My final thought on Lookout
Beware of spoiler!

I was too busy being angry at the stupid execution in this final eps to cry over Do-han’s death. I could get behind that conclusion in his chapter if only the way toward that end is as good as what we’ve seen in the earlier eps. But this eps is messy with too many glaringly inconsistent details. And personally, the villains in this drama (even Si-wan, whom many beanies found fascinating) just didn’t do it for me. They lack personality, any human quality, and comprehensible motivation to be compelling. And the fact that the little creep is going to live while our antihero isn’t just made me angrier.

But despite all that, I can see that this is an inevitable ending for Do-han. Even since the downfall of Yoon Seung-ro, it felt like he lost some spark that we can usually see in his eyes. It’s as if his exhausting charade for the last 10 years finally catching up with him. (And is it just me or did he agree to jump a bit too easily?) I wish the writer did things differently, but I still love that last scene to bits. It’s somehow fitting that Suji and Priest Lee, the two person Do-han had hurt and helped the most, will sit together at least once a year to reminisce about Jang Do-han and share anecdotes about his life.

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    It’s a minor consolation that Sic rewrote the ending. It’s so good up until the end when the writers left early for vacation.

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    Yep. You felt the same as 99% of us. I think that I mentioned on a recap that kdramas really have no idea how to stick the landing.

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    Thank you for tagging me, @gadis! I’m so glad you finally got to see what the live-watchers were jumping up and down about when LOOKOUT was airing — the good as well as the underwhelming.

    Perhaps the father-and-son villains lack personality because they’re supposed to be sociopaths who blend into the woodwork? More likely a failure to flesh them out in the script. This was my first time seeing Choi Moo-sung that I’m aware of. I’m so glad he got to play truly heroic characters in MR. SUNSHINE and NOKDU FLOWER. He was terrific in both, but I especially appreciate his portrayal of Jeon Bong-joon, the Mungbean General.

    Do-han’s ultimate fate didn’t bother me anywhere near as much as the lobotomies that were seemingly performed on the pair of cops. They were suddenly and inexplicable rendered too stupid to live, and that rankled me. — It also bothered me that the other two members of the team didn’t bother to show up for Do-han’s anniversary. Maybe they’re getting on with their lives after coming to grips with the murders of their own family members, but still…

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