Extremely underrated drama. I saw people's comments that unlikable FL is this drama's major turn-off. I can guarantee you that if the lead is male, this drama will be easy 8.5. The main criticism of this drama should be its length (very cliche office politics, pretty sure 12 eps are enough) and the subpar development of the supporting character (seriously, the drama only revolves around FL and her enemy).
The cast delivers a good performance, but there's more to a drama than just acting. If you want to watch solely for the cast, you will be entertained. But if not, let me tell you that this drama is a literal garbage.
If you avoid the glaring issue of this drama (inconsistent pacing, badly directed/concluded subplot, lackluster finale) and only focus on the main storyline, this is one of the best revenge dramas I've seen (it's the same level as Doctor Prisoner). The protagonists and the villains (at least one of them) are equally smart. Especially for the first half (up to episode 8), they tried to outpace each other cleverly. Too bad that energy didn't carry to the last half. It's an 8.5/10 for me, solid watch.
To provide a better context, ML (main lead) is an ungrateful brat, talentless, and born poor in a loving family,…
I just saw the character description and wow, they butchered the second lead personality. He sounds like a very generic chaebol that didn't deserve any success in his life. Not sure what to feel about that. I hope that's not the way to justify any future choice made by the male lead.
I just noticed that they decided to adapt this webtoon. I have completed the webtoon 4 years ago and I hope they…
To provide a better context, ML (main lead) is an ungrateful brat, talentless, and born poor in a loving family, SL (second lead) is a kind-hearted talented kid and born rich. He switched back and forth (between being poor and rich) due to his greed. He chose to be rich at first but he's incredibly jealous of SL to have a happy life with his family, so he switched to being poor again.
But in the end, ML chose to switch his life with SL. ML got rich, inherit a huge company by doing nothing, and neglect his loving family. Even on his deathbed, ML's father's last word was apologizing to ML for not being rich (the father knew that ML chose to switch his life with SL).
Also in the end, however, the granny that gave him the golden spoon preaches this to him: "Gold covered with mud is still gold", referring to the talented SL that actually made his way to success from his poor situation, while the ML is rich by stealing from what is not his (SL rich parent).
The fact that he steals what is not his, goes UNPUNISHED, and is somehow rewarded with FREE SUCCESS is just beyond my wildest imagination. It's incredibly unfair to the SL that was an actual nice guy in the manhwa. I really hope that the writer either fixes the ending (to make it somewhat fair) or gives the ML a better personality.
I just noticed that they decided to adapt this webtoon. I have completed the webtoon 4 years ago and I hope they will be careful with the writing. You will either get the whiniest ML and the most disgusting series conclusion you will ever see or you get the most heart-wrenching drama of the year.
🤔 You must have watched way more rom-coms than me to find this one generic and I've seen quite a few because…
Agree to disagree I guess. But fyi, if CL can cut one of its subplots and make it 12 episodes, I will definitely score it higher than ABP. Well, one can only dream.
🤔 You must have watched way more rom-coms than me to find this one generic and I've seen quite a few because…
Btw if you don't bother find my comment for A Business Proposal, this is what I wrote (if you're interested).
"As a non-romantic kdrama watcher, my experience with this drama is overall positive. This drama provides likable characters with no cringy moments and unnecessary drama. But that aside, every aspect of this movie is bland; the music, the plot, the cinematography. So I mostly agree with some of the comments. It's good and worth watching, but not sure if it's considered the top of this trope."
I also give the drama 8, the exact same score you gave to A Business Proposal.
🤔 You must have watched way more rom-coms than me to find this one generic and I've seen quite a few because…
Well, it's not really puzzling actually if you don't assume that I thought A Business Proposal was crazy good. You can go to the drama page and see what I wrote for A Business Proposal and see the score I gave to the drama :)
The reason why I brought up A Business Proposal in this conversation is because both drama are generic at best. But I prefer A Business Proposal because it was straightforward, while Crazy Love put a bunch of filler subplots and characters that literally contributes nothing to the main plot. I'd rather have a quick boring plot than a barely interesting dragged down plot.
Btw I avoid to specify the bugging subplot for Crazy Love because it's a spoiler for those who hasn't watch the drama and I don't want to tag my post as spoiler. I kindly suggest you to also do the same for the specified trope you mentioned for A Business Proposal.
🤔 You must have watched way more rom-coms than me to find this one generic and I've seen quite a few because…
Yes, admittedly I might be nitpicky in addition to not being the target audience for this kind of rom-com drama. So kindly take my thread with a grain of salt. I can't delve into the topic without spoiling the storyline, but I can tell you that I just literally watch Second 20s before this drama and I'm pretty bummed to know that they've shared the exact same subplot.
Again, I'm nitpicky, but I prefer rom-com to provide good chemistry between the leads, no cringy moments, and be straightforward. For example, Business Proposal did it to me this year. Choose your trope for the leads, develop their romance, insert some good chuckles, add a climax towards the end, and give a good conclusion.
My issue with Crazy Love is that I can remove some subplots or even characters without actually hindering their romance progression. Imo, 16 episodes are too much for this drama. It's good for people that like fan service, but definitely not for me. I do agree that the mystery is consistent and the characters are excellent, but for me, it does not justify that some subplots are not essential to the drama.
Me watching this.First 6 episodes: How tf did this drama score so low? It's a decent time-travel drama with a…
This drama just don't bother to nicely put their concept of time and space. I've watched countless shows with the same genre as this one (time travel, parallel universe), but this drama just want you to accept the logic as what shown.
They can time travel? Cool. It can create a paradox? Cool. The technology is so advanced that you just have to accepted it as is? Cool.
Eh..... not sure how to feel about this. For sure every aspect of this drama can be improved, BY A LOT. I've always wanted k-drama adaption for something like Ozark/Breaking Bad and this one is a sad attempt. My issue is that there is too much story to be told, but too few episodes to deliver. You just don't expect the viewer to nod to everything the director spoonfed relentlessly. It felt like watching a movie with so many fillers. It lacks depth.
The plot is very generic, nothing special. I don't watch that many romance dramas, but I'm pretty sure I can name some dramas with the same exact plot. The drama tried so hard to mock so many romance tropes and make it ironic by constantly performing a 4th wall to ensure the audience that "surely we won't be that predictable". But unfortunately, for the first 4 episodes, you can literally know how the show will end. You keep watching hoping that your prediction is incorrect, but it ended with the same bs that every romance drama always had. So if you're watching a drama for the plot, this ain't for you.
However, I have to appreciate the ML and FL in this drama. Both are pretty likable, despite their personality are literally very generic, they just somehow make it work. The supporting characters are also surprisingly fine. No one really stands out, but they own their parts. So if you're watching a drama for the sake of your bias and willing to turn off your brain for any spoonfed logic, I can't say you'll be disappointed.
The case itself is not silly, but I do agree that the way they resolve the case is somewhat lazy. It's a repetition…
As someone who watch too much courtroom (and medical) kdrama, I can ensure that there's a lot of way to win cases without repeatedly exploiting clause technicality.
this is my views if you don't agree ignore me and reply to the others praising thisbut this was boring, flat characters,…
The case itself is not silly, but I do agree that the way they resolve the case is somewhat lazy. It's a repetition of other attorney is suddenly dumb -> our main character is a genius queen that always found a loophole via a certain clause and blabbering the heck out of it -> the firm wins the case.
If you like badass FL, this is a must-watch.
But in the end, ML chose to switch his life with SL. ML got rich, inherit a huge company by doing nothing, and neglect his loving family. Even on his deathbed, ML's father's last word was apologizing to ML for not being rich (the father knew that ML chose to switch his life with SL).
Also in the end, however, the granny that gave him the golden spoon preaches this to him: "Gold covered with mud is still gold", referring to the talented SL that actually made his way to success from his poor situation, while the ML is rich by stealing from what is not his (SL rich parent).
The fact that he steals what is not his, goes UNPUNISHED, and is somehow rewarded with FREE SUCCESS is just beyond my wildest imagination. It's incredibly unfair to the SL that was an actual nice guy in the manhwa. I really hope that the writer either fixes the ending (to make it somewhat fair) or gives the ML a better personality.
"As a non-romantic kdrama watcher, my experience with this drama is overall positive. This drama provides likable characters with no cringy moments and unnecessary drama. But that aside, every aspect of this movie is bland; the music, the plot, the cinematography. So I mostly agree with some of the comments. It's good and worth watching, but not sure if it's considered the top of this trope."
I also give the drama 8, the exact same score you gave to A Business Proposal.
The reason why I brought up A Business Proposal in this conversation is because both drama are generic at best. But I prefer A Business Proposal because it was straightforward, while Crazy Love put a bunch of filler subplots and characters that literally contributes nothing to the main plot. I'd rather have a quick boring plot than a barely interesting dragged down plot.
Btw I avoid to specify the bugging subplot for Crazy Love because it's a spoiler for those who hasn't watch the drama and I don't want to tag my post as spoiler. I kindly suggest you to also do the same for the specified trope you mentioned for A Business Proposal.
Again, I'm nitpicky, but I prefer rom-com to provide good chemistry between the leads, no cringy moments, and be straightforward. For example, Business Proposal did it to me this year. Choose your trope for the leads, develop their romance, insert some good chuckles, add a climax towards the end, and give a good conclusion.
My issue with Crazy Love is that I can remove some subplots or even characters without actually hindering their romance progression. Imo, 16 episodes are too much for this drama. It's good for people that like fan service, but definitely not for me. I do agree that the mystery is consistent and the characters are excellent, but for me, it does not justify that some subplots are not essential to the drama.
They can time travel? Cool.
It can create a paradox? Cool.
The technology is so advanced that you just have to accepted it as is? Cool.
First 6 episodes: How tf did this drama score so low? It's a decent time-travel drama with a smart MC.
The rest of the show: TF?????
Sure I might be dumb. But for me, it is just unnecessarily convoluted.
However, I have to appreciate the ML and FL in this drama. Both are pretty likable, despite their personality are literally very generic, they just somehow make it work. The supporting characters are also surprisingly fine. No one really stands out, but they own their parts. So if you're watching a drama for the sake of your bias and willing to turn off your brain for any spoonfed logic, I can't say you'll be disappointed.