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Charming92
Greece
You know what's interesting? I have enough reasons to give this drama a 9 and enough reasons to give this drama a 4, lol. Jokes aside misty was a great, worthy drama that had its issues but offered 16 hours of thrill, fun, supsence but also irritation and honestly anger. A drama that can do that much deserve a 9 in my book
STORY
Misty is all about feminism and we appreciate a feminist icon like Go Hye Ran. Dramas usually showcase women who need to be saved or supported in some way, most of the time showing no real interest in a career or general self development and that's called being cute and is celebrated somehow (main reason I dislike most rom coms). That being said, misty won my first vote by saying no to that and creating a powerful character putting her in the center and making this basically a one woman show!
Go Hye Ran, is a memorable character that you will either love or love to hate. Either way she will leave a mark. It felt really rejuvenating watching a female lead who, yes is a bitch and will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but is not evil. Hating her should have been easy but there was something so real about her that draws you in. All in all the female lead and her well rounded and strong personality was the first pro that pretty much makes this drama a must watch.
Moving on, the plot, ah yes, can I say it doesn't get dragged? Sadly no, it does during the middle, but were the dragging parts boring and unnecessary? Not really. Everything was well thought out, nicely written and even when the drama makes you say, this is dumb, there is a reason it is dumb.
Generally, The show is a crime mystery thriller to be honest with splashes of romance melo, office and legal drama. On the whole, It could have worked with less and smaller episodes. On the negative side of the drama, Some situations were exaggerated and stretched and what annoyed me is that they quickly got undone usually in the next episode. Sometimes unnecessary developments were done, sometimes not, mostly used for wow factors, while the dumping down of certain characters who were just stupid for the whole show to work was just ridiculous and honestly, infuriating.
Having said that, read some comments complaining about a bad ending. Yeah, cause if the ending is not "pretty, wrapped in a perfect bow" as a viewer perfectly wrote in the comments, it is instantly bubbed as awful by drama watchers. Whatever. The drama's roots are set in a harsh reality, there is no good and bad guy, no hero and villain. All the characters felt real living in a grey area of what is right and wrong. A breath of fresh air for me, exactly like the ending. No it's not pretty, but life isn't pretty anyway. The ending made the drama that much more memorable and somehow it felt fair.
I especially appreciated certain characters' development and I loved the rather healthy representation of office drama along with the existence of friendship in the characters' lives. While, I can easily name as the highlight of the drama, the fucked up romance. The drama can be misinterpreted as "how to randomly obsess over a person who never did anything for you" and call that ridiculous and move on, and ok I respect the makjang of this whole thing but it was much more than just that.
Having said that and as far as the mystery goes, it isn't anything groundbreaking but it is carefully written. What actually excited me however, is that you can easily see what is happening, read between the lines, but you are so invested in the characters you refuse to accept it. The drama builds up and then slaps you in the face, hard. The final episodes offer a plethora of twists, almost none of them were uncalled for, on the contrary everything made so much sense in retrospect, but I just didn't want to see it. Good writing. I rejoice.
ACTING
Acting was strong as expected. Kim Nam Joo made the drama hers and snatched a role to remember for sure. However, nothing would have worked without the immaculate Ji Jin hee (who's been getting hotter with age). I applaud him on always choosing such special roles.
Especially memorable was Jin ki Joo though and I look forward to seeing more of her.
RECOMMEND
All in all, I do see how this might not be a drama for everyone, but that doesn't mean this is a bad drama. I was at the edge of my seat pretty much the whole ride. Worthy drama a for a try, especially if you're into crime mysteries. Steer clear if you need for fluffy romance fixed, this a show for grown ups.
STORY
Misty is all about feminism and we appreciate a feminist icon like Go Hye Ran. Dramas usually showcase women who need to be saved or supported in some way, most of the time showing no real interest in a career or general self development and that's called being cute and is celebrated somehow (main reason I dislike most rom coms). That being said, misty won my first vote by saying no to that and creating a powerful character putting her in the center and making this basically a one woman show!
Go Hye Ran, is a memorable character that you will either love or love to hate. Either way she will leave a mark. It felt really rejuvenating watching a female lead who, yes is a bitch and will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but is not evil. Hating her should have been easy but there was something so real about her that draws you in. All in all the female lead and her well rounded and strong personality was the first pro that pretty much makes this drama a must watch.
Moving on, the plot, ah yes, can I say it doesn't get dragged? Sadly no, it does during the middle, but were the dragging parts boring and unnecessary? Not really. Everything was well thought out, nicely written and even when the drama makes you say, this is dumb, there is a reason it is dumb.
Generally, The show is a crime mystery thriller to be honest with splashes of romance melo, office and legal drama. On the whole, It could have worked with less and smaller episodes. On the negative side of the drama, Some situations were exaggerated and stretched and what annoyed me is that they quickly got undone usually in the next episode. Sometimes unnecessary developments were done, sometimes not, mostly used for wow factors, while the dumping down of certain characters who were just stupid for the whole show to work was just ridiculous and honestly, infuriating.
Having said that, read some comments complaining about a bad ending. Yeah, cause if the ending is not "pretty, wrapped in a perfect bow" as a viewer perfectly wrote in the comments, it is instantly bubbed as awful by drama watchers. Whatever. The drama's roots are set in a harsh reality, there is no good and bad guy, no hero and villain. All the characters felt real living in a grey area of what is right and wrong. A breath of fresh air for me, exactly like the ending. No it's not pretty, but life isn't pretty anyway. The ending made the drama that much more memorable and somehow it felt fair.
I especially appreciated certain characters' development and I loved the rather healthy representation of office drama along with the existence of friendship in the characters' lives. While, I can easily name as the highlight of the drama, the fucked up romance. The drama can be misinterpreted as "how to randomly obsess over a person who never did anything for you" and call that ridiculous and move on, and ok I respect the makjang of this whole thing but it was much more than just that.
Having said that and as far as the mystery goes, it isn't anything groundbreaking but it is carefully written. What actually excited me however, is that you can easily see what is happening, read between the lines, but you are so invested in the characters you refuse to accept it. The drama builds up and then slaps you in the face, hard. The final episodes offer a plethora of twists, almost none of them were uncalled for, on the contrary everything made so much sense in retrospect, but I just didn't want to see it. Good writing. I rejoice.
ACTING
Acting was strong as expected. Kim Nam Joo made the drama hers and snatched a role to remember for sure. However, nothing would have worked without the immaculate Ji Jin hee (who's been getting hotter with age). I applaud him on always choosing such special roles.
Especially memorable was Jin ki Joo though and I look forward to seeing more of her.
RECOMMEND
All in all, I do see how this might not be a drama for everyone, but that doesn't mean this is a bad drama. I was at the edge of my seat pretty much the whole ride. Worthy drama a for a try, especially if you're into crime mysteries. Steer clear if you need for fluffy romance fixed, this a show for grown ups.
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