story, everything into words, I guess it's like p0rn in the famous words of Justice Potter Stewart: "I know it when I see it.")

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Anschütz German Navigation Equipment Key in Modernizing 41 Indonesian Naval Warships

Defense industries in Indonesia have partnered with the German navigation technology provider, Anschütz, to refurbish and modernize 41 naval warships (KRI), including submarines. In this modernization process, Anschütz emphasizes technology transfer, particularly in maintaining and training ship navigation systems, collaborating with the local company PT Cipta Teknologi Persada. The CEO of PT Cipta Teknologi Persada, Asmui Mansur, confirmed the collaboration between his company and Anschütz, signed on 9 November in Jakarta. The collaboration agreement includes a training program designed by Anschütz for Indonesian technicians. Asmui mentioned that this education and training would involve maintenance aspects and engage the Indonesian Navy personnel. Anschütz technology is widely used in Indonesian warships, recognized for its navigation technology, including gyro inertial systems, warship electronic chart display and information systems (WECDIS), and integrated bridge and navigation systems (IBNS). Ron Lee Chor Yong, Anschütz's CEO for ASEAN and Far East, welcomed the collaboration, emphasizing product availability as a key factor in modernization, especially during transitions from peace to emergency situations. Regarding technology transfer, Ron explained the company's future business direction aimed at involving small-scale Indonesian companies in small-scale assembly.The Indonesian Ministry of Defense has appointed PT PAL Indonesia (Persero) as the lead integrator (main contractor) in the project to revamp the 41 Indonesian Navy naval warships.

Defense industries in Indonesia have partnered with the German navigation technology provider, Anschütz, to refurbish and modernize 41 naval warships (KRI), including submarines. In this modernization process, Anschütz emphasizes technology transfer, particularly in maintaining and training ship navigation systems, collaborating with the local company PT Cipta Teknologi Persada. The CEO of PT…

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Thomas and Friends: Tales from Sodor (Story 26): The Sodor Cup

Narrator: The Sodor Cup

Scene opens with Edward, puffing down the line with freight cars of Fruit, and Daisy rolling down the line, Edward blew his whistle and Daisy honked her horn

Narrator: All of Sir Topham Hatt's engines loved working on the Island of Sodor, it's what makes them really useful

Scene transitions to Thomas and Rosie shunting a truck to each other, in which it's seen by Sir Topham Hatt

Narrator: Sometimes they also want to have some fun and games, normally Sir Topham Hatt doesn't approve of it

Scene transitions to Vicarstown Station, where the Steam Team (Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Emily, Molly, and Rosie) are all there, as well as Sir Topham Hatt

Narrator: One day, Sir Topham Hatt gathered his finest Engines to Vicarstown Station, he had an important announcement

Sir Topham Hatt: Today is The Sodor Cup, where Engines from Sodor and Abroad will compete, and Thomas, you will be leading Team Sodor

Thomas: Oh, thank you sir! Which of the International Engines are we competing against?

Just then, familiar whistle was heard

Thomas: That sounded like

That whistle was Flying Scotsman, leading a team of International Engines, including Frieda, Axel, Hiro, Yong Bao, Ashima, Rajiv, Gina, Raul, Gator, Shane, Carlos, Ivan, Etienne, and Vinnie

Flying Scotsman: Hello, Team Sodor!

Gordon: Well, looks like we got our word cut out

Scene transitions to Knapford Station, where the Sodor Engines and International Engines are gathered

Announcer: The first event, is Speed! The contestants for this event are Gordon of Sodor, and Etienne of France!

Etienne: Bonjour! I love you all so much!

Announcer: Ready? Go!

Etienne honked his horn and sped through the island

Announcer: My, look at that speed!

Etienne: *sees a station of people* Oh why not *he slows down as people began to take pictures of him* Ho ho, Bonjour! How are you?

Etienne resumed to speed and arrived at Knapford

Announcer: And Etienne has scored, 4.45 Miles in!

Etienne: Ho ho!

Frieda: Etienne, why did you slow down?

Etienne: Well Frieda, if I speed too fast, then le pictures would be blurry!

Announcer: Alright, next up is: Gordon of Sodor!

Gordon: Let me show you how a pro does it!

Molly: Go Gordon!

Henry: Go Gordon Go!

Gordon puffs out of Knapford Station and races through the Island, and he races past the Station of People without Slowing down, and he puffs all the way back to Knapford

Announcer: And Gordon has Scored, 7.89 Miles in! Team Sodor takes the lead!

Thomas: Yeah!

The Sodor Engines cheered

Frieda: Next time Etienne, focus!

Etienne: Of course!

Scene transitions to the 2nd Event, the Shunting Challenge, at the yards at Brendam Docks

Announcer: Welcome to the 2nd Event, the Shunting Challenge, and the contestants for this event are, Thomas of Sodor and Gina of Italy, they'll both Shunt freight cars for Henry of Sodor and Vinnie of North America

Thomas: Good luck Gina

Gina: You too Thomas

Announcer: Ready? Go!

Thomas and Gina race off to shunt freight cars

Thomas: *sees a Mail Car* Points!

The Signalman changed the points for Thomas to take the Mail Car and he shunt the car behind Henry

Henry: Go Thomas!

Vinnie: Oh, that little shrimp!

Thomas: *sees Vinnie* Oh no! Not him again!

Vinnie: *chuckled evil* Hurry up Gina!

Gina: *annoyed* I will Vinnie! Points!

The Signalman switched the points for Gina

Gina: *shunted a Truck full of Coal behind Vinnie* Here, you big brute!

Vinnie: Watch it pal!

Thomas: Points! *shunts a Salt Van to Henry*

Gina: Points! *shunts a Tar Tanker to Vinnie*

Thomas: Points! *shunts a Coal Car to Henry*

Gina: Points! *shunts a flatbed of logs to Vinnie*

Thomas: Points! *shunts a Slate Car to Henry*

Gina: Points! *shunts a Stone Car to Vinnie*

Thomas: Points Points! *shunts 2 Tar Tankers to Henry*

Gina: Points! *shunts 2 Coal Cars to Vinnie*

Thomas: Now I need the brake van!

Gina: Me too!

Thomas and Gina: First one to shunt the brake van takes bad coal! *both Shunt their respective Brake van*

Announcer: Looks like Thomas and Gina are funnel to funnel! Who will win?!

Thomas: For Sodor! *he shunts the brake van behind Henry's Freight Cars*

Gina: No! *shunts the brake van behind Vinnie's freight cars*

Announcer: The winner, is Thomas of Sodor! Team Sodor wins again!

Thomas: Yes!

Narrator: Now the 3rd Event, whoever can pull their freight cars to Vicarstown is the winner! Ready, go!

Vinnie: *blew his Whistle* So long, Mackerel! Ha ha ha!

Henry: How rude! *he blew whistle and gave chase to Vinnie*

Scene transitions to Henry and Vinnie puff through the Countryside, as the race continues

Vinnie: Points!

The Signalman changed the points

Vinnie: *puffing onto Henry's line* So long, Mackerel! Ha ha ha ha!

Henry: Ah! *stops*

Unknown to either one of them, Diesel 10 was observing the race

Diesel 10: If anyone is gonna mess with those Steam Engines, it's gonna be me *he clamps Pinchy*

Vinnie: *puffs into Vicarstown* Ha ha!

Announcer: And the winner, is Vinnie of North America! Team International earns a point!

Frieda: Bravo Vinnie!

Vinnie: Ha ha ha!

Gina: *puffs up to Thomas* I am so sorry about Vinnie's behavior

Thomas: It's alright Gina

Scene transitions to the 4th event, The 2 Engine Dash, at Knapford

Announcer: The 4th Event is underway, the 2 Engine Dash, the contestants are Rosie of Sodor and Ashima of India, and the other 2 are James of Sodor and Yong Bao of China!

Rosie: Good luck, Ashima!

Ashima: You too, Rosie

Announcer: Ready? Go!

Rosie and Ashima blew their whistles and they raced out of the station

Ashima: Look out Rosie, I'm gonna win!

Rosie: Heh heh, yeah right Ashima! *she puffs faster*

Transitions to Wellsworth Station, where James and Yong Bao are at

James: I'm quite surprised you prefer a Tiger over a Number

Yong Bao: Well, I did meet a tiger years ago back when I was blue, I did save an engine from falling

James: I see

Rosie: *puffing into Wellsworth Station, and bumps James* Go James!

James: Ha ha! Goodbye Yong Bao! *he blew his whistle and puffs off*

Ashima: *puffs into Wellsworth Station and bumps Yong Bao* Go Yong Bao, go!

Yong Bao: I'm on it Ashima *he blew his whistle and puffs off to catch up with James

James: *puffing through the Countryside* Ha ha! Looks like I'm gonna win! Kellsthorpe here I come!

Yong Bao: *blew his whistle and puffs up to James* Oh, hello James!

James: What the?!

Yong Bao: Surprise to see me?

James: Kinda, yeah

Yong Bao: Well, watch this, I call this, the Speed of the Tiger! Roar! *puffs faster*

James: H-hey! *he puffs up to catch up to Yong Bao*

Announcer: And the winner for this event is... Yong Bao of China!

Yong Bao: *puffs into Kellsthorpe* Roar!

James: No!

Announcer: Another victory for Team International!

Thomas: Oh no!

Frieda: Oh ah ah ah, give up Thomas, you'll never win!

Thomas: We won't lose!

Scene transitions to the Final Event, The Race

Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, this is it, the final event, The Race! 3 Engines from both Teams, racing from One station to the other, and finally to Ulfstead Castle! So first up, are Thomas and Frieda, and after them, are Emily and Vinnie, and finally, Gordon and Flying Scotsman

Thomas: Hey, good luck Frieda

Frieda: You too Thomas

Announcer: On your marks, get set, go!

Thomas and Frieda blew their whistles and puff out of Kellsthorpe Station

Thomas: So long Frieda!

Frieda: Oh its on Thomas!

Thomas puffs through the Countryside, in the lead

Thomas: Ha ha ha! I'm in the lead!

Frieda: *puffing up to Thomas* Guten tag Thomas!

Thomas: Huh?!

Frieda: Trying to win? *making a smug face*

Thomas: Oh you didn't not!

Scene transitions to Crovan's Gate, Emily and Vinnie are there

Emily: *crossed at Vinnie* I won't forgive you for bullying Philip!

Vinnie: Ha ha ha! Yeah right, you little pufferfish!

Thomas: *blew his whistle and bumps Emily* Go Emily!

Emily: So long, Whale! *chuckled as she puffs off*

Vinnie: WHALE!?! No one insults me!

Frieda: *blew her whistle and bumps Vinnie* Quit your complaining Vinnie, and get a move on!

Vinnie: Yeah yeah, whatever! *he blew his whistle and puffs off to catch up with Emily*

Emily: *puffing through the Countryside* I'm almost there to Wellsworth!

Vinnie: *puffing up to Emily and blew his whistle* Ha ha ha ha! Surprise Pufferfish!

Emily: Oh no!

Vinnie: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Unknown to Vinnie, the points were switched to a siding

Vinnie: *diverted into a siding* What the?! Uh oh! *splashes into a Muddy Puddle*

Emily: Ha ha ha ha! So long, whale!

Diesel 10: *observing from the bushes* Like I said, if anyone is gonna threaten the steamies, it's gonna be me!

Vinnie: *backs up onto the tracks, covered in mud* Grrrrrrr!!!! I'll get you! *he blew his whistle in fury and races after Emily*

Scene transitions to Wellsworth Station, Gordon and Flying Scotsman were there

Flying Scotsman: Good luck, little brother

Emily: *puffs in and blew her whistle as she bumps Gordon* Go Gordon!

Gordon: Ha ha! Goodbye, Little Brother! *he puffs off from Wellsworth*

Vinnie: *arrived and bumps Flying Scotsman very hard* Get a move on Scotsman!

Flying Scotsman: Ow! No need to be so rough! *he blew his whistle and puffs up to Gordon*

Vinnie: Now, as for you Emerald Pufferfish!

Diesel 10: Hey, tough Steamie!

Emily: Diesel 10!?

Diesel 10: If you wanna mess with those steamies, mess with me first! *he races backwards*

Vinnie: With pleasure *he blew his whistle and chased after Diesel 10*

Scene transitions to Gordon, thundering down the line to Ulfstead Castle

Gordon: Ha ha! I'm going to win!

Flying Scotsman: Not if I got anything to say little brother!

Scene now shows Gordon and Flying Scotsman racing up to Ulfstead Castle

Flying Scotsman: *spluttering* What?! What's going on?! I'm slowing down!

Gordon races into Ulfstead Castle

Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, it's over, the winner for The Sodor Cup is... Team Sodor!

Thomas: Yes!

Frieda: Nein!

Gator: Well done Thomas!

Thomas: Thank you Gator!

Sir Topham Hatt: *claims the Sodor Cup Trophy* Oh, marvelous! We won!

Scene transitions to Tidmouth Sheds, at Night, the 9 Members of the Steam Team are in their berths

Narrator: That night, the Engines were admiring their victory

Thomas: I can't believe we won!

Edward: I'm surprised we pulled it off

Molly: Oh yes

Just then, they heard a whistle

Gordon: Oh, I recognize that whistle

Flying Scotsman: *puffing in* Hello Team Sodor, I wanna say, Congratulations on your victory, I'm surprised we all had fun

Thomas: Yeah, we sure have

Gordon: But Scotsman, aren't you supposed to head back to The Mainland?

Sir Topham Hatt: Oh I was about to have them sent back home, but I asked their controllers about helping us out a bit more

All the International Engines (Hiro, Gator, Ashima, Rajiv, Yong Bao, Shane, Raul, Gina, Etienne, Frieda, Axel, Ivan, Carlos, and Vinnie) all arrived

Gina: Yes, we can provide the extra help

Rosie: That sounds like a great idea Gina

Percy: As long, we are all friends

Both the Sodor Engines and International Engines all chuckled as Steam Clouds rolled in

Story End

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Start-up (2020)

I really enjoyed the first couple arcs in the show, but there was a real drop in interest by the end of it. I'm sure the pandemic was part of the problem, but the biggest problem was the same thing that plagues so many of these workplace rom-coms — The dreaded LOVE TRIANGLE!

The premise actually worked for the most part. The writers kept me guessing enough at the beginning that I couldn't decide what was going to happen with the relationships. I especially liked the underdog story at the beginning. But they kept the resolution to the stupid love triangle going to 6 episodes too long. And I just stopped caring about most of the story. Especially for the last three episodes. The only thing that kept me going really was the performances.

The Performances

Bae Suzy (as Seo Dal-mi) did a pretty good job as the main romantic interest and really the main character. The writing at the end (which may have been a casualty of the pandemic) really let her down in the last 6-8 episodes. What I think the writers were trying for in her arc was having her go from under-confident to over-confident and then finding a balance at the end.

They kind of painted themselves in a corner as they wanted her to do something dumb enough to have consequences, but not so dumb that she washed up and ruined the company. But there aren't very many real life cases of that to choose from so you got something that could have been easily avoided if she had talked to anyone in the industry for 5 minutes. It was dumb and felt contrived, and it took the character to a less interesting place in the last few episodes.

Nam Joo-hyuk (as Nam Do-san), did a good but fairly forgettable job. The writers could have done alot more to make his character interesting, but his real problem was that he was playing opposite Kim Seon-ho—who would go on to play a better version of the same character in Hometown Cha x3—and so he ended up looking like a boring kid until maybe the very end of the show.

Kim Seon-ho (as Kim Sang-ho) was one of the standout players here. He had the most interesting backstory, and the grumpy cynic with a heart of gold character was by far the most interesting of the cast. He also had great banter and chemistry with everyone which was just fun to watch.

Kim Hae-sook (as the grandmother, Choi Won-deok) was also fun to watch. Every scene with her and Kim Seon-ho was pretty good. Even when they were just sitting and talking and eating street food.

Kang Han-na (as Won In-jae / Seo In-jae) was probably the most underused main character. Kang Han-na did a good job with what she was given, but her role was mostly just to provide motivation for the other characters. The writers could have given her story more attention and had a much more interesting show. For various reason, they didn't.

Stephanie Lee (as Jung Sa-ha) did a pretty good job with what she was given. I didn't buy the romance arc the writers did with her character, but it was cute enough that I sort of liked it anyways. Once the writers gave the guy she was dating an actual personality, anyway. Overall, it was a decent role, but much less interesting role than in Yong-pal.

TL; DR:

There's a severe dropoff in quality in the last 8 episodes. This could be due to the pandemic, but in any case there was alot of wheel spinning and I nearly lost interest.

They had a decent love triangle which only worked because the third corner was played by Kim Seon-ho. If you were in the know, you could figure out who the writers were going to end it with (the ages, the marketing posters, etc. made that pretty clear), but Seon-ho did such a good job with a cool character, that you still kind of wanted Sang-ho and Seo Dal-mi to ride off into the sunset. But there's always Hometown Cha x3 instead.

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