Buried Hearts Had Me Hooked—Then Played in My Face
I started Buried Hearts mostly for Park Hyung Sik (yes, I’m that person), but, but, but—I stayed because the tension, mood, looks, and messiness had me locked in. It was giving slow-burn energy in all the right ways. Episodes 1 through 7 felt like something unsettling was just around the corner, I was convinced it was building up to something criminal, complicated, and devastating. But then it became a different show. The plot started to fizzle, the pacing got weird, and all that emotional buildup kind of quietly slipped away. It got under my skin, and not in a good way. It felt like a rollercoaster that turned into a bungee jump with a too-long cord. It’s not a bad series, just a frustrating one. Because it really had something in the beginning. Then I was like, “Wait…that’s how you’re ending this?! For real!” The saving grace? The cast. They showed up and showed out—especially Lee Seon-hee, Song Jin-woo, Ju Yeon-u, Lee Yoo-joon, and Kim Ki-moo. A few scenes even made me hit rewind. Would I recommend it? Maybe—but only to people who don’t mind a setup without a satisfying payoff.
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