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"K-dramas don't drag it out these days," they said, and they started dragging it out
Objectively speaking, I don't think this drama deserves such a low rating, but because of how frustrating it became to watch at some point, and how it completely took away all my enjoyment in the second half, I feel like this rating sums up my feelings best.
The first four episodes were generally enjoyable slice-of-life, with characters I quickly connected with and comedy that, while quite specific, somehow landed well for me most of the time. Then came episode five, still relatively decent, but already teasing the catastrophe to come. And then came episode six. That's when I completely lost it, and so did the drama, at least in my eyes.
It introduced such an unnecessary character that maybe could've been bearable if he appeared for like two seconds, but no. He quickly became so overwhelming that his very presence ended up regressing the leads instead of helping develop them in any way.
Han Beom U started out interesting but quickly turned into a loser, supposedly in charge, giving orders left and right, yet somehow incapable of telling his own people to stop doing things they just shouldn't have done. As for Mo Yeon Ju... she's just a mystery to me. I feel like I saw a different version of her every episode, to the point where I can't tell who she's really supposed to be. It's like someone had many ideas for one character and decided to cram them all into one, and that's how Mo Yeon Ju was created. It's almost funny to me how much I ended up disliking her at some point, despite really liking the actress who plays her.
The whole Sufforo plot really had the potential to simply give the female lead more background and depth, and with that, it could have naturally helped develop the relationship between Beom U and Yeon Ju. Introducing that unnecessary character I mentioned earlier really wasn't needed for that.
Also, the chemistry between them... well, it just wasn't there for me. It might sound weird, but I honestly felt more chemistry between Go Min Si and Kang Ha Neul than between the characters they were playing. It's like they connected with each other, but couldn't connect with their roles.
Because of all this, while the remaining episodes were objectively "better" (still not good, in my opinion - that feeling from the first four episodes never returned), I couldn't really enjoy them much because what happened earlier had already left a bad taste in my mouth. The conclusions in the last episode to more or less everything also didn't help.
Acting-wise, everyone did a relatively good job, even though I just personally didn't really enjoy the performances that much because I didn't vibe with the characters (Kang Ha Neul and his expressions were truly one of a kind at times). Visually, it looked really nice, with some great use of lighting. Sadly, as a number one OST listener, I can't recall a single song or any BGM.
In the end, this drama was simply a disappointment. What started out as a possible new comfort watch for me quickly turned into a mess, with characters I connected with quite quickly but who became insufferable just as fast. I guess sometimes even 10 episodes is too much.
The first four episodes were generally enjoyable slice-of-life, with characters I quickly connected with and comedy that, while quite specific, somehow landed well for me most of the time. Then came episode five, still relatively decent, but already teasing the catastrophe to come. And then came episode six. That's when I completely lost it, and so did the drama, at least in my eyes.
It introduced such an unnecessary character that maybe could've been bearable if he appeared for like two seconds, but no. He quickly became so overwhelming that his very presence ended up regressing the leads instead of helping develop them in any way.
Han Beom U started out interesting but quickly turned into a loser, supposedly in charge, giving orders left and right, yet somehow incapable of telling his own people to stop doing things they just shouldn't have done. As for Mo Yeon Ju... she's just a mystery to me. I feel like I saw a different version of her every episode, to the point where I can't tell who she's really supposed to be. It's like someone had many ideas for one character and decided to cram them all into one, and that's how Mo Yeon Ju was created. It's almost funny to me how much I ended up disliking her at some point, despite really liking the actress who plays her.
The whole Sufforo plot really had the potential to simply give the female lead more background and depth, and with that, it could have naturally helped develop the relationship between Beom U and Yeon Ju. Introducing that unnecessary character I mentioned earlier really wasn't needed for that.
Also, the chemistry between them... well, it just wasn't there for me. It might sound weird, but I honestly felt more chemistry between Go Min Si and Kang Ha Neul than between the characters they were playing. It's like they connected with each other, but couldn't connect with their roles.
Because of all this, while the remaining episodes were objectively "better" (still not good, in my opinion - that feeling from the first four episodes never returned), I couldn't really enjoy them much because what happened earlier had already left a bad taste in my mouth. The conclusions in the last episode to more or less everything also didn't help.
Acting-wise, everyone did a relatively good job, even though I just personally didn't really enjoy the performances that much because I didn't vibe with the characters (Kang Ha Neul and his expressions were truly one of a kind at times). Visually, it looked really nice, with some great use of lighting. Sadly, as a number one OST listener, I can't recall a single song or any BGM.
In the end, this drama was simply a disappointment. What started out as a possible new comfort watch for me quickly turned into a mess, with characters I connected with quite quickly but who became insufferable just as fast. I guess sometimes even 10 episodes is too much.
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