Wrapping Up: Prime Minister and I

For those who have yet to finish the drama, go back and return after you watch the final episode. There will be major spoilers ahead. In 3, 2... 1!

THAT DAMN ENDING. SERIOUSLY.

This drama was cutest when it gave us the fluff we were watching it for. Not the tear-jerking angst-driven plotlines. I swear to God, I loved this drama. But episode 17 was enough for me to want to slap the writer so hard she'd need her jaw realigned. For the most part, they delivered the story well and I cared enough for all the characters that I cried along with them to the very end. And that was the problem, all the crying to the very end. They dwelled in the tears for so goddamn long that by the time I had wiped my tears away, I didn't feel all that happy about the reunion anymore. And that fricking reunion. I expected hugs and kisses and all I got was a measly handshake. How dare you, Show? How dare you?!

Although I get why they ended that way, and I really do, but I don't care for it all too much. So yes, the show ended on a happy note where our adorable heroine and sexy Prime Minister reunited and "met" each other in a more positive note where the possibility of starting over was clear. But honestly, didn't we all just want to see them together and in love? Because they already fricking were in love. I don't care if the show gave me a limp-lipped kiss, but to give me no kiss at all in the finale? That's just plain cruel.

You were given a 1-episode extension and you still end with a handshake?! What a fricking travesty.

Anyyyywaayyyy... all the emotional and funny beats leading up to episode 17 were awesome and touching and they played with my emotions in the best way possible. And I now have so much more respect for Yoon-ah as an actress than I ever did before. And I've confirmed that Yoon Shi-yoon can move me with just a single look. Also, Lee Beom-soo is one sexy mofo. Having said that... I'm now off to denying episode 17 ever happened. I'm of the belief that the show gave us a sweet ending with adorable reunions and kisses all around, with Nam Da-jeong surrounded by her new family and the people who love her the most.

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New dramas to add to the pile: Let's Eat, Prime Minister and I

Someone should tell me to just quit while I'm ahead. I'm never gonna win this battle I have against Korean dramas. Or maybe people should just stop making all these dramas seem so compelling. Remember how I'm currently watching too many dramas as it is? Well, let's add two more to the growing pile, shall we?

About two weeks ago, tvN premiered a shiny new drama in the form of a trendy rom-com but, really, Let's Eat is an excuse for food porn. Not that I'm complaining. I started watching the drama because an officemate of mine is a Doo-joon (of idol group Beast) fan and she shared with me the first episode. I guess it's both a good and bad thing that this drama only airs once a week. Good because it gives me more time for my other dramas. Bad because I can't hardly wait for next week to see the next episode!

Let's Eat combines some of my favorite things in the world: a possible noona romance, adorkable characters, a mystery, and food. Lots and lots of food, all artfully shot as if this were a cooking show or a restaurant advertisement instead of a weekly Korean drama.

The drama, when not focusing on that gorgeous piece of meat being cooked on the grill, is about four single people with a passion for food: a fantastically vainglorious lawyer, his distrusting chief secretary, and her two neighbors, one of whom could quite possibly be a serial killer, and the other his possible next victim. All four characters, despite their countless weaknesses and faults, are compelling and likable - even our possible murderer. Uh oh.

The other drama that just premiered this week is Prime Minister and I. Initially, I thought we were getting a Sound of Music -esque romance between the stiff, middle-aged prime minister (played by Lee Beom-soo) and a bumbling writer-turned-nanny (Girls' Generation's Yoon-ah) and that premise, while cute, wasn't enough to get me all excited over it. The only saving grace would've been Yoon Shi-yoon's presence. HOWEVER, the production team decided to divulge a little bit more into the plot a week before premiere and suddenly the premise became a hundred times more awesome. So I tuned in.

Basically, what we're getting is a contract marriage between our carefree heroine and the rigid, soon-to-be prime minister. Everything falls into place when our paparazzo/journalist gets caught in an incriminating photo with the prime minister whom she was trying to get a story out of. Not sure how we'll get to the whole marriage part since I've only seen the first episode, but I'm already excited for the second one. Is it just me or does the possibility of co-habitation hijinks sound appealing? Especially since we're getting none of that cuteness from The Heirs.

I'm actually not bored to tears by Yoon-ah's normally flat acting in this one. She seems to be well-suited to her plucky and resourceful character. Plus, despite the huge age gap between her and Lee Beom-soo, they do have some amazing onscreen chemistry. Bottom line is, Prime Minister and I is a cute, zippy, and fun drama with underlying mysteries and is peppered with layered characters. I hope it stands true all series long. Cross your fingers for me, will you?

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