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As always the writer incorporates fantasy into the contemporary world. This time, she put the dreams-becoming-real idea and it is somewhat intriguing for me and I think for most of us.
The first episode starts off with Hong Joo (Suzy) dreaming of hugging a stranger and later on she gets to know that the stranger is Jae Chan (Jong Suk) who is their new neighbor. Later on, Jae Chan dreamt of Hong Joo getting in a car crash which killled a man. Hong Joo then got into a coma and wakes up to find that her mom died because of an accident while working to pay the hospital bills for her. She then got accused of being the suspect as she was found behind the steering wheel when they got rescued. Jae Chan tries to stop this and told Hong Joo to not drive if it will snow. Still, Hong Joo drives with her boyfriend and almost hits a man but Jae Chan hits their car to prevent it. The man whose name is Woo Tak later on started having dreams and this is the story of how the trio met.
Until the end, I didn’t get enough answers on how Hong Joo’s dream started. The premonitions of the three characters get converge and intertwine. With those premonitions, they try to change the future and somehow everything became predictive. Their dreams became spoilers and I was left to watch how the three of them save the day.
What I love about the writer is that she always put family in the theme. The lines of the actors are always striking, relatable and sensible as they connect every part of the story.
The story is divided into many parts in such a way that they are all cases of Jae Chan. He tries to solve and prevent it with the help of his, Woo Tak and Hong Joo’s premonitions. It became exhausting at one point because the antagonists are so atrocious so I stopped watching midway because they stressed me out.
The only thing that was not predictive was the thing that I got spoiled ??.
Generally, this drama is worth-watching as it perfectly combines romance, thriller and melodrama. However, I still prefer Jong Suk’s character in Pinocchio for some reason. Hae In really portrayed his character exceptionally and charmingly. I also thought Suzy really did well on her part.
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I got intrigued by this drama because it is based on a famous manhwa. A year before the drama got released, Nam Joo Hyuk was in talks of being Haebak so I got more excited. I tried reading the manhwa however there are like 20+ volumes with 30 chapters each and I cannot take it anymore so I dropped reading. I thought the writer and PD will adapt the plot from the manga but they decided to do a spin off in modern times. I crossed my fingers that the drama will still be fine without the sageuk genre.
The drama starts off pretty great but later on the story got dragged with the plot focusing in the human world.
I expected a clash between the deities but all I got is a series of contemplation of Habaek and So Ah whether to let themselves fall in love when they already know that their relationship will be short-lived. There are also lots of cute moments between the two protagonists that I got sick of it. Hu Ye joins them just to shake some things up.
I anticipated to discover the secrets each of the characters are hiding. But by the time the secrets were revealed, I just got more frustrated because it did not cause any major conflict to the story. The actors’ lines were also not that strong enough to give me the ‘feels’. I always felt that it’s lacking.
The only reason that I gave this drama a three-star review is because the final episode was shocking and astonishing. No one would have ever see that coming. I bet the writer submitted that idea and got told to just drag the story to make it a 16-episode drama. The ending also made me realize that the story is not really all about the the gods and goddesses, it is about So Ah – the bride of the water god. Everything made sense because of that finale.
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Ensemble cast with a disappointing and sappily charmed story
Despite Crash Landing on You's excessive use of k-drama tropes, the talented ensemble cast will still have you swooning and smiling from ear to ear.CLOY tries to give a refreshing insight of North Korean culture but fails to give a unique spin on the romance. After finishing the first episode, I was able to discern how the story is extremely generic on the surface. The gunfights and gunshots got me rolling my eyes. Most of the conflicts are too corny and mawkish for my liking. The writer could have put new narrative ideas but she solely relied on the chemistry of Hyun Bin and Ye Jin to cover the clichés and predictability.
The real pleasure of watching this k-drama comes from experiencing the characters. They are relatable, funny and precious. The cast is charismatic enough to keep my eyes glued to the screen. Most of the time, I had my eyes on the second lead couple as they have the gentle appeal and quiet chemistry than the first leads.
To sum up, CLOY is strictly the usual k-drama romcom but with less substance than I expected. It is a joy to watch but it is equally disappointing and sappily charmed.
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Initially, I didn't quite enjoy the first few episodes. Between Seo Ri's childish acts and Woo Jin's hostile behavior, nothing seems to enrich the plot. That's when I realize that the characters are overwhelming the story on purpose. I shouldn't be focusing on what will happen next rather I should laugh along the silliness and the growing camarederie among the characters. In the end, the loose ends are wrapped up nicely and went beyond my expectations.
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I had high expectations for this drama as its writer is the same with W. W really blew my mind from the pacing, the characters and damn the plot twists on the first episodes because I didn't really expect any of that. However, Memories of Alhambra seems so lacking in many ways. The first episode was a good start as it was really intriguing and magical. I absolutely love the AR theme, very timely and witty. It was really action-packed which is the thing that I always anticipate on every episode. But things got really repetitive and tedious when Hyung-seok keeps on showing up. I stopped watching it for awhile because the story did not pique my curiosity anymore. Episodes 4-7 were very trivial for me. The Memories of Alhambra (guitar piece) keeps on playing more than twice in an episode and it did get on my nerves at some point. The story picked up its pace again sometime later when we got back to Korea. I guess they just wanted the drama to reach 16 episodes so the scenes on Granada were very lengthy and unnecessary. I then read comments online that Hee Joo's character was also unnecessary and I began to realize that they were right. The story could really go on without her presence and help. The thing with this writer is that he writes in a fast paced manner so I did not get enough time to sympathize with the characters' feelings. Hyun Bin was great but his lines and scenes were really lacking. As for the music, it should have been more suspenseful as this drama is a thriller one. I anticipated it to have lots of sfx to really shock the viewers but it didn't. The guitar piece was overly used. It's where the drama got its title but it doesn't really have a major impact for me.
Let's jump to the finale episode which was a disappointment but I'm really glad it's open ended because if not, there would have tons of plot holes here and there. However, the ending was not satisfying at all. We mostly got scenes on the church with the characters looking at the ashes the whole damn time. We also got a flashback of everything that happened where I realized it was not a roller coaster kind of ride. The story focused mainly on Jin Woo playing the game and finding Se Ju. The story only unfolded just to reveal the past and find Se Ju. This drama should have been entitled Finding Se Ju seriously. To sum up, it was an okay drama for it is very unique and truly magical. It may be flawed on some of its elements but it is still worth watching especially if you are an avid online game user.
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