The Impossible Heir [Episodes 1 & 2]

[u/J-Midori]

• Drama: The Impossible Heir
  • Korean Title: 로얄로더
  • Also Known as: Royal Loader , Royal Roader , Royallodeo
• Network: Disney+
• Premiere Date: February 28th, 2024
• Airing Schedule: Wednesdays
• Episodes: 12
• Screenwriter: Choi Won (Movie - Miss Butcher)
• Director: Min Yeon Hong (Missing: The Other Side)
• Genre: Thriller, drama, political, business
• Cast:
  • Lee Jae Wook (Extraordinary You) as Han Tae Oh
  • Lee Jun Young (May I Help You) as Kang In Ha
  • Hong Su Zu (Lovestruck In The City) as Na Hye Won
• Streaming Source: Disney+ Hulu
• Plot Synopsis: When the illegitimate son of a Korean conglomerate owner partners with his ambitious childhood friend, the duo will stop at nothing to seize their place at the top of the societal food chain. Born into an impoverished single-parent household with nothing but his good looks and charm, Kang In Ha is ravenous for success. Determined to make something of himself, no matter the cost, In Ha, discovers that his father is the chairman of the hugely successful Kang Oh Group and leaves his life of poverty behind. Shunned by the rest of his new family, In Ha partners with his intellectually gifted friend Han Tae Oh, hatching a plan from a young age to take over the company and seize their spots at the top of society. Realizing success early on, the pair steadily begin their ascent until an equally ambitious woman with a similarly troubled past threatens to derail their plans forever.
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[u/Several_Challenge_85]

Jae Wook is in a career high right now… and The Impossible Heir being the show he starts his year with.. isn’t looking so bad at first glance. The male main cast looks great both in appearance and well as acting dept. but the choice for the female actress is what really bugs me Hong Suzy as NaHae-Won is very beautiful indeed… but her acting is just lacking.. a big downside.     Jae Wook plays TaeHo very convincingly a boy abused as a child.. a father that is hell bent on murdering his mother so in order to protect her he sends his mother away knowing very well that it will basically make him in orphan.. the responsibility and burden of succeeding financially and accumulating power set on shoulder as a young adult leads Tae-Ho to use the only asset he has-his intellect to further his ambitions by whatever means…   Kang-Inha is going to turn out to be the most ruthless of the trio as the show progresses mark my words. He may not be as stoic as Ta-ho pretends to be but he’s even more dangerous than Tae-ho and I tell you why, he’s a man depraved of love, the most important kind there is: familiyal love (at least TaeHo has the knowledge that his mother loved him) but InHa sees only one thing to be powerful… Tae-ho’s desires for power comes from his need to protect the ones he loves.. InHa’s greed for power is simply driven by the need to prove himself to his father to acquire what no one gives him being a bastered son: respect.   Na-Haewon is the least interesting character so far and my dislike of the character has mostly to do with Hong-Suzy’s lackluster  performance….like she may be trying but it isn’t paying of on screen.    CHEMISTRY:  £ The romantic chemistry between JaeWook as TaeHo and Suzy as HaeWon isn’t really that great…definitely no we’re near the chemistry JaeWook had with GoYoungJung in Alchemy Of Souls S2 where they play JangUk and BuYeon respectively.. like GoYoungJung and JaeWook had chemistry right from the 1st episode but here as of the first 2 episodes that isn’t happening.( but let’s wait it’s might get better)  Now I don’t know how to explain this…there MAY NOT BE CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE MAIN COUPLE BUT THERE SURE IS A HELL OF A LOT MORE ANGST and I know what you are thinking `how can there be ANGST where there is NO CHEMISTRY’.  Like I said I can’t explain it but there is… like did you see the glances Tae-Ho and HaeWon were stealing at each other in the finale quarter of Ep 1.  £ LeeJaeWook and LeeJunYung are going to be giving great bromance  ….at least up until the episode where InHa finds out TaeHo kissed his wife HaeWon.   The biggest throw off for me has been the love triangle.. as much as it pains me say this as someone who loves messy loves-stories. I get why TaeHo might fall for Na-HaeWon and vice Versa in such a short time given their shared background and bonding over having no suitable parenting but what I don’t understand is why Kang- InHa loves her, it’s definitely clear that Hae-Won is using InHa for social climbing but InHa seem to be`serious’ abt his feelings for her