Not funny or romantic or anything
Things I liked1 The premise. I thought it was interesting. Unfortunately it turned out to be depressing instead of funny.
2 The FL. She's not my favorite actress but I've seen other dramas with her and I think she's cute and quite talented.
Things I disliked
1 The lack of chemistry. I didn't think they were good together. Nothing inspired me to rule for them. It was bland and boring. The FL tried too hard and it didn't work.
2 The acting of the ML. He has a natural talent for making everything a little sad and depressing.
3 The cinematography. Too dark and uninspiring.
Things I hated
1 Too long.
2 Not funny. yes, she tried and yes she had some jokes that landed but nothing original, nothing truly funny. I wonder why the heck didn't they hire someone to write a true one woman stand. Most of the jokes she said are old and were never funny to start with. I wonder honestly how this drama can have so many 10. Do I miss something?
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Nothing to keep you watching
Things I liked1 How it started. A bold and cute FL and a cute ML. You think it can't be bad and yet.
2 The FL. The script was weak but she was good in her role and I'd like to see her in other dramas.
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I didn't hate him like I did in Love is Sweet, but he's not great as the ML. He's cute, no doubt but I can't say I find him talented and the romance was tepid at best.
2 That I can't say something really positive. I've watched quite a few high school and college dramas and this one doesn't stand out in any way.
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Her acting ruined it
Things I liked1 The ML. He's not my favorite actor and will never be for the simple reason I think he's one dimensional. No matter the role he comes out the same way. I believe he's a great person, at least that is what he projects, but his acting skills could be better. Still I can't put him on the dislike list.
Things I hated
1 The FL. Her acting was weird and off-putting. Her grimaces, her delivery were awful. I wasn't a fan of her character either, so in the end I have nothing positive to say. This wasn't my cup of tea. Maybe others will like it.
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ML didn't work for me
Things I liked:1 The first episode. I thought it was a cute premise and it would work. I saw potential in it.
Things I disliked:
1 The FL. I didn't dislike her actually, but I didn't like her either so in the end I have no choice than put her in my dislike list. I thought she was cute and at first I thought she would be one of my favorite actresses, but when I finished the series I realized that I didn't like her acting and sometimes I even disliked her character. There were times I couldn't understand her reactions, and that took away from any enjoyment I had at this point.
2 The love triangle. Nothing new on the horizon for me, I dislike them all, but this one irked me particularly. Too much time on the relationship between the SML and the FL.
Things I hated:
1 The ML. First of all I think he's not handsome, so he starts with a strike. But beauty is subjective and as it happens, I fell in love with many actors I don't find handsome. This one didn't make that list. The reason: His wooden acting. And no, I don't think it's how he should play his part. I believe he doesn't know how to convey any emotion. Not only he was never convincing me in any of the emotions he tried to convey but he gave me the impression that he was asleep standing. I swear that watching him made me close my eyes more than once. It was like his acting put me to sleep. Weird, but i swear it's true. The worst is the character he portrayed though. he ruined the series for me. He wasn't romantic or kind or anything. I felt like he was bullying her sometimes.
2 The lack of romance. Maybe others felt romance was just fine, but to me it felt like there was no romance between the main leads. Not once my heart fluttered. On the contrary it felt like he was cold and he didn't really wanted to be in love with her. Like he had no choice and accepted his faith. I'm not convinced she portrayed her love well either, but he did a terrible job, no doubt. Even when he said that he loved her it was like he was reading instruction about how to build a fort. Horrible.
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She didn't care, why should I?
Things I liked1 The acting of the ML. he's a great actor and he deserved a better partner, a better story, a better ending.
Things I disliked
1 The FL. She didn't convey any feelings and I'm not sure if it was her acting or the story that didn't work. Probably both, but I still think she was the weak link.
Things I hated
1 The ending. What exactly did they want to convey? I've seen dramas with sad endings that delivered but here there was nothing to like. The FL was an awful character and let me tell you something: she never loved him. That simple. but that wasn't the thing that irritated me the most. It was him giving her the possibility to come find him in the future. For what? to ruin his life? Unbelievable. This was a bad ending if I've seen one and no, I didn't cry, I wasn't moved. I was mad.
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Boring with nothing to make up for it
Things I liked1 I thought the premise was good. I love radio and it seemed a good plot that could be funny, original and exciting. I was wrong.
Things I disliked
1 The FL. I didn't hate her, that would be too much, but after the first episodes, i started to see only her defaults. She wasn't a great actress to start with,, and although some thought it was good that she was ordinary, I don't care about ordinary when I watch a drama. I want looks and talent. Looks are objective so that's fine if I don't find someone attractive, talent will prevail each and every time. I didn't find her especially talented and after a few episodes I gave up. Life is too short for boring dramas.
2 The ML. I could write the exact same things. Not attractive to me, not talented enough, no chemistry with the FL. I'm not sure why I wasted my time to watch so many episodes. I hoped it would get interesting, but she never behaved like a woman in love and he never gave me any hero vibes. At the end of the day a mismatch that went nowhere.
3 The script. It was quite boring, and to be honest I think most people could come up with it. I love clichés and tropes but only if there are swooning moments and funny moments and here there was none. A true disappointment. I give it a 3 for the premise that was a bit original.
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The most irritating FL ever
Things I loved1 That it was related to law and to a boss and a new layer and also the living together trope. I love all these things and was excited to start this series.
2 The 2 FL. What a beautiful and subtle actress. I was interested in her story as well.
3 The 2 ML. What a decent character and I was really invested in the relationship between the second couple. I was glad it ended well.
Things I liked
1 The ML as an actor. But and that's a big "but" here he played someone I didn't like at all. A pity since he became one of my favorite actors after Love Between Lines.
2 The other lawyers. I thought they wee all decent people and there was also some humor when thy interacted so that's a plus.
Things I disliked
The lack of chemistry between the leads. When you see Love Between Lines and My Page in the 90s you understand that here there was no chemistry at all. I blame the female lead and the way the characters were written
Things I hated
1 The ex of the 2FL. What a stupid, Machiavellian character. Every time he appeared I wanted to smack him. I'm happy he paid some price in the end although it wasn't enough.
2 The ML character. Not the actor, but the character. At first I thought it would be the cold and softhearted CEO I like and don't mind even if I saw the character a million times. But what bothered me as the series advanced was that he had some beliefs and that he tried to impose them on the FL. It wasn't funny after a while to talk about how she should eat, talk, behave etc. One of the most irritating male characters I've ever seen. He never redeemed himself for this kind of behavior. HI don't mind his lawyer beliefs but his personal ones. I can't imagine who in their right mind would accept to listen to someone tell them how to live under the cover of being together and love each other. That wasn't love, it was toxic and not warm or sweet or anything. There were some good moments but really not that many. I dare say I felt like he didn't like playing with her. Either it was the director who didn't know how to do his job or the ML disliked the FL.
3 The FL. Oh God. What can I say for this actress and her character? A disaster would be accurate. At first I loved her. I thought she was beautiful and charming and the beginning was strong enough to make root for her. Then the downhill started. She can't act other than as the robotic clueless female and it never changed. She never learned to stand for herself until the very last episode. I didn't like her spineless character who every time she said I'm sorry and I apologize and I'll do whatever you want. What the heck? I never labeled a FL as a pushover because I can accept a lot of the humor and the dynamism and the chemistry is there. but there was none of these. She continued to be stupid and to behave like a ten years old. The fact that she can't act sealed the deal. Now I drop her other series I was looking forward because I can't stand her. If you are more than 25 don't act like 10 unless you are talented enough to bring the laughs or the cuteness like Esther Yu. Here the actress blew it and made me mad.
4 The writing of the characters. I never want to watch another series from this screenwriter. He created two toxic and appalling main characters. I gave it four only for the second couple and the coworkers.
5 The mistress case and the way the FL acted. She may had a point about the adultery and the other woman but why the heck did she think it was right to not give to the little boy what he deserved from his father. Crazy thinking. I was shocked and that's when I stared hating her. She thought it was right for a little infant to pay for the adults mistakes just because her sister has been cheated. Despicable.
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5 just for the ML.
Things I loved1 The ML. He's one of my favorite actors and his voice is the best ever.
Things I liked
1 The 2FL. She needs some more acting lessons, but she is pretty and a bright light in this drama.
Things I disliked
1 The chemistry between the leads wasn't there. He had more chemistry with his costar in Master of my Own and I find her awful and a true mismatch for him. Yet the chemistry was there and i gave it a 9 despite the actress.
Things I hated
1 The whole age gap for the second couple. A few years it's fine, but he looked his age and he was 50 plus when she looked even younger than her real age. I didn't hate them, but I can't put their relationship in the like list either. Too much a real age gap.
2 The FL. She's an awful actress. Nothing more to say. She doesn't know how to do comedy and she's not talented enough to make serious scenes believable.
3 The third relationship. Stupid, toxic and unnecessary after the first few episodes.
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Too many uninteresting stories
Things I liked1 The premise. I thought it would be great to explore the theme of the secretaries but they never delivered.
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I didn't care about him. He never was enough charming or compelling to make me care.
2 The FL. She wasn't good. Something bothered me in the way she acted. Her character wasn't great either. Annoying and unlikable.
3 The rest of the cast. None was good enough in my opinion. The problem isn't maybe the actors but the characters that were not developed enough. I think this is its major default. Everything stayed superficial.
4 The script. It was all over the place. They didn't know how to continue or end some plots and it was irritating. I love tropes and clichés but when they give me the feelings and make my heart flutter. Noting happened here so it felt like I wasted my time for things I've seen a million times done better.
5 Lack of chemistry between the leads. There was none to be honest.
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The main couple didn't have any chemistry
Things I liked1 The second couple. Funnier, more interesting, more everything in a good way
Things I disliked
1 The ML. I couldn't stand his hairstyle. I tried again and again and after a while I gave up. It's not that it's an awful style, it's that it doesn't work on him. I also didn't like that he accepted to be the punching ball of the idiotic FL.
Things I hated
1 The FL. Her character was righteous and mean without any reason. She felt superior to the rest of the world and she wasn't. I truly disliked her character. I wish the story was about the second couple.
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Awful can't describe it
Things I liked1 The second couple. They were the highlight of the show and that's why i gave it 2. Otherwise it should be minus 100.
2 The editor. She should be the heroine with another male actor. That series I would watch anytime. Gorgeous, talented, great character.
Things I hated
1 Everything else.
2 The ML. What an unattractive untalented actor. There was no chemistry with the FL and it was creepy seeing them together. I have no idea if there is a big age gap between them but to me it seemed there was. He has no redeeming qualities, he's no green flag, he's red flag all the way. Controlling and without anything to like. I think he goes to the top of the actors I never want to see again.
3 The FL. What a stupid character and the actress didn't do it any favors. She isn't a good actress and she played the clueless stupid damsel in distress in a way that I wanted to scream. Why on earth would she fall in love with that controlling idiot? No backbone whatsoever. A terrible example for any woman out there.
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Awful acting
Things I liked1 The FL. She's one of my favorite actresses. She's gorgeous and she plays comedy well. In this one though, liked is a strong word. I just don't want to say I disliked her, but it was limit. Playing cute all the time and scream so many times did my head in.
2 The premise. I liked the premise because it's fun and promised something different. The execution though, no that great.
Things I hated
1 The ML. Maybe he's a great actor and I'm being unfair, but to me it was impossible to watch him after a while. It was like I was watching a plastic person. I have no idea if he had plastic surgery or not, but he seemed like a plastic doll to me. When I read that he's cute and handsome, I wonder why I can't see any of these. Not to mention I don't think he's a good actor.
2 The FL friend. What an awful actress, playing cutesy and talk like a baby all time. Stupid and irritating to no end.
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Untalented ML
Things I liked1 I liked the actress who plays the FL. She's cute and even though I don't think she's the best actress out there, she isn't bad either.
2 Some of the other characters. I think the cast was quite good.
Things I hated
1 The ML. I tried so many times but he's truly one of the most untalented actors I've ever seen. I watched several dramas he's part of and the only one I could stomach is the My Secret Romance. It would also be better with another actor, but the FL did enough to make him bearable. In this one he's particularly bad and not endearing in any way.
2 The script is quite bad. Some lines are so cringe I was embarrassed for the actors.
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How to ruin a cute premise with an awful FL
Things I liked:The premise. It's not original, it has been done before, but it's fun and it could result to a great romantic comedy series. Spoiler alter. It didn't.
Things I disliked:
1 The SFL. Contrary to others I thought she wasn't a great actress and I didn't care for her character to be honest.
2 That there was no one I could rule for. Maybe it's the first time it happened.
3 The ending. It's not that I wanted her back with her ex, I wish she disappeared in think air anyway, but the whole romance ending was so underwhelming. Not romantic in the least. Actually, that's the issue I realize. This series was far from romantic, it didn't keep the promise the premise made.
Things I hated:
1 The FL lead. What the hell was that? Not only an awful actress, but also an awful character. Why the heck would I care about this person? She was a terrible friend, terrible employee and terrible girlfriend. The worse: she was a terrible romantic comedy heroine. I don't care about beauty. I've seen countless series and movies where I find the main characters unattractive, but they compensate with charm, wittiness, intelligence, something.
Here we have an unattractive woman who tries hard to pass for cute and charming. Well it didn't work and it irritated me beyond reason. Why the heck would they hire that person, the most unappealing I've ever seen? The role asked for a charming person who could dress well, have at least good hair and posture. Just someone who cared a bit. So I'd never recommend this series and I regret wasting my time.
2 The execution of the concept. They started with a promise they never kept. I didn't laugh once. I didn't care once. I didn't got moved once. Total failure and with this it took first place on my list with the worst dramas I've ever watched. Number 1 is claimed.
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Uncomfortable, borderline creepy
Why I dropped this series1 The FL was awful here and she didn't know how to act as a young woman so she made me me cringe a million times and I felt uncomfortable since she reminded me of a 12 years old. I also hated her voice to the point I wanted to mute her. This coming from someone who adores her in other series, rom coms and historical dramas. So weird that she made me feel this way here.
2 The ML. If that's what people find attractive these days, well, I have nothing to say. He wasn't attractive to me and not talented either. I didn't care about his character either.
3 No chemistry between the leads which is maybe a good thing since their relationship was creepy to me.
4 The message the series vehicles. Young women are stupid and it's fine. NO IT'S NOT.
5 Tried too hard to make us believe there was a story somewhere and characters with something to say. Guess what? Not if you're an adult.
6 I can't believe the same director who did Love is Sweet one of my favorite series did this crappy drama. On the other hand not everyone has the charm of Bai Lu and the ML is Love is Sweet. Funnily enough I hated this couple as much as i hated the 2nd couple in Love is Sweet. Same uncomfortable vibes.
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