It wouldn't have been a disaster if it were a comedy
Things I liked1 The ML. He's one of my favorite actors but even he couldn't save the disaster of a script. I give it 3 only for him and the premise.
2 The premise. Original and a solid foundation to create a fun and engaging series. They messed up from the start. It turned out to be generic without a hint of humor and too much angst. A failure on all accounts.
Things I hated
1 The untalented ugly FL. With hundreds of talented actresses out there why would you choose someone who can't act and walks around with a frown and too much anger? I don't think she made me are at all for her and no, I don't understand her anger. I'm penniless and I understand that having dreams an not being able to fulfill them is frustrating to say the least, but I don't walk around berating my family and friends because I don't have what I want. Awful character and the actress made it worse.
2 The lack of chemistry between the leads. They were like strangers. No spark, no warmth, and I blame the FL who's as untalented as one can be. Lately I wonder why do I even try with Kdramas. Cdramas seem to have understood the memo and create more compelling stories with great actors.
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Awful even for a soap opera
Things I hated1 Everything. The actresses were all terrible. The actors as well. There was no script, just a bunch of nonsensical and over the top scenes.
2 The antagonist of the FL, but at the end of the day, she was better than the heroines. I won't waste my time to writ more. Untalented actors and uninspired script create an unwatchable series.
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Awful script, awful leads
Things I hated1 Everything.
2 The FL. What a horrible actress who thinks is beautiful and talented. If she is I didn't see it in this series. She was a toxic character and she dressed awfully, she looked old, she behaved like a ten year old and she was entitled to the point I wanted to smack her and I never used physical violence in my life.
3 The ML. No talent, no looks, too old and an awful character. Actually even though there was no chemistry between the leads i felt like they should be together. This way no one else in the world would suffer.
4 The last episode. How on earth is their relationship supposed to be healthy? And let's forget healthy, but at least it should make some sense. This was the most stupid ending I've ever seen in a romantic story. Are we supposed to find their constant fighting cute or romantic? Let me tell you it wasn't either. I'm a lover of cute fights and unreasonable female leads. This one was such a toxic shrew. AS for him a blithering idiot to put up with her.
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Too slow, too boring
Things I loved1 The scenery. It's always great to see settings that aren't too common.
Things I liked
1 The leads, but "like" them isn't enough to save the drama. I didn't find they had much chemistry and I also didn't find the plot was intriguing or engaging.
Things I disliked
1 The pace. I like slow romances, but I need some humor an some fluttering moments to get through. This was lacking both. That said, most people seem to love it and that's great because the leads were sympathetic and I'm happy for them.
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Lack of chemistry and problematic characters
Things I loved1 The premise. I wanted to find out more about the discipline and it had a good start. But that's all it had.
Things I liked
1 The FL. She's a good actress there's no doubt, but it felt like something was missing this time.
Things I disliked
1 Too many to waste time write about them in details. Too long, too many characters, lack of chemistry between the ML, the parents, some of the supporting characters.
2 The ML. He didn't work for me for some reason. I was hopeful at first hat he would be great but it didn't deliver.
3 The lack of romance. Although it's not romance, it still could be better if the leads had any chemistry.
4 Some plots and actions were stupid to say the least, not following any logic.
Things I hated
1 The professor. I don't care how well he knew medicine, he still was a person I didn't like. His behavior toward his wife and his family was far from great and no, being good at something doesn't excuse being a bad human.
2 The way they portrayed women. Like the only thing they have to do is being patient and kind and accept whatever BS the husbands put on their way. No thanks.
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8.5 That's unexpected. Did I watch the same drama?
Things I loved1 The actor who played the ML. Gorgeous and I'd love to watch other dramas with him to see if he's talented because here there was no room for him to show his talent.
Things I liked
1 The premise. I thought it was interesting so I was even more disappointed after watching it.
Things I disliked
1 The FL. She's cute, but she doesn't know how to act. Or if she does she couldn't show it here.
2 The character of the FL. So boring, so one dimensional, so fake. I mean it was like she was 12 years old. For God's sake if you want to play cute, play it like Esther Yu, without any holding back and let people criticize you all they want. Don't play a young woman of 22 as if she were 12. It's unsettling and it ruined the drama for me.
Things I hated
1 The whole slow and boring without anything happening. I'm all in for anything fluffy and cheesy, but not when it's boring as hell and doesn't make any sense. I'm not even sure why the ML was in love with her. Anyway, it started well and went south just after one episode. I gave it 8 and I'll never get back that time. I gave it 3 just for some side characters.
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Wasted potential
Things I liked1 The premise. I thought it would be about a start up and the struggles to make it work. It was in theory, but the execution was so bad the premise lost its shine very soon.
Things I hated
1 I won't waste time to single every thing I hated. I will just say that there was no character development. No one to root for and there were some nonsensical behaviors I despised.
2 The script. Either they didn't know where they wanted to go and they messed things up or they knew and they are the worst writers ever. If you can't create compelling characters and intriguing plots don't call yourself a writer.
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Unwatchable
Things I hated1 I'll make it short. Everything.
2 The acting was atrocious for lack of a worse word. The FL overdid it every time she opened her mouth. These days she's one I watch her dramas but in this one, there's no trace of any talent. I blame the director first and her young age second, but it's unbearable to watch. The ML actor has no range at all. It was like he read the menu list of a bad restaurant.
3 The ML. Not only he's unattractive but a red flag all the way. Toxic behavior that nothing saves. Not even the ending.
4 The FL. the screenwriter did him dirty with the way he represented her. At first I thought she'd be cute. It turned out she was stupid, and ... stupid.
5 When they went to the grave and talked about marriage It felt to me like she was a child who was about to get scarified. First time since I started watching K and C dramas I felt so uncomfortable. Something went wrong with this drama and honestly there was not even a single thing I liked let alone loved. It should be watched only as a warning for the young girls of what not to do.
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Not for me
Things I liked1 The opening scene. I thought it would be interesting, it wasn't.
2 The mother. I like the actress and I think she did a good job with her role.
Things I disliked
1 The main leads. I found them uncharismatic, so I didn't care about what was going to happen to them.
2 It was darker than I expected and I didn't laugh once.
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Another 10 for Bai Lu
Things I adored:1 Bai Lu. She's my favorite romantic comedy actress and I'm a romantic comedy expert since I've seen hundreds over the years. Not a single actress comes close to her except maybe Sandra Bullock and Meg Ryan. She's great as per usual and this time she works with a character that isn't as adorable as the one in Lucky's Love or Love is Sweet. But she pool it off, so kudos to her.
2 The SFL. The niece character was a rare case of loving so much a second character for me. It happened before once or twice but this time I truly loved the actress and her character. So cute and charming and not annoying at all. Comparing her with the SFL of the Love is Sweet who got on my nerve more than once and ruined the series for me, I have to say that here the actress did a fabulous job to make her character adorable instead of annoying.
Things I loved:
1 The ML. I've seen better actors, I found him wooden sometimes, but all in all he did a good job and I was drawn into his character. I don't find him as handsome as some other reviewers seem to find him, but maybe that's because of his character. If he played a more emotionally available character maybe it'd work for me. I can't help but compare him to the ML of Love is Sweet who also isn't handsome for me, yet he embodied his character so well, I fell in love with him and now I find him handsome.
2 The premise. I thought it was a great premise for a romantic comedy. Maybe it could be a little better executed but it didn't take out of my enjoyment.
3 The superior of the FL. Great actress and I loved her character as well. She's also such a beautiful woman, and her smile and voice fit with the characters I've seen her playing. Charming and heartwarming.
4 The ML uncle. I loved his character and the relationship he had with the superior of the FL. Realistic and sweet.
5 I loved the friendship between the three male characters.
6 I loved the friendship between the three female characters.
7 I loved the humor the SFL (the niece) brought in the mix. Her character allowed for many comedic scenes.
Things I liked:
1 I liked the relationship of the niece and the professor.
2 I liked the SML both of them. They had a good and interesting story both. They were also good people and none annoyed me at any time. I think it's the only series where none of the secondary characters annoyed me.
3 The antagonist of the FL at work. I didn't like eh as character, that's clear. But I liked the dynamic her character brought and also that her rivalry seemed real and not like something pushed to create drama. I think the actress conveyed the character well.
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The most ridiculous plot ever
Things I hated1 Everything. I though the plot would be interesting and funny, the reason I bothered with this, and it turned out to be ridiculous.
2 The main leads and everyone else. The acting was atrocious.
3 The twin thing got fast stupid and tiring and most of the scenes were cringe.
4 The families. What's wrong with them? I've never seen such stupid, infuriating families.
5 The wedding scenes. They weren't funny. They were awfully unfunny.
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No chemistry
What I disliked:1 The ML. Too bland, too wooden. I never cared about his character. And I didn't care because he wasn't sympathetic. And he wasn't sympathetic because he couldn't convey any feelings due to his wooden acting.
2 The FL. I've seen her in other series and she plays always the same type. She can be cute for a few episodes but after a while she gets on my nerves and I drop the series. I don't think she's a bad actress, I think she's type casted due to her cuteness. But cute she isn't after a while.
All in all I didn't hate anything but I certainly didn't particularly like anything.
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Not in the mood
What I lovedThe character and the actor who played the ML partner. He's one of my favorite actors anyway but here he stole my heart.
What I disliked
1 The ML. Not charismatic enough for me. His character maybe is great, but seeing him trigged depression feelings in me.
2 The whole cinematography. Not something I enjoyed. It felt like it tried too hard to be artsy.
3 The SML. I came to the conclusion that I don't like this actor. Something in his acting bothers me. No idea why, but I dropped other series where he was the ML.
4 The siblings. The actress who played the sister is one of my most disliked. Every time I see her she ruins the series for me.
What I hated
1 The FL. I liked her enough in Shooting Stars. I thought she was awful here. She tried too hard. I know the character she had to play didn't help, but I can imagine other actresses that would do justice to the role. In the end, I wanted to cry from frustration, so much she depressed me with her acting. It was like she thought she was in a drama called: How to kill any will to live on people.
2 The mothers. No redeeming qualities for me.
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The FL actress tries too hard
Things I liked1 The premise. It sounded cute and exactly the rom com style I love. It could have been great with another actress I guess.
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I'm not saying he's not a good actor, I will check dramas with him again but here he didn't shine and I guess the problem might be the script or his costar.
Things I hated
1 The dubbing of the FL. So bad I cringed every time she talked.
2 The FL actress. I'm not sure why she's considered a talented actress. She always tries to be cute and she always ends up looking stupid. She's too old to play the ingénue and she never was talented anyway. I hated every second of her scenes and every time she tried to play cute and adorable she made me wonder if she has any idea how awful she looks. Well, she has enough fans I gather to continue acting badly. The only regret I have is that I can't stand her and I put aside Healer, which is a great series, because of her. Let's hope I can stand her enough to watch it one day. Until now every time I tried I didn't last more than 20 minutes.
3 The production. It seemed so cheap it bothered me and I'm not bothered easily by this.
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Untalented actress
Here is why I dropped this title:1 The acting of the female lead was atrocious. I haven't see her anywhere else so maybe I'm being unfair but here she was terrible.
2 The execution. I'm all for romantic comedies, and I can watch the same trope a million times. The Cinderella trope is one of my favorites but here the execution was bad. I stopped counting how many times I rolled my eyes. It's a shame since I was keen in watching it.
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