K-Drama 
A nice breather from the cliche red flag story and totally worth watching
It's a fantastic drama. It's certainly not the cliche red flag story some people expected. Those characters and their flaws hits closer to home and reality. Many people might be able to relate to them, their insecurities, problems and actions. There isn't always a need for all those cliche dark romance themes people expect from red flag characters in order for a character to have red flag traits and I hope people can appreciate this fact.
I've seen some people complain about a lack of plot? I strongly disagree. It's not a drama with a overdramatic plotbunny and a big problem to solve or a big boss to fight. It's a more realistic drama where you follow some messy characters along on their journey to get closer and untangle some of their issues. This is literally the plot. Dean and Moth certainly have their own way to deal with their issues and dealing with things means for them complete opposite things.
It's also not a drama which spoonfeeds you everything. You have to actually use your brain here and there to think about things, like why characters act in a certain way or how their past affects their behavior in the present. You don't have to always agree with their actions but you might need to try to understand them.
The acting itself of WE is phenomenal in my opinion. Both can express so much simply with their eyes and they improve so much with each role. Their acting feels so natural and I'm a huge fan of all those domestic scenes and their little touches through the drama.
BK did a good job with action too. Here and there it felt a little bit stiff but this could also be because of the characters and it's hard to compete with WEs natural acting in the same drama. (sorry, my bias, I know)
The OST? Simply amazing. Nothing to add here,
I can't say that it's a drama without flaws. Some cutting choices were a bit aprupt, not sure if those were stylistic choices or not. Also Ten and Puns relationship felt a bit rushed along the way. Maybe this could have been avoided if the team had one or two episodes more to work with instead of just 10? We will never know.
All in all I love this drama and will absolutely rewatch it.
I've seen some people complain about a lack of plot? I strongly disagree. It's not a drama with a overdramatic plotbunny and a big problem to solve or a big boss to fight. It's a more realistic drama where you follow some messy characters along on their journey to get closer and untangle some of their issues. This is literally the plot. Dean and Moth certainly have their own way to deal with their issues and dealing with things means for them complete opposite things.
It's also not a drama which spoonfeeds you everything. You have to actually use your brain here and there to think about things, like why characters act in a certain way or how their past affects their behavior in the present. You don't have to always agree with their actions but you might need to try to understand them.
The acting itself of WE is phenomenal in my opinion. Both can express so much simply with their eyes and they improve so much with each role. Their acting feels so natural and I'm a huge fan of all those domestic scenes and their little touches through the drama.
BK did a good job with action too. Here and there it felt a little bit stiff but this could also be because of the characters and it's hard to compete with WEs natural acting in the same drama. (sorry, my bias, I know)
The OST? Simply amazing. Nothing to add here,
I can't say that it's a drama without flaws. Some cutting choices were a bit aprupt, not sure if those were stylistic choices or not. Also Ten and Puns relationship felt a bit rushed along the way. Maybe this could have been avoided if the team had one or two episodes more to work with instead of just 10? We will never know.
All in all I love this drama and will absolutely rewatch it.
Was this review helpful to you?
