Doom at Your Service

The Garden of life, death , and Love

*I would recommend that you watch this drama yourself and not be too swayed by the pool of negative reviews* But here is my review on Doom at your Service (2021)


Omg, I freaking love the drama I literally couldn't stop watching this show I had to force myself to slow down. First, I want to shoot out the artists that sang the ost in this drama. Every time I would hear them start singing The waterworks would immediately start to flow and I would start to sing along with the artist. Whoever created this show did a perfect job by getting the just right singer to sing in this drama. The songs felt as though they perfectly enhanced the scenes in the show; every time a song came on I knew without a doubt I would be crying by the end.

The chemistry of these actors is crazy It is rare that both the main and the secondary couple have chemistry but this drama makes it look so easy. It also helped that all the actors were really attractive (^v^) . They make you feel so invested in this character's storyline it makes you feel like you're living their life. When the characters felt sad I felt sad and when they were happy I was happy. And even though I never felt love like this before it felt as though I had experienced the joy and pain of Love. I feel myself relating to the female lead Tak Dong Kyung she is a lot like the except that she hides how she feels because she doesn't want to be a burden to her family and friends. But what I really loved about her is that even though she knew she was going to die soon she still thought about her family and tried to take care of them.

Maybe the genre of dramas is played out and maybe I didn't see enough of the drams to see that this isn't good. But I really enjoyed this show and I think that this show is in my top 10.

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This is a good drama that could’ve been fantastic if not for the “doom” undertone that permeated even through the best moments. The actors did a good job bringing their characters to life but the story became tedious and slow at times. Although the romance is nicely developed, it was difficult to watch when, even at their best moments, the leading couple could not look at each other without leaving the constants sense of doom that even makes no sense when Tak Dong Kyung says that been with Sa Ram is the happiest that she’s ever been! Also, the ending… for two people that not only wanted to spend a lifetime together but also went through the ultimate sacrifice and, by a miracle, end up together, there’s no passion about the reencounter. Her attitude about how she shows no interest in marrying him is also moronic, to say the least. So, the problem with this drama is not in the actors, it’s a great plot that went flat on the love story, sacrifice and all! It must be said that what the drama missed is ardor, especially from the female lead, since the male lead was constant on his feelings about Tak Dong Kyung. The drama is not bad, some viewers seem to have fully enjoyed it and it has some good entertaining moments, but it fell flat at the end!

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My first watch and I was late after 3 years

Excellent show, it was surprisingly an easy watch. Many fantasy shows usually are difficult for me to watch, it's either too corny or all over the place, but this show was simple and enjoyable.
I regret not watching when it came out, I remember everyone talking about it, but I wasn't as curious as of now, I'm quite lucky to be able to experience it as my very first watch.
The soundtrack was so lovely, I loved TXT's song for this show.
The chemistry between the lead actor and actress was oh my gosh amazing, I love them, I fell in love. My dad kept teasing me to get some tissues if I plan on watching it and of course he was right, each scene was done so beautiful. Everyone should at least give this show a try, if they haven't watched yet or those who have, this is your sign to rewatch it lol.

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Too unbalanced...

Well, I will talk about the feelings that I get from watching this dramas. Usually I don't watch them because of the plot.

The main story is interesting but too long. It has some things that are useless and the pace is strange. How can she fell in love in few days? How can he transform from a deity that has no feelings to someone who loves her so much? Bit like the chemistry of the couple.
The family and friends are nice. Liked how they were portrait.
But... The problem for me is the Second couple.
They have a lot of screen time and I don't get it. I found myself lots of times watching some dramas most because of the second couple. Here it's the opposite.
Both men are awful and pitiful. The first is a coward, a stupid and childish men that leaves a girl because of insecurities and treated her so bad that I can't understand why the hell is he in the drama. The second one is also so stupid. How can both guys love someone for ten years?!?! Cha says he loves her and never met her after? He lied to everyone and still lived with the coward guy. I found myself not wanting that Cha end up with her, but the alternative was even worse.
I hated that relationship. And that ruin the drama for me.
I don't have a female perspective, but I think she (who I find interesting and strong in some ways) should end up with someone else.

OST - did the job but I don't loved it

CAST - most of them did a good job. I don't follow the actors and actresses, so I don't know if they are like that or only performing.

REWATCH - no! Not with the second couple in the way.

Summing up, cute relationship of the main couple. She is cheerful with a lousy life but, after finding him she begins to be and stay happy. Good chemistry and interesting dialogs.
The second couple was awful to me. Always love triangles (don't get it) but with 2 men very boring. The story here was bad, lots of incongruent moments. Didn't like it at all...
And that doomed the drama for me.

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Easy to watch with good cast and interesting story

I watched all episodes except one (I think it was episode 13 because the story was a little predictable at this point).

There were some really interesting plot developments (i.e. one of them must die for the other to live) which I didn't expect. I wrongly assumed that this would be a CEO story with the CEO being a deity. The twist made it very watchable and the casting was perfect.

I also enjoyed the secondary casting and storyline. All beautiful/handsome characters, especially Shin Do Hyun and Lee Soo Hyuk.

The music was good but the star song was, of course, Breaking Down by Ailee - a veteran OST artist with exceptional talent.

The only reason I began watching this show was because I missed Park Bo Young. I was worried that the this was going to be as ad as the previous shows after Strong Girl Do Bong Soon, but I was very Pleasantly surprised, She remains the epitome of cute (as well as being such a great actress.

Really liked the show, a bit slow and predictable in parts (eps 11, 12, 13), but a worthwhile watch nonetheless.

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I love Seo Inguk, I love Park Boyoung. And I'm really looking forward to this drama before it airs. I thought this drama would be a romantic comedy, because who doesn't know, Park Boyoung is an expert in this. But it turns out, this drama is actually a melodramatic. Crying in every scene and episode is a natural thing. At first I was only able to watch the first 5 episodes, for the sake of the actors I love, then I stopped for 2 weeks.

Finally I resumed watching this drama. Although some times I have to speed up. The story of this drama is unique, but the plot is repetitive, I often get bored. I love ML and FL acting, which I never doubted them, their chemistry is very strong.

In addition, the supporting casts are also very good. Several times I looked forward to the love story of the supporting casts between Na Ji Na, Cha Joo Ik, and Lee Hyun Gyu. Weird but interesting. I was more in favor of Na Ji Na ending up with Cha Joo Ik, and thank God it happened.

The soundtracks are great, my gosh I keep listening to the soundtracks of this drama on Spotify. The singers are also top class, no doubt about the quality.

Until finally I managed to finish this drama. Not my favorite genre but enough to spend time.

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Super good kdrama!

(I'm going to do my best not to write spoilers)
For me this was a super good kdrama so where should I start?

In the beginning the drama really takes you along with its feelings. probably the cinematography did the story so well that you really feel the feelings.

Second.
People behave strangely when they hear a clock ticking and become deeply afraid.
You can see that in all the "reboots" that the drama requires. It is quite understandable that this becomes boring for some people. but to me it made perfect sense. I don't want to spoil it, but if you've watched it, you can see these stages clearly.

The third layer. Myul Mang and Dong Kyung's journeys to living a fulfilled life. They are both depressed and wish the world could just end so they would never have to suffer again.
Both felt lonely and out of place.
One had to learn to love even when faced with the inevitable end, and the other had to be selfish even when faced with the inevitable end.

the fourth layer for me was the religious aspects, of having two gods, one the creator, one the destroyer, and both were created by and for man to explain the randomness of suffering. This is part of many religions. But Buddhism especially has had to endure the ethos of the same suffering in different ways until you accept the fate and learn the lesson in this life and grow. Here too the frequent repetition of their old patterns is explained. Especially the part in the middle where they can both see what they would have been if they hadn't grown together through their pain and their joy.
this drama was really a great drama
but I didn't like it that much because this drama made me cry a lot.

By the way, I these OSTs of this drama were really good. Normally I'm not a fan of that

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"Doom at Your Service" Meh, Not Really

Y'all tbh when I first saw the title. I genuinely thought it would be like Doom would be some kind of butler to the female lead, and I guess I wasn't wrong?? I saw how much negativity this show had and after reading some of them, they did make sense. The middle of the show was kind of confusing and it threw me off a little, but in general I understood what happened.

Tak Dong Kyung is a very realistic character and I like that about her. She's always conscious about whether or not she effecting someone's lifestyle, which is a habit I kind of have, and I think a lot of people will agree with me on that. Kim Sa Ram, man I loved him. The way how he always randomly asked Dong Kyung if he could kill another person was funny. And remember that scene where he said "Do you want me to kneel?" and Dong Kyung goes "Why are you still standing?", I thought that was so cute. CHA JOO IK. Sir, you are the CEO of comebacks. This man does not like not having the last word, does he? But it's really amusing. I remember when he said to Dong Kyung "Life is your work, and your work becomes your life. I like that attitude." and she replied something about him always saying something profitable. I need a Cha Joo Ik in my life, I don't care what anyone says. Na Ji Na was an okay character, I personally didn't see why she was added in the beginning, because her complicated relationship with her first love was kind of unnecessary in the story but she still got Joo Ik as a sexy demon boyfriend, so whatever. Lee Hyun Kyu...y'all I couldn't handle him sobbing. Like, no please don't cry you'll find someone. I enjoyed the side characters, specifically Dong Kyung's colleagues, her brother, and Young Prince. I didn't know the actor of Sun Kyung was a band member of sf9, who I don't really listen to, but their song 'Now or Never' is godly. I enjoyed the bromance, and this would have been a rom-com if they included more funny scenes, but I guess there was enough to make me laugh at times. In general, if you want a drama to pass the time, this drama is perfect. If you're like me that doesn't have high standards for dramas, this is also great.

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wasted potential

First of all, in my opinion, the music was just phenomenal. I immediately added breaking down by ailee and love sight by tomorrow x together to my playlist because I absolutely adored them.
The acting was really good, no one really blew me away with their performance but everyone did a great job nonetheless.
As many have already said the drama had a great premise and also a great start, however it then became really boring, so much so that for the first time in my life I actually got more interested in the side couple than the main. With our main characters nothing that grabbed my attention really happened and while I obviously wanted for them to have a happy ending at some point I just became bored with their storyline. The conflict just didn’t pull me in, nothing seemed that exciting, nothing kept me on my toes.
Surprisingly, as I mentioned, I actually really enjoyed the side love triangle we had going on, it was nothing original, new or fresh, it was pretty basic, but in my opinion it was really well executed and instead of being annoyed when the focus wasn’t on the main characters (like it oftentimes happens)I was actually sad when their scenes ended and we had to go back to our main couple.
Overall the concept and beginning had me hooked but as we went on they just couldn't develop the story into something interesting, so while I’m not mad at the show and I had a nice time watching it I can’t help but feel extremely disappointed.

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This show is half trash, and half brilliant. And I absolutely love it despite its shortcomings.

The rating reflects my personal feelings, not objective story quality because I skip everything to do with the second leads story (I get what they're going for as a contrast to the main leads but the premise completely falls flat with me).

That being said, I love the story of Doom himself as he initially struggles to admit his own emotionality to himself (it is a painful vulnerability given what his fate and responsibilities in the universe are), and how the story of her learning to understand him reveals so much about the reason he is the way he is. In a way, she teaches him to love himself and come to terms with his own place in the order of things. There's a lot of "pain is the breaking of the shell of your understanding" going on here. Every time I watch it, I get something new out of it. At first, I just thought it was just a tragic romance, but the story is about them developing as individuals. And, I'm not personally religious, but I enjoyed the way they personified God and the philosophy of God as a gardener, who is ever so subtly pulling the strings to try and get the right outcome.

There are a lot of moments where tiny changes in the environment, aesthetics, or actions by a character add to the depth and meaning of a moment without explicitly spelling it out. This gives it a great rewatch quality.

That being said, it is inconsistent quality-wise. It does go downhill slightly after episode 7 or so. There's a lot I could do without, and a lot I could do with more of. But I love it all the same.

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