That being said, they didn’t need to bring Saudi Arabia into that one joke, though.
What it's about
After the company president’s daughter accidentally turns into a chicken nugget from one of their company’s weird machines, her father Choi Seon-man and his intern Go Baek-joong hope to turn her back into a human, and inadvertently discover unexpected secrets.
The take
Chicken Nugget is absolutely absurd. We’ve seen science fiction create fantastic, futuristic worlds and technology only today’s scientists can dream about, but we’ve never seen the genre delve into a silly premise like this, with two men protecting their loved one, who happens to be a chicken nugget. Some viewers might be put off by the absolutely over-the-top performances in the first few episodes, but consider: if your daughter turned into a chicken nugget, the daughter you’ve raised alone for years, and she, in food form, is always at the brink of being eaten, wouldn’t you too be rightfully distraught? Chicken Nugget plays on the hilarious ridiculousness of the premise, but it does have some genuine heart toward its wacky characters, a heart that’s slowly revealed after its first few episodes.
What stands out
Has any show ever turned a character into a chicken nugget, much less any food product in general? I don’t think so.
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