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Disgusted
School 2021 started with such a promising setup, but the execution really fell short. The drama had everything it needed — a unique vocational school setting, dreams versus reality, and characters with real struggles. Ji Won and Jin Ji Won’s relationship was sweet and carried the heart of the show, but the rest of the writing slowly got weaker.One of the biggest misses was with Jung Young Joo and Kang Seo Young. Their story had so much depth to explore. He is a boy who values family despite carrying guilt from his past, and she is an orphan who longs for nothing more than a normal family and ordinary happiness. If the writers gave them a proper happy ending together, it would have been a huge emotional win. Seeing two characters who were broken in different ways finally find comfort in each other could have lifted the whole drama and made the ending more meaningful.
Instead, their arc was left unfinished, just a “maybe.” And that’s where the show lost its chance to shine. The villains were flat, the conflicts wrapped up too easily, and the storylines that mattered most weren’t given the closure they deserved.
Overall, School 2021 had the potential to be something memorable, but it ended up being disappointing. It’s one of those dramas where you can’t help but think: what were they really thinking with the writing?
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