LeafDew

I think there were some plot elements cut from the plot of Reverse, ironically.

Once I had finished all the episodes and started to piece together the story one more time, I came to the conclusion that the entire script must've been re-written at the last moment. If my conjecture is wrong regarded the show being re-written, I'll settle for the fact that this script is rickety and under-developed.

The journey of the show is really good and well done. I really liked figuring out Myo Jin's background and how she became involved (and in love) with Jun Ho, but at the conclusion of the journey the pieces just don't fit in a satisfactory way; I don't think the unsatisfactory feeling is an intentional aspect of the show (though maybe the creatives involved really wanted to spin the unsatisfactory nature of the show as 'intentional' given the final scenes).

In terms of acting performances it feels like the four main leads (I'm including Yoon Je Moon and Jae Kyung's characters) are the big focus. You'll enjoy the A-story revolving around memory loss quite a bit! Be warned that there's a strange 'B-story' which doesn't seem to exist other than to pad out the series' airtime. There are a lot of actors here outside of Go Soo and Seo Ji-Hye which seem to exist in their own show. They all happen to be criminals and scammers too, which makes them less compelling characters by nature. I'm not sure why these criminal characters are included or have so much screen time; it's not that these characters don't belong, it's that their connection to the A-Story about memory loss isn't necessary or apparent.

To remedy the lack of connection between the A-Story and the B-Story I feel there should have been more 'connective tissue' via the plot. The easiest way to do this is to more firmly connect the greenhouse business with the architectural firm. Once you watch enough episodes of the show you'll know what I'm referring to as the 'greenhouse business'. As it stands, the reasoning for the A-Story and the entirety of the show's plot (I won't spoil exactly what here) is too coincidental. I didn't find the plot very compelling once everything was revealed.

Here's my suggestion to remedy this show (it will only make sense once you've watched all the episodes, but you can read on regardless)...

The best way to firmly connect the greenhouse business with the architectural firm would be a controversial construction project. You can just rework the art museum contest that Jun Ho is participating in to be a new, fancy building which will require the demolition of an old neighborhood. The show kind-of hints at this already with repeated shots of a banner decrying the 'demolition of neighborhoods' outside an abandoned building. This abandoned building is an important location in Myo Jin's search for her memories: I can't help but think that exactly what I'm suggesting as a 'remedy' was cut from the show or re-written within the show at the request of producers.

The demolition of an old neighborhood, which would included the greenhouse business, allows you to justify the B-Story full of criminals and outcasts. The second-hand electronics shop owner, the greenhouse business, the small-time gang enforcers, the arson / murder which starts the show off...all these elements colliding together would make more sense if the architectural firm was butting heads with a local gang (and local civilians) who don't want their neighborhood demolished. A conflict between an architecture company and the local neighborhood (a neighborhood that needs to be 'cleaned up' and beautified with a new architecture project) would allow the show to involve all these criminal elements in a meaningful way.

Hypothetically, the criminal elements might outright own or use some of the buildings for BOTH community charity and criminal activity. This gives Kim Min (who plays Hae Gwang) and Hwang Se In more of a reason for being on the screen as much as they are. Although a plot like this would create controversy in Korea, it would also create a conflict with more depth and a bigger emotional impact on the viewer.

Anyway, I can't describe my suggestion and the plot any further than I am without giving spoilers. The gist of what I'm primarily criticizing the show over is...

...there are two plots in this show and they aren't connected very well.

My other big criticism is not related to re-writing, and more-so the editing: you don't need to make the story non-linear all the time. The memory loss is a great aspect which drives the story from episode to episode, but near the end of the series there's a lot of needless flash-forwards and flashbacks which detract from the momentum the previous episodes built up.

One linear, explanatory episode which shows the full back story is all you need!

The good about this show is that Seo Ji Hye and Go Soo really light up the screen. I think Go Soo's character gets a little cartoonish near the end, but that's only because the architecture firm is not connected well-enough to other aspects of the show. I laid out that first criticism extensively above because it impacts other elements of the show to such a high degree.

Obviously the flaws outweigh the small good acting performances you get to see, so it's hard to recommend this one!