Pretty little dessert, but not a real meal
The acting is great and the rough outline of the story is good, but it does fall into the melodrama trap of not really developing the relationships. They all just serve to create dramatic "shocking" moments. The romantic couple had great on screen chemistry, but I didn't actually buy their relationship or want them together because we never saw them actually build a relationship.
This wouldn't necessarily be a huge issue if the focus of the story was actually on the investigation/revenge angle that was initially set up, but unfortunately, that element falls into the background most of the time. The bulk of the show is our FL being periodically sabotaged or bullied in this fancy house while all she wants to do is earnestly make sweets. It was compelling enough in the moment since the acting is so good, and I like hearing about traditional sweets, but it doesn't actually have much substance or momentum.
This wouldn't necessarily be a huge issue if the focus of the story was actually on the investigation/revenge angle that was initially set up, but unfortunately, that element falls into the background most of the time. The bulk of the show is our FL being periodically sabotaged or bullied in this fancy house while all she wants to do is earnestly make sweets. It was compelling enough in the moment since the acting is so good, and I like hearing about traditional sweets, but it doesn't actually have much substance or momentum.
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