I feel like Two Weeks is so underrated and not just because its ratings are low vis-à-vis the less well-written competition. It’s also underrated because it’s that rare beast viewers have been clamoring for – a drama that has an engaging beginning, a gripping middle, and a satisfying ending – and yet it’s unable to keep viewer’s attention long enough to stick with the process of telling a complete story from beginning to end. I myself have been guilty of falling for the gimmicks, enjoying the rush of the cliffhanger moments (which inevitably deflate when the resolution is lackluster), and jonesing for the next romantic fix. Two Weeks is a grind, a methodical journey of a beaten down man’s seemingly hopeless attempt to fight back against his fate and the system. In it the screenwriter So Hyun Kyung has sprinkled some past romance, some present conflict, and some future hope. It’s like a dish assembled with all the correct ingredients in the right amounts, but sadly it might not be the right dish for the dinner guests. I’m sad that its ending this week because I’ll miss seeing Lee Jun Ki as Jang Tae San, but the drama has been such a smooth ride I’m not sad it ends when its supposed to.

Will Tae San die in the end? Even if he lives, can he have a future that has Soo Jin in it? Will the brutal Moon Il Suk and the soulless Jo Seo Hee gets their just punishment, or will death shorten their misery and give them an easy way out? When the drama began I knew there wouldn’t be a romantic subplot and turns out that love abounds all over Two Weeks in ways beyond the male-female romance. Tae San and Soo Jin’s heartwarming father-daughter connection is the sweetest of it all, but I feel that the lonely and adrift Tae San also found self-worth by learning to survive and making friends and partners along the way. In the end, the gimmick of Two Weeks where the story is presenting in real time so the episodes corresponded with a day in the narrative never bogged down the execution nor gave it all that much immediacy. I always knew Tae San needed to get back for Soo Jin’s surgery, and whether he had two weeks or two months didn’t really affect how vital his mission was. I like that this drama delivered on what it promised and did it in ways that stretched credulity and logic but was never manipulative. Here’s to hoping the final two episodes doesn’t let me down and rewards the viewer’s patience and love for this show.

The above spoiler picture is either a dream or gives away a happy ending for the Jang family. I vote for the latter, a billion votes for the latter!

Written preview for episode 15:

Tae San, after meeting with Jo Seo Hee, heads to meet with Moon Il Suk and Hwang Dae Joon and continues his attempt to shake up the two of them. Tae Sang feels that he’s about to get exonerated and is relieved as can be. On the other hand, Moon Il Suk and his cohorts are gathered together and receive a suggestion from someone…………

Written preview for episode 16:

To kill Tae San, Killer Kim has arrived but he stops when he sees the person laying on the operating table.