Drama Rating: 7/10 Neck Score: A+
Baek Chan Mi (Choi Gang Hee) is a loose cannon who lets her temper get the best of her, making huge mistakes. She lost the target and endangered a team member last time, so is determined to not to lose him this time. Hwang Mi Soon (Kim Ji Young) is basically retired and living the life of an ahjumma. She is rusty at best, but is still crazy good at undercover, in spite of her being past her prime. Im Ye Eun (Yoo In Young) is a white agent (think completely green). She's been working for the NIS for a while, but has kept out of the field and worked support and tech. This is her first field assignment. She is also a single mom. They are all put on a team to catch Michael, an elusive international technology thief/dealer. Michael managed to escape and kill Chan Mi's teammate last time, and this team is the last resort.
They are sent undercover to a tech company where the information is being stolen (sold). There are several candidates for the dirty dealers. The company CEO: Yoon Seok Ho, who used to be tutored by Chan Mi back in the day (and was totally in love with her), the hallyu star Kang Woo Won, and the company's vice president. Then you throw Seok Ho's ex-wife into the mix, and that the NIS director is clearly dirty as well, and the fact that the team leader, Dong Gwan Soo (Lee Jong Hyuk), also used to date Chan Mi, so there is added awkwardness there too. So basically there are so many people with their own agendas and plots, and the whole show is a hot mess. Especially since our ladies are very unconventional, make tons of mistakes, and are constantly being caught up in the romantic drama that they don't have time or attention span for.
Things that I loved: the fight sequences. They were very well choreographed. Baek Chan Mi is slightly crazy, which makes for some really good fight scenes, because she gives all to every fight. I love how there were running jokes about people going to physical therapy and dealing with the trauma of fighting Baek Chan Mi. I also really loved how sentimental all the dudes were. They had no idea they were in a spy/action drama. They keep trying to be sweet to the ladies and it would usually go right over their heads. I also really loved all of the ridiculous disguises that Dong Gwan Soo came up with. They were so fake it was hilarious. There was a reason he was on the misfits team. I also absolutely loved Secretary Byeon, aka Seok Ho's bodyguard. He, like the rest of the show, was the perfect blend of comedy and bad-A. He was so competent, but then ended up in all the ridiculous situations with his boss. At least he knew they were in a spy show, unlike his boss, who took a while to figure out that.
Basically, don't expect the show to be serious. There is so much slap stick and ridiculousness in the show that it almost surprises you when all the sudden there is action, tense situations, and people being assassinated/murdered/killed. You know, spy stuff. But it was just what I needed right now. Silly, good, and action packed. It made me very happy.
