This is the problem when you overanalyzed a freaking rom-com lol you already know what to expect, tropes, cringiness,…
I find it quite belittling to say that because it is “just a rom-com,” we shouldn’t expect any decent writing or coherent scenarios, and that only Hollywood or big-budget productions deserve that standard. It basically implies, “we already know you have zero potential, so we expect nothing more than mediocrity, and you shouldn’t bother improving.” That mindset doesn’t help the genre, the writers, or the audience.
And saying people should “just drop it if they don’t like it” is quite selfish as well. These discussions exist so viewers can share different perspectives, positive and negative. Criticism isn’t an attack; it’s part of engaging with the content. If only praise is allowed and anyone with a different opinion is told to leave, then it stops being a discussion and becomes an echo chamber. People can still enjoy a show and acknowledge its flaws, just like others can dislike it, explain why and hope it improves on future releases. Both viewpoints have value.
Disclaimer: I’m already disappointed in this drama and you will not like my opinion.
I really wanted to like this drama, especially because the first episode showed so much potential. Unfortunately, the writing is cringy and unintentionally absurd at times.
One of the examples is the pool scene. It’s 2025; who is jumping into a pool to save a **printed** report, and who even goes to pool to meet with their boss in the first place? This really breaks immersion because you start questioning and analyzing how moments like this are outdated and disconnected from how people actually behave.
The female lead also suffers from inconsistent characterization. In her first appearance, she’s natural and true to herself, someone strict when necessary but very grounded. Then, for some reason, the moment she encounters the male lead again, she suddenly shifts into an almost childlike “innocent” persona. Her reaction to him being “worried” feels so odd, considering she disappeared without notice after what was presented as a genuine date; of course, the least he could be is being worried. The worst is how easily she accepts the idea that he could ask her to resign over something that happened outside the workplace, something completely irrelevant to the job she got under false pretenses. If anything, the concern should be about her lying her way into the position, not a couple of kisses. It’s the kind of writing that makes it feel like the writers don’t know how to write women and secretly hate them.
The so-called revenge and experiment setup is another example. Why is she conducting a test alone, in the wild, in the middle of the night, with zero relevant training? Experiments are supposed to have proper controls and be done in a lab. If the intention was to portray a user-test scenario, the scene still makes no sense because the measurements and conditions are completely unrealistic.
Overall, the scenarios feel fake and forced; the chemistry never really lands. Dramas should be creative, but should definitely not be completely ridiculous and insult your intelligence.
Given how strong other romance dramas have been the last few years, this really fell short for me.
If your opinion differs from mine, feel free to share
1) for drama effect? Police can't really do anything until the criminal does something life threatening, because…
1. The idea that the police hesitated to avoid claims of police brutality doesn’t hold up here. This isn’t a gray moral area—this is a criminal with a long history of heinous acts, including child murder, kidnapping and other serious charges. Waiting for him to fire first when the situation is clearly life-threatening feels contrived and undermines the credibility of the scene.
2. If the initial gunshot was part of Heeju’s imagination, that’s fine—but the show needs to communicate that more clearly. It seems poorly executed to me; it confuses viewers instead of engaging them.
3. I’m pretty sure Argan was never mentioned; armed force was. But let’s say it was; the problem remains that Argan’s significance wasn’t properly established throughout the series. If the location was going to play such an important role in the finale, it should’ve been woven into the story earlier in a way that made it meaningful to the audience. Dropping it in at the last moment makes it feel like an afterthought, rather than a well-developed narrative thread.
4. The sunset metaphor for Heeju is a nice idea, but it feels like an overly convenient way to tie things together. Mentioning it briefly once earlier and again only at the start of the very last episode—without ever showing adult PYY expressing any interest in sunsets, aside from a sudden interest in taking pictures of them, again discovered by Heeju when all the tension has already been resolved—doesn’t make it emotionally impactful; it feels like a rushed attempt to create symbolic weight without putting in the groundwork.
[Not a possitive review; feel free to skip if you’d rather read praises about the drama]
I cannot make sense of the last two episodes. Why did the cops wait for the kidnapper to rant about wanting PYY to suffer and even fire the gun before stepping in? How did PYY come out completely unscathed—was the kidnapper just a terrible shot? And why did PYY head to a random location that held zero significance to the viewers, supposedly saving people in a war-torn country while taking pictures of sunsets? The whole situation created almost no tension, only to be rushingly resolved with a happy ending 15–20 minutes later. I barely had time to process or feel any sense of sadness.
Still can't make sense of this drama - yet oddly addicted to it cause of the mysteries. The romance is not romancing…
I couldn’t agree more! The love storyline feels quite sudden—it’s hard to believe that nothing happened for three years between them and then, out of the blue, love is in the air. And like you said, the cliché bits and the random weekend retreat just makes it feel rushed.
Plus, the tone shift caught me off guard. The first two episodes had this serious, intense atmosphere, but by episodes 4-6, it’s all light, funny and sweet. Even though, it can be fun, it kind of takes away the chills and mystery for me.
That being said, I’m very curious to see what happens next.
Yeah thats how its portrayed .you already complained about it so i think you should drop it
I don’t think Ninja WK is complaining here. They are giving their personal opinion and criticism. If some people can voice their love for the show, I think it is only fair that others can express their disinterest towards it.
Beside adding another Hwang In Yeop comment to this eye soothing comment section because god help me this man is beyond this world, I just wanna express my gratitude to True Beauty's director to have chosen In Yeop. No matter who Joo Guyng ends up with, thank you for giving us Han Seo Jun.
but he shouldnt project that insecurity and blame onto hjp..thats the problem
Wouillee haha I'm not looking for excuses, but of course I'm looking for answers because I'm defending Do San's position.
Yup, Ji Pyong hurt Dal Mi even though all the things he said was the truth, Ji Pyong himself was aware of that and Do San was mad and wanted to Ji Pyong to pay for those hurtful words, not for his insecurities/ego.
Alright, let's not use Nungil.
His eavesdropping was not intentional, he was trying to talk to Dal Mi. But «make a mistake just to remedied another one» is indeed a good argument.
2STO's offer seems to include the whole Sam San Tech team at first, which is something that the team not aware of, the «too good to be true». Yes, Do San should have knew better, but he had hope after their Demo presentation.
It seems like we don't truly understand each other's point of view haha let's not go further.
but he shouldnt project that insecurity and blame onto hjp..thats the problem
«punching HJP» I'd rather say it was for a good reason : Ji Pyong was almost insulting Nungil without being aware of its true purpose. He completely changes his mind when he learns that it's for grandma (which kind of makes him a hypocrite).
«letters & plant» : true, that was a rather selfish act.
«eavesdropping DM» : his first intention was to talk to her (to apologize, yadada), but with the unexpected arrival of Lee Bo-Young's character, he decides to hide himself waiting for the latter to go away. Yes, he could have stood up and leave, but he wanted to understand his wrong doing so he stayed. Was it moral to eavesdrop? Probably not. But I don't think it was because of his insecurities, but rather to redeem himself.
«leave DM drunk just to wear a suitbecause of his own insecurities» : I'd rather say, he was trying to repair his own mistake in his own way. At that exact moment, in the park, Do San thought that there was nothing that he could do to get back Dal Mi's trust and her confidence she had lost because of him. So when he saw an opening, Dal Mi explaining how she found him cool in that suit, he thought he could at least bring back her self-assurance.
«SST disband» : the 2STO offer itself wasn't a bad deal, Sam San Tech was simply not experienced enough to pick up on the trap. And Do San didn't want to rely on someone who, at first, disdains his company.
And saying people should “just drop it if they don’t like it” is quite selfish as well. These discussions exist so viewers can share different perspectives, positive and negative. Criticism isn’t an attack; it’s part of engaging with the content. If only praise is allowed and anyone with a different opinion is told to leave, then it stops being a discussion and becomes an echo chamber. People can still enjoy a show and acknowledge its flaws, just like others can dislike it, explain why and hope it improves on future releases. Both viewpoints have value.
I really wanted to like this drama, especially because the first episode showed so much potential. Unfortunately, the writing is cringy and unintentionally absurd at times.
One of the examples is the pool scene. It’s 2025; who is jumping into a pool to save a **printed** report, and who even goes to pool to meet with their boss in the first place? This really breaks immersion because you start questioning and analyzing how moments like this are outdated and disconnected from how people actually behave.
The female lead also suffers from inconsistent characterization. In her first appearance, she’s natural and true to herself, someone strict when necessary but very grounded. Then, for some reason, the moment she encounters the male lead again, she suddenly shifts into an almost childlike “innocent” persona. Her reaction to him being “worried” feels so odd, considering she disappeared without notice after what was presented as a genuine date; of course, the least he could be is being worried. The worst is how easily she accepts the idea that he could ask her to resign over something that happened outside the workplace, something completely irrelevant to the job she got under false pretenses. If anything, the concern should be about her lying her way into the position, not a couple of kisses. It’s the kind of writing that makes it feel like the writers don’t know how to write women and secretly hate them.
The so-called revenge and experiment setup is another example. Why is she conducting a test alone, in the wild, in the middle of the night, with zero relevant training? Experiments are supposed to have proper controls and be done in a lab. If the intention was to portray a user-test scenario, the scene still makes no sense because the measurements and conditions are completely unrealistic.
Overall, the scenarios feel fake and forced; the chemistry never really lands. Dramas should be creative, but should definitely not be completely ridiculous and insult your intelligence.
Given how strong other romance dramas have been the last few years, this really fell short for me.
If your opinion differs from mine, feel free to share
2. If the initial gunshot was part of Heeju’s imagination, that’s fine—but the show needs to communicate that more clearly. It seems poorly executed to me; it confuses viewers instead of engaging them.
3. I’m pretty sure Argan was never mentioned; armed force was. But let’s say it was; the problem remains that Argan’s significance wasn’t properly established throughout the series. If the location was going to play such an important role in the finale, it should’ve been woven into the story earlier in a way that made it meaningful to the audience. Dropping it in at the last moment makes it feel like an afterthought, rather than a well-developed narrative thread.
4. The sunset metaphor for Heeju is a nice idea, but it feels like an overly convenient way to tie things together. Mentioning it briefly once earlier and again only at the start of the very last episode—without ever showing adult PYY expressing any interest in sunsets, aside from a sudden interest in taking pictures of them, again discovered by Heeju when all the tension has already been resolved—doesn’t make it emotionally impactful; it feels like a rushed attempt to create symbolic weight without putting in the groundwork.
Indeed, it ended.
I cannot make sense of the last two episodes. Why did the cops wait for the kidnapper to rant about wanting PYY to suffer and even fire the gun before stepping in? How did PYY come out completely unscathed—was the kidnapper just a terrible shot? And why did PYY head to a random location that held zero significance to the viewers, supposedly saving people in a war-torn country while taking pictures of sunsets? The whole situation created almost no tension, only to be rushingly resolved with a happy ending 15–20 minutes later. I barely had time to process or feel any sense of sadness.
Plus, the tone shift caught me off guard. The first two episodes had this serious, intense atmosphere, but by episodes 4-6, it’s all light, funny and sweet. Even though, it can be fun, it kind of takes away the chills and mystery for me.
That being said, I’m very curious to see what happens next.
Yup, Ji Pyong hurt Dal Mi even though all the things he said was the truth, Ji Pyong himself was aware of that and Do San was mad and wanted to Ji Pyong to pay for those hurtful words, not for his insecurities/ego.
Alright, let's not use Nungil.
His eavesdropping was not intentional, he was trying to talk to Dal Mi. But «make a mistake just to remedied another one» is indeed a good argument.
2STO's offer seems to include the whole Sam San Tech team at first, which is something that the team not aware of, the «too good to be true». Yes, Do San should have knew better, but he had hope after their Demo presentation.
It seems like we don't truly understand each other's point of view haha let's not go further.
«letters & plant» : true, that was a rather selfish act.
«eavesdropping DM» : his first intention was to talk to her (to apologize, yadada), but with the unexpected arrival of Lee Bo-Young's character, he decides to hide himself waiting for the latter to go away. Yes, he could have stood up and leave, but he wanted to understand his wrong doing so he stayed. Was it moral to eavesdrop? Probably not. But I don't think it was because of his insecurities, but rather to redeem himself.
«leave DM drunk just to wear a suitbecause of his own insecurities» : I'd rather say, he was trying to repair his own mistake in his own way. At that exact moment, in the park, Do San thought that there was nothing that he could do to get back Dal Mi's trust and her confidence she had lost because of him. So when he saw an opening, Dal Mi explaining how she found him cool in that suit, he thought he could at least bring back her self-assurance.
«SST disband» : the 2STO offer itself wasn't a bad deal, Sam San Tech was simply not experienced enough to pick up on the trap. And Do San didn't want to rely on someone who, at first, disdains his company.