I'm so MAD at myself for even starting this show. And not for the right reasons. This is going to be not so great…
Reading your comment tagged with spoilersm, I see why you don't like this as much now. I feel that the only way this drama can work is if it relies on old tropes used in thrillers or give us a really mind boggling but smart plot twist that none of us have predicted.
I thought Mouse would try to be a little introspective and not rely solely on misleading the audience to create suspense, but it seems I was wrong. It's like a combination of different tropes.
I loved ep 1! Just worried that this drama will involve itself in tropes too until it can't free itself from them. I hope it delves into the psychological aspects well.
The drama can be a bit boring for me comsidering I'm not really invested in stories about start ups, but I believe it tries to be realistic about most of the process and business aspect of it. As far as the main pairing is concerned, I'm loving how natural they are with each other. There are little ways they show affection and intimacy that would come naturally to a real life couple . An example would be the Duan Ran stroking Xi Xi's hair gently and playing with her ear and hair to physically show his attention when she's feeling low and venting.
Ended 2nd episode, and I sure hope there's character development like everyone's claiming. I for one hate how the FL went to the ML to ask for help. Girl... weren't you talking about dignity a day ago? Anyway, let's see how this proceeds.
Till episode 11, it has been cute so far, but very frustrating too. I find it kind of adorable how the FL is so enamoured by the ML, but it's sad to see her own little self-respect at the good age of 17. In a fictional world would a dynamic like this work, where the main guy can't even try to express his feelings. The second lead is better, but I believe he is better off liking someone else, who is just as sincere as him. I can already picture this becoming a train wreck, so I'll stop watching this. I had hoped that this would have given us a more refreshing look into relationships; my bad for assuming that.
Frankly, this is frustrating to watch at some points, and nice in a few other parts. What is especially frustrating is the potential these characters had to be multi-dimensional; their backgrounds gave them the potential to have better arcs, Hong Joo could have easily had a journey towards going back to his profession and struggle to come to terms with it. Instead, he was pushed into a corporate world. Seungri was supposed to be someone who sood up for herself, which she did at many points, but not when she especially needed to. (Blaming herself for a past bad relationship to which she was victim was not what I had imagined she would do.)
The drama also became unnecessarily repetitive; the settings were the same in so many scenes, the direction was uncreative. I may be expecting too much from a daily drama, but so many still manage to maintain interest. This became lousy. The first half was good, I enjoyed the main lead's relationship and their development; the second half was a collection of recycled scenes, surface level characterization, and unnecessary conflicts.
This is a tearjerker at some parts but mostly elicits a smile from you. The characters were well written, and the concept of sticking together / being a family was prominent. Very heartwarming watch. If anyone likes slice of life romance, this one should be their go to. 8.5/10
I think that it would have been hard to study law though, wouldn't it? I am not sure. Being a judge seems to require…
I agree that it would have been a lot of studying. However, the fact that he had to rely on sheer luck and a few tricks was getting tiring. He didn't seem to want to put in the effort to at least pretend properly.
It was good for a one hour watch. I was drawn to Gi Joon the most, though his ending was basically left hanging. Sung Bum and Sung Chul's chemistry was really good; I hope they work together in the future.
The drama also became unnecessarily repetitive; the settings were the same in so many scenes, the direction was uncreative. I may be expecting too much from a daily drama, but so many still manage to maintain interest. This became lousy. The first half was good, I enjoyed the main lead's relationship and their development; the second half was a collection of recycled scenes, surface level characterization, and unnecessary conflicts.
Sung Bum and Sung Chul's chemistry was really good; I hope they work together in the future.