Haven't finished the drama yet but one thing that bothered me. The FL and SML had their wedding and she was approved to marry him because she was "pregnant" with his child. They only accepted her because she was pregnant otherwise it was a no. The FL and SML lied to his mother about the pregnancy so they can get married. The SML's family is a rich historic known family. How were they easily fooled by this? Did they not bother to ask them to show proof or go with them to the doctors together?
The thing I remember about this drama before I dropped realizing there 100 episodes and it would dragggggggggggg, was how the FL's story got me hooked until I kind of saw how the next events would follow. But if they incorporated some parts of the story like her's into a normal Kdrama length(16 episodes), I would be interested in watching.
If you have spare time and like crime dramas, go ahead and give this a try. It lacked a main plot tho. The writing down the stretch was noticeably bad. I didn't understand why some of the NCI team members weren't at the scene helping the others.
My big issue with the drama was the pacing and character development. I wished they had slowed down after solving a case then transitioning to the next one so quickly. The character development was weak for Nana, Min Young, and Lee Han. I think they should have done character focused episodes related to a case. Let's say they are solving a kidnaping case. Pretend that Min Young can strongly relate to kidnaping cases so she is determined to solve it. Then introduce some backstory of her whether she was a victim of it before or strong connection to kids. We needed more backstory about those 3. Let us see them grow and shine in solving the cases. Let them take turns to be the star of some episodes.
I dropped it after 8 episodes. I really wanted to like it but couldn't. First 2 episodes I liked. ML going to the past I didn't like. I wonder if this was made into a movie instead to speed up the pace, maybe I would have continued watching. It just felt slow or filler.
I dropped the drama at the halfway point. I very much agree with your idea. After reading spoilers of how it ended, that was not the way I would have liked it to end. I like yours better. Why can't he and his family work things out in the present instead of him having to go to the past to change things so it can work out for him in the present. They coukd have him go to the past still but it being a learning experience for him at the end as you said. The past can't be changed but he understands their situation better and somehow they agree to him following his journey in music. Idk
By the way, did the ML's father can now hear again in the end or still deaf after the ML went to the past?
I dropped the drama after 8 and a half episodes. Most of my thoughts of why I didnt enjoy the drama are similar to your points. Before watching, I had high expectations for this seeing the rating of a 9.2 on MDL. Also I saw people recommending/comparing this to 25 21.
I liked the ML and his family in the first 2 episodes. It was such a different situation to watch in a Kdrama. I kind of wished they would not add in the fantasy element of him going to the past. I wanted to see how his current life would fix his issue of wanting to be himself more in his interest of music.
I didnt like the pacing and plot when he was teleported to the past. It just felt slow and filler. The over dramatic comedy was not to my liking. I didnt expect this much comedy because comedy was not tagged for this drama.
I can kind of understand he is in the past to keep his parents from falling for each other but he will prevent his father's accident where he became deaf. So everything just feels on hold until it happens. Then the FL's reason to enter the past is uninteresting to me as well. She wanted to die/not be born so she is trying have ML's father fall for her mother. All confusing when they have the same actress play both versions of mother and daughter.
I really wanted to like this but I couldn't even finish watching it.
I couldn't continue in the middle of episode 6. It felt boring to me. I didn't understand what is the plot besides the FL being transported into this new world. Too much dialouge. I did like the ML's character and story but everything else bored me.
I dropped it after 17 episodes because I feared what people were saying happens happens. I went through couple…
I heard Sun Xiang gets together with the new guy. Do they get married? Ugh if so what episode? If so as well what episode do they break up? what episode does Yu Fei meet her again and the get back together?
Putting her with the new guy only to end up with Yu Fei just killed my mood of continuing the drama. I despise plots like this.
I was already attached and enjoyed this couple now you want me to see one of the leads with someone new for couple episodes only to end up with the first person? I'm ok with break ups but having to sit through watching one of them date another person while the other who stayed alone is frustrating for me.
I dropped it after 17 episodes because I feared what people were saying happens happens. I went through couple episodes after to see and yep that's what happens. I don't want to waste anymore time waiting for this chapter to end. But I do have questions listed below if anyone would help answer about which episode does this stuff happen?
The ending in the new timeline, Jae Han is living and alive! he has been staying at a hospital these past 15 years.…
I'm surprised how did he actually survive. Jae Han was shown in his car when the goons of the company guy I think come after him. They attack his car. I thought it was over for him and he would die from them. But he somehow avoided death?
The ending in the new timeline, Jae Han is living and alive! he has been staying at a hospital these past 15 years. No one has found him. Then all of a sudden his location is found!? Lol
My big issue with the drama was the pacing and character development. I wished they had slowed down after solving a case then transitioning to the next one so quickly. The character development was weak for Nana, Min Young, and Lee Han. I think they should have done character focused episodes related to a case. Let's say they are solving a kidnaping case. Pretend that Min Young can strongly relate to kidnaping cases so she is determined to solve it. Then introduce some backstory of her whether she was a victim of it before or strong connection to kids.
We needed more backstory about those 3. Let us see them grow and shine in solving the cases. Let them take turns to be the star of some episodes.
By the way, did the ML's father can now hear again in the end or still deaf after the ML went to the past?
I liked the ML and his family in the first 2 episodes. It was such a different situation to watch in a Kdrama. I kind of wished they would not add in the fantasy element of him going to the past. I wanted to see how his current life would fix his issue of wanting to be himself more in his interest of music.
I didnt like the pacing and plot when he was teleported to the past. It just felt slow and filler. The over dramatic comedy was not to my liking. I didnt expect this much comedy because comedy was not tagged for this drama.
I can kind of understand he is in the past to keep his parents from falling for each other but he will prevent his father's accident where he became deaf. So everything just feels on hold until it happens. Then the FL's reason to enter the past is uninteresting to me as well. She wanted to die/not be born so she is trying have ML's father fall for her mother. All confusing when they have the same actress play both versions of mother and daughter.
I really wanted to like this but I couldn't even finish watching it.
Putting her with the new guy only to end up with Yu Fei just killed my mood of continuing the drama. I despise plots like this.
I was already attached and enjoyed this couple now you want me to see one of the leads with someone new for couple episodes only to end up with the first person? I'm ok with break ups but having to sit through watching one of them date another person while the other who stayed alone is frustrating for me.