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Broken people searching for closure and trying to heal.
This was dark perhaps but not in a bad way; the darkness added dimension to the inner turmoil of the characters.
Han Jeong Won played by Gong Yoo and his ex-wife have a mutually destructive relationship, she's manipulative, controlling and quite frankly unhinged; He's rudderless, tormented and searching for an anchor - the two of them are completely wrong for each other as neither one has what the other needs.
The arrival of Noh In Ji into Han Jeong Won's life starts the process of healing for both of them because she is also a wounded soul; we get insight into her life and her struggles with stalker Eom Tae Song.
Han Jeong Won and No In Ji gradually fall in love as they create a safe space for each other, and help each other deal with the antagonists in their lives (his ex-wife and her stalker)
The story telling is non-linear, so the story line jumps forwards and backwards without any cues for the viewer to keep track, I quite liked this element though it's probably not for everyone.
Han Jeong Won's house is architecturally impressive and can actually be considered a character in the story as it plays such a big role in the narrative.
The music is good, some of it is suspenseful and the rest is so emotive and beautiful, It really accentuated the story beautifully.
Some cons from my perspective: it took me up till episode 3 to figure out the flow of the story - the murder investigation, the flashbacks and the current narrative were shown interchangeably as scene progressions with no "2 years ago" or "5 years later" markers for the viewer.
Also, I though there were too many unfinished conversations especially between the male and female leads, I understand that this is a dramatic device, but I found it frustrating when the female lead left a lot of questions which were posed to her unanswered.
Something else that isn't explored adequately is the backstory of the ex-wife. What exactly led to her derangement prior to the baby story?
I like dramas that explore the inner landscape of characters, Trunk did so evocatively, and I was drawn into the emotional and mental turmoil of the characters. The slow burn love story is portrayed in a human and realistic way with unfinished sentences and hanging questions. Right up to the end Han Jeong Won and Noh In Ji were so wary of their love that they required a double confirmation of its existence, I thought this was very apt considering the emotional terrain that had been travelled by the characters.
The acting in this is excellent by all especially the main leads, the ex-wife and the stalker. Hats off to the cast.
I gave this drama a well deserved 8/10.
Han Jeong Won played by Gong Yoo and his ex-wife have a mutually destructive relationship, she's manipulative, controlling and quite frankly unhinged; He's rudderless, tormented and searching for an anchor - the two of them are completely wrong for each other as neither one has what the other needs.
The arrival of Noh In Ji into Han Jeong Won's life starts the process of healing for both of them because she is also a wounded soul; we get insight into her life and her struggles with stalker Eom Tae Song.
Han Jeong Won and No In Ji gradually fall in love as they create a safe space for each other, and help each other deal with the antagonists in their lives (his ex-wife and her stalker)
The story telling is non-linear, so the story line jumps forwards and backwards without any cues for the viewer to keep track, I quite liked this element though it's probably not for everyone.
Han Jeong Won's house is architecturally impressive and can actually be considered a character in the story as it plays such a big role in the narrative.
The music is good, some of it is suspenseful and the rest is so emotive and beautiful, It really accentuated the story beautifully.
Some cons from my perspective: it took me up till episode 3 to figure out the flow of the story - the murder investigation, the flashbacks and the current narrative were shown interchangeably as scene progressions with no "2 years ago" or "5 years later" markers for the viewer.
Also, I though there were too many unfinished conversations especially between the male and female leads, I understand that this is a dramatic device, but I found it frustrating when the female lead left a lot of questions which were posed to her unanswered.
Something else that isn't explored adequately is the backstory of the ex-wife. What exactly led to her derangement prior to the baby story?
I like dramas that explore the inner landscape of characters, Trunk did so evocatively, and I was drawn into the emotional and mental turmoil of the characters. The slow burn love story is portrayed in a human and realistic way with unfinished sentences and hanging questions. Right up to the end Han Jeong Won and Noh In Ji were so wary of their love that they required a double confirmation of its existence, I thought this was very apt considering the emotional terrain that had been travelled by the characters.
The acting in this is excellent by all especially the main leads, the ex-wife and the stalker. Hats off to the cast.
I gave this drama a well deserved 8/10.
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