starts strong, but the story flops
another formulaic drama from Lee Junho… I was hoping for an excellent drama after the abysmal King the Land and this didn’t deliver.
the premise is interesting at first - a workplace rivals, adult coming-of-age, romance - story set during the financial crisis.
however, the storyline becomes progressively weaker, repetitive (“case of the day” legal/medical drama style episodic formula), with underdeveloped characters by the end. there are so many side characters and zero reasons to be invested in them until the writer gives you a big storyline around them but you’re still uninterested because they’re merely a plot device by then.
the acting - from almost the entire cast (i’m not a huge fan of the grandmother actress though, thankfully she comes in small doses) - was excellent. the casting director did a great job. it’s a shame the scriptwriter didn’t give them enough material to make their performances have some tooth to it.
the premise is interesting at first - a workplace rivals, adult coming-of-age, romance - story set during the financial crisis.
however, the storyline becomes progressively weaker, repetitive (“case of the day” legal/medical drama style episodic formula), with underdeveloped characters by the end. there are so many side characters and zero reasons to be invested in them until the writer gives you a big storyline around them but you’re still uninterested because they’re merely a plot device by then.
the acting - from almost the entire cast (i’m not a huge fan of the grandmother actress though, thankfully she comes in small doses) - was excellent. the casting director did a great job. it’s a shame the scriptwriter didn’t give them enough material to make their performances have some tooth to it.
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