Watched for the cast and the Kdrama legacy
This show is so popular on My Drama List and it was on my watchlist for a long time and I love Kim Go-Eun (especially in Yumi's Cells series) so finally did a watch through after starting the show several months ago.Things I appreciated:
The. cast! the friendship between Reaper, Goblin, and Ji Eun-Tak was so fun to watch - their banter was great. Enjoyed Sunny's character and really all the side characters.
The side stories Reaper had with his job, and Eun-Tak had with the ghosts - the whole show could have been those and I would have loved it.
The production - it was good quality
Things I did not enjoy:
The overarching story of Goblin
So much crying
The age-gap for no real solid reason - she could have been any age, why start the main character in her senior year of high school, like who thought that ick would be a good idea. The actors did so great and played immature, and mature really well and kept it very appropriate but just ick
The over-use of flashbacks
^for these last two reasons it would be cool to see a remake that is 10 episodes, with a main character starting in college or early twenties if they must be younger than Goblin, and intentional use of flashbacks.
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Interesting story - some characters got way more attention than needed
This was a cool modern love story with a great cast. The main and side characters were strong. My main disappointment was the amount of screen time they chose to give to the patriarchs who led with outdated and frankly harmful values, while missing the opportunity to give more screen time to the sisters, positive parents, and cool friend group. I would have loved to see more time with Eun-ho /the trio as well. The sisters' relationship was refreshing and I would love to see more of that. I also appreciated that that main characters had regular, middle class jobs.I've seen comparisons with Something in the Rain and I personally avoided this series because of that and ultimately found the stories to be completely different. I think this show is worth a watch but I did skip a lot of dialogue when it was the dads and the abusive exs.
The OST was cool! A little repetitive at times, which reminded me of Dawson's Creek. I enjoyed the mellow indie songs.
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Super Fun Story - v cheesy at times
Underrated gem. I suspect a lot of the negative reviews come from how Byeon Woo Seok's character ended, Ryu Shi Oh, ended up because honestly Woo Seok stole the show and was the most fun character. This show has a lot more cheese and cringe that the prequel. It's still a super fun ride with a couple very empowering women leads who have confidence and care.Was this review helpful to you?
