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Eden Season 2 korean drama review
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Eden Season 2
2 people found this review helpful
by DramaLister
Jan 21, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 4.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

An Idiotically Missed Opportunity

It was going so well until... the final parts. I'll try to quickly review each of the cast members/major relationships before giving my somewhat obvious verdict.

Soomin and Chae Hui:
I put these two together because I felt like they were in similar situations—unrequited love. However, through scripting and exaggerated editing they were portrayed as stalkers. This is apparent when you rewind to the night that Soomin got to choose the sleeping arrangements. Although he did split Lana and Egon, he also didn't sleep with Lana himself. He was salty (which is natural), but he was also respectful to Lana. As for Chae Hui, I don't really know. She was obviously easily misled and immature, but her constant pestering of Egon (esp. the final night) was wrong (whether it was scripted or not).

Soyeon:
Honestly, Soyeon was probably the only cast member that wasn't blatantly scripted. Her dates with Egon (which I'll mention next) were probably scripted, but it felt more like Soyeon was going with the flow of the show. So, if she spne time with Kangre, she'd show interest. If Egon asked her out, she'd also show interest. While it could be weird in the regular world, in a dating show, that's accepted and okay.

Egon and Lana:
I think these two could've become the Junghyun and Nayeon of Season 1. So I don;t really understand why the PDs decided to split them up so abruptly. Right after Egon had said that his mind wasn't changing, he asked Soyeon out. It was esp. weird because Egon had been polite (even as he rejected Chae Hui) and seemed genuine and trustworthy. The excuse he said didn't make much sense and he ended up becoming the bad guy of the show. Meanwhile, Lana didn't really like Soomin. She was uncomfortable with him, not because he was creepy, but more so because she didn't like/wasn't used to that kind of confession. After the "bed date" she and Egon had, I don't really see how/why she should say yes to Soomin at the end.

Dohyun, Kangre, and Suah:
Finally, the elephant in the room. This love triangle was, honestly, not too bad. Nothing felt extremely forced. Obviously this is a reality show so there was some unnaturalness and awkward moments (I don't know what to think about the kiss). However, it was mostly decently played out with decent tension and all. The one moment I really didn't understand was the way Suah rejected both of them near the end. I personally believe it was either scripted or she was trying to see who the better guy was,, but that scene was a little weird. Overall, this love triangle wasn't amazing, but it was okay for the being the supporting role the relationship obviously took.

Overall, I enjoyed the first part of the show and liked the people and cast members involved. however, I truly think the PDs completely botched the show from the preposterous scripts to the obviousness of the scripting. It was a completely idiotic waste of a completely solid show. I would only recommend this show if you wanted something to binge watch and really didn't have anything to watch, even if you enjoyed Season 1.
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