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Meh. I wasn't too terribly impressed by Devilish Joy. I liked the first half of the drama a lot, but the last 3 episodes just feel flat for me. The one year time jump in the final episode where the MCs are separated just annoyed me because it felt like a cop out. Don't get me wrong, I didn't *want* the MC to die, but at the same time, it doesn't make logical sense that he recovered all of a sudden and after a year of aggressive treatment is okay again. Like, what? I was coming to terms with him dying similarly to how the MC in Uncontrollably Fond died, but Devilish Joy was just too over the top. I don't think they should have made him yo-yo between dying and having a miracle recovery - they should have picked either him dying because there was no treatment OR chose to have him slowly got better over the course of the drama and, in that sense, defied all odds - a steady progress. So the ending really ruined it for me. It was not logical and it used too many convenient plot devices to satisfy hopeless romantics, rather than follow through in their intended plot.I think a drama that did this story much better was Uncontrollably Fond, which is a melancholy romantic drama. SPOILER ALERT FOR UNCONTROLLABLY FOND::::: In Uncontrollably Fond, the MC dies in the end from inoperable terminal brain cancer, which you find out he has in the first episode. The writers don't change their tune half way through the series to decide to let him live. He has his romance while he's slowly dying and he passes away relatively peacefully in the arms of his lover. His lover moves on and it's sad but I really respect how the writers stuck to their guns and made a beautiful story even though the ending is so sad. I sobbed at the end. Please refer to my full review of Uncontrollably Fond if you're curious about it as a whole. :)
In regards to Devilish Joy, what really bothers me is that the writers wrote themselves into a corner (the MC *was* dying and there was no cure) and definitely had no logical way out of it, but then all of a sudden he makes a HUGE recovery and lives happily ever after. Personally, I think the male MC should have been recovering throughout the entire show and had a strong, healthy man for the ending, but that's not how the writers decided to take it. And for that reason alone, the drama suffered immensely.
I did like how the bad guys got what was coming to them, but I also don't think the extreme horribleness of his aunt and the exCEO matched up well with the overall tone of the drama. I feel like the aunt plotting to kill her own nephew was exceptionally morbid and the overall tone of the drama didn't seem to match how awful she was. Also, I still don't get why the exCEO of Joy framed Joy for the death of the actor...it wouldn't have been pinned on the exCEO so why mess up Joy's life? ... Personally, the bad guys were simply too dark for what this drama was trying to make viewers feel (in my opinion) and that made the struggle between good and bad messy and unsatisfying in the end.
The main leads *were* very cute. I really did enjoy their romance for what it was....although, they did NOT look good kissing each other. LMAO. (Also in my humble opinion! XD)
I'm really bashing on Devilish Joy which probably makes it seem like I didn't like anything about it, but I actually enjoyed parts of it (the first half was much stronger and more likable than the second half). For me personally, endings are really important to feel truly satisfied, so with this ending falling so flat, I was truly disappointed since I started out liking it so much.
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A wonderful romantic comedy blended with a touching drama.
It’s one of the best romantic comedies I’ve ever watched, the kind that warms your heart. The chemistry between the leads was amazing, making you laugh, sometimes cry, and fall in love with Gong Ma Song. A wonderful romantic comedy blended with a touching drama.I’m gonna miss them a lot.İf you like romantic movies , you must watch this drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Unironically every KDrama cliché ever
IDK dude...like my expectations were not super high because it's really not my favorite genre, sad romances are sort of meh. That being said, it was a decent watch. The actors were all cute and there were lots of fun cute moments, you could tell they put their souls into it. But how much really can you do with a trite script. I mean...they even did the whole "met when we were children" fated thing. Like...go online and Google "KDrama cliches" every one on the list will be in this show.So ok, there was nothing original or particularly interesting, but the actor chemistry was good and it was still decent enough to spend a few hours on once you're through your list of dramas you really want to see. I've read all the reviews here...I was super shocked to find so many 10 star reviews. I'd like to find those people and point them in the direction of dramas worthy of a 10-star XD
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This is the kind of drama u just enjoy watching for its cuteness. the main leads have great chemistry. she is funny though. hope to see even more moments with fun in the future. the only thing is why someone was dead in her room and this mystery might hold people like me to look for more episodes, but i think choi jin hyuk can be the only witness who can tell the police she was supossed to be druged by that man :D so maybe she will get her image back in the last episodes.
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Esquecivel
Você com certeteza já viu muito disto em outros dramas. Sorte travessa nada mais é de uma compilação de cliches retirados de outros dramas, o que torna tudo muito previsivel. Vou confessar que nos 5 primeiros episódios eu até gostei mais depois foi tudo ladeira abaixo.Achei que a comédia cansativa, um roteiro desanimado, o romance foi fofo porém acho que depois de alguns episódios perdeu o brilho, o protagonista masculino não me convenceu no seu papel achei que ele estava distante , várias vezes senti ele robotizado o que atrapalhou muito o deselvolvimento e a quimica do romance . A protagonista feminina fez seu melhor nada memorável.
Os personagens secundários eram cansativos , estavam ali só para ocupar espaço, não adicinaram nada ao drama que carecia tanto disto. Deus como aquele primo do protagonista foi desnecessário , suas ações pareciam de um pré- adolescente , digo isso para ser generosa.
A fotografia me agradou achei bem bonita porem a ost passou despercebida por mim. Na realidade tudo neste drama é bem esquecivel, então realmente meu amigo não recomendo isso para você.
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Il potere soporifero della ripetizione a non finire....
L'intera seria ha come perno centrale l'amnesia a breve termine del protagonista. Frettoloso e un po' inverosimile l'incontro tra i due, ma soprassediamo. Il bel giovanotto è quindi vittima di un incidente e da lì parte l'effetto "reset". Come contrastare il vuoto di memoria? Ovviamente tenendo un diario dell'accaduto quotidiano, disseminando di foto e post-it le pareti di casa. Certo, può funzionare il primo giorno, e il secondo. Con un po' di pazienza anche il terzo e il quarto. Ma pensare che uno si svegli ogni mattina e abbia materialmente il tempo di rileggersi l'accaduto degli ultimi tre anni, anche no. Sorvoliamo però sull'incoerenza, del resto il drama non punta a sottoscrivere chissà quali evidenze medico-scientifiche. Tra l'altro, lui è un acclamato medico, solo di nome, però: nè nel presente nè nelle scene legate al passato l'ambientazione medica ha particolare risalto. Idem per la protagonista, inizialmente attrice di grande successo che cerca poi di tornare sulla scena... Ma, anche lì, l'attenzione allo sviluppo della sua sfera professionale scarseggia. Restano quindi lui e lei, che procedono a singhiozzo grazie all'omertà di lui. I personaggi secondari non sono più che verdure a contorno del piatto e il tema della perdita di memoria permea episodio dopo episodio... Peccato che la memoria dello spettatore, invece, funzioni benissimo, e alla lunga il meccanismo stanca. A questo punto, la soluzione migliore è un'amnesia a lungo termine, cancellando proprio la serie dalla memoria dei drama visti (e poco apprezzati).Was this review helpful to you?
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