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solid short-form republican drama that got a bit muddled near the end
STORY (8/10)
Overall, I think it was solid for a short-form drama, and it managed to avoid a lot of the tropes typical republican dramas fall into. The fact that the entire plot (at least in the beginning) hinged on the SFL's toxic jealousy made for some pretty tropy moments. Also, the writers brought in so many new plotlines in the last few eps that it all felt a bit muddled. Some of the characters (like the SML) didn't feel as consistent, like in the beginning the SML was a trashy playboy toying with the FL but now he's this losery nice guy lol. But I'm also not complaining because I loved the bromance between the ML and SML. Plus I loved how they didn't make the ML a complete loser in love or a red flag that constantly violates the FL. They managed to keep the balance and they kept some of his "red flag" vibes/cruelty while showing a natural progression of him softening up. One point of criticism I heard a lot of ppl talking about was the SA the SFL goes through and actually I think it wasn't "too cruel" considering what she did to others, but also it was kinda annoying how they trivialized it and glossed over it in the last couple eps and moved on to the happy ending.
ACTING (7/10)
By no means was it award winning but it wasn't bad. TYY (FL) comes off strong like a badass femme fatale but falls into a bit of a typical "cutesy" voice later into the show. I don't know whether WX (ML) is dubbed here because this is my first time watching him but his character's whispery talk thing is hot lol. I felt like he was a bit stone faced here tho, maybe its cuz of the plastic surgery idk (no hate). The leads' chemistry was pretty good! Their romantic scenes def had sparks. I think the actress SQX pulled off the SFL really well, I hated the SFL so much!!
PRODUCTION & VISUAL FX (9/10)
Soundwise very high quality and realistic, helping keep me immersed in the drama. Republican dramas all have a vintage, warm tone to them and this was no exception! Very beautiful cinematography, but I did see the filter the actors' faces glitching a bit which kinda pulled me out of the immersion lol (but to be fair I've seen that happen in big budget shows as well so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) The romantic scenes were shot amazingly--I could definitely feel the leads' chemistry emanating from the screen. One complaint, cdramas always occasionally have the choppy slomo shot which is SO ANNOYING but other than that, great!!
OST (9/10)
The intro song is such a vibe, also the other bgm and OSTs were surprisingly good and fitting!
Overall, I think it was solid for a short-form drama, and it managed to avoid a lot of the tropes typical republican dramas fall into. The fact that the entire plot (at least in the beginning) hinged on the SFL's toxic jealousy made for some pretty tropy moments. Also, the writers brought in so many new plotlines in the last few eps that it all felt a bit muddled. Some of the characters (like the SML) didn't feel as consistent, like in the beginning the SML was a trashy playboy toying with the FL but now he's this losery nice guy lol. But I'm also not complaining because I loved the bromance between the ML and SML. Plus I loved how they didn't make the ML a complete loser in love or a red flag that constantly violates the FL. They managed to keep the balance and they kept some of his "red flag" vibes/cruelty while showing a natural progression of him softening up. One point of criticism I heard a lot of ppl talking about was the SA the SFL goes through and actually I think it wasn't "too cruel" considering what she did to others, but also it was kinda annoying how they trivialized it and glossed over it in the last couple eps and moved on to the happy ending.
ACTING (7/10)
By no means was it award winning but it wasn't bad. TYY (FL) comes off strong like a badass femme fatale but falls into a bit of a typical "cutesy" voice later into the show. I don't know whether WX (ML) is dubbed here because this is my first time watching him but his character's whispery talk thing is hot lol. I felt like he was a bit stone faced here tho, maybe its cuz of the plastic surgery idk (no hate). The leads' chemistry was pretty good! Their romantic scenes def had sparks. I think the actress SQX pulled off the SFL really well, I hated the SFL so much!!
PRODUCTION & VISUAL FX (9/10)
Soundwise very high quality and realistic, helping keep me immersed in the drama. Republican dramas all have a vintage, warm tone to them and this was no exception! Very beautiful cinematography, but I did see the filter the actors' faces glitching a bit which kinda pulled me out of the immersion lol (but to be fair I've seen that happen in big budget shows as well so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) The romantic scenes were shot amazingly--I could definitely feel the leads' chemistry emanating from the screen. One complaint, cdramas always occasionally have the choppy slomo shot which is SO ANNOYING but other than that, great!!
OST (9/10)
The intro song is such a vibe, also the other bgm and OSTs were surprisingly good and fitting!
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