Kate

Truly great review! :)
It's really nice to see BLs maturing, not only in terms of romantic scenes, but really in terms of its themes. < on point. I appreciate how more and more BLs are telling us more than just a romance story. The characters are interesting individuals, and they are more than just on screen chemistry.

In fact, rather than being cringey, I love how the screenwriters just absorb the clichés like a sponge and turn them into A+ grade comedy. < I mean, I still think it was full of cringe, but the good one. Silly, cute rom-coms always are a bit cringe, but if done well, it adds to the charm.
For sure agree with how the handled the clichés - A+ job.

Last two episodes, especially episode 12 were truly disappointing. Quite a writing mess. The pacing was all over the place.
While I liked the show a lot, I did not like for a lot of reasons others criticize it for. I liked how silly, brainless and easy to follow it was. How I could truly turn my brain off after work and just we entertain with whatever the throw at me 🤣
Chances are, if I watched it at any other time, when I was not as exhausted with what is going on globally, I would not enjoy it as much.

Lee Min Woo and his gf < I actually liked them by the end too. I think them being more on the realistic side with their more mundane relationship issues felt refreshing with all the over the top plots in the drama.

but it modernized it < that's it. That's what made it fun. Small changes in typical tropes, unexpected reactions from the characters etc 🤣

Really good review! I tend to write longer (sometimes essay long lol) reviews, so I am always jealous of people who are being able to express their opinions and thoughts in less words, since it's something I struggle with 🤣

I totally agree that there is earnest, beautiful energy around Sejeong - it's also clearly visible in interviews and variety shows. She is just truly herself.

I was surprised at the maturity of the romance and the funny twist to scenes that I anticipated cliché responses. <- the small twists for the clichés is what made this show so good for me :)

Also, as I am reading review, I see many people were rather disappointed with the last episode (me included). It was quite messy writing and directing wise...

They rushed the ending < true. The last episode was quite disappointing in that aspect. the drama ended and I was like: that's it?

It's a fun watch, easy to follow and not anxiety inducing because of the trials and tribulations of the characters. < I think this is exactly why me and other people liked it so much and rated it rather high. I think we are all just exhausted with the current global situation, and with the trend of all the thriller, psychological dark dramas in the pasy year (which i also love), this just felt right for the given time :)

Personally i enjoyed this drama a lot, but i was also in a mood for a silly thing like that.
Still i agree with many points. Min Gue did not deliver with his performance for sure, and that last episode was quite disappointing. You summer it up well "But the ending was weak and unsatisfying, it just fizzled out without any real impact".

Agreed with it all! It was truly just a fun rom com to destress and have fun 😊

I think it's truly an achievement for a drama to follow so many tropes and cliches and yet still feel so refreshing.
Great review ☺️

The cousin was amazing, she was my favorite supporting character. She was so over the top, but in such a funny way, it was hard not to love her.
I totally agree on the last episode - rather disappointing compared to all the previous ones :(

I am genuinely so blown away by how well done all of the K-Drama cliches were in this series. < this worked coz they kept adding small (and sometimes bigger lol) twists to these tropes, so it still got that sentimental value, but felt more fresh hahaha

Special shout out to Kim Min Gue's dimple who deserves its own credit for being a valuable part of the cast. < truth 🤣

Yeah. I didn't hate it, but I for sure expected a better conclusion for the show.

While I personally enjoyed the show and rated it rather highly for a rom-com, I still agree with many of your points. I think it just start airing in the right time for me, when I was truly in a mood for a silly rom-com that would help me relax a bit after work :)

Having both Tae-moo's grandfather and Young-Seo's father disapprove of their children's relationship was a bit too much < AGREED! Honestly, when we were first played and saw the dinner where Young Seo's dad accepts their relationship, I was so happy. I thought yet again they set up a trope to break it later. But this one time they followed the well known formula, and I was a bit disappointed...

Damn, this was fun and refreshing format for a review!
The usage of a time skip. I do not mind this trope, however it feels a bit of a cop-out. < completely agree. Honestly, the whole last episode was rather disappointing for me...

It's tropey, sure, but the drama executed it so well! < this line sums it up pretty well. Honestly, there is nothing wrong with cliches and using well known tropes in dramas and movies, it's all about the execution of them :)

but I can't say whether that's because of the writing or my feelings towards Alzheimer's after experiencing it through my grandmother. < similar situation here. I' always hesitant with dramas that talk about dementia, because it's a sensitive subject to me.

But the choice of whether or not to watch it should be theirs to make. < completely agree. The subject is too serious for some people to just go blindly watch the show without being warned before. Luckily I knew there will be some kind of plot twist when I started watching it, and after episode 3 I was fairly sure FL has a dementia and is actually old from the start of the show. Thanks to that, I was prepared for my theory to be proven and not as affected by the big reveal.