Little Women

Like a ship that loses its course.

Where do I start? If you want me to be straight with you, I will be your savior and tell you right away that you will be disappointed and even feel angry sometimes. You might ask me why. The answer, in my deepest regret, is that this show is a missed opportunity, a wasted potential.

The show starts to be really captivating at the very beginning. To be honest, I really love Kim Go Eun and how she is able to interpret her characters in a very human way. That is one of the main reasons why I decided to add this show to my list. But sadly, a couple episodes later, I realize that I couldn't tell exactly why I was watching. The script and the plot were sailing into unknown waters with no destination.

It became really hard to keep watching more and more episodes, and I have to congratulate myself for finishing the task, and I really mean it; it was a task at this point because it had already stopped being entertaining.

My conclusion is that this ship needed a better captain and a better crew, but it is what it is: nothing but a ship that lost its course.

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I have very mixed feelings.

AFTER WATCHING 7 EPISODES
After watching two episodes, I thought the drama would get better, but in my opinion, it didn't. I found each episode boring most of the time. Some parts look forced to make a twelve-episode drama. And why did they make fools of the sisters? They know there's something wrong with the orchid, it's dangerous, but they keep smelling it.
I'm dropping this drama. It's not worth wasting my time since every episode is boring for me.

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AFTER WATCHING 2 EPISODES
rating 6.5/10

So far, I've only watched two episodes and have very mixed feelings about this drama. The first episode was really boring for me. Because I wanted to give this drama a chance, I started watching the second episode and the first half was also mostly boring. This was the moment when I started to doubt whether I should continue watching this drama. However, I wanted to finish the second episode so as not to interrupt it in the middle of watching it. And something unexpected happened to me. The rest of the episode contained parts that interested me.

I want to mention that I really appreciate how the feelings, characters, and situations the characters find themselves in are represented by the lighting and design of their apartments/houses.

I'm not sure if I will continue watching this drama. I want to consider the pros and cons so as not to waste time unnecessarily on something that bored me for most of the first episodes.
I will probably choose to watch the third episode and after that, I will decide whether or not to continue watching.

I will update this review.

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Episode 1 and 2 review for those who are unsure whether to press play or not

First...stories/plotline like this are very dependent on peoples palate.
Its mystery thriller intense engaging.
Acting is top notch.
No dragging.
Very well paced for episode one and two

Definitely brain racking
A heavy theme so am excited to see how they will tackle whatever is coming next.
With such stories no one cares for the music cause it adds nothing to such plotlines.
For maximum experience this is a show you cant fastfoward or do something else well watching.
They need 100% focus to pick up on clues or hints so as not to miss the plot.
However they definitely have a low rewatch value but are those shows you will recommend whenever asked for.

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The concept

This gives chills the shocking plot twist really makes the show standout . The way the scene was shown the serious court,suspense atmosphere while questioning and then the timing of her friend appearing just to show that she is the evidence is crazy
















































































































































































































































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Not an adaption of Little Women

From the very beginning, the only recognizable connection to the classic is three sisters who are poor. ..well, not even that. They are missing one sister. Please don't call this an adaption and get a person's expectation up for a modern day version of Little Women, which had beautiful characters and a story of family and love. It was not a story of women feeling sorry for themselves that they were poor, but how they dealt with the unfairness of being poor and dealing with their social standing. Ugh, it is just another K-drama. It could have been something special. I won't be watching.

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Being poor does not equal being dumb or not knowing how to handle money

Look, I really tried. Episode 1 was fire, but it went downhill from there.

The plot was set with these three sisters being super close (minus the youngest, who I found purely ungrateful, but more on that in a second).

In Joo and In Kyung talk about everything and share every thought. But when it comes to push and shove, it took them almost five episodes to realize they were chasing the same villain. Many issues wouldn't have occurred if they had talked about it from the moment In Kyung found the money in the fridge.

Also, why do both older sisters prefer to share their thoughts with random men instead of with each other to help their younger sister out?

I get that some things are made for the plot, but some scenes were unnecessary, rushed, and just badly plotted. After the grandma passed in Episode 6, I gave up.

I get it, obtaining 2 billion won in that manner is scary. But if the storyline is about poor people taking on the rich, then these strong sisters (all of them) should have buckled up. That would have been the perfect revenge storyline - with faults, of course, because they are new to having money - but these women are not dumb.

It felt like they purposely made them silly and not think things through because they are poor, which is nonsensical.

All in all, so much missed potential with the show, especially with such a great start.

And the little sisters excuse, of hating how her sisters love her and wanting her own life... please.

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a good lullaby to help you sleep

I’ve tried, guys. I really have. I gave this series a fair chance, but I couldn’t get past the third episode—it was just boring as hell.

From the moment I saw the mother steal the envelope full of money in episode one, I knew this journey would not be easy. Honestly, it’s not a good idea to leave that much cash sitting on your bedroom table where anyone in the house can access it. It’s incredibly foolish, especially when you don’t trust your own family, like in this case with the mother. Face palm.

As for the characters, they didn’t fare any better. The first daughter comes across as far too naive, while the second daughter often acts rashly without thinking things through. The third daughter is just plain ungrateful, which made it hard for me to connect with any of them.

Unfortunately, I’m not strong enough to fight off the sleepiness that creeps in with each episode. So, sadly, my journey with this drama has to end here.

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Mystical blue orchid juice; spit out.

The bigger the expectations, the bigger the disappointment. I was looking forward to this show for the cast and what seemed to be a complex, suspenseful story; it had a fresh vibe to it. Instead, the show fell flat from start to finish. The cardinal issue is the overwhelming lack of reality in virtually every character, their motivations, and plot lines. In fact, I wonder if they would have better succeeded by employing a more surreal tone/style or adding clearer fantasy elements. It's hard for me to digest a mystical blue orchid juice schema as realistic. It does look like a nice color for a cocktail, though.

The three sisters' interrelationships were not compelling or authentic. They were never on the same page with anything, willfully ignoring one another's advice and support, even freely embarrassing one another publicly, and putting each other in danger. Are they really sisters? Oh In Hye and Park Hyo Rin looked like they could be sisters, but were not.

Even though Won Sang A is overall not believable as a character, I did enjoy her skilled execution of 'delightful perversion'. She deserved a better ending scene; it was lame. Kim Go Eun, who I've generally enjoyed in other shows, was regrettably dull as Oh In Joo. I even got a bad acting vibe from her in this show. Oh In Hye's character was worthy of hate, but I was still impressed at how the actress put out a convincing arrogance, immaturity; she almost felt like a good character that was placed incorrectly on the board. Oh In Kyung, on the other hand, was too narrow and stubborn to enjoy, I feel the acting/directing could have been interpreted in a less narrow way; she had the right look for the part, but the delivery was simply overcooked.

Music was fairly good. The opening track, Power Scandal, was the right vibe for the show. I picture weird lizards crawling around peoples face when I listened to this. It definitely enhanced the 'twisted' feeling of the plot and villain characters. The OST tracks were mostly dark in tone and served well to enhance the thriller tension and action. Listening to the OST tracks alone, they feel appropriate for nighttime city suspense.

I'd actually like to rate this show lower, but I can feel the strong effort of production, the effort to try to do something different, great, and compelling. The show always felt like it had that potential to be great and it wasn't so far from accomplishing that with some modifications. Although the cast and crew fell short of my expectations, I applaud them for trying to give us something fresh.

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