‘The Atypical Family’ (2024) Netflix Series Review - An Astute Venture

The series starts by showing the Bok family standing on the edge of the cliff. Once in possession of many superpowers including seeing the future, flying, and going back to live the happy memories of the past, their days of richness are covered by a dark cloud. Facing the diseases of modern lives including depression, obesity, and insomnia the powers have vanished.

With the discussion going upon upon the same matter, the family of five including a mother, father, their two kids, and a grandchild from their son are worried about the present. Bok Gwi-ju suddenly jumps into the ocean, the reason behind which is later revealed. He was rescued by a stranger who was sitting by the cliff.

Do Da-hae quickly got a hold of the situation and jumped in to save him. Gwi-ju thought of her as his ex-wife and this is when we notice a potential chemistry. Call it coincidence or manipulation, but on the next day, this stranger meets Bok Man-heum, the mother of the man she rescued.

The relationship gets established between the two as Do Da-Hae, working as a masseuse in the spa gets her to sleep and have dreams. This came as a surprise to Man-heum as she hadn't slept in a long while. Hiring Do Da-hae for personal sessions at her home and then calling her to family events got the Bok family in a vulnerable situation.

What follows next is that the family's secrets and internal conflicts get into the eyes of the masseuse who's been using drugs on Man-heum. We also get to know how Do Da-hae wasn't as innocent as she appears to be. Blackmailing and playing the victim are her best attributes which she aced with the help of her mother.

Ready to hijack the Bok family, Do Da-hae’s mother employed both her daughters to work and infiltrate the family business. While the masseuse was to marry the son, we still don't have a clue about the other one's mission.

Everything will be revealed on time and I think that it'll be a great show to watch. This one is going to be full of drama and hidden motives. Let's see the extent to which Do Da-Hae will go and whether she'll be able to marry Bok Gwi-ju. If she's successful then he'll be her third husband and victim. However, if the family gets their powers back in time, Do Da-Hae will have no place on this planet to run to.

I like how each character is so different from the other one in this show. With their own lives going on, we get to see the hardships Bok's family members are going through. Despite having so much money, they haven't found their peace yet.

Bok Gwi-ju’s gray and dull character makes the audience yearn to see what's happened to him to turn him into complete isolation. In all, the show is promising with its engaging plot and characters. After watching a few more episodes, it'll be evident if this new Korean series will be able to fill the void created by Queen of Tears.

Final Score – [7.5/10]
Reviewed by - Riya Singh
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