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Wandering off-roads can get you to beautiful places
I never expected to love a drama averaged below 8 the way I did. Is it an objectively great drama? Certainly not. But I loved it.
The first episode took me days to finish. And then I binged the next 6 eps as if there was no tomorrow. I only didn't finish it in a week because taking the time to binge at least three eps at once isn't something I can easily afford anymore. But once I started, I couldn't stop.
Many reviews state that this drama derailed from its main plot for a concerning amount of episodes. But I wasn't in it for the main plot anyways, so I loved the derailment. 😁
- The relationships-
The mains' chemistry was so damn good. I wasn't sure if I liked ML's acting, but considering his character is rather reserved, he hit it so well and convinced me during later scenes. FL as an actress was heatedly debated last year with her role in Be Passionately in Love as she doesn't do kisses, but it was perfect the way it was. They went all out on every other way of showing affection the more the relationship progressed. I love when dramas display romantic relationships that don't need burning passion and physical intimacy yet still can be heartfelt.
Everyone apart from the mains was a side character at best, but they played their parts throughout the story and their dynamics with the mains changed over time which means none of them felt like a mere plot device.
- The plot -
The pacing was uneven, the ending not bad but certainly not good either. The whole concept behind the series' mystery started with few hints but was rather predictable as the episodes progressed. The tightly knit strings ended up loosely wrapped together with plotholes the size of one's head. BUT apart from one stupid arc , they included none of the tropes I absolutely despise. The plot was thrilling enough for me to want to find out how it ends. So despite its flaws, it's a win for me.
- The visuals -
Yes, I'm super superficial and my character sucks, but they had so many amazing landscape shots in every episodes, all the buildings outside and inside looked so clean and neat and decluttered.
That certainly helped keeping the focus where it should be, which obviously was the relationship development and mystery plot and not the mains' faces at all.
- The music -
Yeah, this was another example of "we bought five tunes for a 24h drama and we will be playing it the whole time until the viewers will never forget it ever" but the music was actually nice, especially in terms of lyrics, so I forgive them. *adds to playlist
-Final thoughts -
This drama is best to watch when you go in with absolutely no expectations of anything. Don't care about the mains or the mystery plot or the scifi, just roll with it as it changes genres the way others change their socks. But if you want a romance burning with passion and flowers or a mystery that has you on the edge of your seat, it might be time for you to derail from this drama to watch something different.
This is one of the dramas that highly depend on taste and guilty pleasures and I won't blame you if you didn't like it as much as I did. Objectively speaking, this could be a 7 at best, but I loved it, so for me it's a 9 and hence the best drama I finished this year so far.
The first episode took me days to finish. And then I binged the next 6 eps as if there was no tomorrow. I only didn't finish it in a week because taking the time to binge at least three eps at once isn't something I can easily afford anymore. But once I started, I couldn't stop.
Many reviews state that this drama derailed from its main plot for a concerning amount of episodes. But I wasn't in it for the main plot anyways, so I loved the derailment. 😁
- The relationships-
The mains' chemistry was so damn good. I wasn't sure if I liked ML's acting, but considering his character is rather reserved, he hit it so well and convinced me during later scenes. FL as an actress was heatedly debated last year with her role in Be Passionately in Love as she doesn't do kisses, but it was perfect the way it was. They went all out on every other way of showing affection the more the relationship progressed. I love when dramas display romantic relationships that don't need burning passion and physical intimacy yet still can be heartfelt.
Everyone apart from the mains was a side character at best, but they played their parts throughout the story and their dynamics with the mains changed over time which means none of them felt like a mere plot device.
- The plot -
The pacing was uneven, the ending not bad but certainly not good either. The whole concept behind the series' mystery started with few hints but was rather predictable as the episodes progressed. The tightly knit strings ended up loosely wrapped together with plotholes the size of one's head. BUT apart from one stupid arc , they included none of the tropes I absolutely despise. The plot was thrilling enough for me to want to find out how it ends. So despite its flaws, it's a win for me.
- The visuals -
Yes, I'm super superficial and my character sucks, but they had so many amazing landscape shots in every episodes, all the buildings outside and inside looked so clean and neat and decluttered.
That certainly helped keeping the focus where it should be, which obviously was the relationship development and mystery plot and not the mains' faces at all.
- The music -
Yeah, this was another example of "we bought five tunes for a 24h drama and we will be playing it the whole time until the viewers will never forget it ever" but the music was actually nice, especially in terms of lyrics, so I forgive them. *adds to playlist
-Final thoughts -
This drama is best to watch when you go in with absolutely no expectations of anything. Don't care about the mains or the mystery plot or the scifi, just roll with it as it changes genres the way others change their socks. But if you want a romance burning with passion and flowers or a mystery that has you on the edge of your seat, it might be time for you to derail from this drama to watch something different.
This is one of the dramas that highly depend on taste and guilty pleasures and I won't blame you if you didn't like it as much as I did. Objectively speaking, this could be a 7 at best, but I loved it, so for me it's a 9 and hence the best drama I finished this year so far.
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