Biting off more than it can chew
Half-baked plot point,illogical conflicts, and questionable characters. None of the conflicts had satisfying resolutions.The so-called Le Murir arc, which dragged on for three episodes , halfway into the series, ended up not providing substantial resolution despite was meant to shed light on the female's character background. The plot lines being illogical with random characters being shoved actually ended up becoming the turning point that snowballed the series into a disaster.
Then there’s the brother rivarly,supposed romance, side characters, evil grandmother that does whatever the hell she want without consequences , 3-star diamond guide and recipe thef shenanigans that werent properly explored and randomly being thrown for the sake of pilling up as much conflicts as they possibly can. In the end, none had satisfiying resolutions since they dont have enough episodes to cover everthing.
The characters are wildly inconsistent and difficult to connect. This is due to lack of character development .
The female lead is giving whiplash. One moment she is visibly annoyed by the male lead’s presence, and the next, she’s kissing him every time he tries to speak and be honest about everything. Such a lazy writing to ensure that they can drag on the major conflict until the last episode. There was no proper transition and adequate development of the relationship.
She also seems driven and passionate about the restaurant, yet she constantly abandonds it and her team whenever she feels like it.
The male lead also has no personality other than being a simp for the female lead and acting goofy. Whatever personality he had in the first episode just dissipated after he fell in love, which happened very early.
I think the actors and director try their best to work with that they have but good actors and director alone cannot possibly cover the deficient writing .
I still enjoy it though, in a superficial kind of way. It wasnt horrible to the point that i couldnt finish it, but it was nothing to write home about. Just another kdrama that I completed but will not be missed.
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