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Really enjoyed this drama, but I wish some things were done different...
The acting was very good, and the story was nice, but there were many elements that were set up but had no payoff or resolution. For example, the whole ordeal with the side couple. They set it up as something very important, and genuinely interesting, especially between the two guys. You find yourself wondering why Attorney Ji would do something so terrible to a friend he so clearly loves a lot. You find yourself wondering what truly happened when you see him cry, unable to reach out to Ji Wook and explain... but then, it kinda is as tough the characters' memories are erased. Ji Wook just forgets what they did to him? He becomes buddies with prosecutor Cha, and by last episode, the two are acting like a couple in front of him and it's like nothing happened. It seems the writers though "Oh, Ji Wook doesn't like prosecutor Cha anymore, so he has to be fine with the situation"... what? they still betrayed him??
Another thing that was left unresolved is the parents. FIrst of all, Bong Hee said she has 2 dads, but then nowhere does she explain who her 2nd dad is. The relationship between both leads and their parents, as well as their relationship with each other's parents, and the relationship between the parents had a lot of potential. It's still strange to me that the last scene where both leads' and their parents were all together on scene (and which was also the first time all of them met), they were disapproving of the relationship. FL's mom ended up accepting the relationship but ML's, no. Lots of loose ends.
Another thing that I just thought of is the dude who sees the future. That plotline was strange and I half expected the show to become a fantasy all of a sudden, but it didn't, and I don't know if this is for the better or for worse. for what it's worth, the drama treated that guy's "skill" as a fact and completely reliable. He ended up predicting the death of 2 people, 1 of which was him... but who was the second? I thought we were gonna lose Mr. Bang, or Mr Byun... but no. So they introduced something and then decided "F it, we don't care anymore" which is kinda weird.
Overall, I think this drama was really good but I gotta admit that the last episodes kinda let me down. Sadly typical of kdramas to do that.
But I didn't hate this drama. The story was decent and the villain wasn't annoying. I love that he wasn't just a pure psycho but actually had a twisted psychology and reasons behind his actions. I kept telling myself that he was a sort of kdrama light Yagami, just with way less power and no death note. I also loved both leads, and how they weren't immature most of the time. I love that the FL stood for herself and that the ML approached their disagreements with humility and respect. They're not my favorite couple ever but they're up there with the good ones. I also liked the enemy to bestie thing with the girl who cheated with the FL's Ex boyfriend. Seems ridiculous but she was geniuenly fun to watch and I ended up liking her more than prosecutor Cha. She definetly deserved a more important spot in the story.
Not sure that I'd rewatch this, but I could see myself rewatch parts of it and skip some parts, especially those with the secondary couple.
Another thing that was left unresolved is the parents. FIrst of all, Bong Hee said she has 2 dads, but then nowhere does she explain who her 2nd dad is. The relationship between both leads and their parents, as well as their relationship with each other's parents, and the relationship between the parents had a lot of potential. It's still strange to me that the last scene where both leads' and their parents were all together on scene (and which was also the first time all of them met), they were disapproving of the relationship. FL's mom ended up accepting the relationship but ML's, no. Lots of loose ends.
Another thing that I just thought of is the dude who sees the future. That plotline was strange and I half expected the show to become a fantasy all of a sudden, but it didn't, and I don't know if this is for the better or for worse. for what it's worth, the drama treated that guy's "skill" as a fact and completely reliable. He ended up predicting the death of 2 people, 1 of which was him... but who was the second? I thought we were gonna lose Mr. Bang, or Mr Byun... but no. So they introduced something and then decided "F it, we don't care anymore" which is kinda weird.
Overall, I think this drama was really good but I gotta admit that the last episodes kinda let me down. Sadly typical of kdramas to do that.
But I didn't hate this drama. The story was decent and the villain wasn't annoying. I love that he wasn't just a pure psycho but actually had a twisted psychology and reasons behind his actions. I kept telling myself that he was a sort of kdrama light Yagami, just with way less power and no death note. I also loved both leads, and how they weren't immature most of the time. I love that the FL stood for herself and that the ML approached their disagreements with humility and respect. They're not my favorite couple ever but they're up there with the good ones. I also liked the enemy to bestie thing with the girl who cheated with the FL's Ex boyfriend. Seems ridiculous but she was geniuenly fun to watch and I ended up liking her more than prosecutor Cha. She definetly deserved a more important spot in the story.
Not sure that I'd rewatch this, but I could see myself rewatch parts of it and skip some parts, especially those with the secondary couple.
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