Runaway Plan B: Halftime report

All right, folks, time to check back in with Runaway Plan B. I've been watching the episodes despite not recapping it, and now at the halfway mark, I can say that the show is better now than it was at the outset. I'm still a few points away from loving it, but I'm more invested than I was.

I said in the initial recap (and the podcast) that I liked it with some reservations, because there were a few key points that kept me from jumping fully onboard. Like the super-slickness, the style-without-a-heart vibe, the bravado. And one main weak point still holds it back: While the individual episodes move briskly (how can they not, with all that running?), the overall story progresses at a creepy-crawl. If you cut through the action and the fighting and boil down what actually happened in an episode, you'll see that plot movement only actually makes up small fraction of the real estate. There’s a lot of time spent on filler stuff, like the other PIs in other countries and whatnot. But maybe that's intentional.

On the upside, Runaway IS very easy to watch. And it may have taken about six episodes before I cared anything about any character, but here at Episode 10, we're making some nice movements forward. (Finally!)

Here's the thing, though: You absolutely can't take it seriously. You have to approach the drama knowing it's all fun fluff, whether we're talking about everyone's magic designer wardrobe — despite being on the run five times per episode — or escaping from handcuffs with a bendy straw. You've gotta roll with the ridiculous punches and laugh at the cheekiness, rather than rolling your eyes in derision, because otherwise you'll just strain yourself (and said eyes).

THE STORY SO FAR: Episodes 3 to 10 here.

Source: Dramabeans