The wasted potential (in regards to the concept) of this drama is horrifying. It takes a special kind of skill for a writer(s) to manage to mess this up so spectacularly. The acting just hurt the drama even more than its convoluted plot. Such a shame. Unless you're a masochist with a lot of time to kill, I'd skip this one. There's much better dramas out there.
Good lord i'm tired of Korean series and their Cliche break ups when the drama is about the end. Just tell me,…
Agreed. Though I didn't mind that they broke up because I have no idea why they even got together in the first place. But if they did break up, I wished it was because they want to remain friends.
But no, the writers are probably going to get them back together which makes the breakup meaningless. It's just a plot device to extend a bad plot further.
At any rate, I still feel the main leads are better off alone and no one deserves Sung Joong.
So many critical comments about the drama but the rating is still at an 8 lol. Is this good or bad?
That's because it started really strong and the concept is very interesting... But the plot became a mess right now so a lot of people are dropping it. I am still holding out before deciding but it's clear that there may be too many hands trying to write the story and that uncertainty results in the story lacking focus.
Given the mess of a plot, I hesitate to recommend it. I will give it a few episodes to see if they manage to get it together.
If you are really interested, my advice would be to wait until later to see if the development got better. As it stands, it started off great but right now it's crashing (and about to burn).
>Will continue watching only to see how much worse it can get.Basically me now. I think maybe the point it went…
Agreed, although I also feel like there's way too many villains/antagonists, that it's become hard to gauge what or who we should really consider a "threat".
A very interesting article, thank you for writing it. Method acting can indeed affect a person.
One needs only think of Heath Ledger's Joker, which seem to have affected him greatly psychologically and it's believed to be one of the causes of his death.
Another case I recall was Jim Carry in the 1998 movie called "The Truman Show". He was so immersed in his role, he actually lost his grip on reality and kept thinking that his entire life was a show. He ended up having to go to therapy to regain some semblance of normalcy.
Especially with your comment about all the guys being jeks and pining for Soo Ah. I let that "she is a goddess so let's all try to court her" plot device slide while I was watching because it's used so much by dramas everywhere (that's where suspending disbelief is needed).
However, it still felt out of place because it was done in a university setting, when it's usually more expected in a high school.
Gosh if I could upvote this a dozen times, I would; this should be at the top. Thank you as always for your beautiful…
Hi Shoes! Thanks so much. I agree, there is indeed more comedy towards the end. Though I'd still maybe add the melodrama tag to the show, since it fits better with the overall feel.
I am guessing the first reviews to come out usually get more votes because people are waiting for them. I added mine a day later because I hadn't finished writing it yet, but by then people may have already made their choice whether to watch it or not.
I haven't read them yet! Will do so sometime today!
i think it was about women having a choice. the decision to cloth them in those skimpy attires and have them serve…
That's a valid point and that might be what the writer's drama intended. Since I read the webtoon and the way Mi Rae dresses there it's much more revealing, it made sense to me that she was uncomfortable with the dress (in the webtoon it was a long party dress with a lot of cleavages and open on the side to reveal her entire leg!) that she was made to wear. So I may have been unconsciously comparing both situations and finding the drama one inconsistent.
I'm glad it's over too, it looks like they are giving it a real ending not like in the webtoon (or maybe I just…
I agree Mi Rae's shows of strengths weren't built like in the webtoon. They seem to have given her more confident in the show, rather than have her grow into her confidence and gain strength. So whenever she spoke out in the show it didn't stood out as much. As opposed to in the webtoon, where her frustration (and ours) built and when she finally spoke out, the moment was explosive and powerful.
As to the clothes, I am still unsure. I think Soo Ah wore a shirt that bared her shoulders with a skirt. I even think these shirts they have been wearing look more provocative than the waitress outfit. Especially since Mi Rae has also worn shorts much shorter than the waitress skirt. But maybe it's just cultural clash.
I am glad it's not like WWWSK, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take all that fluff and cheese and would've also…
For me I just get bored if there's nothing else besides romance (and it felt like that for the most part with WWWSK).
What I liked about this show is that the story is bigger than just the romance. It's about healing and the characters (in different ways) having to pick up their lives after a tragedy and figure out how to be happy again. These types of shows are perfect to warm the heart :).
I like this drama, though I am glad it's over this week, because pushing it for more episodes would drag the story unnecessarily.
What I would say is that now that Mi Rae and Soo Ah have been wearing those shirts that leave their shoulders exposed... Well it muddles the whole issue with the waitress "uniforms". Those shirts are, after all, pretty similar to the ones they were forced to used. Just wished there was more consistency there.
And I still maintain that giving Mi Rae "dancing skills" was a bad call. It added nothing of true substance to the story. They should've kept the focus on her love for perfume. After all, the idea behind that was that she loved the "shapeless beauty" of perfume. Dancing, on the other hand, is all about the visual.
As to the second lead... no one in the show deserves the Sung Joong, to be frank. He's the only character that's likable and well written!
But no, the writers are probably going to get them back together which makes the breakup meaningless. It's just a plot device to extend a bad plot further.
At any rate, I still feel the main leads are better off alone and no one deserves Sung Joong.
If you are really interested, my advice would be to wait until later to see if the development got better. As it stands, it started off great but right now it's crashing (and about to burn).
It's like there's three or more writers all fighting to tell their stories at the same time.
I hope they realize they are diving their plane too fast and pull up before they end up colliding with the ground...
One needs only think of Heath Ledger's Joker, which seem to have affected him greatly psychologically and it's believed to be one of the causes of his death.
Another case I recall was Jim Carry in the 1998 movie called "The Truman Show". He was so immersed in his role, he actually lost his grip on reality and kept thinking that his entire life was a show. He ended up having to go to therapy to regain some semblance of normalcy.
Especially with your comment about all the guys being jeks and pining for Soo Ah. I let that "she is a goddess so let's all try to court her" plot device slide while I was watching because it's used so much by dramas everywhere (that's where suspending disbelief is needed).
However, it still felt out of place because it was done in a university setting, when it's usually more expected in a high school.
I am guessing the first reviews to come out usually get more votes because people are waiting for them. I added mine a day later because I hadn't finished writing it yet, but by then people may have already made their choice whether to watch it or not.
I haven't read them yet! Will do so sometime today!
As to the clothes, I am still unsure. I think Soo Ah wore a shirt that bared her shoulders with a skirt. I even think these shirts they have been wearing look more provocative than the waitress outfit. Especially since Mi Rae has also worn shorts much shorter than the waitress skirt. But maybe it's just cultural clash.
What I liked about this show is that the story is bigger than just the romance. It's about healing and the characters (in different ways) having to pick up their lives after a tragedy and figure out how to be happy again. These types of shows are perfect to warm the heart :).
What I would say is that now that Mi Rae and Soo Ah have been wearing those shirts that leave their shoulders exposed... Well it muddles the whole issue with the waitress "uniforms". Those shirts are, after all, pretty similar to the ones they were forced to used. Just wished there was more consistency there.
And I still maintain that giving Mi Rae "dancing skills" was a bad call. It added nothing of true substance to the story. They should've kept the focus on her love for perfume. After all, the idea behind that was that she loved the "shapeless beauty" of perfume. Dancing, on the other hand, is all about the visual.
My two cents.