Sagar Khan

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Part 1: The Plot That Never Was
This drama is, without a doubt, the single most exhausting television experience of my entire life.

The story begins with a man sitting on a chair, and honestly, that is where the excitement peaks.

For the first ten minutes, the camera focuses entirely on a clock ticking on the wall.

I kept waiting for the plot to kick in, but the plot decided to take a vacation.

The protagonist, whose name I forgot because he barely speaks, stares out the window.

He stares out the window for five minutes.

Then, he sighs.

Then, he stares out the window again.

I checked the time on my phone and realized only three minutes had passed in the real world.

It felt like three decades had passed in the drama world.

The inciting incident, if you can call it that, is when his tea goes cold.

He touches the teacup, realizes it is cold, and looks sad.

This sequence takes approximately six minutes of screen time.

There is no dialogue during this scene, just the sound of ambient air conditioning.

I have seen paint dry with more narrative arc than this episode.

In episode two, a second character enters the room.

They look at each other.

They do not speak.

They sit down on opposite sides of the table.

The camera pans slowly from left to right.

The camera pans slowly from right to left.

I started counting the dust motes visible in the lighting just to feel something.

Eventually, one of them asks, "Is it raining?"

The other one takes ten seconds to respond.

"No," he says.

That was the climax of episode two.

I honestly don't know how the writers managed to stretch this into sixteen episodes.

By episode three, I was convinced the video player was broken and stuck on pause.

But no, the character blinked, so it was still playing.

The pacing is not just slow; it is actively moving backward.

Part 2: The Visuals of Nothingness
Visually, the drama is a palette of beige, gray, and slightly darker gray.

The lighting is dim, presumably to hide the fact that nothing is happening.

Every shot lasts about thirty seconds longer than it needs to.

There are long, lingering shots of empty hallways.

There are long, lingering shots of shoes left by the door.

There are long, lingering shots of a ceiling fan spinning slowly.

I believe the cinematographer fell asleep while holding the camera.

The editing is nonexistent.

Scenes do not transition; they just sort of cease to exist.

Watching this show is like being trapped in a doctor’s waiting room with no phone and no magazines.

Even the subtitles seemed bored, appearing on screen a second late.

The costumes are as bland as the script.

Everyone wears oversized sweaters that blend into the walls.

It is impossible to tell the characters apart because they have no personalities.

I tried to adjust the contrast on my TV, but the show is just naturally foggy.

It looks like it was filmed through a dirty window.

There is a recurring shot of a dripping tap that appears in every episode.

The drip of the tap is the most rhythmic thing in the entire series.

I found myself rooting for the water droplet to fall.

When it finally fell, I cheered, which is sad.

Part 3: The Acting (Or Lack Thereof)
The actors are clearly doing their best to look comatose.

The lead actor has two expressions: blank stare and sleepy stare.

The lead actress has one expression: mild confusion.

Their chemistry is nonexistent; they look like strangers on a bus avoiding eye contact.

When they are supposed to be in love, they look like they are in line at the DMV.

When they are supposed to be angry, they just breathe slightly louder.

The dialogue is delivered with such a lack of energy that I had to turn the volume up to max.

Even at max volume, it sounds like they are whispering secrets I don't care about.

There is a side character whose only trait is that he wears glasses.

He takes his glasses off.

He cleans his glasses.

He puts his glasses back on.

This action sequence repeats four times in episode five.

I think the director told them, "Act like you are underwater."

Nobody walks with purpose; they shuffle.

Nobody speaks with conviction; they mumble.

I have seen more emotion in a bowl of oatmeal.

At one point, a character cries, but it looks like he is just allergic to the dust on set.

The crying scene lasted four minutes.

I felt like crying too, mostly because I was still watching.

Part 4: Why Is This 16 Episodes?
The plot could have been summarized in a tweet.

Actually, the plot could have been summarized in a confused emoji.

Nothing happens in episode six.

Nothing happens in episode seven.

In episode eight, they go to a cafe.

They order coffee.

The coffee arrives.

They drink the coffee.

They leave the cafe.

That was the entire episode.

I am not exaggerating; that was literally the whole forty minutes.

The writers seem to think that "realism" means "removing all entertainment value."

Real life is more exciting than this drama because in real life, I can turn off the TV.

By episode ten, I began to hallucinate plot points that weren't there.

I imagined a dragon appearing, just to spice things up.

No dragon appeared, unfortunately.

Just more shots of the gray sky.

Just more shots of people walking slowly down a street.

The background music consists of three piano notes played over and over.

Ping... ping... ping...

It haunts my dreams.

It is the soundtrack of purgatory.

I tried to skip forward, but every scene looked exactly the same.

I couldn't tell if I had skipped five minutes or five episodes.

It is a time loop of boredom.

I started cleaning my room while watching, and cleaning was more fun.

I read the ingredients on a cereal box, and it was more gripping.

I counted the tiles on my floor.

I formulated a theory that the characters are actually ghosts who don't know they are bored.

But even ghosts would have more spirit than this cast.

Part 5: The Conclusion (Finally)
I cannot believe I made it to the finale.

I expected a twist.

I expected a resolution.

I expected something.

Instead, the final scene was the main character looking out the window again.

The cycle is complete.

He sighs one last time.

The screen fades to black very slowly.

The credits roll even slower.

This drama stole 16 hours of my life that I will never get back.

It is a masterpiece of sedation.

If you have insomnia, this drama is the cure.

If you want to be entertained, run away.

It is hollow.

It is tedious.

It is the definition of a snooze-fest.

I would rather watch grass grow.

I would rather watch a loading screen.

I would rather watch a PowerPoint presentation on tax law.

Do not watch this drama

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