coldfudge
I was excited for this drama because IU starts in it (I'm a fan), and decided to watch it because of that fact alone (Oh and the director also because of Misaeng). I didn't even read the synopsis or anything.
This drama is just... everything. I have finished all episodes and yet I still don't know where to categorize this under. Maybe it deserves a new category on its own. Maybe it doesn't need to be.
Perfecting the trifecta of directing, writing, and acting is a given in every well-made drama. This drama did that and more-- its story is seemingly bleak and gloomy but strangely... refreshing. How they were able to make each line and each character greater than the sum of its parts was way beyond anyone's expectations.
The ending was one of the best I've seen, I was contented, and everything was beautiful, but I didn't want it to end. I'm still craving. I still want to see them go to their workplaces every morning, then to Jung Hee's at night. I'm just thinking that there's a parallel universe out there where Ji An buys Dong Hoon food (and drinks!) for the first time, and the neighborhood gang still stuck together. Just seeing them live their mundane lives... (After the credits finished rolling I was still crying, half because of the overwhelming feelings, half because it's truly over).
Another new thing this drama brought to the table was Ji An and Dong Hoon's relationship. Words are definitely not enough to describe how simple and complex their relationship is--at the same time. I wouldn't delve into this further because I honestly don't know how to; it is best enjoyed and witnessed first-hand. I'm just sad whenever some viewers reduce this pair into a typical 'romantic' one, when they are much, much more than that.
If I were to describe the overall theme of this drama in one word, it's humanity. That simple... yet arduous to define, what more to put into a drama. Yet this crew did it, and with flying colors.
My Mister is definitely my insaeng (life) drama.
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