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Great slice of life & law drama -- definitely watch if you like hospital playlist and law dramas

I was definitely intrigued and gravitated towards this drama because of its similarity to hospital playlist (that of course, being my favourite drama). And after watching it, I can definitely say it didn't disappoint.

I'm quite saddened by the fact that the other reviews are so lowly scored, but I understand that this type of drama is not for everyone.

Now onto the actual review:

Law and the City is a slice of life and law drama. NOT a romance drama. That being said, if you are looking for romance, this is not for you. However, if you are looking for zero romance, this drama is also not for you. Nevertheless, if you are open to trying something else, please please please give this drama a try.

There are definitely moments where the plot dives into Ahn Juhyeong and Kang Huiji's romance and their backstory but this is done essentially for the slice of life aspect. In my opinion, the lack of depth and minimal romance in this drama is what makes it outstanding. I loved how they focused on the different cases, concepts, and all the different characters' relationships instead of making it heavily reliant on romance.

This might be controversial but I think they nailed the plot by grazing over the plethora of experiences people face... and that is reality. The plot covered friendship, marriage, romance, workplace events, bullying, etc. either by the main characters experiencing it or through the cases that they take on. It feels so real and down-to-earth, and that is what stands out. It can be seen as quite monotonous or disengaging, but in my opinion, the calmness of the drama is what drew me in.

What was most memorable and held most significance, to me, was the friendship between the main characters. Their friendship is so raw, transparent, and most importantly, easy. Just simply, five friends who work in the same building, share meals together, and are always open to lending each other a hand.

The ending was definitely satisfying as we are able to see all the main characters' closure with Hyeongmin Group and a short time skip to their daily routine after accomplishing each of their dreams.

I have no complaints for this drama. 10/10

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PEAK CHEMISTRY BETWEEN MCs with a wattpad-esque plot

The plot is a bit wattpad-y but overall, it was alright. There were some scenes where it was just impossible to happen in real life LOL and the editing for this drama... let's just say it was really bad. The low-ish ratings for this drama is mainly because of the taboo/forbidden romance trope where they're like step-siblings (kindof not really). If you're thinking of starting it but is weirded out because of the relationship dynamic, it gets cleared out pretty early into the drama maybe like uhh episode 3/4? And once you know it, its really not that bad. Its like childhood friends to lovers core... except he knew her since she was born? But really, its not that bad at all.

He Yu and Esther's acting and chemistry.... LET ME TELL YOU, THEY'RE LITERALLY PERFECT TOGETHER. AND SOME SCENES WERE SO STEAMY LIKE I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT WHATSOEVER I FELT LIKE I WAS THIRDWHEELING FS. THE TENSION WAS INSANE. Both of them got me giggling, kicking my feet, and screaming into my pillow fr.

Also, IMO, I didn't particularly enjoy the super long timeskip. I see why it was added but idk its just a bit unlikely how she would wait six years for a man that ghosted her ygm. Well, if I'm actually thinking about it... she did wait like ten years to see him before so ig six years is nothing LOL.

The racing scenes weren't exactly my forte and I wish they showed more of Jiang Mu's knowledge of cars. In one of the episodes, she helped fix a car that the two guys couldn't figure out and in a few other episodes she was literally fighting and drifting/driving (fast) cars. I felt like her car-expertise was seriously overlooked and they could've expanded so much more on that aspect. I think they did cut the drama from 40 eps to 29 so ig that might be why we didn't see much of Jiang Mu in this type of scene... dang.

The thai dubbing was INSANE... well it was alright for some scenes but I just can't get over how bad it was LOL dubbing THAI actors whilst their speaking thai was just crazy. I honestly almost dropped the drama because of how bad the dubbing was but I was hooked with the MCs so I stayed <3. Good thing I did though!

As for the ending... idk. I enjoyed the scenes when Jin Zhao and the mom reconnected and all that but idk the skip to the wedding was just so fast. And Snakey coming back as a bridesmaid?! They cut too many scenes out for us to understand the plot lol I wish they showed more of the side characters like after Jiang Mu left Thailand Snakey and Nana weren't in any scenes whatsoever. Like I get why they weren't shown since technically they're still in Thailand but like come onnnn. Just give us a little something if you're planning on bringing them back as the MC's bridesmaids lol.

Lastly, I just want to mention how much I enjoyed watching San lai's character. He's so funny, reliable, and just overall a great guy. My king should've gotten a few more scenes in the latter episodes lol Fei Qi Ming did a great job portraying this character. I will be keeping an eye on him lol. Oh, He Yu too! I realized I've never watched any of his dramas so I will be looking into that as well.

Side note: Jiang Mu's outfits in this drama?!?!?! PEAK The stylist knew what they were doing fs she looks so good like in every outfit. I'm glad they didn't make her wear ugly clothes lol.

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Great cooking drama (in depth plot? not that great)

For context, I binged this show.

Its honestly not even bad. I don't know why there's so many haters. I enjoyed watching it. There were moments where I fast-forwarded a lot but I enjoy cooking-themed shows so this was right up my alley. As opposed to other viewers, I wasn't as interested in the subplots about the queen dowager / the treason / etc. and was more into the cooking competitions and friendships within the kitchen. So with that noted, I suppose I'm not into the show because of the plot LOL hence the 7.5 for the story.

If I'm actually thinking about the plot as a whole... there were definitely a lot of plot holes. Since there's so many characters that have decently-sized roles, I suppose it was hard to incorporate all of their backstories and how each of them came to be- mainly the people who were on the prince Jaesan's side. And Consort Kang... she highkey pmo. Her role was really big in the drama but there was no proper backstory for her??? We know she used to be a courtesan(?) and the prince brought her in (I'm not 100% tho so don't quote me on that) but like why is she so vengeful towards the king? Despite liking him too? Like the royal family never did anything bad towards her (from my understanding) so why did she never waver and continue to stay with the prince when she doesn't even like him that much. Honestly, there's a lot to unpack so I'll just stop this here lol.

One of my favourite characters from the show was definitely the jester Gong il. He was super fun and was for sure one of the characters that was well written. His backstory was shown in depth but there was a good amount of vagueness that keep the viewers entertained- especially since he wasn't a main character. I enjoyed watching all of his scenes. His character was well written and the acting was portrayed perfectly. I will be awaiting more of Lee Joo Ahn's work!

As for the main leads' acting, I thought Yoona did really well. I've always enjoyed her acting and this drama is no different. She's great. And Lee Chae Min was good too. I was pleasantly surprised by his acting (since I've only watched dramas where he was a side character). He depicted different emotions perfectly and the food tasting scenes were hilarious. I enjoyed watching his acting.

The chemistry between the main leads tho... I personally didn't see any problem with it. I thought it was good enough. And the romance theme wasn't badly written either. It was alright and I actually liked how the drama wasn't heavily reliant on the romance aspect and kept the lovey-dovey-ness to a minimal. I thought it was a nice touch and that the chemistry was more prevalent this way.

Overall a great show. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I don't regret watching it.

p.s. I'm glad they didn't make this show like Scarlet Heart Ryeo... or else I would've rated it lower LOL. I'm happy they didn't traumatize us with a sad/open ending.

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Great drama at first glance but lacked depth

Its an overall good drama IMO but there's a lot of plot holes and not that much character development. The story is VERY repetitive and the same things/reasonings/etc kept being brought up throughout the drama.

I liked the Bong-su plot line in the beginning when it was first being introduced but it dragged on a lot towards the end. Still not sure why BS is considered the main "villain" of the drama- should've twisted it to Yeomhwa instead. Balancing and switching between the two villains made it pretty confusing to follow and they didn't even properly join forces (idk how to explain this better lol).

Lowkey the time skip showing Ji Ho and Geon Woo was pretty useless. It had no depth other than the fact that it was fun to see JH and GW living together. Also, JH's character had so much potential- he was doing so much for GW even though he was the 2nd ml. They should've kept it going and diverted from the fact that he was sml at least given him a gf towards the end or something lol.

Despite everything I mentioned, I still enjoyed the drama lol. Definitely a good watch if you're looking for something to watch in your free time.

Loved CYW's acting in this. He was exceptional at showing BS and GW as two different people.

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