A nice light romcom but with a disappointing twist
From the trailer, to the cast, to the first episodes, My Dearest Nemesis was a light and heartfelt romcom with a promising enemies to lovers trope.
The first two episodes got me totally hooked and wanting more, but i feel like after 8 episodes it kinda lost its way.
The episodes became less exciting and more of a filler, where they forced a poorly written trauma and healing trope on the audience. It felt a bit messy and far away from the original plot.
Nonetheless i still enjoyed it overall, the cast was amazing, kudos to everyone, they did a great job portraying their characters.
PROS:
The main cast was really interesting, CHY and MGY are one of my favorite actors and it was fun watching them together.
Second Lead couple was also interesting but their dynamics wasn't really focused on, we barely got any backstory about Ha Jin and how her divorce really affected her, we only see her having some trust issues moments but that's it.
Since i like the actress and i find her underrated i would've loved to see more of her potential.
CONS:
Personally, i felt like they tried to make Ban Ju Yeon's interest a bigger deal than it really is. A man in his 20s with a passion for manga's and cartoons, it's not as weird as they portraited it to be.
Also, the fast and "easy" switch of Grandmother's personality, it felt rushed and not deep enough since it was a pretty rough relationship between the two.
OVERALL:
Did i still enjoy it? Yes
Would i recommend it? It depends, if you need a light romcom to watch when you're bored or maybe doing something else while watching it, then this is for you, but if you care a lot about the depth and emotional connection of a character then i don't think you're gonna like this.
The first two episodes got me totally hooked and wanting more, but i feel like after 8 episodes it kinda lost its way.
The episodes became less exciting and more of a filler, where they forced a poorly written trauma and healing trope on the audience. It felt a bit messy and far away from the original plot.
Nonetheless i still enjoyed it overall, the cast was amazing, kudos to everyone, they did a great job portraying their characters.
PROS:
The main cast was really interesting, CHY and MGY are one of my favorite actors and it was fun watching them together.
Second Lead couple was also interesting but their dynamics wasn't really focused on, we barely got any backstory about Ha Jin and how her divorce really affected her, we only see her having some trust issues moments but that's it.
Since i like the actress and i find her underrated i would've loved to see more of her potential.
CONS:
Personally, i felt like they tried to make Ban Ju Yeon's interest a bigger deal than it really is. A man in his 20s with a passion for manga's and cartoons, it's not as weird as they portraited it to be.
Also, the fast and "easy" switch of Grandmother's personality, it felt rushed and not deep enough since it was a pretty rough relationship between the two.
OVERALL:
Did i still enjoy it? Yes
Would i recommend it? It depends, if you need a light romcom to watch when you're bored or maybe doing something else while watching it, then this is for you, but if you care a lot about the depth and emotional connection of a character then i don't think you're gonna like this.
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