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A Mess
What is in the water with Kdramas lately? I can’t remember the last time I actually watched a Kdrama and thought that it started and ended well. The concept of this show is a lot cuter than the actual show. My first issue was putting Choo Young Woo into a high school uniform and trying to sell us the idea that he’s a teenager. I kept looking at him like he was a student that got held back in school and couldn’t graduate and was now still in high school at the age of 25 or however old he actually is in real life.
Cho Yi Hyun on the other hand has such a baby face that I could buy her as a teenager. However now it looked like she was 16 and he was an adult and then my eyes crossed and my moral compass had to be restored by the knowledge that they’re both adults in real life and all will be well.
So back into the drama I went, but what a colossal mess it was. Sure the antics of her hiding her shaman ways while trying to keep him alive were silly and at times heartwarming, I could not fathom why the drama then decided to take a sharp turn and plunge into demonic possession and a pseudo love triangle.
Was I the only one who wondered how for all the dark arts that Yeom Hwa oracticed, she ended up with the most ridiculous evil spirit ever who was unfortunately named Bong Su? It was such a joke! I didn’t find him scary, I didn’t find him entertaining and I certainly didn’t find him endearing.
It was absolutely heartbreaking when he took over Gyeon U’s body and acted like he had every right to. Worse yet, fans of the drama becoming conflicted between Gyeon U and Bong Su like he actually deserved compassion and maybe should take over Gyeon U’s body?
Halfway through the drama it fell off a cliff (very common with Kdramas these days) and entered warped territory. Seong A in all her wisdom decides to let Bong Su possess her instead and this loser of an evil spirit is basically whining because he likes Seong A but doesn’t know how to cross over so in the meantime he’s taking full advantage of being in her body and dressing her up in clothes she would never wear and making fun of Gyeon U who has been looking for Seong A for the last 3 years. She was completely violated, but let’s pity poor Bong Su who cries because he’s taking away moments that belong to Seong A and let’s also make Seong A cool with the fact that Bong Su has done who knows what to her while in possession of her body. If you’re going to hand us this storyline, do it responsibly.
The happy ending was cold for me because I had lost all interest by that point and really was completely checked out from the show.
Like I said, it sounded way cuter than it actually was.
Cho Yi Hyun on the other hand has such a baby face that I could buy her as a teenager. However now it looked like she was 16 and he was an adult and then my eyes crossed and my moral compass had to be restored by the knowledge that they’re both adults in real life and all will be well.
So back into the drama I went, but what a colossal mess it was. Sure the antics of her hiding her shaman ways while trying to keep him alive were silly and at times heartwarming, I could not fathom why the drama then decided to take a sharp turn and plunge into demonic possession and a pseudo love triangle.
Was I the only one who wondered how for all the dark arts that Yeom Hwa oracticed, she ended up with the most ridiculous evil spirit ever who was unfortunately named Bong Su? It was such a joke! I didn’t find him scary, I didn’t find him entertaining and I certainly didn’t find him endearing.
It was absolutely heartbreaking when he took over Gyeon U’s body and acted like he had every right to. Worse yet, fans of the drama becoming conflicted between Gyeon U and Bong Su like he actually deserved compassion and maybe should take over Gyeon U’s body?
Halfway through the drama it fell off a cliff (very common with Kdramas these days) and entered warped territory. Seong A in all her wisdom decides to let Bong Su possess her instead and this loser of an evil spirit is basically whining because he likes Seong A but doesn’t know how to cross over so in the meantime he’s taking full advantage of being in her body and dressing her up in clothes she would never wear and making fun of Gyeon U who has been looking for Seong A for the last 3 years. She was completely violated, but let’s pity poor Bong Su who cries because he’s taking away moments that belong to Seong A and let’s also make Seong A cool with the fact that Bong Su has done who knows what to her while in possession of her body. If you’re going to hand us this storyline, do it responsibly.
The happy ending was cold for me because I had lost all interest by that point and really was completely checked out from the show.
Like I said, it sounded way cuter than it actually was.
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