Magnolia2020
Minnesota, United States
A boring show driven by the charisma of its stars
A drab story driven by the charisma of its leads
At one point while watching Doom at Your Service, I was so excited about the things that I wanted to say about the show. Now that I have finally finished this show after several months, struggling to reach the end point, I actually don’t have much to say anymore. It is because nothing really exciting ultimately happened in the show. It was my anticipation in the earlier episodes that carried me through, but the show got really boring after seven or so episodes. I couldn’t get what this drama wanted to be. The show genre includes fantasy, but this is far from the truth. Please know that you will be disappointed if you go in expecting any supernatural/ fantasy element to the show. It also cannot be called a slice of life drama because the subplots and the supporting actors don’t seem strong enough. In the end, it is just a story about a terminally ill woman and ties in some philosophies about life in general. There is some romance and comedy but it again it does not fall entirely into any of these genres either. The biggest draws of this show are its leads. You can only make through this show if you are a BIG fan of Park Bo Young and/ or Seo In Guk. It is unfortunate that the charisma and talent of these actors could not make up for the flaws in the script.
Here are some good and bad point about the show –
The good points
Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk
Not only are they really beautiful people, but also incredibly talented actors. I actually started watching the show because of PBY. She is a wonderful actress. The fans of the two lead actors may enjoy seeing them together. They both get ample screen time especially PBY and she’s so good at the emotional scenes. I can actually even watch her doing laundry and other mundane tasks lol. SIG is equally charismatic. His charm and sex appeal made the first few episodes so exciting to watch. He’s actually pretty good at his bad boy act, and I wish the show creators would have kept that side of him till the end. Later in the show his character is dulled down in the attempt to make him more suitable for the FL. PBY and SIG have great chemistry. This was excellent pairing; it is just that the director and the writer didn’t use it to their advantage. I hope to see them together again in a show with a better plot.
First few episodes
The first seven episodes were quite exciting and had me hooked on to the show in anticipation. The production and set design are really good. It’s too bad that the later episodes really dragged and the joy of the first few episodes faded quickly.
Something different
Perhaps, the creators of the show were going for a different vibe here. Even though the show involves deities, they don’t really display their powers explicitly and nothing is too dramatic. I do like subtlety in the shows, but there is a fine line between subtlety and boring, unfortunately, this show crossed over to boring.
Philosophical dialogues about life
This can be both good and bad. There are some thoughtful dialogues in the show about the impermanence of life. So if you enjoy deep conversations about life and such you may enjoy those parts especially between the leads.
FL is not in a love triangle
But her friend is, which is quite refreshing for Kdrama land. In fact I really enjoyed the platonic relationship between Lee Soo Hyuk and PBY. I just wish Lee Soo Hyuk and others’ stories were connected to the main plot.
The bad points
Talky -Talky
This show is more talk, less play, which makes it a dull show lol. Yes, if you have a thing for long drawn out philosophical dialogues, you may not mind it at all. But it became a little boring for me especially toward the end.
No real mystery
Early on in the show, the audience is made to believe that there is some grand mystery waiting to be revealed. But there is not much to it.
Disconnected storylines
The supporting cast includes some very attractive people, but my expectation was that the stories will ultimately connect. Unfortunately, they operate parallel to the main story without any connection. I think these subplots were more intended to be fillers than anything else . Maybe, the writer realized there was no meat to the main plot so these other plots were added to fill up the show’s running time.
The God
At first, I thought that it was very interesting that the god was a little girl but her character is more confusing than inspiring. I wish they would have added more layers to her character and made some of her intentions clearer, in the end it all seemed to lead to nothing.
** Btw lol what’s up with the token white guy. I wish there was more to him. He could have been a Korean uncle and it would have been all the same.
Overall, I recommend the show if you are a fan of SIG and/or PBY or if you’ve insomnia lol if not I think you can pass this one.
At one point while watching Doom at Your Service, I was so excited about the things that I wanted to say about the show. Now that I have finally finished this show after several months, struggling to reach the end point, I actually don’t have much to say anymore. It is because nothing really exciting ultimately happened in the show. It was my anticipation in the earlier episodes that carried me through, but the show got really boring after seven or so episodes. I couldn’t get what this drama wanted to be. The show genre includes fantasy, but this is far from the truth. Please know that you will be disappointed if you go in expecting any supernatural/ fantasy element to the show. It also cannot be called a slice of life drama because the subplots and the supporting actors don’t seem strong enough. In the end, it is just a story about a terminally ill woman and ties in some philosophies about life in general. There is some romance and comedy but it again it does not fall entirely into any of these genres either. The biggest draws of this show are its leads. You can only make through this show if you are a BIG fan of Park Bo Young and/ or Seo In Guk. It is unfortunate that the charisma and talent of these actors could not make up for the flaws in the script.
Here are some good and bad point about the show –
The good points
Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk
Not only are they really beautiful people, but also incredibly talented actors. I actually started watching the show because of PBY. She is a wonderful actress. The fans of the two lead actors may enjoy seeing them together. They both get ample screen time especially PBY and she’s so good at the emotional scenes. I can actually even watch her doing laundry and other mundane tasks lol. SIG is equally charismatic. His charm and sex appeal made the first few episodes so exciting to watch. He’s actually pretty good at his bad boy act, and I wish the show creators would have kept that side of him till the end. Later in the show his character is dulled down in the attempt to make him more suitable for the FL. PBY and SIG have great chemistry. This was excellent pairing; it is just that the director and the writer didn’t use it to their advantage. I hope to see them together again in a show with a better plot.
First few episodes
The first seven episodes were quite exciting and had me hooked on to the show in anticipation. The production and set design are really good. It’s too bad that the later episodes really dragged and the joy of the first few episodes faded quickly.
Something different
Perhaps, the creators of the show were going for a different vibe here. Even though the show involves deities, they don’t really display their powers explicitly and nothing is too dramatic. I do like subtlety in the shows, but there is a fine line between subtlety and boring, unfortunately, this show crossed over to boring.
Philosophical dialogues about life
This can be both good and bad. There are some thoughtful dialogues in the show about the impermanence of life. So if you enjoy deep conversations about life and such you may enjoy those parts especially between the leads.
FL is not in a love triangle
But her friend is, which is quite refreshing for Kdrama land. In fact I really enjoyed the platonic relationship between Lee Soo Hyuk and PBY. I just wish Lee Soo Hyuk and others’ stories were connected to the main plot.
The bad points
Talky -Talky
This show is more talk, less play, which makes it a dull show lol. Yes, if you have a thing for long drawn out philosophical dialogues, you may not mind it at all. But it became a little boring for me especially toward the end.
No real mystery
Early on in the show, the audience is made to believe that there is some grand mystery waiting to be revealed. But there is not much to it.
Disconnected storylines
The supporting cast includes some very attractive people, but my expectation was that the stories will ultimately connect. Unfortunately, they operate parallel to the main story without any connection. I think these subplots were more intended to be fillers than anything else . Maybe, the writer realized there was no meat to the main plot so these other plots were added to fill up the show’s running time.
The God
At first, I thought that it was very interesting that the god was a little girl but her character is more confusing than inspiring. I wish they would have added more layers to her character and made some of her intentions clearer, in the end it all seemed to lead to nothing.
** Btw lol what’s up with the token white guy. I wish there was more to him. He could have been a Korean uncle and it would have been all the same.
Overall, I recommend the show if you are a fan of SIG and/or PBY or if you’ve insomnia lol if not I think you can pass this one.
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