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Per Murphy's Law, It Went Wrong
After two enjoyable Taiwanese romcoms, I was looking forward to another. Murphy's Law should have warned me against high expectations, as this drama inevitably went wrong.
The FL was a psychologist who was the least self-aware individual possible. Even when people told her in specific words how they felt, she had no clue what was going on. One would think with her training, she'd have a handle on personal relationships, but she didn't even know her own mind. Imagine a psychologist who can't communicate.
Why do older, professional FLs in dramas act like toddlers? Please stop continual pouting before the teen years.
Then there were the oddities that didn't make sense. In the beginning, the viewers were introduced to the FL as an extremely unlucky individual: it would rain when she didn't have her umbrella, plans would fall through, and Murphy's Law of "anything that can go wrong will go wrong" wreaked havoc. Later episodes mentioned Murphy's Law, but, all of a sudden, it didn't figure into the FL's life. She had two rich, handsome men vying for her attention, and her career was on fire. That's the kind of bad luck to be dreamed about! Also, FL's sister featured prominently early on. She divorced and moved in with the family, where FL resided, but then she was never seen or mentioned again.
Misguided noble idiocy, stupid misunderstandings, and an incomprehensible break-up rounded out a mediocre drama. I liked the actors, but the story needed help.
An extra half star for the cute Shiba Inu. He wasn't a particularly good actor, but he stole the scenes he was in.
The FL was a psychologist who was the least self-aware individual possible. Even when people told her in specific words how they felt, she had no clue what was going on. One would think with her training, she'd have a handle on personal relationships, but she didn't even know her own mind. Imagine a psychologist who can't communicate.
Why do older, professional FLs in dramas act like toddlers? Please stop continual pouting before the teen years.
Then there were the oddities that didn't make sense. In the beginning, the viewers were introduced to the FL as an extremely unlucky individual: it would rain when she didn't have her umbrella, plans would fall through, and Murphy's Law of "anything that can go wrong will go wrong" wreaked havoc. Later episodes mentioned Murphy's Law, but, all of a sudden, it didn't figure into the FL's life. She had two rich, handsome men vying for her attention, and her career was on fire. That's the kind of bad luck to be dreamed about! Also, FL's sister featured prominently early on. She divorced and moved in with the family, where FL resided, but then she was never seen or mentioned again.
Misguided noble idiocy, stupid misunderstandings, and an incomprehensible break-up rounded out a mediocre drama. I liked the actors, but the story needed help.
An extra half star for the cute Shiba Inu. He wasn't a particularly good actor, but he stole the scenes he was in.
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