SBS Mon-Tues drama High Society wraps up this week, and it couldn’t happen faster for me. The drama was definitely promising early on but a lack of chemistry between the main leads and scene-stealing by the second leads upended the general viewing experience, plus the final stretch plot lameless just grounded everything to a halt. It’s probably a good thing the network is changing gears for the follow up drama, a cop procedural headlining Kim Hee Ae as Mrs. Cop.
There have been tons of law enforcement dramas in recent years, and SBS itself did it with You’re All Surrounded and Three Days, and that’s not counting the police elements in Hyde, Jekyll, Me and The Girl Who Sees Smells. If Ms. Cop follows in those footsteps then we can expect mostly inept crime solving skills and copious amounts of police policy fail, but it’s not fair to the drama to write it off beforehand so I’ll keep a cautious open mind on account of loving both leads Kim Hee Ae and Kim Min Jong. Check out the teaser and stills below to see if you’re in the mood to watch Ms. Cop kick some butt. Continue reading