109 Average Things
Overall, it was pretty average.The story focused on some basic philosophical questions about robots (do they have feelings/free will/whatever?) but didnt really offer any deeper/surprising/more complex thoughts or ideas. It also was about struggle of 90’s kids/millenials who cant find jobs because they studied arts/humanities but again, no realistic outcome came from it.
Main characters were pretty okay but all of the side-characters were extremely annoying. And we still dont know if is Jung Chaeyeon good actress or not because she played basically same character as in Drinking Solo (finding out if Chaeyeon was good/decent actress was main reason i wanted to watch this).
There were some plot holes but at least this webdrama wasnt incredibly stupid. And it certainly had some idea behind it but it could be handled a bit better.
Watch it if: you are a fan of Choi TaeJoon or Jung ChaeYeon (she is incredibly pretty).
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I liked this more than "I am..." as there was a better storyline and the supporting actors were more fitting. I quite liked the themes of finding a fulfilling career and robot philosophy - even though a miniseries is obviously way too short to really explore them. The love story was not very convincing and felt rushed and as a whole, I was not moved by "109 Strange Things". However, it was cute and short.
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Sure, you can't put much depth and character grow in a drama with 6 episodes each only 13 minutes long but it surprisingly entertained me. There is a bit of humor, which is actually nice and not cliché and has some sweet moments.
I liked the main characters immediately and don't mind the side characters much.
There's no use in going into depth and asking for motives here, because there's no way we can expect that in such a short running time. That's why I also don't mind the plot holes. I guess such a short watch is bound to leave open questions so it's not like I expected anything else.
There have been movies and more on the subject of robots and emotions and even if they started promising I haven't seen one that gave a satisfying answer so far. Maybe this drama could've gone deeper into this subject if it was a full drama with 16 episodes and a longer runtime per episode. It surely does have the potential for that and would be interesting. Anyway, I like the short drama for what it is. A nice watch with a good cast and likeable characters.
If you just look for something decent/nice in between and like Choi Tae Joon then you should go for it.
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As expected for a short web drama though, it didn't get to explore these things in depth as much as I wished it did, and the ending felt very bubblegum as everything just suddenly started going right.
The more action-packed plotline was also a nice surprise — it's rare that web dramas try to explore a story that needs so much backstory. Sadly though I felt like the resolution was very deus ex machina, and it had no lead-in or sufficient explanation.
I also really didn't like the side characters, and maybe part of it is just that there were way too many, and they all seemed to be dealing with the same issue of not knowing what you want to do in life. And the robot would solve it for them — it all got a bit repetitive.
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Além de ter meus atores favoritos como o Choi Tae Joon, também tem a Jung Chae Yeon (que é meio nova, mas é uma ótima atriz), eles formam um casal lindo juntos.
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