It could have been much, much better
I like complicated love stories when presented with maturity. The truth is that romance is not always “politically correct” and in the process of falling in love, it is easy to fall into dysfunctional relationships. On the one hand, I appreciate that this drama proposes a different theme; what if you fall in love with a guy who is gorgeous and nice to you, but hides a dark secret: he has sociopathic tendencies.
The problem with this show is that it squanders its interesting premise and 16 episodes that turn out to be boring and strangely long. It's almost as if they were afraid to make Park Hae Jin's character more extreme, embellishing his attitudes and patronizing him. I think if they had made him a person who directly has no reason to be “evil”, or at least have sociopathic tendencies, it would have been more interesting since the justification turns him into a generic victim, a poor misunderstood person with whom we must feel compassion by force.
Anyway, there are good moments that are clever in their subtlety, dropping little hints about Yoo Jung's behavior. The performances are also quite competent, especially Kim Go Eun.
The problem with this show is that it squanders its interesting premise and 16 episodes that turn out to be boring and strangely long. It's almost as if they were afraid to make Park Hae Jin's character more extreme, embellishing his attitudes and patronizing him. I think if they had made him a person who directly has no reason to be “evil”, or at least have sociopathic tendencies, it would have been more interesting since the justification turns him into a generic victim, a poor misunderstood person with whom we must feel compassion by force.
Anyway, there are good moments that are clever in their subtlety, dropping little hints about Yoo Jung's behavior. The performances are also quite competent, especially Kim Go Eun.
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