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Agree. It started off with so much promise but shrivelled into cliched, fluffy, pink prince/princess drivel by the end.

I didn't think all the characters were unlikeable, but most were.

Yes, typical kdrama fluff, despite earlier promise to be more 'realistic'.

OMG, this is so good. Kim Min-chul and Assistant Chief Paeng.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Seung-won

I haven't seen that. She was pretty dire in Nevertheless - I thought she was one of those actors (there are a few) who think that (a) being pretty and (b) staring, a lot, constitutes a performance but I'm just about to start My Name, so maybe she's better in that.

Is he the one who served time for drunk driving?

All that you said, plus, was Na Bi always shot through some sort of filter?

I thought it was a wasted opportunity to present a gritty, realistic portrayal of relationships, desire and the lies we tell ourselves. The acting, from the ML and FL in particular, was very 'meh' - with lots of dreamy staring and romanticized 'intimate' scenes but no real heart or believability.

You 'beg to differ' on why I, a person you don't know, disliked a drama? Mmm, OK.

Two really good actors and an interesting premise. Hope it's on Netflix.

The entire 8 episode season is on Netflix.

I think her hormones were doing most of the talking, to be frank. No harm in that, sexual desire can be a wonderful thing.

"But I can still see many naive girls jumping from one fuckboy to the next, while desperately believing each time that she's 'special' for that guy somehow, despite literally every sign/action/dialogue pointing otherwise."

This. All of it.

Quite the opposite. I disliked it because it WAS so cheesy/fairytale/happy ending (unrealistically, so). Plus, much of the acting, particularly the two leads was pretty underwhelming.

Watch Prison Playbook if you haven't already (same writers/director and it shows).

“In the end, fate and timing do not happen, out of coincidence. They are products of earnest, simple choices, that make up miraculous moments. Being resolute, making decisions without hesitation… that is what makes timing. He wanted her more than I did. And I should have been more courageous. It was not the traffic light’s fault. It was not timing. It was my hesitations.” – Jung Hwan

I agree, he's a decent actor, but not outstanding, like Shin Hae Sun.

I've just realised what this - brilliant - drama reminds me of; an American film, Cool Hand Luke (albeit less tragic). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_Luke

You're not alone. The film character was full-on thick, violent, neurotic, screechy manipulative drunk (the exact same character the same actress played in MLFTS). The FL in the series is relatively benign by comparison.