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1st episode was incredible, too bad the whole series is not at the same level
After an amazing introduction episode, probably one of the best in Dramaland out there, my expectation were huge. Park Hye Ryun writes usually very strong introduction episodes and here again, the start of the story is brutal and gripping with great and heartbreaking performances of the younger cast (Moon Woo Jin and Lee Re). Unfortunately, the remaining of the story does not hold a candle to the introduction arc. It is not bad per se, it is just not as good as it requires a lot of suspension of disbelief, especially with the flashbacks involving the heroine.
I quite enjoyed the romance, even if it never went in the direction I wished. There are a lot of thrills and angst thanks to the familial aspect : it is the best part of the scenario. I think the series would have benefited from streamlining more the side-storylines which were much less interesting. The main cast was very good. The two main male lead played by Chae Jong Hyeop and Cha Hak Yeon were both very charming. They had some adorable moments with the heroine (played by Park Eun Bin) and part of the fun of the story was putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Once it is done, there is less meat to the story and the romance pale in comparison to the relationship of the younger version of the characters.
The making was lovely and very colorful, with a very nice summery vibe. I liked the soundtrack with some songs sang by the heroine. It is not very memorable but sweet to listen to. The island flashbacks were unrealistic : I wish they would have made it much more gritty than what seemed to be fairy tales scenes. I feel pacing could have been better, the lengthy episodes felt unnecessary, they could have made the plot much tighter with less filler plotlines (such as the diva one which remained pretty lukewarm all along).
I would recommend this to people looking for a rom-com with an almost fairy tales feel. The first episode is one of the best I have seen. The journey of the heroine is pretty entertaining to follow and the romance is sweet. I wish the writing and the tone of the series would have been as good as first episode for the full drama but overall show was still fun to follow even if not up to par with its very solid introduction.
I quite enjoyed the romance, even if it never went in the direction I wished. There are a lot of thrills and angst thanks to the familial aspect : it is the best part of the scenario. I think the series would have benefited from streamlining more the side-storylines which were much less interesting. The main cast was very good. The two main male lead played by Chae Jong Hyeop and Cha Hak Yeon were both very charming. They had some adorable moments with the heroine (played by Park Eun Bin) and part of the fun of the story was putting the pieces of the puzzle together. Once it is done, there is less meat to the story and the romance pale in comparison to the relationship of the younger version of the characters.
The making was lovely and very colorful, with a very nice summery vibe. I liked the soundtrack with some songs sang by the heroine. It is not very memorable but sweet to listen to. The island flashbacks were unrealistic : I wish they would have made it much more gritty than what seemed to be fairy tales scenes. I feel pacing could have been better, the lengthy episodes felt unnecessary, they could have made the plot much tighter with less filler plotlines (such as the diva one which remained pretty lukewarm all along).
I would recommend this to people looking for a rom-com with an almost fairy tales feel. The first episode is one of the best I have seen. The journey of the heroine is pretty entertaining to follow and the romance is sweet. I wish the writing and the tone of the series would have been as good as first episode for the full drama but overall show was still fun to follow even if not up to par with its very solid introduction.
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