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Call it quits
If you are looking for a masterclass in frustration, look no further than Call It Love. What sells itself as a moody, slow-burn melodrama quickly reveals itself to be a tedious, agonizingly slow train wreck. It is a show that traps you with occasional, manipulative cliffhangers, only to punish your patience with characters who actively defy logic, basic human communication, and common sense. I finally gave up at Episode 8, and honestly the scene that completely broke me was Min-young’s "confession" . She shows up at ML’s house and starts pouring her heart out, explaining why she cheated and broke up with him — except it’s actually the FL’s younger brother at the door because he’s living there now. And instead of immediately saying literally anything to clear up the misunderstanding like a normal human being, he just silently stands there listening to the entire confession before quietly closing the door without a word. It was so absurdly frustrating that I genuinely couldn’t take the writing seriously anymore.
The show is absolutely littered with moments like this. At some point I genuinely started wondering if some of these scenes were supposed to be unintentionally funny because of how absurdly frustrating they are. Every character constantly does dumb, uncharacteristic things for no believable reason.
There’s also nobody to root for emotionally. The ML is written like a permanently exhausted doormat who just absorbs misery without any personality, while the FL comes across less as “cold and wounded” and more like an emotionally detached brat. Even Min-young’s explanation for cheating and breaking up felt weak and nonsensical after all that buildup.
And yet… somehow I still watched 7 episodes. I think the only reason is that the show occasionally throws in an unexpected cliffhanger that tricks you into thinking something interesting is finally about to happen. But every time, it just circles back into more slow stares, awkward silence, and frustrating writing decisions.
I know this drama aims for melancholy realism and emotional subtlety, but for me it crossed the line from “slow burn” into emotionally draining boredom. Episode 8 was the final nail in the coffin.
The show is absolutely littered with moments like this. At some point I genuinely started wondering if some of these scenes were supposed to be unintentionally funny because of how absurdly frustrating they are. Every character constantly does dumb, uncharacteristic things for no believable reason.
There’s also nobody to root for emotionally. The ML is written like a permanently exhausted doormat who just absorbs misery without any personality, while the FL comes across less as “cold and wounded” and more like an emotionally detached brat. Even Min-young’s explanation for cheating and breaking up felt weak and nonsensical after all that buildup.
And yet… somehow I still watched 7 episodes. I think the only reason is that the show occasionally throws in an unexpected cliffhanger that tricks you into thinking something interesting is finally about to happen. But every time, it just circles back into more slow stares, awkward silence, and frustrating writing decisions.
I know this drama aims for melancholy realism and emotional subtlety, but for me it crossed the line from “slow burn” into emotionally draining boredom. Episode 8 was the final nail in the coffin.
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