Why Her? Episode 5

It’s hard not to blame Soo Jae for her misery…

In this episode, we see Soo Jae’s denial towards Gong Chan being rather explicit. Soo Jae, having been so independent for the most of her working life, is faced with a tough decision as to whether she wants Gong Chan’s help, or stand alone in her own troubles. She chooses the latter, and Gong Chan can’t help but cling onto her. This episode was frustrating as we see Soo Jae constantly refusing to seek help, almost like as if all of Gong Chan’s effort are futile. The drama explores a very slow burn, almost too slow, of a romantic relationship between the two—which can be rather infuriating for us viewers. That aside, the acting is generally fine, though at some portions I felt like the characters were responding too quickly, as if reading from a script (which i mean, of course they are but it’s not exactly believable), hence I deducted scores from that. What I felt was lacking in this episode was chemistry between the two, and a resolve. I suspect the writer aims to be strategic with her own craft (the drama) hence inducing suspense. It seems to happen quite a few times, and transitions between scenes are also odd at times. Overall, use of SFX and music was good, and characterisation is usually on point. A solid 8 for me, down from the usual 9-10 that I give each episode.

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