Watched Dramas List ~ 2021

Entertaining, fun yet at times moving drama and a great take on the whole time-traveling premise.
The ending, though, felt a bit underwhelming and made the whole romance side of the plot somewhat incomplete.
29/05/2021 - 01/06/2021

Good but not great makjang melodrama.
It was decently entertaining and it had a couple of good ideas here and there. Overall it was a good watch, but I doubt I'll want to rewatch it or that I'll remember it for long.

One thing to mention though: we need more second ML like the one presented here!

02/06/2021 - 04/06/2021

I like Jang Na Ra and this role was perfect for her.
The drama is a bit understated, but feels real and mixes feelings with comedy quite well. The story dragged a bit towards the last few episodes, but overall it was a very pleasant romantic comedy, with a no-nonsense heroine and a funny ML. The second ML had some bouts of jealousy that were maybe a bit annoying, but overall I think the characters behaved in a reasonable manner. I particularly loved the FL's mother! She was reasonable, strong, opinionated but compassionate too!

Episode 1 to 13
14/05/2021 - 25/06/2021
Episode 14 to 16
05/06/2021 - 08/06/2021

Wonderfully acted and well crafted mystery story.
The show was never boring and the pace was consistent from start to finish.
If I had to find a fault it might be the fact that the editing was sometimes a little bit weird and pulled me out of the show. In a few episodes the scenes were well directed and edited, but the transition between them was sometimes way too sudden and jarring. as if they didn't have enough time to think it out.
Also, the product placement was SO obvious and ridiculous, but it was done with humor, so it was mostly fine.
There's no romance in the story, but the leads had good chemistry and synergy and it made for a very satisfying and engaging show.

08/06/2021 - 11/06/2021

This drama it-s definitely a product of its time.
It lacks polish, the plot has quite a lot of inconsistencies and the acting is at times a bit too cheesy. On the other hand the heavy-handed melodramatic and makjangish tone isn't too bad once in a while and there is a good dose of humor that counterbalance it nicely.

It gave me vibes of Boys Over Flowers in the sense that I wanted to keep watching even if the plot was utterly ridiculous at times.

11/6/2021 /- 13/06/2021

There is something about this drama that I just cannot get enough of...I realize it's cliche and sometimes very silly, but it's still one of my top favourite and a go-to drama whenever I feel in a slump.

4th rewatch: October 2021

Decent historical, well acted, but a bit repetitive and with a not well-thought plot.

October 2021

Decent drama, but not exactly one of my favourites.

October 2021

Rewatching this drama was less engaging, but it's still solid.
You can feel that it's now somehow antiquated, but it has a certain charm to me. There are quite a few clichees, but I don't mind in this older dramas as they bother me a lot less.

November 2021

Satisfying  supernatural/action drama. The cast was great, the performances amazing, but it seemed like the plot could have been managed a bit better in the middle to late episodes. It felt as if the rules were changed from one episode to the next just to overcome the obstacles they had previously set.
14/11/2021 - 17/11/2021

Cute romantic story with quirky characters that somehow are not that stereotypical.
17/11/2021 - 19/11/2021

The idea was promising and the cast brilliant, but the plot went sometimes all over the place in a very clumsy way.
The romance was cute, but barely existing and sadly the two leads didn't have much romantic chemistry.
The company plot was ridiculous even if I have to grant that some common cliches were defied. Still the drama would have been better without it.
19-11/2021 - 21/11/2021

Flawed  but enjoyable drama, mostly because of the great cast.
The story is a bit all over the place and could have definitely be planned better, but I honestly expected much worse considering the several bad reviews.
21/11/2021 - 23/11/2021

Cute pleasant romcom, but nothing to write home about.
I think there were quite a few plot points that were dropped in the middle of it all without any thought.
The company plots/conspiracies were poorly developed and disappointing.  I mostly skipped the last two episodes once the two leads got together.
The cast was great though, I actually enjoyed everyone's performance in here.

November 2021

Still very cute! The pace is a bit too calm for my usual taste in the middle of the drama when the reveals keep getting teased with no resolution, but overall it's still a very engaging drama

FIRST REWATCH 30/11/2021 - 03/12/2021

This drama was at times amazing to the point that I was about considering a 9+ score, but there just were some parts that detracted quite a bit from the overall enjoyment.

Mostly this has to do with the secondary adult characters. They were well acted by very talented actors but their characterizations were poorly explored and overall quite flat. I personally found the Deok Jin and Ms Ok couple to be potentially very interesting and fun, but just so badly developed that I couldn't really even figure out why they even bothered putting it there.

03/12/2021 - 05/12/2021

Still one of my favourite.  I do understand complaints about the ML being abusive in the first few epsodes, but personally I think there are circumstances that frame the situation very differently as it's his rude treatment of the FL that's at first the reason she actually manages to be comfortable with him., cuss at him and speak her mind. There are a couple of comments made by him to the second ML lead that indeed somehow prove he's consciously doing it. to get a reaction out of her. 

3rd WATCH
05-12-2021-07/12/2021

This drama is full of tropes, I admit it. Still it manages to turn most around of them in a meaningful way. That, combined with a powerful yet understated performance by the lead actress and a very compelling music score, make this drama always worth my watch.

Reading around it seems that the ML always gets a bit of complaints for his lackluster acting, but I think  in here he was pretty good. He's probably not the most versatile actor around, but he conveyed his character quite well.

3rd WATCH
07/12/2021-08/12/2021

I may have enjoyed the drama more the second time around.
I do still think the two MLs should have started working together a couple of episodes earlier than they did, though.

2nd WATCH
07/12/2021-13/12/2021

At the third watch this drama still holds. The love story doesn't particularly resonate with me, but the struggle with adult life and expectation still does sound real.

3rd WATCH
07/12/2021- 18/12/2021

Great concept and good characters, but the plot became a bit tiring and could have been more cohesive.
I honestly would have preferred no love hints at all, even if we get only a tiny speck at the end.

18/12/2021 - 21/12/2021

This drama was pretty weird. The characters are a bit simplistic but fine, the story is all over the place but somehow still works because it doesn't take itself too seriously.
It's not a drama I'll probably feel like rewatching, but it was entertaining enough for me to want to see how it ended.

13/12/2021 -