got that uh-uh

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

I am not one to write reviews but for this series, I had to. I have forgotten about this one for so long and had moved on with my life but today, I came across it in the watchlist of my old account and couldn't help but think about it again.

The thing is that, I had unusual high expectations for this show. And it did satisfy me to some point. If I could watch the first two episodes again, I 100% would even if I know what comes after now. They are just that good! The whole thing about Bunny realising her self-worth and punching tf out of her ex bf was so good and it immediately drew me in. Also, what I liked about Bunny as a character the most was the fact that its hinted with no other implications that she is a pretty girl who is popular in her dept. So, she is not like other FLs in that sense where they have to be the pitiable, suffering ones (not all but maybe 40% of FLs I have watched). My interest was piqued when the 4 different MLs were introduced and I knew I was in for an enjoyable ride (+ I thought Min-gi would appear fully in the later episodes after seeing the brief appearance in ep1/2).

Then, came the downfall, strike 1— the show got more interesting as it progressed but the whole a-rang being an asshole plot ruined it. Atleast, for me. Well, I am one to know that pretty boys are not innocent and the plot about him being an asshole was needed in order to get her attention off that man whom she was developing feelings for. But they could have changed that to make it more tolerable and less annoying. I know they were just following the webtoon storyline which also doesn't have much substance and has very weak sauce (and there's barely anything to do when the source material is weak). Still, I continued to watch the show because it was nice to see the fl take a proper stance for herself without the other mls involved and publicly humiliate the man who played with her feelings and cheated on her.

Strike 2— Min-gi didn't appear even though we were several episodes in. And its weird to market a show by pretending that a guess appearance is a main role. But this show did that. They promoted by saying that Min-gi was going to be a male lead even though he was in barely any episodes. Now that we have talked about this, the reason why the a-rang plot threw me off was also because his actor was listed in the main character section though his whole arc was finished by the first half of the series and he didn't appear in the remaining eps. Kinda weird, don't you think?

Strike 3 came when the ML wouldn't stop grabbing her wrists and pulling her everywhere like a damn red flag, and yeah, of course, I am not someone who cannot handle a bit dark romance but it was just... unusual. It's a show thats presented as lovely, lighthearted and beautiful to look at so, I don't want to be reminded of in this fantastical setting of the toxicity of men (well, I can tolerate it if it's a side character but not the ML). If the FL is supposed to be the best, communicate well and be the best character ever, the ML should be written like so. But they were far too incompatible. Don't get me wrong, I loved them in hierarchy and I was rooting for them sm but it was a nothing burger because they literally served.... nothing! Still, I liked seeing Lee Chae-min in this, he was very good looking and I love the scene where Bunny saw him as a gangster/debt collector after she broke his tablet. He fell first, she didn't. She was intimidated, she was scared. If I am to be honest, Ji-won would have been a better lead.

Strike 4 was when they decided to do literally nothing with Ji-won's character. The whole plot about his sister came out of nowhere. And it was very weak sauce as well. They could have done something interesting with him but of course, he had to be the picture perfect lead with the dashing looks, and wealth who still cannot get the fl because of whatever logic the writers had when they were writing him. I feel bad for mans but atleast, he got better projects after this. Also, I feel like he and the other male lead had better chemistry. Roh Jeong-eui was just so expressionless, it angered me to some point because it gave me serious hong suzu vibes.

But all in all, if I'm to mention one thing I liked the most about this, it was:

Ji-won and Kkot-nim being hinted at the end! Tbh, I watched the whole show and finished it solely because of the dynamics between Bunny and her two friends. I loved Bo-bae as well and the thing about her debuting as an actor and being supported by her bf was so nice to witness, and I am happy they got their happy ending.

But it just cannot beat Kkot-nim and Ji-won. I was literally squealing at the last 5 minutes of the show because of them. They were so cute, and Kkot-nim breaks traditional fl stereotypes as well (not even the main fl could escape this btw) and seeing her being appreciated by a man who is considered perfect in every sense was just *chef's kiss*. I'll eat this trope up everytime.

I definitely liked watching this show a lot, even though I didn't fully enjoy it. I just miss the way I used to wait for it to air every Friday-Saturday. It feels like a lifetime ago.

Final rating— 6 or 6.5/10. The .5 is for including Min-gi, even though it was at the end.

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