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Flawed, but a heartfelt story
Characters:
Characters were overall very good and well balanced. We had complex male and female leads with Seong-A and Gyeon-U. Yeomhwa as the villain was very interesting, but I felt like her character arc didn’t have enough time to unfold properly. I also didn’t fully understand her backstory because it was never explicitly explained what happened between her and her spiritual mother.
I really liked our second lead Ji-Ho, who was selfless all the time and basically a loyal puppy. I also really liked the chemistry between all the characters. Not just the leads, but also the mother-daughter bond was really nice. The classmates had great dynamics as well, especially Do Yeon and Seong-A, which surprised me in a good way. I would say the characters themselves are the strongest part of this drama.
But let’s move on to the parts where it could have been better.
Story:
The concept and idea behind the drama were nice, but what I didn’t like was that they didn’t really follow the main thread of the story. At first, everything was about saving Gyeon-U from his death, but they kind of resolved that halfway through. Keeping that conflict until the end would have made the drama much stronger and kept the tension alive. Instead, the focus shifted and things became messy.
There were a lot of plot holes, and characters like Ji-Ho suddenly didn’t act like themselves anymore. This was especially apparent when he went to Yeomhwa to find a solution for his friend. Why didn’t he just communicate with his friends instead, especially when he already thought Yeomhwa was sketchy? A lot of things suddenly stopped making sense, which was unfortunate.
I also felt like the main leads didn’t really develop as characters. They weren’t flawed enough to gain or learn something significant along the way. After the halfway point, some plot points also started repeating themselves, like Bong-Su first inhabiting Gyeon-U’s body and then later Seong-A’s.
It also didn’t feel like much was truly at stake. The first time Bong-Su appeared, I thought that would be the end for our group, but he ended up being a little child. The same thing happened when he later possessed Seong-A. I thought, “Okay, now our group is really in trouble,” but again nothing serious happened. Because of that, it always felt like there wouldn’t be real consequences, which made the tension weaker.
Other than that, I liked the ending. It was a happy ending, even though our spiritual mother died in the end, which made me really sad.
Production:
Production-wise, it was good. I liked some of the OSTs, and the cinematography was nice.
Final Words:
Overall, it’s a cute drama to watch if you enjoy bonding with the characters. Even though it has quite a few flaws, it still grew on me and ended up being a nice heartfelt watch.
Characters were overall very good and well balanced. We had complex male and female leads with Seong-A and Gyeon-U. Yeomhwa as the villain was very interesting, but I felt like her character arc didn’t have enough time to unfold properly. I also didn’t fully understand her backstory because it was never explicitly explained what happened between her and her spiritual mother.
I really liked our second lead Ji-Ho, who was selfless all the time and basically a loyal puppy. I also really liked the chemistry between all the characters. Not just the leads, but also the mother-daughter bond was really nice. The classmates had great dynamics as well, especially Do Yeon and Seong-A, which surprised me in a good way. I would say the characters themselves are the strongest part of this drama.
But let’s move on to the parts where it could have been better.
Story:
The concept and idea behind the drama were nice, but what I didn’t like was that they didn’t really follow the main thread of the story. At first, everything was about saving Gyeon-U from his death, but they kind of resolved that halfway through. Keeping that conflict until the end would have made the drama much stronger and kept the tension alive. Instead, the focus shifted and things became messy.
There were a lot of plot holes, and characters like Ji-Ho suddenly didn’t act like themselves anymore. This was especially apparent when he went to Yeomhwa to find a solution for his friend. Why didn’t he just communicate with his friends instead, especially when he already thought Yeomhwa was sketchy? A lot of things suddenly stopped making sense, which was unfortunate.
I also felt like the main leads didn’t really develop as characters. They weren’t flawed enough to gain or learn something significant along the way. After the halfway point, some plot points also started repeating themselves, like Bong-Su first inhabiting Gyeon-U’s body and then later Seong-A’s.
It also didn’t feel like much was truly at stake. The first time Bong-Su appeared, I thought that would be the end for our group, but he ended up being a little child. The same thing happened when he later possessed Seong-A. I thought, “Okay, now our group is really in trouble,” but again nothing serious happened. Because of that, it always felt like there wouldn’t be real consequences, which made the tension weaker.
Other than that, I liked the ending. It was a happy ending, even though our spiritual mother died in the end, which made me really sad.
Production:
Production-wise, it was good. I liked some of the OSTs, and the cinematography was nice.
Final Words:
Overall, it’s a cute drama to watch if you enjoy bonding with the characters. Even though it has quite a few flaws, it still grew on me and ended up being a nice heartfelt watch.
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