Sippeatea

This show is a trashy, cruel, head-scratching, and emotional roller coaster that I managed to like in the end. I’m not even going to argue against the low scores you see around here, as I agree the show deserves them. Finally completing it, though, I can see why Seo Kang-joon (ML) and Ahn Eun-jin (FL) ultimately chose this script. The show isn’t your clean and pristine rom-com K-drama. Instead, what you get are messy characters full of trauma and issues. I think that’s why I grew to like the show in the end. If you're looking for something to push the envelope a little bit, this show might do it for you.

Despite the mess I was watching week by week, I was invested to the bitter end in the ML and FL conclusion. These two were acting at such a high level that they drew me into their story right up to the final scene. Ahn Eun-jin has not put on a performance this good since My Dearest. Regardless of what you think of her character, she poured everything into her acting here. Seo Kang-joon was no slouch either; he gave a great performance as well.

Superb acting aside, the characters in this show are a complete emotional mess, and I’m totally here for it. Don't even get me started on the 2nd ML—I mean, how did things end up like this? As for the 2nd FL, even though I thought she was a nothing-burger of a character at first, I ended up liking her quite a lot by the end.

Characters aside, one of my biggest complaints (asides from the messy relationships) is the comedy. This show has a horrible balance of extreme comedy and seriousness. Intense emotional acting is ruined shortly thereafter by some lame comedic bit. Even in the last episode, at the height of the story, they managed to sneak in a lame comedic scene. I simply could not. Like, writers, read the room.