True to its title, this show tries to capture burnout not as some big dramatic collapse but as this slow, draining exhaustion that quietly eats away at relationships and how you see yourself, and honestly it makes the characters feel really real. The pace is slow on purpose, and everyone here is flawed and full of contradictions, nobody's simple. It uses this messed up boss and employee dynamic to sneak in some pretty smart commentary on society. The story digs into toxic work culture, mental health struggles, and how money ends up running our lives whether we like it or not. And yeah, there's a love triangle thrown in too, because of course there is. This one runs ten episodes, each around 45-55 minutes. Jira's twenty eight, broke, and struggling to make it as a painter. Nothing's going right for him, his art isn't selling, he's got no steady job, and he's basically on the edge of falling apart. His best friend Ing does what she can, finding him odd jobs an...
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Ba Do and Jackie are now living separately and now have an adopted daughter. Jackie is a strict parent and their 3 year old daughter uses that as an excuse to throw tantrums around and always keep Jackie on his toes. Ba Do is starting a new job and one of his colleagues starts liking him. Similarly Jackie gets a new admirer in the form of his trans friend's cafe's manager. Re-enter Ba Dong's sister, who is still broke as hell, losing money and using every trick in the book to pay off her debts. She ends up selling her mother's house, which forces both the mother and daughter to also move in with the couple. So as expected, fireworks fly all over with the mother-in-law back in the picture. She questions Jackie's parenting style and also his general ways of working. There is a bit of confusion thats tried to create with the two new suitors that are introduced in the show. But that goes nowhere and series just randomly ends.
I think the show just ends midway. Everywhere I searched, there are 12 episodes of the show about 15 minutes each and there is not a clear ending. The show ends where Jackie suspects if there is something going on between his husband and his colleague, but we do not see an ending to it. But thankfully we do see that the mother in law and Jackie make up. I feel either the show was canned mid way or something must have happened. But I couldn't find any information. If any of you knows anything, please do let me know. Everyone continues their goofy characters in this show, although Ba Do and Jackie are more serious here. The fun comes from Ba Do's colleagues who do silly things and Jackie's trans friend. They were all hilarious. Somehow, the fun and comedy is not that much as its original season. Even the parenting part was not fully explored. The daughter is always fighting with Jackie and then suddenly one day she starts missing Jackie and wants him close. There are many aspects that were not fully explored including the ending. Despite that thanks to the sister, her shenanigans, mother-in-law's over protective and controlling nature; the show was still a decent pleasure to watch. However, I do feel it fails to match and keep up with the expectations. (5.5/10)
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