Not Good Enough
Korean Drama " The Spies who loved me " sounds a bit like the American movie, and has more interesting aspects, but it's messy and doesn't serve the plot well.The drama juggles two themes: the mysterious case of the leading lady's best friend, and the game of temptation and lies between the two ex spouses and the two current spouses. For the mystery, it was okay, enough thrilling to keep things interesting, and with plenty of action and players. The bromance helped here as well, adding humor to the plot. However, the leading lady turning out to be a super spy was a bit off and sudden. As for the romance, it was odd because of the pacing. The drama went back and forth on whom it supported as the love interest. For once, it made it clear that the leading lady was still not over her ex and that it was possible for them to get back together, when, at the same time, it promoted the current husband as the perfect man for her, a man who loved her more than her ex. And, finally, they did the complete messed up thing of confusing their characters even more with that ending.
Other than that, the performances were great and the action scenes well orchestrated. But, the drama got boring at times, especially towards the ending.
So, overall, 4.5 out of 10.
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Nice plot, wrong characters
Every time I find a drama boring, I skip a lot of scenes, but in this show I just can't bring myself to skip since I really find the flow of the story interesting, but the main characters are super bland. The female lead, Kang Ah Reum, has two love interests, but none of them have chemistry with her. If you will ask me, she has better chemistry with her friend Bae Durae than those two men.Other than the characters, the plot is nice. I find the mystery of this drama entertaining; knowing the truth behind the two husbands of the female lead will keep you interested and who is behind all of the problems. The ending is so midway and dissatisfying, though. All of that mystery for that kind of finale. Why do a lot of Korean dramas have the most mid-endings?
I rate this a 4.5/10.
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Too much serious relationship melodrama & not enough action. Bland happy ending
Female lead is one of my least favorite actresses, so it was a rocky start .The first few episodes give off a weird vibe because the female lead is happily married. So it feels uncomfortable/unpleasant & wrong for her to be spending anytime with her ex.
It was annoying that we don't ever really get concrete answers about how long her first marriage lasted (my guesstimate is a year) or how long in between her divorce & meeting husband #2 was. The series gives you a feeling that it has been a LONG time since she saw her ex AND that she has been married for more than a few years.When actually she has only been married to husband #2 for a year! The "perfect" marriage is shown to be based on things that aren't quite obvious or normal for some societies [or for me!] . The married couple don't actually kiss or get intimate [it's never suggested either], which is odd to me. The tug of war between who IS the best man for the female lead does keep you wondering for awhile. What disinterested me was the long soliloquies where the main characters reminisced for long periods of time about thier relationships. Sure, they were setting up a way for the audience to get into the character's heads, but it was SO tedious & maudlin. The mystery of who killed the scientist is only slightly intriguing. It's the mystery of who husband # 2 actually is that you sort of wait for . Neither husband # 2 nor his wife are in thier marriage for the reasons you would expect & that sets the stage for allowing us to see what looks perfect to be challenged.
Husband # 2's hair style was cringy & distractingly unappealing. The reasons at the end for why the leads do what they do, PLUS the time skip makes the happy ending rather blah. Too much serious relationship melodrama weighed this down when more action & fun spy stuff should have been added.
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The Spies Who Lied To Me
Although its earlier parts were better than the rest but the initial set up needed more time and thoughts to be put into it. They wanted to kick start the premise quickly but they rushed things along the way which made later parts to drag instead of having a better investment at the start. The first 5-6 episodes kept you interested and had a good amount of intrigue but things slowed down significantly after that and it began to lose its attraction even when Derek began to be involved in the story heavily. They had a lot of elements lined up perfectly to create something good but never committed to one theme. Derek was an interesting addition to the dynamic but his character was never consistent, his character was forcefully bent 3-4 times to fit whatever narrative the writer wanted to steer the story towards. This also affected how the triangle played out. Again, they had a lot of time to better allocate and divide the runtime to make it more natural. There were a few attempts where the drama tried to get preachy and profound with dialogue and inner-monologue but once you zoom out it turned out to be condescending nonsense. I would say the drama was partially fun but not all the way.Was this review helpful to you?
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Great premise but not so great execution
Show has a premise that was interesting but just not executed to its full potential and leaves much to be desired.First few episodes were good and seemed to go in a good direction but about halfway through just seems like they didn't where to go with it.
Ji joon and Ah Reum were OK characters nothing special but Out of the three Main leads Derek was the more intriguing prospect and had a interesting story to tell but to bad its never really explored, it could have been more fleshed out with more screen time and perhaps could have been the lead 1. They way the basically just wrote him off at the end just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Acting all around was solid.
Besides Derek there was really no character that was interesting and supporting characters that were memorable other than doo bong , there were none.
Ending last 2 episode felt like a different story sprouted out of nowhere as if the writers had no idea how to end the show and just threw darts at some post-it notes with some possibilities and just ran with whatever they hit.
I feel I like if the show had a more serious tone and less comedy would have worked a lot better but end the end we got what we got, a story with potential but left the audience to wonder what could've have been.
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Great until the final 2 episodes
I really enjoyed watching this show, and i though the husband and wife were so lovely together, obvi they had so many issues but they really loved each other. I just hate how the entire plot was comptely ruined by the last 2 episodes. I feel so disappointed and empty by the end, and cried so much over it.If I ignore that part of it, the show was good, and it kept me on the edge. I particularly loved the actor who played Derek, and the story of how they met was so cute.
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Rhythm, action, humor... A pleasure!
Super series Spy-Rom with Eric Mun & Yoo In NaPLOT: 1 Interpol agent (who has always hidden his profession) meets his ex-wife (the FL) during a case. She remarried the "perfect husband", a diplomat (but who also practices industrial espionage). The FL will find herself involved in the fight at her friend's wedding.
+++ Duo of great actors (beautiful, talented, subtle, with real chemistry). The ML2 (husband of the FL) is excellent. As his role as "perfect husband" requires, he is attentive, but his relationship with the FL is more formal than warm.
+++ Effective production, with a good mix of action, humor, emotion and romance.
+++ Excellent overall cast
+++ Excellent OSTs, very suitable for the scenes.
=> entertaining, intelligent and beautifully performed series.
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Super série Spy-Rom avec Eric Mun & Yoo In Na
PLOT: 1 agent d'Interpol (qui a tjs caché son métier) rencontre lors d'un cas, son ex-femme (la FL). Elle s'est remariée avec le "parfait mari", diplomate (mais qui pratique aussi l'espionnage industriel). La FL va se retrouver mêlée à la bagarre lors du mariage de son amie.
+++ Duo d'acteurs géniaux (beaux, talentueux, subtiles, avec une réelle alchimie). Le ML2 (mari de la FL) est excellent. Comme son rôle de "mari parfait" l'exige, il est attentionné, mais sa relation avec la FL est plus formelle que chaleureuse.
+++ Réalis° efficace, avec bon mix d'action, d'humour, d'émotion et de romance.
+++ Excellent cast global
+++ Excellents OST, très adaptés à la scène.
=> série divertissante, intelligente et magnifiquement interprétée.
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IMHO- Better than My Secret Terrius!!!!
I was surprised at the reviews I read as I had a completely different experience watching this drama. I decided to watch the first few episodes to decide as most reviewers said they were good/ engaging. I was hooked. There are quite a few plot twists where you are left guessing who is the mastermind and what will happen next. IMHO- this drama is underrated and I hope many people will watch and enjoy. The actors were all phenomenal.Was this review helpful to you?
Bobinho ao Extremo
The Spy Who Loved Me é mais um K-drama chatinho e bobinho que integrará minha lista de dramas assistidos. Tudo bem que o objetivo não era ser um drama "sério" mas não precisa avacalhar. Até para passar o tempo precisa ser alguma coisa interessante.Talvez se reduzissem a quantidade de episódios a pelo menos a metade muita coisa desnecessária seria dispensada e o drama poderia ter sido melhorzinho, mas a enrolação descabida é maçante e desinteressante, nada fácil de acompanhar.
Será que algum dia conseguirei assistir alguma comédia romântica que não seja boba? Fica aí a dúvida no ar...
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Poderia classificar como assistivel se reduzisse pela metade a quantidade de episódios
Até começou interessante mas desandou muito rápido. A história não consegue manter o seu interesse até o fim, você meio que se obriga a terminar porque já assistiu muitos episódios, mas não é uma tarefa fácil.Além disso, a espionagem industrial era pra trazer um ar refrescante a trama, logo perdeu a graça e acabou transformando o que já não estava legal em algo mais maçante ainda.
Pensou que era só isso?
Essa não é a única reclamação que tenho a fazer de The Spy Who Loves Me. O drama também entrega um romance yoyo bem chatinho, isto é, um triangulo amoroso cheio de idas e vindas que não ajuda em nada.
Em meio a toda essa confusão a protagonista Kang Ah Reum hora quer proteger o marido Derek Hyun a todo custo, hora quer se jogar nos braços do ex marido Jun Ji Hoon sem olhar pra trás. Nunca vi mulher mais indecisa que ela.
É triste dizer isso mas, lá vai mais um drama pra lista de assistidos que não fez diferença alguma.
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