OMHE definitely isn’t what it could have been, so you’re not really missing out. I’m just too involved with the characters by now and want to see how they end up (especially my girl Dong Mi <3<3<3<3<3).
Neighborhood Hero is definitely a different vibe and I can totally understand someone not being into it, but it’s the kind of languid show with low-key interesting characters that seem to hit a sweet spot with me. It vaguely reminds me of Midnight Diner or Yoona’s Street in that way. Yeah, there’s this whole “spy who burned me” plot, but that’s not really why I’m watching. I like seeing the neighborhood come together to try and defeat the developers. The spy stuff is just there to give me interesting characters and situations (I mean a bar for retired/fired spies is pretty much a delightful conceit to me, especially when the most earnest puppy and worst spy ever is assigned to follow them. So ridiculous yet adorable).
Also I’ve heard rumbles from other people who have been disappointed in this year’s offerings, so you’re not alone if that’s the case for you. But you know what they say: one drama fan’s trash is another drama fan’s treasure. Or something like that. :p
The Obsessive Dilettante 