Intriguing plot, never been used in any Filipino TV drama but not something new, internationally speaking. I just finished rewatching deep impact a few days ago, and the mention of ELE (Extinction-Level Event) made me winced.

Considering this show was from 2013, the effect aren't that great. The actors were okay, OST too.

But what I can't ignore was the major plot hole: the ML was a devoted soldier, an ex-convict framed by the previous president, was pardoned and was assigned a very important assignment for the project Genesis.

What was so important with this people? They have nothing to do with project Genesis and the humanity's survival. He then spent maybe 90% of the time looking for his lost love and daughter.

Then there's that karmic ending, the bad guys managed to hijacked the spaceship the was supposed to save the chosen ones. Then they collided with the meteor itself and saving the earth. What?!

Not gonna rewatch this, ever.

Read More

Interesting plot. Mediocre execution.

Too long. Too ambitious. Mediocre action/fight scenes. Too many love pairings that deserves much attention.

The construction of the story felt like puzzle pieces that doesn't fit. First was the drug/human traffickers; they tracked and attacked the FL for a flash disk that was encrypted. If they just let it be, they wouldn't be discovered. So why?

Then the sudden death of the ML's older brother where everyone around him was a suspect. It got lost in all corporate espionage/sabotage. The ML's competitors were nasty but they got away with it and still managed to get their own happy ending. I'm a sucker of happy endings, but why?

Well, at least this long show have a good OST and a happy ending. Would I rewatch this? Maybe never.

Read More

Draggy towards a happy ending

Title should've been Love of Irrational Beings. Spent almost half the show watching draggy scenes of irrational people go through the motion of falling in love.

Starting with the FL's bestie; what's with her attitude towards relationships? Like it's should come with expiration date, end it before it expires...

Or the FL's irrational choice to choose to work for the ML's nemesis over and over again. Or the ML's decision to push the FL towards her dreams, even if it meant pushing her to work for his nemesis, it's sweet but a little to much..

Anyway actors were ok, OST too. And it has a happy ending so it's all good. Rewatch, not likely though.

Read More

The story was filled with too much tragedy it almost gave me indigestion. It's so hard to wish for a positive outcome. But this one had a "happy ending" but why didn't it make me happy?

The first part was ok. Filled with lots of fight scenes and intriguing plots. First, the ML's back story, how he ended up with a weak body. All in the name of duty made by his own father.

Then there's ghost boy, a very lethal martial artist. He looks like a menacing boy because he was poisoned somehow when he was about to marry the love of his life. He became a killing beast to all. Until he met the ML who helped him get back to his true self and to his love, but only to die in her arms.

Then came all the unreasonable subplots like
Zhu Yan's tragic life. He was a son of a clan leader who refused to acknowledged him until the very end in name of "duty".

Or the FL's immovable loyalty to her master. She devoted her whole life to help him heal. All be damned, she just want her master to be ok. Again in the name of "duty".

It just feels like everything's redundant.

The title should've been Love in Between Duty or Love in Between Fighting or maybe it should've been just In The Name of Duty.

Read More

Out of the three installments of the Moonstone trilogy, this one is my least favorite. This is the last part of the trilogy, which meant that this would have better visual effects than the other two. But this one also has the biggest plot holes.

The first three episodes were perfect. It was a gift for all the fans of "Imortal", perfect conclusion for Mateo and Lia's love story. Then it went downhill really fast from there. That dragged on plot of the moonchasers, that dragged on Jacinta mystery took over maybe half of the whole series.

The presence of JCL, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez almost over power the main lead. It was not their fault, it was just how the story was written.

The FL's backstory was well written obviously. But the ML's backstory was a bit messy. As it turns out, he was also Magnus son. If logic must be followed, he must be conceived almost at the same time as Malia. He was so busy waging war against Mateo and Lia. When did he find the time to rape a Luna soldier? And how did that Luna soldier (ML's mom) ends up with Barang and Supremo?

Anyway as the story unfolds, it was fun to see old characters from the past. It also have good action sequences and good OST. The romance part was a bit mediocre though. Still a good watch.

Read More

The most boring drama I've seen in a while. The first three episodes will show you early on that this drama perfected the recipe for disaster. I wanted to watch this because of a lot of familiar faces.

But I cannot tolerate it. And what's with the musical scoring? It wanted to highlight the scenes like something profound was happening when there's none. The musical scoring wanted you to feel excitement when it in reality, it's really boring. It wanted you to feel romance when there's none.

Then I've read some reviews that the FL was chased almost by all the guys only to finally realize that she liked the ML on the last two episodes.. Well then this show is not for me. I don't wanna waste my time.

Read More

At first I wasn't interested at all, but after a year, it managed to be somehow on my Netflix list. Watched a few episodes and it was good. Can't remember why i didn't like it last year. Anyway now I'm looking forward to more episodes. I hope this one ain't a waste of time.

After the first few episodes, the cycle of the FL chasing the ML while the ML pushed her away, got so tiresome.

Anyway, I guess the writer(s) did good in presenting human nature. They made plenty of recognizable characters: an underprivileged but gifted ML, a nice girl next door type from a picture perfect family, loyal friends, backstabbing envious friends (their hopes and dreams, their arrogance, greed, deception, discrimination).

All in all I think it's a good watch.
❤️

Read More

I think this drama is beautifully written. Even the subplots were really engaging, I wasn't tempted to skip any episodes even if I sometimes feel like the villains are too powerful or too many to fight.

ML is the male military prosecutor named Do Bae-man (hence the name Doberman), who loves money.

FL is also a military prosecutor, fiery and mysterious at the same time, who wants justice at all cost.

Both were victims of greedy and power hungry people. Both were hungry for justice. They found each, fought side by side as comrades and then as friends with the same cause.

I just wish for a bit more of romance. Not just the hint of romance they gave at the last minute of the show. Anyway; good story, good actors, good OST, sure rewatch.

Read More

A story with a little bit of everything.

A bit of the corporate espionage/betrayal and a glimpse of the security services world. Failed relationships and second chances everywhere.

ML was an arrogant heir of a rich father. On the surface, he seems to think of nothing and no one but himself. But he also has this deep need to help and save others.

FL on the other hand, was a filial daughter of a broken marriage. She has a deep sense of responsibility and has the tendency to take on everything that comes her way on her own.

It was their luck to meet each other after a failed relationship with their exes. They've clashed, they've bonded and then they've fallen in love. The end.

Read More

Good story. Few tropes here and there. Happy ending.

Good story. Rich components, really good cinematography with a few tropes here and there.

At first, it feels like a very chill one. The ML was a typical domineering powerful man from the business world, domineering and narcissistic but not cruel. The FL was a typical sweet and bubbly girl next door doctor, sweet but not dumb and love crazed.

Then the story developed with a good mystery/crime/power struggle that involved both the business and the medical world. Add in the RomCom feels from the main couple and the secondary couple. The story didn't rely on the classic love triangle or tragic love story angle, which is really refreshing.

Read More