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SFL and crappy support characters make it almost unwatchable
There are certain dramas that make you lose a bit of your sanity as you have to watch the oblivious leads having their lives constantly sabotaged by their obviously obsessed and psychotic friends. C dramas (largely due to their excessive length) tend to be major offenders in this regard, and this is one of them. I was dying inside whenever Liesel was on the screen, she was insufferable even before the extent of her villainy was revealed. What pissed me off the most was how much screentime she got; just less 20% less would've helped. I would have rather watched ANYONE ELSE. Scratch that, wouldn't want to see any more of Victor...never trust a character with a badly executed punk style and too much eyeliner.
It's genuinely disappointing, because the food theme (like "This is Not What I Expected") had so much potential, I hated to see it misapplied. I also want to address what a lot of reviews referred to as "cruelty" from the ML. It seems to me that he may have just overplayed the whole passionate/intense chef thing. He probably watched too much Gordon Ramsay when he was researching for the role.
Another frustration was the captioning. There were rarely captions on the text messages/emails/documents, and it really cut into the story. Not sure where that responsibility falls, but if they're going to include so many typed things they should ensure the captioning.
If you're anything like me, you'll end up rage watching most episodes.
Bottom line: The side characters make it a torturous 40 episodes. If the majority of the secondary characters (primarily EVIL ELISE, and the wretched cousin) and subplots weren't horrible, this could have actually been a good series.
It's genuinely disappointing, because the food theme (like "This is Not What I Expected") had so much potential, I hated to see it misapplied. I also want to address what a lot of reviews referred to as "cruelty" from the ML. It seems to me that he may have just overplayed the whole passionate/intense chef thing. He probably watched too much Gordon Ramsay when he was researching for the role.
Another frustration was the captioning. There were rarely captions on the text messages/emails/documents, and it really cut into the story. Not sure where that responsibility falls, but if they're going to include so many typed things they should ensure the captioning.
If you're anything like me, you'll end up rage watching most episodes.
Bottom line: The side characters make it a torturous 40 episodes. If the majority of the secondary characters (primarily EVIL ELISE, and the wretched cousin) and subplots weren't horrible, this could have actually been a good series.
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