Wish it was better
At times I had an amusing time watching this drama, but it was sprinkled with lots of annoyance and second hand embarrassment. I was fully on board on the whodunit train when I started, I was craving that sweet unraveling of the mystery and revenge plotting, but from early on I realized that the passing scenery won't be a cunningly crafted mystery with our main characters playing 5D chess, one-upping each other, being elusive with their moves. Instead it's family drama with both overly and not enough dramatic interactions and hilariously unfit music editing choices. Still, it was entertaining enough to ride it to the very last stop, although I really wish that the ride was shorter.
I think this drama had a good potential, however the execution wasn't good and I couldn't take this drama seriously. It felt forced and it dumbed down the characters just to keep it going longer. There were so many instances where I laughed out loud at the parts that were clearly meant to be serious, and I really think that one of the biggest villains of this drama is that overly carefree, cheerful music that totally shatters any attempt of immersion and suspense. It's VILE.
I expected more from these characters but they mostly fell flat in my opinion. We are being told over and over that a character is smart for example, or kind, but we are shown none of it most of the time and although I am fine that at the end there is complexity to the truth behind it all, there were many plot holes and loose ends that could have been tied better.
A lot of the issues that I have with this drama would have been solved if they made it more coherent and more concise. There are flashbacks of the same few scenes appearing in every other episode, repetitive conversations and many decisions that just don't make any logical sense, especially at the end. The plot is trudging along at the snail's pace, while at the same time many things I wanted the drama to acknowledge are being overlooked and at the end I felt like nothing really mattered, there is not a single real consequence for anyone's actions.
Maybe it's just not what I wanted or needed at this time, but I wouldn't recommend this.
I think this drama had a good potential, however the execution wasn't good and I couldn't take this drama seriously. It felt forced and it dumbed down the characters just to keep it going longer. There were so many instances where I laughed out loud at the parts that were clearly meant to be serious, and I really think that one of the biggest villains of this drama is that overly carefree, cheerful music that totally shatters any attempt of immersion and suspense. It's VILE.
I expected more from these characters but they mostly fell flat in my opinion. We are being told over and over that a character is smart for example, or kind, but we are shown none of it most of the time and although I am fine that at the end there is complexity to the truth behind it all, there were many plot holes and loose ends that could have been tied better.
A lot of the issues that I have with this drama would have been solved if they made it more coherent and more concise. There are flashbacks of the same few scenes appearing in every other episode, repetitive conversations and many decisions that just don't make any logical sense, especially at the end. The plot is trudging along at the snail's pace, while at the same time many things I wanted the drama to acknowledge are being overlooked and at the end I felt like nothing really mattered, there is not a single real consequence for anyone's actions.
Maybe it's just not what I wanted or needed at this time, but I wouldn't recommend this.
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