Frustrating
One of the most frustrating dramas I've ever watched.
Up until the halfway point, it's fantastic. The comedy, romance, and drama are perfectly balanced, the characters have surprising depth for a rom-com, and it's precisely because the story is so simple that it works.
The main storyline is excellent and had more than enough potential to carry the drama all the way to the end.
But then, out of nowhere, the main plot stops being the focus. It genuinely feels like they switched writers halfway through.
Suddenly, the story starts throwing in contrived conflicts just to force drama. The characters completely change their personalities and behavior, nothing resembles what was built during the first half anymore, important characters are gradually pushed aside, while others who barely had any relevance suddenly receive a level of attention that simply doesn't make sense.
The male lead had so much room for development, but instead they turned him into a complete fool—clueless, inexperienced, and painfully slow. Meanwhile, the female lead suddenly starts wanting things that contradict everything she'd shown she wanted up to that point. The pacing falls apart, plot holes appear, unnecessary subplots pile up, characters lose what made them who they were, and the shift in focus completely weakens the story.
The most frustrating part is that none of this was necessary. The premise was already strong: a contract marriage because she needed the money, while he needed to keep up appearances so he could continue being in love with his sister-in-law without raising suspicion. That was the conflict the drama should have explored. Instead, they kept introducing new characters, new storylines, and new conflicts, to the point where the sister-in-law—who had been one of the central pieces of the story—almost disappears.
I still think it's an okay drama. It's not bad by any means, but it really went off the rails. It had everything it needed to be an excellent rom-com if it had simply trusted its own simplicity.
Up until the halfway point, it's fantastic. The comedy, romance, and drama are perfectly balanced, the characters have surprising depth for a rom-com, and it's precisely because the story is so simple that it works.
The main storyline is excellent and had more than enough potential to carry the drama all the way to the end.
But then, out of nowhere, the main plot stops being the focus. It genuinely feels like they switched writers halfway through.
Suddenly, the story starts throwing in contrived conflicts just to force drama. The characters completely change their personalities and behavior, nothing resembles what was built during the first half anymore, important characters are gradually pushed aside, while others who barely had any relevance suddenly receive a level of attention that simply doesn't make sense.
The male lead had so much room for development, but instead they turned him into a complete fool—clueless, inexperienced, and painfully slow. Meanwhile, the female lead suddenly starts wanting things that contradict everything she'd shown she wanted up to that point. The pacing falls apart, plot holes appear, unnecessary subplots pile up, characters lose what made them who they were, and the shift in focus completely weakens the story.
The most frustrating part is that none of this was necessary. The premise was already strong: a contract marriage because she needed the money, while he needed to keep up appearances so he could continue being in love with his sister-in-law without raising suspicion. That was the conflict the drama should have explored. Instead, they kept introducing new characters, new storylines, and new conflicts, to the point where the sister-in-law—who had been one of the central pieces of the story—almost disappears.
I still think it's an okay drama. It's not bad by any means, but it really went off the rails. It had everything it needed to be an excellent rom-com if it had simply trusted its own simplicity.
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