Blkittykat

I had such a hard time with this one - because you put together Off, Tay, Jorin, and a stacked support and guest list, in probably one of the most uncomfortable settings ever, only to pair it with my compulsive need to finish every series I start? I couldn't drop it, I couldn't stop it, I couldn't stop watching (I can't drop stuff) and I couldn't stop complaining because despite everything the series had going for it, this has got to be one of the dramas that definitely gave me the ick.

This isn't necessarily an opinion you have to agree with, after all, it is an opinion, but the concept of breaking people up for no real reason and with no real remorse.. is kind of iffy. Yes, yes, I started it despite knowing the premise and this may once again be on me, because I assumed they would be breaking up people with genuine issues, to the point of no reconciliation, but was that really what happened?
I tried to come up with explanations and reasonings as to why the company in question, Break Up Service, was a necessary evil. In certain cases, they truly did expedite a break up that would have happened sooner or later, but that was still no excuse for someone else to meddle in the relationship. In most other cases, it was simply a case of selfishness that led to a breakup, selfishness on the part of someone involved in the relationship, but in no shape or form needing to meddle.

You can tell I had a hard time with this.
I know, I know, its fiction, but fiction can make you uncomfortable to the extent that you want to speedplay through it right? The very basis of the show after the first couple of episodes began grating on me, and even the comedy began to feel forced. It still had its funny moments, but its hard to laugh when most of the humor revolves around breaking two people up. The writing became repetitive, I slowly lost interest, and ended up bingeing the last five or so episodes instead of watching them weekly because I could no longer pay attention.

The plot did pick up a bit in the second half, with the introduction of Destiny, a service that helps broken up couples get back together. The competition between them kind of did take away from my gripes, but the underlying uncomfortableness I always felt never really went away, not even until the last episode.

The characters were.. a mixed bag to say the least. Jeud, played by Jorin, was a good character, it was initially established that she is a smart and resourceful person who is also very empathetic, albeit a little naive. She should have been the perfect match to Off's Boss, who at the very beginning was a selfish, untoward jerk, and unfortunately, she wasn't, because Boss was still kind of a selfish jerk right until the end for me. I loved their reluctant chemistry though, that was one of the brightest spots in the series, their back and forth that ended in a surprisingly sweet relationship was truly a highlight. But the character development all but peeked out of the corner before the series ended, and it didn't really feel like either of them had much.
The side characters were mostly used for sole purposes, comforting the leads, creating jealousy in the leads, or as comic reliefs. They did steal the show at times for me though, especially Tay, Kapook, Jing Jing and Godji.
The guest characters were awesome. They were truly, truly awesome.

So while it wasn't terribly bad, it was certainly not what I wanted, and did not impress me as much as I wanted it to. Honestly, all the guest appearances and New's cameo in the finale may have been the high point for me, and even with all its positives, this just wasn't my cup of tea.