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Promised Ghosts and Mystery, delivered generic Rom-com
It's always intriguing to watch Park Eun-bin in a fresh drama. Her acting prowess is unique and hence I decided to give Spooky In Love a chance.
The story follows the main FL, who can see ghosts and that alone is enough to make an intriguing story. However, what I witnessed is a story that moves from supernatural to rom-com abruptly.
The first half of the show is well-written, with suspense and drama surrounding the dead. The backstory of each character sounds interesting, even though everything is predictable. The FL and ML does get their chemistry right while solving the mysteries together.
The second half is where the show gets completely off the track. The whole 'seeing ghosts' aspect is totally forgotten and it becomes a generic rom-com. The chemistry between the leads starts to feel forced and poorly developed. The pacing becomes sluggish and few scenes felt way too overstretched. There is even half an episode that plays like a Singapore tourism campaign, with the leads running around famous landmarks for reasons the script itself does not seem especially interested in explaining.
Many of the conflicts feel unnecessary, the climax feels unearned, and the whole thing never gives viewers much reason to care. It keeps insisting things are important without doing the difficult part of making them feel important. The character of Park Eun Bin felt underutilized and underdeveloped, given the actress's catalogue.
Overall, Spooky In Love begins with ghosts and mystery, but turns into recycled, generic rom-com that delivers nothing substantial and becomes forgettable by all means. I hope Park Eun Bin bounces back with another strong drama.
My Rating : 3/5
The story follows the main FL, who can see ghosts and that alone is enough to make an intriguing story. However, what I witnessed is a story that moves from supernatural to rom-com abruptly.
The first half of the show is well-written, with suspense and drama surrounding the dead. The backstory of each character sounds interesting, even though everything is predictable. The FL and ML does get their chemistry right while solving the mysteries together.
The second half is where the show gets completely off the track. The whole 'seeing ghosts' aspect is totally forgotten and it becomes a generic rom-com. The chemistry between the leads starts to feel forced and poorly developed. The pacing becomes sluggish and few scenes felt way too overstretched. There is even half an episode that plays like a Singapore tourism campaign, with the leads running around famous landmarks for reasons the script itself does not seem especially interested in explaining.
Many of the conflicts feel unnecessary, the climax feels unearned, and the whole thing never gives viewers much reason to care. It keeps insisting things are important without doing the difficult part of making them feel important. The character of Park Eun Bin felt underutilized and underdeveloped, given the actress's catalogue.
Overall, Spooky In Love begins with ghosts and mystery, but turns into recycled, generic rom-com that delivers nothing substantial and becomes forgettable by all means. I hope Park Eun Bin bounces back with another strong drama.
My Rating : 3/5
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