Acting, cinematography - both exceptional. No complaints there. Mostly for Part 1 of this drama.
But the writing plays you. The FL's resistance starts feeling less like a flawed human and more like a tool to keep you sad for as long as possible. And the memory loss trope at the end, however beautifully shot, is still the memory loss trope. When a drama this ambitious reaches for that device, it frustrates you. So close to being the perfect k-drama...
But...yeah, worth watching. Go in knowing the writers will squeeze you — not always for the right reasons, not because they want to say something true about life or war/hardships of a woman, but because the plot needs you to suffer a little longer.
But the writing plays you. The FL's resistance starts feeling less like a flawed human and more like a tool to keep you sad for as long as possible. And the memory loss trope at the end, however beautifully shot, is still the memory loss trope. When a drama this ambitious reaches for that device, it frustrates you. So close to being the perfect k-drama...
But...yeah, worth watching. Go in knowing the writers will squeeze you — not always for the right reasons, not because they want to say something true about life or war/hardships of a woman, but because the plot needs you to suffer a little longer.
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