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Promising Start but Lost Me in the Second Half
Rating: 7/10
Review
I started out really liking this one! It had all the makings of a romance I would enjoy, and the first half was genuinely promising. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, it started feeling like a different series. The character dynamics became frustrating, the romance lost some of its initial appeal, and the story seemed to go backward rather than build on what had already been established.
I don't mind relationship angst, but I need it to make sense and contribute to the characters' development. Here, I eventually found myself more annoyed than invested.
I did enjoy the second couple quite a bit, and they actually became one of my favorite parts of the drama.
I'm not unhappy I watched it, but I wouldn't rewatch it or strongly recommend it. If you've watched hundreds of dramas like I have, it's worth a try. But if you still have plenty of good romances on your watchlist, I'd save this one for later.
Spoilers
My biggest frustration was Cha Ji-yoon (Park Ji-hyun). I was completely on her side when she finally stood up to Cho Ga-eul (Choi Kyung-hoon) after he disappeared for eight months. Good for her! But I thought she took things too far afterward and became unnecessarily mean to someone who had been an important part of her life.
I also found her reactions to Kang Si-woo's (Seo In-guk) previous marriage unreasonable. She initially seemed fine with him being divorced, but then became upset about pictures of him and his ex-wife, Choi Soo-jin (Park Ye-young). His past was his past. He couldn't erase it, and he shouldn't have to.
The situation with his ex-wife's mother, who had Alzheimer's, particularly annoyed me. Si-woo was simply being kind to an elderly woman who didn't understand that his marriage had ended. It wasn't about rekindling anything with his ex. Meanwhile, Ji-yoon had just spent time with her own ex and hidden it from him. I found the double standard frustrating.
By the last few episodes, I was no longer rooting for Ji-yoon. Si-woo was already someone who had experienced loneliness and a failed marriage. He deserved someone who could accept his past rather than make him feel guilty for having one.
On a happier note, I absolutely loved the second couple! I honestly started enjoying them more than the main couple. He was just so cute with her. The scene where he put his hat on her head while she was crying on the beach was adorable. Meanwhile, watching her kneel and beg her ex to take her back gave me almost unbearable secondhand embarrassment! I loved watching the second male lead gradually get her to take him seriously and show her that his feelings were genuine.
Overall, 7/10. A promising beginning, some genuinely sweet moments, and an adorable second couple, but the main romance lost me along the way. Worth watching if you've exhausted your options, but not one I'd revisit.
Review
I started out really liking this one! It had all the makings of a romance I would enjoy, and the first half was genuinely promising. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, it started feeling like a different series. The character dynamics became frustrating, the romance lost some of its initial appeal, and the story seemed to go backward rather than build on what had already been established.
I don't mind relationship angst, but I need it to make sense and contribute to the characters' development. Here, I eventually found myself more annoyed than invested.
I did enjoy the second couple quite a bit, and they actually became one of my favorite parts of the drama.
I'm not unhappy I watched it, but I wouldn't rewatch it or strongly recommend it. If you've watched hundreds of dramas like I have, it's worth a try. But if you still have plenty of good romances on your watchlist, I'd save this one for later.
Spoilers
My biggest frustration was Cha Ji-yoon (Park Ji-hyun). I was completely on her side when she finally stood up to Cho Ga-eul (Choi Kyung-hoon) after he disappeared for eight months. Good for her! But I thought she took things too far afterward and became unnecessarily mean to someone who had been an important part of her life.
I also found her reactions to Kang Si-woo's (Seo In-guk) previous marriage unreasonable. She initially seemed fine with him being divorced, but then became upset about pictures of him and his ex-wife, Choi Soo-jin (Park Ye-young). His past was his past. He couldn't erase it, and he shouldn't have to.
The situation with his ex-wife's mother, who had Alzheimer's, particularly annoyed me. Si-woo was simply being kind to an elderly woman who didn't understand that his marriage had ended. It wasn't about rekindling anything with his ex. Meanwhile, Ji-yoon had just spent time with her own ex and hidden it from him. I found the double standard frustrating.
By the last few episodes, I was no longer rooting for Ji-yoon. Si-woo was already someone who had experienced loneliness and a failed marriage. He deserved someone who could accept his past rather than make him feel guilty for having one.
On a happier note, I absolutely loved the second couple! I honestly started enjoying them more than the main couple. He was just so cute with her. The scene where he put his hat on her head while she was crying on the beach was adorable. Meanwhile, watching her kneel and beg her ex to take her back gave me almost unbearable secondhand embarrassment! I loved watching the second male lead gradually get her to take him seriously and show her that his feelings were genuine.
Overall, 7/10. A promising beginning, some genuinely sweet moments, and an adorable second couple, but the main romance lost me along the way. Worth watching if you've exhausted your options, but not one I'd revisit.
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