Reviews

The Best Philosophical GL Series of 2026

⚠️Finale SPOILER Alert⚠️
AI GIRL Ep 7 - Hmmm, how do I describe/explain what I went through during this Finale Episode? First, I was downright bewildered, discombobulated, aghast, stupefied, flustered, and dumbfounded and flabbergasted that Gen chose Ai over Irene! My goodness, there was the living, breathing, warm, gorgeous, sexy A.F. Irene, practically throwing herself at Gen, offering herself to Gen, to sub for Ai! That one line from Irene, "Why can't it be me instead?", tore at the core of my soul.

And what did Gen do? Rejected Irene (c'mon Gen, another major heartbreaking rejection for Irene, after she told you what her Thai dad did to her?! you're so mean, Gen). So I thought, hey Irene, if Gen doesn't want you, why don't you come over and stay with me instead. Delulu.

** That walk-on part of P'Le and Ran? Absolutely divine! I ❤️❤️❤️ Mie. **

And I continued watching and everything was kinda cringe coz, well, Ai's a robot!!!!

Until the final scene came. 45 years later, Gen and Ai are still together.... And I found myself bawling my eyes out😭😭😭😭😭😭

And this show made me - the jaded, commitment-phobic, overprotective-of-my-own-heart me - think: If I REALLY had to choose between a human who would eventually cheat on me and break my heart again, and a robot who would be loving and loyal and faithful and sweet to me until the day I croak, wouldn't I choose the robot, too? Oh man, so many existential questions now running sprints and marathons inside my head!

AI GIRL, you started as a cute sci-fi fantasy romance.... And ended as one of the most thought-provoking philosophical, metaphysical, ontological works of 2026. Good job, Me Mind Y!

Oh my oh my, Me Mind Y - You blew our minds with LOVE BEYOND DREAMS. And now you're making us think about the very essence of love and mortal existence with AI GIRL.... What would you come up with next? I LOVE YOU!

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Atmospheric but Ultimately Disappointing

I finished watching this drama more out of a desire to see what it could have been rather than what it actually delivered. While the story started with a lot of potential, and the lead pairing initially seemed promising, it unfortunately lost its way.

The main issue lies in the character writing, particularly for Shin Ye-eun’s character, Hari. Her behavior as a nurse came across as frustratingly unprofessional and absurd, completely ruining the dynamic for me. On the other hand, Lee Jae-wook turned in a solid performance as Dr. Do, capturing the exact right mix of clumsiness and discomfort as he tried to adapt to island life. The secondary characters were decent enough, but the narrative made a turn for the worse with the love triangle. Introducing Hong Min-gi as Dr. Chiyeon felt like a waste of a genuinely talented actor, and the late addition of a fourth wheel (the male lead's ex) completely killed my enthusiasm to keep watching.

Up until around episode six, the drama held together well enough. From episode seven onwards, however, the plot completely stalled. The conflicts felt repetitive, the storyline barely moved forward, and I only kept watching because I hate leaving shows unfinished.

That said, the drama isn't without its merits. The visuals are stunning, and the peaceful island atmosphere is easily one of its strongest elements. Above all, the standout feature of the entire series is its soundtrack, which hits every emotional mark even when the script fails to.

Verdict: Great scenery and a fantastic OST can't quite save a repetitive plot and frustrating character choices. A disappointing misfire after a promising start.

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The killers are back !

A Shop for Killers Season 2 raises the stakes without losing what made the first season so addictive. The action is sharper, the danger feels bigger, and Jung Ji An’s development is easily one of the strongest parts of the story. Watching her evolve from someone simply trying to survive into someone capable of facing this brutal world head-on is incredibly satisfying.

The season keeps its dark mystery, tension and unpredictability, while expanding the world around the killers and their connections. Of course, Lee Dong Wook remains effortlessly magnetic as Jeong Jin Man. However, I will never complain about getting even more screen time from him.

Overall, a gripping and stylish continuation that proves Season 1 was only the beginning. 9/10.

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Just love for goodness sake!

One of the things I really liked about this show is how it made me reactive towards Myungha and Yeowoon's life story. I think they really made it to a point to show the dread of what Myungha's past life really was and I was also affected by it to ;( However, for me, the show wasn't really strong in showing his development away from that. Yeah, he chose to live but, it felt really quick especially IT being in the last episode.

Also, seeing other reviews, thank goodness I wasn't the only one who caught how weird the sequence/cut of some episodes were. Like they stiched some scenes quite strange that, yeah, some scenes jump from one scene to another. Though, even with this, some episodes showed alot of promising effects in showing emotions, tension,etc.

Of course, the star of the show, my babies Taevin and Joowan. Gosh, their acting was really just amazing. Their lovey-doveyness made me giggle and wanting more. Some scenes though, felt kind of a filler because they want to show their chemistry especially with some slow-mo scenes. But I can't argue with that since I enjoyed every bit of it. Overall, few mishaps on the writers end but I really enjoyed the show, even with the gaps I took to finish it XD.

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How to Make a Great Robot Love Story

What initially looks like it could easily become a clichéd and rather silly romance between a human and an AI turns into a surprisingly wholesome, emotional, and character-driven story. It doesn't reinvent the concept of falling in love with an artificial human, but it understands how to make that concept work by putting the relationship and gradual character development at the center of everything.

The biggest strength is Ai herself. Her development throughout the series is wonderful to watch. She doesn't simply start behaving like a human from one episode to the next. Instead, she slowly learns about emotions, relationships, jealousy, affection, and what it actually means to care about another person. The little robotic mannerisms, reactions, and even sound effects constantly remind you that she isn't human, which makes the moments where she starts showing genuine emotions even more effective. The acting does a great job of selling that transformation as well.

Just as important is the chemistry between the two leads. Gen and Ai are simply incredibly wholesome together. Their relationship develops naturally through all the little interactions between them, and the series gives them enough quieter character moments to make their growing connection believable. It also knows how to use familiar romance clichés without becoming completely dependent on them. Some situations are deliberately ridiculous, but that's exactly where much of the comedy works so well.

And that's probably one of the things I enjoyed most: the balance of tones. One moment the series can be genuinely funny and cute, and shortly afterward it can become surprisingly serious, emotional, or even tense. As the story progresses, the sci-fi elements and questions surrounding Ai's existence become more important without completely taking over the romance at its center.

The supporting story is interesting as well, particularly everything surrounding Ai's creation and the people connected to her. It adds some mystery and eventually gives the series a much bigger conflict than the initially rather simple premise suggests.

Not everything works equally well, though. Some character decisions happen a little too quickly, certain motivations could have been explored in more depth, and several supporting characters remain little more than exaggerated clichés. The later part of the story also introduces interesting ideas and conflicts that don't always receive the amount of development or resolution they deserve.

But those problems never really damaged what I cared about most: Gen and Ai.

It's funny, adorable, occasionally ridiculous, surprisingly tense, and at times genuinely heartbreaking. Most importantly, though, it's just an incredibly wholesome love story with two leads I loved watching together from beginning to end.

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My take on the characters and ending

All I can say is this was so so satisfying for me it has everything I expected some people are uncomfortable with the deaths but I think everyone in that line of work knows what's coming and also on kusanagi she was weird or whatever word u want to use she was simply someone that liked having everything under her thumb the moment things spiralled out of her control she started loosing it slowly and K leaving hit her down completely she's a smart vicious profit driven person so all of a sudden finding herself in a situation where she had suddenly lost everything so too much for her to bear I mean everyone should know just how little she cares for human life lol she even removed her bulletproof just to look pretty enough

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Not 'Overdo', but 'Overdone'

Living up to its name, Overdo truly overdoes every aspect of its writing. The characters suffer from a complete lack of development from start to finish. Ren Susu is stuck in a frustrating loop, making the exact same mistakes and poor decisions over and over again. The writer's pattern is ridiculously predictable: every choice she makes is merely a plot device to make Murong Qingyi suffer even more.
Meanwhile, Murong Qingyi keeps pathetically begging for her love despite being repeatedly betrayed. In the end, the sheer amount of forced angst makes the entire story incredibly overwhelming and tiring to sit through. The poor writing extends beyond the main leads. Li Boze’s sudden personality shift feels incredibly forced. He was established from the start as a logical character with a strong moral compass, only to abruptly turn into a ruthless traitor simply because Qingyi investigates his father's case. To make matters worse, a character like Ye Zhi Hong is suddenly killed off for no good reason. Her death felt completely unnecessary, and she absolutely deserved a good ending.

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definition of peak

to be really honest, after watching penthouse i thought there would never be a drama that will be my fav but this show really pulled it off, the amount of plot twists are like actually insane. I love how complicated and twisted the storyline was, as if i could predict it from the start but this drama manipulated me in a way i started questioning everything from the beginning. what shocked me how detailed every episode was. i noticed it when I saw this the second time. from the very start, talking about the first episode, every detail contained pieces of information that concluded everything at the end. ep 5 has to be best episode but what I really liked was the moment, when he said 'mom, you knew your son was a psychopath' MINDBLOWING..

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This is SO GOOD!

Although it sounds berserk, I was relieved the series didn't shift to "But she's a robot!" midway through. They stuck with the robot concept and faithfully represented how a thing like Ai—a robot—once brought to life, has a life of its own. It did take me back to Frankenstein—realizing how we humans build things for our own comfort and needs, and then forget their value and importance so easily.

To see Ai as her own person—an individual who deserves all the respect, affection, and care just like humans do—through Gen's eyes was deeply heartwarming. Irene is such a good character, too. Even though her past meeting with Gen felt a little illogical, it was still highly enjoyable. Chanya was amazing in both her roles; I was awestruck by her beauty and acting.

The ending was bittersweet. I am glad they went all the way and showcased Gen's old age. Ai shutting down her system because Gen had died, and that means she had no purpose or reason anymore—that was such a beautiful way to show that they were both completely all in with their love.

Easily one of my favourite GLs of this year, I must say! ><

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One of worst C-dramas I've watched in 20 years of watching them

Horribly written, draggy and uninteresting script with so many plot holes it's like Swiss cheese but without the cheese. Performances are overly dramatic, while Yang Yang as Han Li is bland beyond anything I've seen (and I'm usually a fan, but not for his performance in this, it's awful), the characters are one-dimensional with zero character growth, and much of the story makes no sense.

We have a boy who wants to be a cultivator, eventually joins a sect and cultivates to become stronger, comes across a cardboard cutout villain who tries to kill him. and then there's a war, which we don't see much of before Yang Yang leaves to go to the capital and then we get a boring side story of a cult that needs to be vanquished. Then the war re-emerges, but none of it makes much sense especially when it comes to the behavior of the seniors in Han Li's sect, the villain (played by Wang Duo in one of his worst performances (I blame the director)) reappears towards the end and attempts to kill Han Li for the 97th time, and then it all ends on a ridiculous cliffhanger I couldn't care less about.

It's also one of those C-dramas with horrendously awful characters doing those horrible fake villain laughs all the way through as if they're people in a cartoon. Wanted to punch my fist through the screen every time I heard one.

Overall, it's one of the worst written, most badly-directed C-dramas I've watched in 20 years of watching them as it's bland and shallow and empty beyond belief. And yes, I dropped it at Episode 8 then went back to it and finished it. In retrospect, I should have left it dropped as, other than the pretty cinematography and the OST, the entire drama doesn't have one redeeming quality.

An easy 1/10. Do not recommend. I won't be watching Season 2.

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