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Hardest k-drama watch ever

Honestly, I have never been more annoyed at a series than this. The initial idea was great but the execution and the storywriting was just painful, illogical and frustrating. The first couple of episodes were nice, I was interested to see what is next, but when they got into the apartment, it just got bad.

Let's start with the man who operated the desease prevention teams, looking for a cure etc. Nobody in their right mind would keep it a secret when it is dangerous and people could get hurt. Also, locking up healthy people with infected ones just to keep them inside and also to see if they can develop a cure, whatever the reason was, is a felony. It was completely irrealistic for the government and the official disease team to make these decisions, especially when things got only worse and the higher up dude was a total ass. Overall, their decisions and actions only put oil to the fire and it was absolutely not okay.

Then the other part, the residents at the apartment. I have never seen such annoying characters. Most of them didn't have a single kind bone in their body, they always were acting childish, irrational and selfish. I get that people can get scared and also can be really mean, evil too, but this was too much for me just with this few characters. There was no comic relief, it was only whining and being undecisive and always trying to get an irrational advantage. It was a tough life-death situation where they should have fought together, that would have been rational, but instead, they were always sabotaging the two main characters, who could actually do something. They were the only ones who were able to protect them, and they never saw it like that. I think this was because of the terrible writing, it was dragged out so much that they had to repeat every elemnt like four times.

To mention a few good things, at least the main characters were good actors with heartwarming chemistry, they were the ones who endured the most and actually tried to make things right. Their conversations had meaning, actually getting deeper by the episodes. I appreciated the badass attitude and bravery, so at least that was something. I also liked the theme song, it was great at some scenes. Happiness would be a great message, but it wasn't highlighted at all.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend watching it, if you are triggered by annoying, irrational people and an unrealistic plot. I don't get why this got such a high rating, probably because of the two main actors, they deserve the praise but this is just not what I would like to see ever again.

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A light watch which couldn't get me invested

I needed a siple watch and this drama delivered it, which can be a good thing, but to be honest it was just not anything special. I wasn't invested that much in the story mostly because I didn't understand what was going on, it wasn't extreme or thought provoking, but I enjoyed the simplicity and it was somehow refreshing? Weird mix of emotions here.

I wanted to watch this because of Go Younjung and SHE DEVOURED her role. I've always known she is a good actress and she has this captivating energy, but in this, her talent truly shined. It is not easy to act two different roles, but she could switch between Cha Muhee and Do Rami. I especially liked the Do Rami parts because that element was so interesting, it gave the whole drama a certain edge and the actress really brought out the vibe of the character. The delivery was good, that is why it didn't feel weird for me. I couldn't always place if Do Rami in the second half was just an act or a real thing, I guess it is up to interpretation, and I got the message but at the same time it was hard when the drama kept acting like it should be taken as a real person switch.

For me, the concept was interesting at the beginning, but the plot tired out pretty quickly. I felt like they didn't have many ideas for actual conversations or misunderstandings, so the emotions, heartbreaks and this push-and-pull plot was out of the blue. I understand the need for suspense, but it felt like those parts weren't written well. Sometimes I also got the impression that I just cannot grasp what was intended with the symbolics, maybe I am just too literal and the drama was intended to be mysterious and artistic. Overall this interrupted the plot for me which resulted in me not being invested afterall.

What I really enjoyed was the camera work. The colors, scenery, angles, dynamics really elevated the experience. This drama is beautiful, from the clothes, to the locations, I appreciate the details that went to the planning of this.

I don't have strong opinions, as I mentioned, this was a light watch with parts which I couldn't understand, so I wouldn't watch it again, but I cannot really complain either.

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Watch it if you would like to feel a lot of emotions with a great fantasy story around it

"Tomorrow" is not an easy watch, but it is worth it. It is eye-opening. But be ready to cry. And laugh. And do both of them together.

Packed with difficult situations and painful life events, the harsh reality is that everything has its counter effects. For me, this drama showed what butterfly effect means, how it is connected to fate and why we should always be kind to eacother. I recommend it to those, who would like to feel a lot, find out things about themselves and get a little courage to live their emotions. To understand a little more about why it is worth it to live in this world.

But this drama is not only a psychological journey. It has also great fantasy elements with the Grim Reapers which was quite fresh for me as I have never read similar stories. The world building is really interesting and has that "Oh, I would like to live in this and have a role" kind of vibe. It is a little bit naive and the cause and effect is not that harsh, realistic consequences are definitely not the strong suite for the story, but if you can put that aside, it is really much enjoyable.

Let's talk about the cast and acting with Lady Gaga's words: Talented. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Show stopping. Spectacular. Never the same. Totally unique.

Kim Hee Sun brings a really strong, charismatic and a complete fashinista badass character who I really much enjoyed. Women, especially those who are emotional are portrayed and written quite badly in my opinion, making them annoying and unrealitic. Her character is completely the opposite, which should indicate how brilliantly the actress could embody the role.

I only saw Rowoon in SF9 before this but I was quite surprised how well he could bring the character who represents the viewers and the actions we would all like to make through the story. Absolutely charming.

What I would like to highlight is the face acting when the characters are facing something really painful. The emotions are quite complicated and yet the cast could give the perfect expressions, making it even better, the cast put in a lot of effort to make it realistic. Shout out to Yun Ji On for my favourite moment.

And of course, Lee Soo Hyuk is a god, I would watch a compilation of his parts just to enjoy the little details of his acting. I would have loved to watch him more and get his character a little more depth, especially at the very end but he had some mazing moments too.

I would really much love a second season about the next steps for each character and how their relationships are forming, because now I am really invested. This again indicates just how good this drama is.

Just to close this, this drama came in a right time for me. It turned me into a feeling human being again after I had a hard time in my life. And even though it is not perfect, I am giving 10 points for emotional value.

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