I still maintain what I've said in the review of episode 2.
Episode 3 doesn't have much development and simply displays on screen what the web novel supposedly was written/drawn like. There are minor adaptations to guide the actors into a screenplay, but aside from that, I can just picture the web novel as it is by watching this.
A very clear proof of it is that the episode is shorter than 10min and the remaining - and precious, I dare to say - minutes after the episode finishes only has flashes of what's to come mixed with NGs, the last ones are always fun to watch, but in a drama so short, time is very precious to tell a good story, I'm not saying it supposed to be rushed - that's a no-no, but they could do so much better with that time at the end of this episode. I'm kind of disappointed.
Episode 3 doesn't have much development and simply displays on screen what the web novel supposedly was written/drawn like. There are minor adaptations to guide the actors into a screenplay, but aside from that, I can just picture the web novel as it is by watching this.
A very clear proof of it is that the episode is shorter than 10min and the remaining - and precious, I dare to say - minutes after the episode finishes only has flashes of what's to come mixed with NGs, the last ones are always fun to watch, but in a drama so short, time is very precious to tell a good story, I'm not saying it supposed to be rushed - that's a no-no, but they could do so much better with that time at the end of this episode. I'm kind of disappointed.
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Short dramas based on web novels tend to be overreactive, especially when the screenwriting is more faithful to the novel itself than worried about being closer to likelihood of reality and this is what one can expect of most dramas like Aftermath, and Aftermath itself doesn't escape this parameter, in fact, it's more evident in the second episode.
I have the feeling that the drama is much better for those who read the web novel, fans of the web novel mostly.
But I admit that in space of 10min must be complicated to develop a good episode for a drama that only has 5 episodes, so despite all the things that might be bothersome about it, the drama knows what it is, overreactive and all, and doesn't try to step out of its lane - too early to say that, but so far so good.
For what it is, Aftermath is nice enough up 'till now.
I have the feeling that the drama is much better for those who read the web novel, fans of the web novel mostly.
But I admit that in space of 10min must be complicated to develop a good episode for a drama that only has 5 episodes, so despite all the things that might be bothersome about it, the drama knows what it is, overreactive and all, and doesn't try to step out of its lane - too early to say that, but so far so good.
For what it is, Aftermath is nice enough up 'till now.
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