Marriage, Not Dating

unremarkable run-of-the-mill characters

I'd dropped this before but i forgot why so i thought i'd give it another go cz im such a sucker for arranged marriage stuff. Now that i've watched till ep 7, I can see why I'd dropped it.
Characters are the very essence of a story, you see (at least to me). And this story made it a point to have very prototypical characters with nothing distinctively likable about them. I'll dissect them.
Ju Jang Mi is your typical "im so kind" type of fl that has to go out of her way to butt into other ppl's business even when she's told not to bc she thinks she's such an oh so great saint sent to save everyone in the world. In simple words, she's a pushover. She's the type of gal guys call "easy" (the show itself points it out) and she freaking doesn't change after getting dumped sm times? She's just so painfully embarrassing to watch. But somehow ALL the guys already like this dumb cockroach that still didn't get its character development? like nani da fu
Kong Gi Tae was not too bad but also a very classic example of "rich mean man" ML ft past traumas. I felt bad for him what with all these dysfunctional annoying af women in his life. But why does he always gotta yell at her no explanation whatsoever? And he never apologizes; it's just brushed off. Do I feel bad for her tho? with the stuff she does nah
Kang Se A was another typical "anti-fl" material that does the most obnoxious things just for a guy that treats her like air. I mean, i don't get it, she's graceful, she's smart, she's rich, she's a boss, why do they always have to stoop so low for a mere guy? Always! What's with these shows?
Han Yeo Reum was boring. Someone tell me why he likes that human-shaped naivety.
The other coworker girl? Ew. The ex bf? Ew x3 .They're so despicably stupid, I don't wanna waste my words.
So the story revolves around these brainless, hateful maggots. And that tells you enough that needs to be said about this imbecilic show. They also never gave a concrete reason for why Jang Mi got involved in Gi Tae's con show and why she's still sticking to it. What's she getting out of it other than a phone?
Anyways, dropped bye and this time i'll remember how moronic this was
my actual rewatch value is 0 but mdl so dumb

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Ridiculousness and a drunk drama

For it was a wasted time, how did people muster up the courage to rewatch this drama more than once? I finished it because I don't really like dropping a drama that I already started. I guess it was the norm then in 2013 or 2014 to make female leads stupid, weak and cringe in drama, just like this one. The female was super annoying and had no respect for herself. Let's not talk about the alcohol in the drama, no episode without an alcohol and that our female lead doesn't get drunk. I hated it because of alcohol because let's be realistic alcohol doesn't make everything OK. The drama portrayed so many things. It didn't give the female lead a chance to grow up and be dependent on herself. Then ilthey were making dramas like this and unfortunately in this new decade it's just another norm albeit differently in another style. They all knew how to act but the storyline was useless and unnecessary.

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Trite

A clingy, female lead with zero self-respect is not what I want in a drama. Add to that the most basic plot that has been done multiple times and one wonders how the writers could mess it up so badly. I'm sorry, but this was unappealing.

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Come dire... Sinceramente non capisco per nulla i voti alti che sono stati dati, ma andiamo con ordine e soprattutto dal mio punto di vista. Il drama è vecchio, si vede che lo è anche per come sono gestite le cose (un po' alla soap opera) ma per la maggiore si fa vedere lo stesso. Non posso dire di averlo pienamente apprezzato perchè purtroppo mi sono ritrovata a skippare/velocizzare certe scene altrimenti non ne uscivamo più. La storia ricca di clichè e umorismo era esattamente quello che cercavo ma qui è stata calcata troppo la mano. La comicità è demenziale, a volte fa ridere davvero altre vorresti lanciare il pc fuori dalla finestra. Al sesto episodio pensavo di essere molto avanti con la storia invece ero ancora lì e questo mi ha scoraggiata perchè già volevo vederne la fine! Quindi ho un po' faticato a finirlo, ma sono cmq felice di averlo fatto. Nel mare di tira e molla, scene imbarazzanti oltre ogni altro dire e una protagonista stupida a livelli osceni, ho trovato degli argomenti e delle situazioni che hanno stuzzicato la mia curiosità e convinto a non mollarlo a metà: vengono introdotte tematiche per nulla semplici da trattare e benchè non sembrerebbe, non si risolvono in maniera superficiale. Alcune cose erano davvero interessanti!
Ad alcuni personaggi mi sono anche affezionata, nonostante tutto, quindi sono contenta di aver finito l'opera anche se a mio parere non è granchè e anche se non si merita chissà che voto. Una commedia stupida romantica che ad un pubblico in cerca di un puro passatempo senza troppe pretese potrebbe andar bene.

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