Posts Tagged ‘Kim Min-seo’
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 11
The blinders come off, the faith is lost, and our love story comes to a screeching halt. Typically, the mid-point romantic breakup is where so many dramas go awry with the melo antics turning up a notch, but I have hope that the divide here will take our story into more interesting places. (And to... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 10
Love is in the air. Today it’s Libido vs. Family, which you wouldn’t normally think were at odds, but then you’ve probably never met Seo-won’s family. Outwardly it seems like an entire episode about Gil-ro trying to get laid. Thematically, it’s about timing—the funny kind, the sad kind, and the kind that changes everything. Tags:... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 9
Dating’s hard enough without having your whole workplace in on the details, isn’t it? Based on today’s ratings, the new shows are still shifting and settling into their places, but this is more what I expected (and what I suspect will remain the order): That Winter shook off IRIS 2—both were co-first place last episode—with... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 8
I like this couple much more when they’re being cute than when they’re yelling or lying, so this week as a whole was an improvement for me. I hope that once the romance is in full force we’re not heading too far into angst territory, since this show is better being silly than it is... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 7
Things are heating up rather nicely. When the mission is in danger of failing, it forces everyone’s feelings to the surface, and suddenly confessions come tumbling out left and right. The question is, who’s lying, who’s telling the truth, and who can even believe anyone who’s trained to beat a polygraph? Spies. Yeesh. New Wednesday-Thursday... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 6
Now that the show is capitalizing on its central premise, it feels like we’re finally getting into the right rom-com groove. As the attraction starts to grow, so does the conflict between country and comrade, and our heroine finds herself trapped before she’s even decided where she stands. Finale week brought a swap in the... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 5
Ah, finally some emotional movement here, with solid connections and conflicts coming to the fore. I’m liking our plot advancement into real agent missions a lot more than the Spy School training, because I don’t think the show capitalized on the potential for fun at the academy. It opted for comic bits that ran juvenile,... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 4
The stakes go up a notch, as the real world starts to collide with the safe little bubble that is Spy School. But what emerges is one of my favorite relationships so far on this show: jaded spy mentor and hothead rookie agent. It helps that Ahn Nae-sang and Joo-won can swing the pendulum wide... More »
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Level 7 Civil Servant: Episode 3
Well that’s more like it. The premiere for Level 7 Civil Servant was pretty iffy for me, since it wasn’t nearly as funny or fresh as I’d hoped for, but the second episode put in a better showing, and this week is markedly improved as well. We get more of the Spy School developments (which... More »
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2012 MBC Drama Awards
Well, we’ve given out our awards for 2012; now it’s time to see how MBC distributed its honors. And if past years are any indication, there are bound to be some head-scratchers and some obvious political choices. Then again, that’s sort of the name of the game all across the board, isn’t it? The thing... More »
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