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Where do I begin? I liked that we were shown the story through Na Heedo's daughter finding old diaries and interested in her mums story. It felt nostalgic, when you hear about someones life before you were born, lost loves, friends, their lives, finding out things you didnt know about them. Like we were sucked in at the same time as her daughter. The rivalry to friends with Ko Yurim was so good, the way it changed and they became best friends. Their friendship group I loved so much, seeing Na Heedo's old friends and all the stuff they did together in highschool thinking it would last forever. It brought a mutual nostalgia and yearning for a time gone with the audience, I thought that was done well. I loved Yurim and Jiung they were so cute and I loved how devoted he was to her. That they had a smooth and mutual loving relationship. Unlike the stress of Yijin and Heedo's. Also Seungwan what a diva and her mum was so sweet to her friendsss.
Yijin and Heedo, I liked them together, I wanted more though. I felt we didnt have enough of them together and happy. And only got a bit frustrated nearer the end with their relationship. Him not having time and their schedules not working. I understand it but it was hard to watch.
I did feel it lost its way a bit nearer to the end with unnecessary bits and Yijin moving to America??
I would've liked them to end up together but I also understand why not and possibly controversial I even liked in a way that they didnt. It made it realistic. Like how some things dont last and you need to let people go in the most respectful and loving way. Like time moves on people come and go and they will always be important and special memories to them both, without it lasting. So I do understand that choice. unfortunately knew it was a sad ending already before watching it so I watched in fear and anxiety thinking Yijin might die. Im just not very happy with the fact they didn't have enough happy together time before the end.
So I liked it, but, I think, it lost its way a bit towards the end. Wasn't as satisfied as I would've liked it to be. But loved the friendship.
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Right, well just finished Dear X and I have thoughts. Started off really enjoying it with Kim Youjungs acting, she was so cativating and believable. Her expressions were amazing. I loved Junseo at the start but then i got a bit bored and annoyed of him doing the same expression in every scene. I really expected more from this drama. I like the exploration of aspd and child abuse and how abuse haunts u ages after I think that was quite realistic, along with the convo with the stepmum about her being nice to her sometimes was the worst part and then shed fall for it again. Which is so realistic and the hardest part. She fascinated me because you felt bad for her and that this was her survival tactic but she also manipulated everyone and used them without a care which made us wary. When dealimg a mental illness in a piece of media its very important to potray it well and with understanding. I feel they didnt quite handle it with care. Aspd IS a complex disorder that doesnt MAKE you "a bad person" but it is debilitating and can be harmful for that person and others around them, left untreated. You can not have empathy but also be able to care about someone. U still have emotions with it just not all. It makes sense that she was self destructive. I just wish she had more than that. It was a flat character, not actresses fault but writers. Along with the other character who had nothing else but either loving and caring abt Ahjin to the detriment of themselves or hated her. It wasnt complex enough.
Her dating Ingang was like, okay? But after all that I was like what the hell was the point in him in this drama then? And in the last few eps it just this bad guy making her feel crazy and it got worse and worse through out the eps. They should of had either Ingang or that new husband guy having both was irrelevant and strange. Even her and Junseos relationship felt unnecessary towards the end. It felt plot holey and things that shouldnt of just been brushed over or dropped, were. There were a few different people who tried taking her down and all those random plots fell flat and unimportant and were just dropped. It became a mess. Im annoyed it couldve been so good. But it just went all over the place and didnt make sense, very unsatisfactory. The ending was shit too like what? Right... the story, writing let it down a lot. I love a dark drama but I got more bored as it went on when at first I was excited turned into lets just finish this. Im disappointed. ://
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