My Man is Cupid

Shot through the heart ♥ and you're to blame ♥ You Give Love a Bad name.

>>>➖💔➖▶So does this show... almost

Cupid, draw back your bow ♥ And let your arrow go ♥ Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me ♥ >>>➖💔➖▶He missed!

Somewhere in a smelly, messy apartment in Seoul there's a band of misfit cupids. They lost their wings 500 years ago in a Joseon Era World-class screw-up. "Do you ever think that woman was Reborn? The one who caused all our trouble?" "I'm sure she's probably been reborn several times over by now." Their Arrow missed, the intended couple ended up ill-fated, and the cupids got demoted. They're working their way back to where they were, their progress is marked by a golden arrow on the mantle. Once they turn it completely gold again their status will be restored. The Cupid who actually shot the arrow is now in dog form most of the time. He snaps in and out of it as their redemption draws near. Unfortunately, it happens at the worst times, like on a date or while in the veterinary office.

MMiC is a 2023 release that is rated 89 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 16 60-minute episodes. It hypothesizes that fate doesn't know everything. It's not perfect. Neither is this show. I liked the characters and many of its elements, but it not only doesn't have sufficient content for even 10 episodes, it Isn't tight enough. It's not exciting enough. It's not funny enough. It's not romantic enough.

Obviously, from the premise, it's clear that this isn't a serious show. The backdrop Is a murder investigation with hooks that are latched into both of our leads and the detective investigating the crimes, Seo Jae Hee (Park Ki Woong of Rookie Historian-7.6 and the unfortunate Pandora: Beneath the Paradise-3.9) plays the detective. He was a king in a former life, and he was fated to be with our FL then, but the arrow missed and e'erthing went bollix. His story is actually tragic. 💘🔺 alert! They can't seem to help themselves.

Jang Dong Yoon (Daily Dose of Sunshine-7) is our Cupid, Chun Sang "Hyuk". Most girls wouldn't want a fairy boyfriend, but dang, he smells nice. Our FL comments on his pleasant redolence often. He's alittle tired, about now; it's been a long 500 years. He actually opines in ep1 that 💘 is a curse.

When a coworker offers a ticket to the Cupid Exhibit, saying maybe you'll get shot with Cupid's bow, our FL replies: "They better not show up in front of me. They have a lot of explaining to do." Broken finger, struck by lightning, massive blood loss, choking - Mom were the FATES of her various boyfriends. Every attempt at love has been cursed - since she was 9. Nana (Confession, Kill It) is our FL, Oh 'Baek' Ryun. She's not gluten intolerant - she likes her Tteokbokki made with wheat flour. She's beautiful, but deadly, by no fault of her own. She became a veterinarian to counterbalance the unintended harm she's done. 'You committed a grave sin in your past life. You've been living lonely lives for 500 years. Go to the top of Inwangsan cliff and beg for forgiveness for 1,000 days. On the 1000th day, your true love will appear. A man who knows the past will come to you.' So the fortune teller tells her. That was 3 years ago. It's no small task, but she was convinced to do it. In the meantime, she keeps running into this weird dude. He's handsome, but his aura screams there's much more going on with him. When she realizes how sturdy he is - he came out of an extreme experience that should have almost killed him, yet he had nary a scratch - she's undone. She attacks. A whole life of bottled up frustration springs from her lips onto his... his cheek. I thought she was going to go for the gold, but she opted for silver.

It seems like Gong Min Jung is in everything I see, lately. In MMiC she's An Do Ra who is, once again, the BFF of the FL - a common role for her. I've seen her in Marry My Husband-7,5, Daily Dose of Sunshine-7, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha-8.4, My Holo Love-6.8, and not too long ago, the marvelous Familiar Wife-8.5. She and her secondary romance are the best thing in MMiC, but it's not enough to make it fly.

Moon Ji Hoo (Ready to Mingle) as cupid Chun Dong Chil is transformed into a sweet golden retriever. He assumes human form only sporadically. The Ladies LUV him, much to the dismay of cupid Chun Dong Koo (Park Myung Hoon from Ssanahui Sunjeong, Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area, & Crash Landing on You-9.1) who is the more muttley (and muddled headed) of the two. Muddled headed people need love too. They make this poor guy wear polka dot sweaters😱! Most wouldn't make a dog wear that! The sweaters must be a tie-in to the 'polka dot murder' case in the show. Eom Se Ung (Govengers, Triple Fling, Best Mistake) is cupid Chun Dong Pal, but they, pretty much, waste his part. Kim Pub-Lae (Bad Man) has a voice for the ages as the fate god, Samshin. The directors are Myung Hyun Woo (Miracle) & Nam Tae Jin (Lovers of the Red Sky), and the screenwriter is Heo Sung Hee (One More Happy Ending).

"My dear friend, you are in love. You are suffering from a new pain. It's getting darker in your head. But it's getting brighter in your heart." Baek leaves no space for misconceptions. She likes Hyuk. He isn't thinking in those terms, however. Actually, he's actively resistant to it. He's interested in her as a person, though he doesn't let himself delve into the reasons why. He spends time with her. He goes to the veterinary clinic. Her hopes are up. So, one day he tells her: "I'm the man you're looking for. Trust me." Her hopes soar until she realizes what he's about from his next sentence: "I'm going to find the Perfect Mate for you." He completely deflates her with that ljne. (He's cupid, after all ~> that's what he do). He can't understand why that got her so angry. She tells him what she wants in a mate, (it's not what she wants, it's an impossible list devised to make him give up). He tries to send her prospective mates based on her stated parameters: She rejects them all. He's very confused. That's only fair; she's confused too. Sadly, viewers each have h/h own tailor-made buttons. MMiC pushed none of mine, romantically. It never takes flight.

There's truly lovely filmcraft and special effects. This is not a low budget feature. They have a meal together, though it's not officially a date. Afterwards, when she tries to keep the relationship going (he shuts her down), she storms off. Later that night they're both in bed having a tantrum. He is sleeping in charcoal gray sheets with light colored pajamas and she's in a charcoal gray dress against light colored sheets. The optics are quite nice in that scene, which is a ying & yang representation. At this point, she hasn't even completed her 1,000 prayers. She still has a few days to go. The music is REALLY good. Gorgeous piano music is the usual background. Shazam didn't work. I made at least 3 attempts for 3 different songs, but got no results. The Playlist will probably show up on Spotify eventually.

If you can do 1000 trips, you can do 2000. The main theme is power of the will, for good or for not-good. "From now on, I'm going to fight against my destiny," claims Baek. I like that. Don't accept things just because you've been told "it can't be done." Unfortunately, the message gets muddled. There's some golden arrows pointed at the audience, though. An Do Ra, Baek's roommate, does a dating podcast and also teaches classes. She makes a lot of mischievous jokes, but when she's giving serious advice almost every word is golden. She's not going to teach dating skills, she explains. She's going to teach personal appeal. Finding our personal appeal is about making us the best version of us and not focusing on tricks or others. Working on ourselves is always the answer. "An emotionally guarded man isn't attractive." "Clothes are the most basic means of respecting yourself. When you wear something that suits you, you feel good to start with." Every word is a keeper.

And now for the quiver of misses. On a snowy night, An Do Ra invites Hyuk up for a drink with the two of them. The whole sequence is a constant stream of Do Ra doxing and teasing them. It should've been cute, but it's too silly and it didn't sit well. In flashbacks to old Joseon and prior lives, the two MLs are fighting over a girl. They use a different actress (Kwon Ah-Reum of Body Parts). She's fine in the role, it's just unclear why they use a different woman when the men are the same actors. When cupids are fading out for a metamorphosis they can't pick up physical objects or turn doorknobs, but one of them beats up some guy in a bar. That's inconsistent. In ep15 we get an information dump with new parameters and rules they never hinted at earlier. That isn't good writing. It lacks complexity and makes it look like they are making things up as they go. As the episodes rolled on, this show kept my interest less and less. I really enjoyed the secondary romance and the dating school sequences, but everything else floundered. I cannot point to many specific negatives, there's just a dearth of positives. It's more like a broad outline that moves from point to point without engaging the heart, quite ironically. This goes beyond not having sufficient content for 16 episodes because it never even spreads its wings. MMiC is terminally average. The best I can say is that it will fill the time, but I'd rather watch any of my recommendations listed below again, rather than MMiC or the first time.

QUOTE📢

You'd be perfect if you were more humble.

〰🖍 IMHO

📣5.3 📝5 🎭7 💓4 🦋4 🎨7 🎵/🔊8 🔚6.5 🤗3 ▪ 🌞4.5 ⚡5 😅2.5 😭2.5 😱3 😯2 🤢5.5 🤔3 💤3

Age 14+

Inter-species 💞 or something like it - My Roommate Is a Gumiho-7.9, Boys Over Flowers-8.3, A Korean Odyssey-7.2, The Legend of the Blue Sea-7.2, Hotel del Luna-8.4, Oh My Ghost 10, The Bride of Habaek-7, Alchemy of Souls.