Pretty Plates; Plot on a Diet
Aesthetically pleasing visuals and good looking leads minus plot and character development gives us Bon Appetite, Your Majesty.
If I had adjusted my expectation going into it, I would not have felt let down. Due to all the hype and buzz the show created on the internet, my expectations were way up there. The show did not deliver.
There is no plot to begin with. Because of that there is no development for any character. Every character is a two dimensional version of themselves. It makes for rather a bland and spiceless (pun intended) rom-com. Rom part of rom-com is missing and com part is okayish.
The visuals are aesthetically pleasing. Cooking and dishing scenes are fun to watch. Plus we have a good looking pair as leads. They also play the parts assigned to them pretty well, just not enough to make for a memorable show. Again, with practically no story to begin with, they have no way of showing much acting skills. Yoon ah has been doing similar roles for ever. So she effortlessly strolls through it. Lee Chae Min has potential. He does his part well too, but I did not find anything extraordinary there. I think as he gets more experience he will get more polished. There was a lot of hype about their “sizzling” chemistry. I found it underwhelming. For me, it was like two good looking people in the same frame. There was no spark. So when the inevitable kiss happened, it was no big deal. Meh..Kang Han na plays the same pretty, petty, plotting antagonist. No big challenge for her.
I loved Yoon Seo ah’s Gil Geum. She made me lol with her twitchy nose and unique bulldog like abilities. Innocent, faithful and loyal Gil Geum was like a breath of fresh air.
The music is alright. Costume and production are what you can expect from a Netflix show.
It’s not a bad show if your expectations are adjusted. Mine were not. So it turned out to be an underwhelming watch for me.
If I had adjusted my expectation going into it, I would not have felt let down. Due to all the hype and buzz the show created on the internet, my expectations were way up there. The show did not deliver.
There is no plot to begin with. Because of that there is no development for any character. Every character is a two dimensional version of themselves. It makes for rather a bland and spiceless (pun intended) rom-com. Rom part of rom-com is missing and com part is okayish.
The visuals are aesthetically pleasing. Cooking and dishing scenes are fun to watch. Plus we have a good looking pair as leads. They also play the parts assigned to them pretty well, just not enough to make for a memorable show. Again, with practically no story to begin with, they have no way of showing much acting skills. Yoon ah has been doing similar roles for ever. So she effortlessly strolls through it. Lee Chae Min has potential. He does his part well too, but I did not find anything extraordinary there. I think as he gets more experience he will get more polished. There was a lot of hype about their “sizzling” chemistry. I found it underwhelming. For me, it was like two good looking people in the same frame. There was no spark. So when the inevitable kiss happened, it was no big deal. Meh..Kang Han na plays the same pretty, petty, plotting antagonist. No big challenge for her.
I loved Yoon Seo ah’s Gil Geum. She made me lol with her twitchy nose and unique bulldog like abilities. Innocent, faithful and loyal Gil Geum was like a breath of fresh air.
The music is alright. Costume and production are what you can expect from a Netflix show.
It’s not a bad show if your expectations are adjusted. Mine were not. So it turned out to be an underwhelming watch for me.
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