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Mostly exaggeration yet still enjoyable
This is my first review, a rant actually. I'm writing it to get this off of my chest even though I might get hate comments or whatever.To start with, I never liked workplace bullying/harrassment stories. I'm not born privileged and am also from Asia but I never believed that there are such bullying/harrassment in workplace, let alone anyone would tolerate such bullying/harrassment (and rather choose to commit suicide) than to leave the company.
The story started somewhat good and with a lot of expectations but it quickly went downhill. While I have a soft spot for stories/characters with "disabilities" or "health issues", I felt like it was used more as an excuse here.
I am at episode 10 and am not sure if I will finish it. So, I might have wrong assumption about things as they may get corrected in later episodes.
"I" do not see any meaningful changes in their life, specially Miji. It felt a little dramatic. She holed up in her room for 3 years? How is that even possible? And only because she can't run anymore? It probably would have made more sense if she hadn't met Ho Su. She was already familiar with disabilities and was supposedly supporting Ho Su all along. And when it came to her own turn, how can she be so pathetic? And if I have to make comparison, Ho Su's condition is much worse than hers. It's not that she lost a leg, she just can't run. And she's only in high/middle school at that age? It might be life changing but not something destroying one's entire life. Not everyone's the top in their class or has grades that get them job in top companies in the country. And what, Miji and Ho Su never tried to talk about that "small" misunderstanding during the entire 10 years? Yet everyone around them knew? It all seemed like exaggeration up on exaggeration, just to drag the story along.
Re Mirae, I really didn't like any part about her story. To me, it seemed like she really didn't put any effort on anything beside studying. And her relationship with the strawberry farm owner was just too weird, fast-forwarded. How can someone who is so wary of gossips easily spend night with the same person people are gossipping about?
Re Ho Su, nothing much. Though, I coulnd't understand his worries about his mom. If he cares, why is he leaving her? How does he have the impression that his mum's not comfortable when she spent her life raising him? I liked Ho Su's mom's side of story. I really felt sorry for her.
Re Kim Sora, it was Ok at first but I don't know, the story kept dragging and all. It lost its charms along the way.
To me, all the relationship in the drama seem weird and not "real" at all.
Overall, it's enjoyable while you watch but not something I would recommend to anyone. Some emotional parts/actings are commendable though.
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A story about toxic yet forgiving friendship, toally carried by leads' acting
Honestly, I was ready to drop it at episode 3 when I realized it's gonna turn into a mess. I continued hoping to watch more of Sang Yeon's side of story which actually never happened. There was about 1-2 minutes of script reading about her life but I wouldn't count that as her side of story.The writers really couldn't justify the way she acted. Not sure if it's just me but the portrayal of her character was giving a hint that everything she was doing was ultimately for Eun Jung. Turned out, it wasn't. The writers really made her a "patthetic bitch".
Sadly, it only tried to show the exploitation of human emotions and kindness and never tried to prove otherwise. There were many instances of such, not just Eun Jung's emotional abuse. Sang Yoen accepting the proposal of that boy during her uni days, marrying the director, Lee Seung Jae's actions and violence during the shooting, their apologies despite being the victim and so on. I also had a gripe about the writer's reasoning behind their brother's suicide. The writers kept trying to drag the story, earlier with their brother's death, later with love triangle and finally with terminal illness.
I couldn't find anything positives in any of it. It's a frustratingly depressing story with nothing to learn from. I know it's typical of dramas to drag the misunderstandings to make the whole story but it was a lot worse.
If it wasn't for their acting, I doubt I would have completed the drama at all. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Not sure why people are hyping about it. Maybe, I'm just different. I don't enjoy a story just because it makes you bawl your eyes out.
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