I'm Not A Robot (2017)
Grade:
B
32
Episodes, 30 minutes each
Viewing
Platform: Viki
Spunky entrepreneur Jo Ji-ah is
determined to make a difference with her inventions. She lives with
her older brother and his wife, but he isn't happy about her lack of
focus, especially when he finds out his wife gave Ji-ah money to fund
another one of her crazy projects. Then Ji-ah's ex-boyfriend calls –
he needs her help, for which he is willing to compensate her (and
then Ji-ah can pay back her sister-in-law). Ex-boyfriend Hong
Baek-kyun is a brilliant scientist who created an incredible AI
robot, and it was all ready for testing with the reclusive
shareholder to the country's largest financial institution, Kim
Min-kyu, when a malfunction threatens the entire project. How is
Ji-ah involved with all this? Apparently her ex made the AI robot
look exactly like her! Will Ji-ah be able to fool the highly
intelligent Min-kyu long enough for the robotics team to fix the real
robot? What happens when Min-kyu, who has a severe, bizarre allergy
to humans, comes in contact with Ji-ah instead of the robot? And how
will Min-kyu and the robotics team face the enemies within the
financial institution, the people who tried to take the company from
Min-kyu back when his parents died?
*This was a fun show, with some pretty
neat graphics (and then a little that were cheesy) and decent pacing.
My biggest problem is we never find out who Madame X is – a
mysterious figure who helps Min-kyu from the very beginning, when his
parents die and he is about to sign away the company to someone else
in the company. The person plays a big role in Min-kyu's success; I'm
guessing the writers just kind of forgot about it. I might watch this
again.*
