Nice romcom, but poor depiction of South Korea's relationship with mental health issues

This was a very nice romcom drama. Short and sweet and just two episodes. Given it was only two episodes they had to rush and fit in a lot of character development within this time. The progression especially is a bit harder to sell with them going from enemies to friends quite quickly.

As a romcom drama I enjoyed it, but in terms of the story it is underwhelming and a bit disappointing that they didn't focus on developing the characters more. A good chunk of time is allotted to portraying their time together and how this became the impetus for her journey of growth and overcoming her depression. I recognise that this sometimes happens but in watching it, it felt like a bad depiction of South Korea's own views on mental health issues. Yes, some antidepressant medication can make you sick from the side effects but there are alternative therapies to try. This movie felt very invalidating of depression within young women and came off as the typical asian mindset of, "you're not depressed you just need a man". It would've been fine if the story had more of the characters developing themselves as with a greater sense of individual identity before ending - so thats why it comes off as disappointing.

For any girl depressed or looking for a nice comforting drama to watch, just remember that you don't need a man to make a happy! There is more to life than just dating and there's nothing wrong with you if that lifestyle does not interest you either as well.

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