TV series

Man Who Sets The Table

2017–2018 · 1 season

A gentle, meandering family drama that drifts along warmly, trading sharp conflict for everyday heartache and slow-blooming romance.

Overview: Lee Roo-Ri tries to get a job at big company, but she gives up. She doesn't have a good relationship with her strict father. Lee Roo-Ri decides to travel to a foreign country to get away. There, she meets Jung Tae-Yang who goes by the YOLO motto. He wanders around the world and places priority on his happiness, but he also carries an emotional wound.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Family, love, identity, healing
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
identity
healing
coming-of-age
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild