Lack luster and tedious
LIKES:
Storyline: The concept of the 3D medical printing for which the drama was based on and the idea of a strong, intelligent woman in the business world at the head of a successful company. I liked how they brought the concept of the playing cards and ML’s interactions with FL, full circle to tie it all up.
Wardrobe: The suits worn by the male characters were all well tailored and sharp. And I loved the female antagonist CEO that wore the most beautiful green suit jacket.
Location: some familiar settings, but where they shot the office scenes for ML’s company and the trip to Germany, were good.
Colour pallet: good colour schemes throughout the drama.
Filming: inside the cars was decently filmed, and the drivers didn’t use the steering wheel like they were swerving left to right lol.
The cat: so sweet, patient and adorable. (Although sometimes I think they used a stuffed animal too).
DISLIKES:
Storyline: it started out interesting and then got confused. There was no AI applications shown, just 3D printing. There were too many speeches and long boring parts. As much as I like Xu Kai, not even he could make this drama interesting and the love scenes had no buildup or chemistry, so they fell flat. Others give more of a detailed breakdown of the little good and mostly bad plot. It was cookie-cutter office drama, with the usual tropes and cliches. Too much filler scenes and the side romances didn’t help add any interest.
Wardrobe: almost all of the females, especially the FL and 2nd FL were always dressed with skirts or shorts that were way too short to be considered appropriate business wear or even business casual. And the trendy online influencer girl and her love interest the bar owner, had mostly distasteful clothes too.
Timing/Pacing: some scenes were too long and often redundant; the board room or the group meetings. Then the last few episodes seemed overly rushed. As others have said, too many episodes and it could have done better cutting it down to 24 episodes instead of 40.
Filming: shaky camera syndrome happened again and some times the green screen was very noticeable.
OST: over played and sometimes too loud to hear what was being said in the scene.
Cast: Initially I thought they actors/actresses were well chosen for their characters, but I felt none of the couples had any chemistry, to the point of being cringy. The parents of the FL & Grandfather, Aunt of ML, added nothing to the story.
OVERALL:
I gave the drama a chance, because in other dramas I found Xu Kai to be a good actor, but not even he could save this one. I understand why others dropped it. It’s a bit tedious of a watch, but if you are new to C-dramas then this is an okay one to start watching and ending was well summed up although rushed. I don’t recommend it to others who have already watched a few office dramas. 3.5/10
Storyline: The concept of the 3D medical printing for which the drama was based on and the idea of a strong, intelligent woman in the business world at the head of a successful company. I liked how they brought the concept of the playing cards and ML’s interactions with FL, full circle to tie it all up.
Wardrobe: The suits worn by the male characters were all well tailored and sharp. And I loved the female antagonist CEO that wore the most beautiful green suit jacket.
Location: some familiar settings, but where they shot the office scenes for ML’s company and the trip to Germany, were good.
Colour pallet: good colour schemes throughout the drama.
Filming: inside the cars was decently filmed, and the drivers didn’t use the steering wheel like they were swerving left to right lol.
The cat: so sweet, patient and adorable. (Although sometimes I think they used a stuffed animal too).
DISLIKES:
Storyline: it started out interesting and then got confused. There was no AI applications shown, just 3D printing. There were too many speeches and long boring parts. As much as I like Xu Kai, not even he could make this drama interesting and the love scenes had no buildup or chemistry, so they fell flat. Others give more of a detailed breakdown of the little good and mostly bad plot. It was cookie-cutter office drama, with the usual tropes and cliches. Too much filler scenes and the side romances didn’t help add any interest.
Wardrobe: almost all of the females, especially the FL and 2nd FL were always dressed with skirts or shorts that were way too short to be considered appropriate business wear or even business casual. And the trendy online influencer girl and her love interest the bar owner, had mostly distasteful clothes too.
Timing/Pacing: some scenes were too long and often redundant; the board room or the group meetings. Then the last few episodes seemed overly rushed. As others have said, too many episodes and it could have done better cutting it down to 24 episodes instead of 40.
Filming: shaky camera syndrome happened again and some times the green screen was very noticeable.
OST: over played and sometimes too loud to hear what was being said in the scene.
Cast: Initially I thought they actors/actresses were well chosen for their characters, but I felt none of the couples had any chemistry, to the point of being cringy. The parents of the FL & Grandfather, Aunt of ML, added nothing to the story.
OVERALL:
I gave the drama a chance, because in other dramas I found Xu Kai to be a good actor, but not even he could save this one. I understand why others dropped it. It’s a bit tedious of a watch, but if you are new to C-dramas then this is an okay one to start watching and ending was well summed up although rushed. I don’t recommend it to others who have already watched a few office dramas. 3.5/10
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