K-Drama This held a lot of promise but
Critically, it was 5 stars (acting, music, effects, ideas, plot development), yet for serotonin and chemistry it was 10 stars. But the truth is, if a series induces that much joy, even if I have quibbles, I just can’t give it 5 stars. Hence the “Whatever, it’s getting 7 stars” route. Okay, I might be a bit biased too.
So the opening starts out just as the summary: undercover officer Mok Fei Foon and CEO Hui Leuk To are drawn together while hiding their true identities behind dangerous secrets. They fall in love… yes… you can imagine. It sounds good. Very good. Kingston and Leo Pang are amazing. Their chemistry is electric, and I loved watching every scene where they interacted with each other.
Where things started to fall short for me was the development of the plot and, to some extent, the characters. Everything just felt very surface-level and not well fleshed out. I struggled to connect with anything that didn’t involve the relationship between the main characters. The pacing of the story didn’t have an even flow, and ultimately it felt like the director spent some time deciding what to show and what not to, but forgot the main thing.
In the end, while I enjoyed it, I think it could have used a little more work to make it more believable. There are some aspects that seemingly go unexplained, others were not logical, and some were downright strange.
So the opening starts out just as the summary: undercover officer Mok Fei Foon and CEO Hui Leuk To are drawn together while hiding their true identities behind dangerous secrets. They fall in love… yes… you can imagine. It sounds good. Very good. Kingston and Leo Pang are amazing. Their chemistry is electric, and I loved watching every scene where they interacted with each other.
Where things started to fall short for me was the development of the plot and, to some extent, the characters. Everything just felt very surface-level and not well fleshed out. I struggled to connect with anything that didn’t involve the relationship between the main characters. The pacing of the story didn’t have an even flow, and ultimately it felt like the director spent some time deciding what to show and what not to, but forgot the main thing.
In the end, while I enjoyed it, I think it could have used a little more work to make it more believable. There are some aspects that seemingly go unexplained, others were not logical, and some were downright strange.
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