24
72
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
This review may contain spoilers
I wish there was another path in the game
I probably shouldn't be laying into a mini-séries like I'm about to because I don't think it was ever intended to be a classical masterpiece, but it's kind of hilarious how quickly this fell into so many tropes without really needing to
➖ An MC who does not stand up for himself, has the personality of zero but has three men interested in him romantically at one point or another - check.
➖ A tsundere ML who's sole expression is displeased and also has the disposition of a moody piece of cardboard - check.
➖ A slimy ex who does nothing but complain and yell - check.
➖ An evil female character who only works to plot the downfall of the MC - check.
Off of the plot alone - where an electrocution caused by a computer lands one of the leads in an RPG type of situation - this had incredible potential but they messed up at the first instance by having the ML end up as the "player" instead of the MC.
Imagine, Yeong Won, our MC is a game developer in charge of writing the script for a new game his company is producing. He gets electrocuted accidentally and when he wakes up, he finds that he can see all the elements of the game in real life - including the dialogues he wrote. And his mission? Make sure his boss doesn't absolutely hate him like he does at the moment, before the game goes to market.
But instead, we got Tae In, our ML, being the one who was electrocuted, and the "player" - his mission? Make Yeong Won like him, and later fall in love with him.
I cannot explain the amount of HR violations either of these scenarios would entail, but we do love a good office romance.
But I'm going to continue to dwell on the way this could've actually been amazing - because it could! In my imagination, Yeong Won would've been the "player", which would've given him the chance to have a personality besides pretty. A comedy of errors would've worked so well here, even if it may be basic, Yeong Won trying so hard to make Tae In like him, but it's not the tricks that work, it's the genuine moments between them.
This way, Tae In also gets to have a personality while still being as stoic as the writers clearly wanted him to be. It's not new but it's fresh and funny and light hearted, everything I want it to be.
Instead we got a melodrama.
In trying to reverse the roles, the plot fell into so many traps it laid out for itself. The writers seemingly forgot that this started out with Tae In needing Yeong Won to like him, and the only way to do that is by saving him from his ex and himself. Obviously.
The ex and his new girlfriend were the worst additions to this series, I can forgive two leads who don't move their faces an inch in 59 episodes, but introducing trash to get them together - I cannot forgive.
Yeong Won is always sad and getting slapped, Tae In is a secret chaebol, there is an unnecessary amount of slow running shots, what more could you expect from a kdrama, really?
My imaginary plot and it's resolution can end with Yeong Won telling Tae In about the mission, or Tae In telling Yeong Won he also had a mission (it's not really fleshed out), but the actual ending sucked. Not because it's not what I wanted, because it made no sense. Like some last minute resolution for the sake of it.
This would not be the first mini-séries I would recommend, there are other better options but if you are looking for a short background watch, it's not the worst option.
➖ An MC who does not stand up for himself, has the personality of zero but has three men interested in him romantically at one point or another - check.
➖ A tsundere ML who's sole expression is displeased and also has the disposition of a moody piece of cardboard - check.
➖ A slimy ex who does nothing but complain and yell - check.
➖ An evil female character who only works to plot the downfall of the MC - check.
Off of the plot alone - where an electrocution caused by a computer lands one of the leads in an RPG type of situation - this had incredible potential but they messed up at the first instance by having the ML end up as the "player" instead of the MC.
Imagine, Yeong Won, our MC is a game developer in charge of writing the script for a new game his company is producing. He gets electrocuted accidentally and when he wakes up, he finds that he can see all the elements of the game in real life - including the dialogues he wrote. And his mission? Make sure his boss doesn't absolutely hate him like he does at the moment, before the game goes to market.
But instead, we got Tae In, our ML, being the one who was electrocuted, and the "player" - his mission? Make Yeong Won like him, and later fall in love with him.
I cannot explain the amount of HR violations either of these scenarios would entail, but we do love a good office romance.
But I'm going to continue to dwell on the way this could've actually been amazing - because it could! In my imagination, Yeong Won would've been the "player", which would've given him the chance to have a personality besides pretty. A comedy of errors would've worked so well here, even if it may be basic, Yeong Won trying so hard to make Tae In like him, but it's not the tricks that work, it's the genuine moments between them.
This way, Tae In also gets to have a personality while still being as stoic as the writers clearly wanted him to be. It's not new but it's fresh and funny and light hearted, everything I want it to be.
Instead we got a melodrama.
In trying to reverse the roles, the plot fell into so many traps it laid out for itself. The writers seemingly forgot that this started out with Tae In needing Yeong Won to like him, and the only way to do that is by saving him from his ex and himself. Obviously.
The ex and his new girlfriend were the worst additions to this series, I can forgive two leads who don't move their faces an inch in 59 episodes, but introducing trash to get them together - I cannot forgive.
Yeong Won is always sad and getting slapped, Tae In is a secret chaebol, there is an unnecessary amount of slow running shots, what more could you expect from a kdrama, really?
My imaginary plot and it's resolution can end with Yeong Won telling Tae In about the mission, or Tae In telling Yeong Won he also had a mission (it's not really fleshed out), but the actual ending sucked. Not because it's not what I wanted, because it made no sense. Like some last minute resolution for the sake of it.
This would not be the first mini-séries I would recommend, there are other better options but if you are looking for a short background watch, it's not the worst option.
Was this review helpful to you?
