Healthy break from other dramas
It was an incredibly good show for what it was supposed to represent. If you're looking for a detective drama and misunderstandings resolved quickly (and healthy in a mature way) - that's the show for you. The main couple had a healthy relationship with great communication, which honestly just highlighted to me how rare that is in dramas haha
All four mains were capable 'til the end and what I really liked was that FL truly stayed smart and capable throughout. I expected FL to be the typical "smart" drama lead who starts strong but dumbs down along the way. But she actually stayed smart. ML was also very smart and capable and it was refreshing to see this kind of power couple. And I also want to applaud ML's actor here. This was his first drama was far as I can tell and he was amazing. If you told me, he was a seasoned actor at this point, I would've believed you without a doubt. Great versatility and it doesn't hurt that he's quite handsome too.
Now to my criticism. I felt that the character development was quite minimal. Yes, things happened and yes, FL opened up more. But overall, I didn't really see any fundamental changes. This is the reason why I'm very torn on this drama. The story is great and it's nicely written (you can tell that the writer was a dramafan who was sick of miscommunication and plot holes ;)) but it did feel lukewarm throughout. And I would say that's mostly due to the lack of character development. Also - and that's just a veery personal opinion - I didn't really warm up to FL. I enjoyed that she was very smart and capable (and reasonable) but she was too calm for me. There was no spice to her. The scenes in which she got emotional were my favourite ones of her because we finally saw her "break character". But they were so few that it couldn't really save her for me.
Nevertheless, it's a great, well-made and healthy drama. If you're looking for a calm break from other shows, this is it for you. Is it one of the top dramas ever made? No. But it's not trying to be.
All four mains were capable 'til the end and what I really liked was that FL truly stayed smart and capable throughout. I expected FL to be the typical "smart" drama lead who starts strong but dumbs down along the way. But she actually stayed smart. ML was also very smart and capable and it was refreshing to see this kind of power couple. And I also want to applaud ML's actor here. This was his first drama was far as I can tell and he was amazing. If you told me, he was a seasoned actor at this point, I would've believed you without a doubt. Great versatility and it doesn't hurt that he's quite handsome too.
Now to my criticism. I felt that the character development was quite minimal. Yes, things happened and yes, FL opened up more. But overall, I didn't really see any fundamental changes. This is the reason why I'm very torn on this drama. The story is great and it's nicely written (you can tell that the writer was a dramafan who was sick of miscommunication and plot holes ;)) but it did feel lukewarm throughout. And I would say that's mostly due to the lack of character development. Also - and that's just a veery personal opinion - I didn't really warm up to FL. I enjoyed that she was very smart and capable (and reasonable) but she was too calm for me. There was no spice to her. The scenes in which she got emotional were my favourite ones of her because we finally saw her "break character". But they were so few that it couldn't really save her for me.
Nevertheless, it's a great, well-made and healthy drama. If you're looking for a calm break from other shows, this is it for you. Is it one of the top dramas ever made? No. But it's not trying to be.
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