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Is it Love, Is it Witchery, Is it Logic, Is it Stalking? Tune in to Find Out
My review after completing this series--it is not your typical love and romance Kdrama. For this reason I liked it. It was a compelling story with the theme of the FL possibly being a witch, and the ML being a statistician trying to find a logical way to be with her despite how all the other men who loved her were injured or died. In the end the theme was about committing to your feelings toward the person that you love, and staying with that person always. It's really a story about commitment. It was at times fantastical with mythical themes that gave the story the mystery and suspense to keep the viewer tuning in. At other times, its was logical, statistical, and mathematical. It was two antithetical worlds coming together to explore the nature of love.
One of things I most enjoyed about this series was the interaction I had with other MDLers. It did get us discussing. One (from oppa_) you can read about in the comments to this review who observed the extreme stalking behavior from the ML and how dangerous it is to normalize that under the guise of love. I completely agree and truthfully Dong Jin's behavior toward FL was extreme stalking. I noticed in the last episode Jung Hyoek tells Mi Jeong if she would like to press charges of stalking to let him know. I think the writer had put this in to address the stalking. It had to be addressed. It would have been negligent not to address this extreme behavior by the ML. Another theme not explored are the years-long negative affects of bullying. I do think stalking and bullying were brushed aside for the more fantasy-type narrative. The other MDLer (Mary Nanna) I interacted with took a perspective of mythology in the story of the Siren call. The Siren a mythological half-woman half-bird whose beautiful voice lured sailors to their doom. I took the perspective that this series theme was about how stupid humans become when saturated with the "love cocktail"--the chemicals in our body that are released when we fall in love. It makes us do stupid things, display risky behavior, and make poor decisions that (in the case of this series) can lead to death. There are many layers to this series which to me means it was well written, and I enjoyed the other perspectives and discussions it brought.
Well done to the cast and crew. I especially enjoyed the storyline between Lim Jae Hyeok and Jang Hee Kyung. I just love a drama that has a really good storyline between the supporting actors. Well done you two!!
I wrote this after watching 6 of 10 episodes--A recipe for a really unusual, yet interesting love story. This is not your stereotypical Kdrama romcom.
Take one beautiful yet mysterious female...
Add in numerous besotted males who become so distracted with said female they accidentally injure themselves (sometimes fatally) in or near her presence...
Combine this with some jealous females who start a rumor she is a witch....
Mix in a nerdy statistician, data miner, number cruncher who happens to be good looking, is also in love, but wants to find out a logical explanation for all the injuries (and even death) surrounding this woman....
And you get a strangely different but compelling story.
It's subtly suspenseful which has kept me tuned in. It moves slowly but that adds to the mystery. It's delightfully different, and I'm enjoying watching it.
I think in the end, all of his data collection will render the verdict that when humans fall in love they don't think clearly and it causes them to be at risk for getting hurt. However, I'm staying tuned in to see if there is an other worldly twist to the story of her actually being a witch. I've watched up to the 6th episode, so I'll post again once when finished with the series.
One of things I most enjoyed about this series was the interaction I had with other MDLers. It did get us discussing. One (from oppa_) you can read about in the comments to this review who observed the extreme stalking behavior from the ML and how dangerous it is to normalize that under the guise of love. I completely agree and truthfully Dong Jin's behavior toward FL was extreme stalking. I noticed in the last episode Jung Hyoek tells Mi Jeong if she would like to press charges of stalking to let him know. I think the writer had put this in to address the stalking. It had to be addressed. It would have been negligent not to address this extreme behavior by the ML. Another theme not explored are the years-long negative affects of bullying. I do think stalking and bullying were brushed aside for the more fantasy-type narrative. The other MDLer (Mary Nanna) I interacted with took a perspective of mythology in the story of the Siren call. The Siren a mythological half-woman half-bird whose beautiful voice lured sailors to their doom. I took the perspective that this series theme was about how stupid humans become when saturated with the "love cocktail"--the chemicals in our body that are released when we fall in love. It makes us do stupid things, display risky behavior, and make poor decisions that (in the case of this series) can lead to death. There are many layers to this series which to me means it was well written, and I enjoyed the other perspectives and discussions it brought.
Well done to the cast and crew. I especially enjoyed the storyline between Lim Jae Hyeok and Jang Hee Kyung. I just love a drama that has a really good storyline between the supporting actors. Well done you two!!
I wrote this after watching 6 of 10 episodes--A recipe for a really unusual, yet interesting love story. This is not your stereotypical Kdrama romcom.
Take one beautiful yet mysterious female...
Add in numerous besotted males who become so distracted with said female they accidentally injure themselves (sometimes fatally) in or near her presence...
Combine this with some jealous females who start a rumor she is a witch....
Mix in a nerdy statistician, data miner, number cruncher who happens to be good looking, is also in love, but wants to find out a logical explanation for all the injuries (and even death) surrounding this woman....
And you get a strangely different but compelling story.
It's subtly suspenseful which has kept me tuned in. It moves slowly but that adds to the mystery. It's delightfully different, and I'm enjoying watching it.
I think in the end, all of his data collection will render the verdict that when humans fall in love they don't think clearly and it causes them to be at risk for getting hurt. However, I'm staying tuned in to see if there is an other worldly twist to the story of her actually being a witch. I've watched up to the 6th episode, so I'll post again once when finished with the series.
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