We really like this show. It is unique. It has some truly dark and violent moments but there are running gags as well (like needing an interpreter to determine what the elders are actually saying).

I have a problem figuring the show's tone. The streamer's murder/kidnap was swept under the rug or we might get back to it as an overarching case. And while I like that the cases aren't dark, I have problem getting invested in them. Not sure what is the problem here? But this week's episodes was a disappointment to me.

First Not Others and now this -- is panty theft the Next Big Thing in kdramaland? If this show and Not Others have a mutant child, will it be Not Commando?

@lovepark Thank you for the recap.

I still look forward to this drama, but I agree that the show is running out of fresh absurdist humour and is restorting to cheap humour that Kdrama just loves to keep reusing like toilet jokes. As soon as that cow guy gifted Ye Bun with milk and told her to boil before drinking, I knew they wouldn't fail to turn it into a dysentery joke, but thankfully the the scene was kept short.

I love the Unni guy and the girl gang, but Ok Hui's possessive threats are quickly turning unfunny. Similarily, Jang Yeol's stern stare at Ye Bun is getting repetitive, despicable and creepy with the amount of increasing violence and murder in the show.

As much as the whole sequence of the detective squad searching for the panty thief and Jang Yeol getting mocked by the villagers was laughable, I did not like that they had to use women panties to pull a joke. That was just eye roll inducing and thrashy.

This show is getting away with a lot because the gender reversal of butt touching, but when the cow guy mentioned his powers were a blessing and it helped him to date a lot, I was disgusted on imagining him touch women's leg. He is sleazy and suspicious and I worry about Ye Bun whenever she rides his truck or visits his farm.

I absolutely love how mismatched the leads are yet their chemistry is cackling. They are like the perfect imperfect duo solving a crime. I don’t need a romance (who am I kidding), I can watch an entire show of them solving cases together. I like their slowly budding relationship and trust, which ended with Jang Yeol offering his own butt!!

My favorite scenes
> ok hee randomly playing her accordion because she is in love
> Da-Eun’s brothers running skills!! He runs faster than all delinquents because he is the head of discipline.. rofl.
> Dok Hee translating village speak to Jang Yeol.. lol.. it will never not be funny.
> The totally random Arabic arc, which ends hilariously with Dr.Bong translating Korean to Arabic for Ali who can speak fluent Korean.. LOL..
> The whole upgrade to her skills - thumbnail and timestamp.. lol..
> Jang Hyeol calling her ‘BongBong’

I want to say how wonderful the village folks are. Usually, we see small town folks depicted as nosy, rude to newcomers. But since the beginning everyone in the village has been nice to Jang Yeol. Even Bong has been so helpful to him even though he doesn’t treat her well. So does the captain, he lets him boss him begrudgingly. I loved the hospital visits. If these folks don’t melt his heart and make him change to a better person, I dont know who can!!

Thanks lovepark for your recap.
I agree with your comments about the ML and Seung-Gil.
What a disservice for building upon the ML's backstory which we have minimal information about and adding depth to the character, especially as it seems SG was such an important person in his past.
I think it would've been better to spend time with SG rather than another weekly case and if he had to be killed off do it in a couple of episodes when the impact would be greater.
It would also help connect the show or make it flow better between the comedy and murder/crime aspects, giving it more heart.
Although I'm still enjoying the show I'm disappointed after a fantastic start and such a novel approach with the humour that the show drops the tone regarding the women's underwear storyline.
It seems really, really lazy.
They are already walking a fine line regarding the butt touching.
I hope they redirect back to the FL, her job and "hand skills" on the animals to help solve cases.
The upgrade on the hand powers was so simply but cleverly done, it was hilarious.
I'm baffled as to how we go from this creativity to a low brow, regurgitated gag about women's underwear?
I wonder what happens to these writers as this issue of tonal change seems to happen frequently and derails the quality of a show.
This year has been so frustrating with shows starting out strong and hopeful but then running out of steam and just limping into the home straight.
Please don't make yourself another statistic show.
Hwaiting!

The recurring jokes still make me laugh, but I'm afraid they will eventually fizzle out.

Favourite scenes:
- Ye-boon learning Arabic
- the aunt and Jong-muk playing their younger selves
- the loudspeaker announcement

These were the best two episodes so far for me, Ye-boon and Jang-eul are growing together as a team. There were so many lol moments. Jang-eul failing to free himself because of his long legs (as a policeman I am trained to do this!), the hand treatments, the joint Arabic and English lesson to list only a few.

The fish finder case was interesting. It started with the villagers pointing the finger straight away at the newcomer, foreigner and outsider, but when they found out that he was actually involved in the crime, they protected him by claiming that the fish finder was never stolen.

Love Dok-hee interpreting what the villages are really saying.

An entertainment industry metaphor was presented to me the other day with regards to the Butt Show: “Oh, it’s like Howard Stern used to be. People who love it, watch to see what they’re going to do and say next. People who hate it, watch to see what they’re going to do and say next.”

I suspect this is apt.

PS: Why no shirtless LMK screen capture, @lovepark? 😉

I actually love this drama. It is completely bonkers but I'm here for it. For some reason the tonal inconsistency works for me, because it's so... consistent. It's consistently inconsistent, lol.

Ok-hui is annoying me. She won't even admit to her friend that she has a crush on the ML, yet she's acting all possessive and even violent. I don't think it's funny that she's physically threatening her best friend over a guy that doesn't seem remotely interested in her.

God, I love the aunt and her offbeat romance with the cop. I was telling my husband it's like she's a character in some weird indie romance, only she's middle aged. I also love that teacher, although the way they showed him running so fast was pretty cheesy.

That dog abandonment storyline hit me HARD. Also, what happened to the dog? I thought for sure that Ye-bun would adopt him. But they just, like, forgot about him. I agree with the comments that want more animal stories or "mysteries."

I really love the two leads together and am still rooting for a romance, although it's not a great sign that it's ep 6 and they still act like they hate each other. The ML calling her "Bongbong" was SO cute, though, and every so often he gives her these looks. Lee Min-ki, man. I really think these actors are selling it because they're both very good at what they do (I loved the FL in Familiar Wife). The ML is also a very unique character for a ML, imo, apart from his cold demeanor you certainly can't argue that he's cliche. He has a very rigid sense of justice, almost like Javert in Les Miserables, but then doesn't apply the same principles when it's in his best interest. He's very flawed and I find that quite interesting.

The only thing that bothered me, and I admit that it's a dumb thing to get bothered about in a show like this, is that Ye-bun is a veterinarian and I'm pretty sure that all medicine requires a lot of rote memorization. Unless it's different in Korea, but I don't know how it could be?

This is just me theorizing here but something tells me Seon-Woo's motivation for moving to Mujin may be to see his father. The first reason I say this is because previously he mentioned his mother's hometown was Mujin, and seeing that Seon-Woo seems to have a strong affinity for abandoned animals, it makes me wonder if he was raised by his mother alone. Also, seeing how Seon-Woo stared at Cha Ju-Man near the hospital elevators, my gut tells me that could potentially be his father.

First off, I am really, really annoyed by the too dark scenes which attempt to convey dramatic fear but leave just frustration. You can easily use blue light instead of complete black darkness to convey the mood. Second, the extremes are getting wider. The comedy exaggeration with the rally fight is too stark contrast to the cruel, violent events in Episode 5.

The extreme end to Episode 6 is enough to put this out of the attempted wacky comedy space and into the hard core violent crime genre. The show is getting completely out of balance. It cannot stick to one lane and run with it. It is like two different shows running side by side at the same time.

This week totally lost track of the streamer murder- - would not anyone notice her disappearance? There is slight inference that Seon-Woo has a dark past so he is a suspect, but in my view the streamer’s overworked and berated assistant is a more likely candidate for her demise. Ok-Hui’s gang continues to impress - - - in fact, if the show was just about this crew it would be highly entertaining surreal comedy like PEGASUS MARKET.

Dude, why make poor Ye Bun learn Arabic? Give her a luxury nail spa treatment and she will be able to see subtitles!

The FL learning Arabic was fun--the story making the foreigners the bad guys (who then doubled down with attempted murder) was not. I thought for sure they were going to make Ali a red herring, but nope! And then the townspeople were so understanding I thought maybe... but then he was arrested anyway. I find the whole "a criminal is a criminal" rich coming from a guy who is breaking the laws left and right just to get a promotion, but people who are put in desperate situations that it pushes them to their limits get no forgiveness from him. I'm sure he'll improve as the drama progresses, but I'd say it's his worst flaw for me.

I am enjoying this drama so much and my family is also watching it. I can say it is unique in a way that a lot of genres are in the drama and it works for me. I still believe that the drama works as I still laugh a lot on some of the scenes. As I mentioned before, this drama is so unserious that you need to shut your reasoning while watching but it is effective lol. I can't wait for romance to blossom between our 2 chaotic duo. We have comedy, thriller, action then romance lol. Rolled into one. The writer of this drama is the same writer of the light in your eyes. So I have so much faith that she will deliver again just like what she did with TLIYE. She is brilliant and packs the most surpiring twist in the end. I can't wait for the next 10 episodes!!!

Took a long break from K-drama (I know, I know) and watched a bunch of Chinese stuff over the last few months... chose this one to jump into, back to the Korean side, and I'm not sorry.
I heart Lee Min Ki in general, he has been one of my favorites for years now... and I love him in this, he's so good at pausing, wild-eyed, before interjecting with his brand of snark. I also love Joo Min Kyung, and I was happy to see her here in her strong suit - smart, soft-hearted, and loony all at once.
I am also enjoying the nuttiness from all of the supporting characters, I just about died when the auntie smeared ice cream all over her face, and when Jaeng Yeol told Ye Bun to be sure and take Ok Hui away with her when she left...
And calling her Grape Soda? priceless. I need to go buy a case to drink when I am watching lol

This is the show I most look forward to now. It's intentionally absurd and I love how the humor surprises me. Just when you think there isn't going to be any humor in a scene, it just comes out of left field with either a glance or a quick joke. Or something big like being upgrade your superpower so it's like you're browsing through a computer tablet of photos and videos, complete with timestamps and the ability to zoom in...and doing the finger movements like you would on a device.

MacArthur Shaman is such a scene-stealer. I loved the Mcdonalds prayer scene (complete with jingle - ba da ba ba ba - I almost choked on a drink) and him doing a cross when he got scared (dude, that's a different religion...)

It was hilarious how even the perfect Sun-woo had had enough of his language students. He is earning the heck out of that room and board. Jang-yeol's escape-fail was also a funny surprise because I was totally expecting this hot-shot cop to get them out of this mess.

I love the running gag of a crime suddenly being announced and Jang-yeol totally interpreting it in the context of the major crimes one would usually expect and getting excited about it - only be to let down.

I'm sort of enjoying how Jang-yeol and Ye-bun must be appearing like some romantic couple to everyone else with how much they're together.

Finally caught up with all the episodes, phew!
I must say I am still struggling with continuous total shift of the series. It's fallen into some terrible traps. Having uninteresting side characters and their story arcs at the expense of the main leads is possibly the bigegst one.
The adopted juvenile, his entry, and exit - it was done so quickly that there was no time to shift the gear from the now-starting-to-grate bad behaviour of ML to his soft-as-a-marshmellow alter ego.
The episodes spent too much time chasing onions, pesticides, flatfish and underwear to do justice to the important arc which would have added some grounding and layers to the ML. As a result, even though it was meant to be an emotional episode, it never developed into one, despite the leads trying their best.
Which brings me to Han-ji-Min: WHY is she bringing back the dopey forever 16 years of age female leads from a decade ago? Does she HAVE to behave like she is 16, and dress like one as well?
And same goes for ML. I am starting to warm up to Lee Min Ki, no problems with his acting (loved his allergy scenes lol!), but I feel the character is underwritten and not giving him a proper range, especially as the drama can't decide if it wants to be a crime thriller or a comedy caper.
And while their partnership chemistry is absolutely crackling, if they are going to add a romantic track, they better start working on it right away because I can't see any. It's episode 8 and they have not even come to like each other. I would not mind if they left it at that though, they are cute as is.

There was a beautiful moment when the older couple who are made to be those from Twentyfive - twentyone, but older, met after the women had been fetching their found underwear at the police station.
It united this earlier, bittersweet drama with this drama's non-sexual butt-humour ... and with a famous piece of modern art from the 1970's. I have shown how on my wall:
https://www.dramabeans.com/members/CecilieDK/activity/1450206/