Colum H

I see your !!!! and raise you ????

This drama reminds me of the on stage bits of Extraordinary You.

Arrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhh! Episode 6 where he puts the hot pan lid down on that enormous polished wood dining table! I mean, what sort of madness is this?? I mean just like WT actual F!! I know it's just a drama but you have to have some limits.


That just ruined my immersion.


And the table...

I think " All the interactions were weird and everyone is mean to each other." is review enough for this nonsense. Thanks for the chuckle.

I just struggled through ep. 5 and put it on hold for a while. I quite like her room mate and Dan Ah's secretary but I'm pretty meh about the rest of them. The dialogue isn't grabbing me either it just seems a bit trite. I'm glad you are still enjoying it, I might pick it up again in a couple of days to see if it was just me.

To play Devil's advocate I'm half way through ep. 3 and wondering about continuing. A fair number of tropes and clichés have already made their appearance and most of the characters are a bit 2D and/or unrelatable? unlikeable? Still early days yet, I keep hoping the expressionless Leads will add a reagent and get their chemistry going.

I'm still watching but skipping through some scenes.

People rate dramas before they start which is even more ... frustrating? missing the point of a review?
Perhaps to give the benefit of doubt they mean to come back and edit their review after each episode?

The very over the top comedy acting is hard to cope with without cringing but overall it's a sweet little drama and the leads are great!

#MeToo ? Never heard of it...
This show really is a blast from a past that should stay safely in the past.

The plot was basic, Roo Mi and Dan Hee were wooden and bland respectively so after five episodes my interest had vanished. Make up product placement was annoying. Dropped.

Me too, I try and be careful about what I let my children watch.

Unfortunately people get very partisan about their favourite actors and shows and therefore are quite aggressive in their support. I'm a fan of stories and prefer them to support people being 'excellent to one another' rather than 'beautiful people can get away with anything'.
I dropped True Beauty as well, too shallow and cliched for me though I like the leads as actors.

Wow! That's a lot of text. I think I get what you are saying but whilst I know it's a drama and not real, it doesn't stop me feeling uncomfortable watching it. Unfortunately I don't want to watch a creepy dude hitting on a nice young woman, no matter how much I liked him at first. I want to watch something romantic. I can cope with a Jerk if there is character growth but it's much harder to cope with a creep.

I must respectfully disagree with you on the not worrying about it because it's a drama, such behaviour should be worried about wherever it appears, it's how we change things - calling them out not excusing them and providing good examples of behaviour instead.
On the other hand what you watch and enjoy is totally up to you and I'm glad you watch it and discuss it on here.

It's not so much about gender as power imbalance.

I was just watching eps 5 and 6 and thinking the same thing. The getting in her space is really obvious when he's that much taller and she does that rabbit in the headlights look. It's not Romantic anywhere but in Drama Land chaps. Especially if you contrast it with her tipsy self running up and hugging him - that felt warm and cute . An unpremeditated act of affection that he reacted to in a positive way. Rather than his constantly looming over her whilst she looks uncomfortable. I just don't see the need for it he could do nice things for her without being so smarmy and intimidating. They have great chemistry when they are being cute.

Yeah I couldn't cope with it for long either. It's on my list of -
'Jerk Leads that are so utterly a Jerk that you would rather put your own eyeballs out then watch them get the girl as a reward for their total Jerkness (notwithstanding whatever relationship they have with their father or their childhood traumas etc.)'

It's a long list....

I have found my new favourite review synopsis
" Like how can the female lead get involved with a bloke who just is a utter bullocks as well as a bully man?!?!"
Perfect line for so many dramas!
Unfortunately the reason usually seems to boil down to - he is rich and handsome!

Excellent review thanks for taking the time.

I think I have two drama 10s in my list and as you say they are perfect for me but your mileage might vary. I must admit to rarely watching things that rate under 7. With most viewers over rating if it's under 7 it is usually pretty pants.

I really don't get his popularity, in terms of acting that is. I mean he's just not really that good; unless you want him to be Lee Min Ho which he is at least average at.