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Poorly written show, waste of a talented crew.
I don't know why this drama's writers dropped the ball so hard.It was interesting enough till episode 9...
The rest is pure too much melodrama to be enjoyable, I like both actors, but you must be really dumb to make such decissions, like when the doctor was rescued in the movie theater and kidnapped again.
The female lead is the most useless circus member I have seen.
Being jealous of your other self only works in hard comedy beyond the show's name referencing the movie Me, Myself and Irene.
The cops are laughably stupid.
There's so much things that didn't work for me...
Like you can see the villain almost twirling his moustache in every scene.
I watched the last episodes in 2X speed LMAO! it was so predictable that one of the personalities was going to dissapear and obviously the one doomed was Robin!!! I don't know what is more anticlimatic, the villain or the end.
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The story was great
- I LOVED A LOT THE BACKGROUND MUSIC THE PUT IT WAS AWESOME
the acting was perfect
The romance well to be honest the female lead wasn't that much of my liking but I still watched it because it didn't affected at all the chemistry of the couple, Yeah I found her really irritating but we all know that a drama can't be perfect in every aspect
I was really afraid of the ending but it meet my expectations
I ended to give the full marks because I really liked everything of this series it never bores me
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It wasn't awful, but not good either
Hyun Bin was the saving grace.I thought the story could have been much better, with more fun moments. The contrast between the two personalities was lacking.
The fact that the female lead was made to act as if she were interacting with two completely different people felt stupid. Yes, you can fall for someone's personality. But how can you love one, sleep with one, yet feel next to nothing for the other? They are the same person!
I also didn’t like the female lead’s facial expressions; she always seemed to be questioning life.
And the styling was terrible. I know it was 2015, but the clothing, especially Robin’s, was awful. It felt exaggerated and almost cartoonish, as if the wardrobe alone had to do the work of distinguishing the personalities. On top of that, why name him Robin? It’s such an odd choice. He invented a whole backstory and family for himself, and they were simply Koreans living in Korea. So why would he have an English name like Robin? It just made the character feel even more artificial.
The supporting cast was weak as well. No one was properly developed or given a meaningful storyline. And what happened to the circus? It was introduced as a central element, and then it was basically forgotten. There was no real payoff.
I still don’t understand why this had to be 20 episodes. Where Crash Landing on You could have easily filled ten more episodes, this one felt at least ten episodes too long.
I only gave it a six because it had potential and I finished it. But overall, it was a pretty hard watch for me.
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If it seems to get slow for a couple of episodes in the middle just hang in there it is well worth...
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The cast wasn't bad, but not good either. One of the main characters (Seo Jin) didn't appeal to me at all in the beginning (looks, acting, character). I found him dull. It was the opposite for the other main character (Ha Na). I was looking forward to watching her more. As the episodes went on the roles were reversed. Ha Na became a character with no personality whatsoever. She just seemed to stand there in most parts with no emotions and no thoughts, while Seo Jin was full of... life.
I am one of those people who actually never liked Robin. Seo Jin should have had more moments with Ha Na. Robin and he, to me were the same person and I was looking forward to seeing the moment Seo Jin would get himself under complete control. That's why I have the opinion that the series should have ended right when the mystery of Dr. Kang's disappearance was resolved.
Still I enjoyed it and would watch more of Hyun Bin's dramas, hoping that they'll be better.
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Absurd situations and characters
The beginning was very promising. I was delighted with the series until the appearance of the hypnotist. What started to happen at the beginning was comical, and later it was already unfunny and annoyed by situations that at times did not make sense, such as sending after the hypnotist police officers who had previously let him escape because he hypnotized them. I simply found myself at a loss for words in some such absurd and illogical situations. Well, and while such scenarios I am able to overlook, the behavior of the main character towards Seo Jin I am no longer able to either understand or tolerate. Well, people please. After all, the way she treated Robin as if he was a different person from Seo Jin, he wasn't really a different person just a different personality of the main character. The whole triangle that formed at one point gave me a headache. I barely managed to finish watching this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
It's not a romance!
The genre is totally wrong! It is not a romance, but a fantasy psychological & crime thriller in which there is an incidental love entanglement.Most of the actors are very good, the idea is good, but the plot details are inconclusive, incomplete and sometimes unbearable, such as Dr. Kang, who lives for weeks in the same robe, bound and gagged in a room, without hygiene, without water, without a toilet, without a blanket and always wearing high heels.
The psychiatric parts are consistently incorrect and terrible.
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Does it deserve the (negative) hype?
This review is as spoiler free as possible while giving fair warning about this drama! So no plot details, but mood spoilers etc.For me, this was very much a drama of two halves. The first half was enjoyable, the second half was.... Not. The acting is good, the problem here was entirely the script/story.
The portrayal of multiple personalities isn't realistic, obviously. If you're someone who can take the show at face value and just go with the rules as set by that universe, you may still have fun with the first bit, like I did.
It's not the greatest show ever but it's an enjoyable enough ride with plenty of cute and fun moments - up until the main plotline wraps up and you realise there are still a bunch of episodes left. Instead of using those episodes to wrap up the romance, the show goes off the deep end in a way that I can only really describe as unpleasant.
The in-universe "rules" around the personalities are completely disregarded. There is a sudden and massive amount of unnecessary angst. Finally, and I am in no way exaggerating, the very last few minutes of the very last episode essentially goes "wait actually the personalities did work how we said they did at the beginning after all so forget all of that".
If you're the world's biggest Hyun Bin fan and simply must watch anything with him in... Watch up until the main story wraps up and then maybe the last 5 minutes of the last episode. It won't be satisfying but at least you won't feel actively bad.
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Great Work from everyone, especially Hyun Bin !
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Weak Writing, but Good Performances from ML and 2ML
As I began my journey into kdrama, I remember reading that I should never expect any of the medical aspects of the drama to make sense (I don't recall where I read that). If you go into this drama with that knowledge, you are more apt to enjoy it.Here we have another solid performance (of weak material) from Hyun Bin. As always, I particularly enjoyed his transition from mean chaebol to caring man - one of my favorite moments was when he jumped onto the roof of the cart when a certain something happened to get loose at the amusement park. We all know how well he is able to play both sides of the chaebol coin.
Han Ji Min's performance was adequate, but it lacked any sort of spark. Part of that was due to the weak writing (the premise was interesting, but the script itself was lacking), and part of that was due to her choiceses an actor.
This drama was my first introduction to Bang Sung Joon (now a personal favorite of mine), and his performance of less than mediocre material was good. I appreciated that he played the antagonist in a way that wasn't quite heavy handed (his moments with his hostage could have been played in a very one-leveled way, but he chose to create a more realistic kind of gray area (granted, it was dark gray) villain. One thing that I love about Sung Joon, which was evident in this drama, is that he is able to portray darkness in a way that can be frightening without going overboard.
Production values were also a bit weak with this drama (the circus scenes were a bit bland and low-budget, in particular).
Overall, Hyun Bin and Sung Joon carry this drama.
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JUST WATCH IT!
it took me a while to see the drama due to the raiting (I only saw it after 3/4 years of joining my list) . After finally deciding to watch, I don't regret anything, I also read some reviews from very good to very bad. Users who gave a bad rating only spoke of the main character being egocentric, it is true that sometimes he did what he felt like but she made many actions thinking of everyone.If you saw kill me heal me you will like this one :)
About the story: the story is quite interesting, it didn't become a tiresome story and you can see the episodes well. For me, I even think there could have been one more episode at the end.
About the cast:they chose excellent actors, they was chosen to act as a couple were chosen very well. What ended up bringing me to know the drama was hyeri (because she is my favorite k-idol) and hyun bin , if you know any of the main ones it becomes more interesting to see the drama.
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So much that was depressing or cold , Though Hyun Bin is very watch worthy
Hyun Bin is really watch worthy here, but he is not enough to carry this very disappointing drama. One of His characters is made to look so bad in the beginning that you have to concentrate on his attractive glare in order to get to the later parts where you actually, sort of, somewhat like him. The second persona of his character is shallow & clueless & I was not a fan of his puppy dog character . The female lead is tedious. Her character pig headedly rails against perceived injustices & she verbally attacks & counterattacks giving a piece of her mind to ad nauseum. I think she's just poorly written. It is never explained WHY she has an almost compulsion to gravitate toward a needy person. It seemed like she could have used a good amount of psychoanalysis to get to the root of why she was so fixated. I wanted to & tried to like this series, but there was so much that was depressing or cold about it. We are put through a lengthy tear jerking farewell to the male lead's happy persona. I found the last episodes to be a muddy jumble of a mess before we get to the happy ending.Was this review helpful to you?
