Brogana Sunfrog

Unlikeable female lead & nonsensical villain

There are better dramas out there for me to invest my time in. I tried to like this but not even Lee Jong Suk could save this drama. As it was I had to push through to episode 7. I kept telling myself that surely the female lead had some qualities that were endearing. Yet by episode 7 I still loathed her. The whole story hinges on her reconnecting with who she was when she wasn't such a ________ . They try to make a comedy out of her flaws, but there is too much to dislike about her.
The second big issue was with the romance pairing age gap. 10 years !
They try to make a joke out of it as the younger person is more mature & responsible than the older one, but there isn't any chemistry & it feels distasteful & forced..
Thirdly; the alternative male lead, who is a better age match for the female lead, is written so poorly & his attraction to the train wreck of a woman is inexplicable as she is rude, thoughtless, selfish & manipulative and he knows it.
The villain is appropriately intimidating, but as of Episode 7 while you see how clever he is, you also are blinded by the fact that his reason for viciously committing murder was because.......the guy made him angry ? The real reason will be revealed at a later date (but as of Ep 7 you have no clue) and yet, when you do know, it makes his actions beyond stupid.
Once out of jail, instead of going off into obscurity, he's intent on committing murder for the same reason. It helps that the police are mind numbingly out of touch with what thier job is.
SO here are the problems:
1) Female lead gets a grade D for personality
2) Male lead gets A+ for everything except accepting that female lead is a waste of time
3) Leads have no chemistry & the 10 yr age gap is ridiculous
4) Villain is somehow both clever & stupid as he seems to have a one track mind but no sense of self preservation


Is the age gap trope of very young male paired with much older woman something that was common when this was first released ? Was it supposed to appeal to the fantasy of the highschool boy or the older single woman ?
I'm remembering that HighShcool King of Savvy (2014) also had this trope & it also didn't work, though it was a better set up than this because at least the female lead was nice.

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a calm, non stressful visual feast . Male lead shines. Romance lacks payout

I watched this expecting it to be a visual feast & a mostly calm drama that wouldn't be stressful & it was just that. The female lead played the same sort of ditzy character that she does so well. Her childishness can be irritating, but thankfully they also make her brave & endearing-(though often nonsensical.) The male lead, ( also playing a character type he's played in other dramas), really impresses with his range of expressions. As an actor He really is evolving well .
I enjoyed the soundtrack as it went well with the genre. This is a leisurely drama & they used alot of piano & traditional instruments which enhanced the atmosphere.
Side characters are boring. There are dull/boring/useless episodes & the way the drama ended was lacking. While there were many touching moments throughout the drama between the couples, the resolution/reuniting of the main couple is only ok as it had no embraces or kisses.(if you have ever seen the American movie musical My Fair lady-Audrey Hepburn version- this drama ending is reminiscent of that one).
You will need to watch through the credits to get the warm fuzzies you have been anticipating & it's barely enough payout for our investment in their relationship ,though The main couple Does show thier strong bond through out the drama, But I require a satisfying traditional happy ending .

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Cast is wasted on this unsettling woke agenda made in 2014

for as old as this is, it has a surprising amount of Woke social awareness issues as well as alot of unsettling shock & awe .
Both lead characters were totally unappealing. I got 44 minutes into the 1st episode & found it disgusting.
Initially, I was very interested to see D.O. in an early drama role, BUT, I did not need to see him in a men's room peeing & checking out another guy that stood next to him.
I was completely taken off guard & confused that the female lead constantly (so far) defended people with deviant behavior-even as they assaulted her (& she wanted & needed help), she was still on the side of the mentally disturbed person (to the point of physically defending him against the person actually trying to help her. It was meant to be funny (why?). They discussed gender dysphoria ....so however you feel about that, there it is. The male lead was a sexual predator- a "player" who seemed to just like conquests. There was bloody knife Violence (well, it was a fork used as a weapon ) but all that I just mentioned was in the first 44 minutes.. and it was enough for me to drop it as the leads, as they presented them, are not people I can care about & want to see together.

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