Lovely, light & short romcom

A breath of fresh air from all the thriller kdramas we’ve seen so far this year. It's just 4 episodes long so it's fast-paced and super fun to watch! I really loved seeing Sooyoung as a top actress and Yoon Park as a single father here! The chemistry was there. Acting was spot on from all the cast. Writing and production quality were excellent. Exploration of the characters back story made the series believable and worthy of watching. It’s a cute, simple and light kdrama. The background music is pure enjoyment for the ears. If you are in need of some short romcom, then Fanletter, Please is for you!

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Great cast, poor execution

Honestly, I don’t understand the hype this drama is getting. I had high expectations but something was missing and made me lose interest. I pushed myself to finish it until the end but still.. What bothers me is the lack of explanation of some events, the plot holes, the poor character development. ML and FL didn’t show a great amount of chemistry. Some characters were too much and useless. Many times, their actions didn't make sense at all. Like for real, it made me angry cause it wasn’t that realistic or logical. I know it’s fiction but would you rather trust cops or a murderer? However I would say the cast nailed the acting. The ending .. disappointing. They skipped many major unresolved plots and left many questions unanswered. Although it is a happy ending, I wasn’t moved at all. Seemed too good and easy in my opinion. Finally the music, I enjoyed it. Overall: this drama doesn’t deserve the hype surrounding it AT ALL. I got a headache instead of being entertained. Waste of potential cause the synopsis seemed promising and the cast was great.

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Most disappointing drama I’ve ever watched

How to get easily frustrated?

Watch this drama.

From nonsense plots, countless slaps to antagonists clawing their way out of their wicked plans, this drama has it all to make you feel so angry. When you think the FL is getting some progression towards her revenge, guess what? Nope! The antagonists get back on track, commit miserable things again and crimes without getting caught or punished by the law. The FL doesn’t seem to have the will to manage that deep anger she feels for being wrongfully accused of horrible things she supposedly did. She lacks action and passively puts up with the situation. She’s been deceived, cheated on, deprived of many things, they made her believe horrendous lies, she has suffered a lot so in the beginning you think once she gathers herself together, her emotions and gets out of prison, she will be unstoppable.


Yes, there will be moments where not everything will go as planned but for sure, karma is going to taste like heaven. It’s going to be epic! And …… The more you continue watching, the more you find yourself asking, what in the tangerines is going on? How can a storyline be so low quality and so messed up? They keep adding up more and more drama, to the point it’s getting ridiculous! The drama they are adding is so absurd.

Most of the characters, if not all, are annoying or have their annoying moments where you just don’t understand their behavior. It’s okay to be annoying, but these characters have another level of annoyance. I find it so hard to sympathize with them. It’s definitely a case of a kdrama where the producers openly decided to not care about the storyline making it credible but milk the **** out of it. Also, why is it called Second Husband? I don’t understand at all where this drama is heading to. That’s why I dropped it.

Huge disappointment, doesn’t deserve 7.6. Also wanted to point out something, what’s with Koreans and the slapping? The amount of slaps in this kdrama is unbelievable. They slap each other as if it was something normal. “Hey” *slap*, “What are you doing?” *slap*, *breathes* *slap*..

Story: don’t expect to be “wowed”. It’s getting dragged and the story is full of nonsense. The Sharon episodes got me rolling my eyes so hard they reached my brain. It felt like the producers were making fun of the viewers. How can they not recognize Seon Hwa aka Sharon. Let me disappear for a bit and then come back to my family, friends and ennemis and call myself Susan. New hairstyle, new clothes, new way of speaking.. nobody’s gonna know….. LMAO. 0 credibility.

Music: inexistant. Barley remember being pleasantly surprised.

Actors: disappointing acting. Seems like they just debuted acting. However, Seon Hwa and Hae-Ran are the only ones that made me continue watching this drama. Both of them carried it on their backs. They know how to convey emotions and honestly I think they deserve to act in a kdrama that has the potential to hit a huge success with a storyline that truly makes their acting shine even more. The cast is lacking a lot of experience in my opinion.

Overall: the starting of the drama was so promising then it just got dragged. 120 episodes out of 150 and we viewers aren’t satisfied at all. There’s no light at the end of tunnel, no moments where the FL really stands up and starts doing the right things to get her revenge. She tries, yes. Some moments where you think she finally got that until she gets screwed up again by the antagonists. Not satisfactory at all. No matter how they will end this kdrama, I can already predict the FL will still struggle until the very end and the last episode will show how she finally got her revenge. A revenge that was overdue, unimpressive and unemotional . This kdrama made the antagonists shine more than the FL. The producers didn't seem to want to make this drama a success, in my opinion, it was just a question of getting that paycheck (they extended the drama by 30 episodes btw, so it says it all..). Conclusion: Second Husband is a waste of time, there are many kdramas worth our precious time. You can watch it but something tells me you will drop it ASAP and if it’s not the case, then respect!

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S1 top notch, S2 not so much

S1: No revenge story is complete without first showing the deeds that need avenging. In the case of The Glory, it means sitting through scenes of brutal bullying. So you better be ready cause it’s just too heartbreaking and infuriating.

Pros:
+ Well written slow-burn revenge
+ Engaging, suspenseful, satisfying plot
+ Amazing acting
+ Strong foundation for later stages
+ Memorable dialogues
+ Great OST

Cons:
- Some scenes can be a bit boring and unnecessary but it’s not a big issue.
- ML and FL lack chemistry.

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S2:

Pros:
+ STUNNING acting.

Cons:
- I wish we had a more powerful confrontation and revenge, more insights, less romance (maybe a little hint at the end and that’s it).
- Still lack of chemistry from both M&F leads. I always felt awkward watching their interactions.
- Some plots, scenes and deaths were UNNECESSARY (the b00bs CGI, Dong Eun’s mother being too present when she’s not worth it at all, Hyunam’s husband & Jaejun deaths..). I disliked how the drama made it so “normal” to just kill the bad guys. That’s not a great message to deliver in my opinion. There are other ways to punish these people rather than killing them.


Final thoughts:

Kudos to ALL the actors. THEY CARRIED the show, they OUTPERFORMED. I truly fell in love with each one of them. The actresses that portrayed young Yeonjin and Dong Eun are extremely talented. S1 left me speechless, was impactful, heartbreaking and gave me hope for a cold deserved revenge. Sadly, S2 didn’t really deliver on some important aspects, was poorly executed and left me disappointed. However, I am happy that Dong Eun got her revenge and happy ending. That’s all that matters..

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