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Even the Ghosts Ran Away
Tune in for a supernatural, spooky, crime-solving romcom. What we got instead was a greatest-hits compilation of familiar K-drama chaos: leeches, inheritance drama, powder monkeys, corporate takeover nonsense, the white truck of doom, past connections, one-sided obsession, exile abroad, the corporate ultimatum, forbidden romance, and probably a few extra tropes slipped in while no one was looking.
There is even half an episode that plays like a Singapore tourism campaign, with the leads running around famous landmarks for reasons the script itself does not seem especially interested in explaining.
And the biggest mystery of all? The ghosts. They appear early on as if they are about to matter, then seem to get bored and quietly exit the story. For something marketed on supernatural intrigue, it is remarkably committed to forgetting the supernatural part.
Many of the conflicts feel unnecessary, the climax feels unearned, and the whole thing never gives viewers much reason to care. It keeps insisting things are important without doing the difficult part of making them feel important. Medical limitations are treated with similar flexibility, as a heart-transplant patient is still somehow available to fight crime, jump off cliffs, and get hit by a car.
Yang Se Jong is one of the few bright spots here. He plays Ma Gang Uk with a dorky, awkward charm and gives the character far more personality than the script deserves.
Park Eun Bin, unfortunately, is much less well served. Cheon Yeo Ri is written to be so emotionally and physically restricted that she never really gets the chance to spark. A reserved character can work, but keeping her at a distance from everyone for nearly the entire drama leaves her feeling flat rather than intriguing. Park Eun Bin is far too good an actress to be left stranded with material this limiting.
In the end, this promises ghosts, romance, and mystery, but mostly delivers recycled conflict and supernatural false advertising. Even the ghosts ran away, and honestly, that may have been the most sensible decision anyone made.
There is even half an episode that plays like a Singapore tourism campaign, with the leads running around famous landmarks for reasons the script itself does not seem especially interested in explaining.
And the biggest mystery of all? The ghosts. They appear early on as if they are about to matter, then seem to get bored and quietly exit the story. For something marketed on supernatural intrigue, it is remarkably committed to forgetting the supernatural part.
Many of the conflicts feel unnecessary, the climax feels unearned, and the whole thing never gives viewers much reason to care. It keeps insisting things are important without doing the difficult part of making them feel important. Medical limitations are treated with similar flexibility, as a heart-transplant patient is still somehow available to fight crime, jump off cliffs, and get hit by a car.
Yang Se Jong is one of the few bright spots here. He plays Ma Gang Uk with a dorky, awkward charm and gives the character far more personality than the script deserves.
Park Eun Bin, unfortunately, is much less well served. Cheon Yeo Ri is written to be so emotionally and physically restricted that she never really gets the chance to spark. A reserved character can work, but keeping her at a distance from everyone for nearly the entire drama leaves her feeling flat rather than intriguing. Park Eun Bin is far too good an actress to be left stranded with material this limiting.
In the end, this promises ghosts, romance, and mystery, but mostly delivers recycled conflict and supernatural false advertising. Even the ghosts ran away, and honestly, that may have been the most sensible decision anyone made.
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