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Loving the uniqueness!
I wasn’t planning to start Overdo until more episodes had dropped, but I saw so many negative reviews that I became too curious to wait. I’ve only watched the first three episodes, but so far, I absolutely love it.
I love that it doesn’t look, feel, or unfold like many other C-dramas. This is my first Republican-era drama, and I’m fascinated by the costumes, the visual style, and the presence of the characters.
It also doesn’t drag or feel slow to me. Things are moving, and we’re constantly receiving new information. The story begins in the present day, then moves back to three years earlier for a few minutes before returning to the present. Nuggets of backstory are woven throughout each episode, gradually revealing more about the characters and what happened between them. I keep wanting to uncover the next piece.
I’m still very early in the drama, and even if I had finished all five currently available episodes, I would consider it too soon to make any final judgment. But at episode three, I’m completely sold.
People naturally react to dramas very differently, and that’s part of what makes discussing them so enjoyable. I’m used to seeing disagreement over whether a drama was wonderful, disappointing, or somewhere in between. What surprises me here is just how extreme the divide seems to be. Right now, people appear to either love Overdo or hate it, with very little middle ground.
As for me, three episodes in: I love it.
I love that it doesn’t look, feel, or unfold like many other C-dramas. This is my first Republican-era drama, and I’m fascinated by the costumes, the visual style, and the presence of the characters.
It also doesn’t drag or feel slow to me. Things are moving, and we’re constantly receiving new information. The story begins in the present day, then moves back to three years earlier for a few minutes before returning to the present. Nuggets of backstory are woven throughout each episode, gradually revealing more about the characters and what happened between them. I keep wanting to uncover the next piece.
I’m still very early in the drama, and even if I had finished all five currently available episodes, I would consider it too soon to make any final judgment. But at episode three, I’m completely sold.
People naturally react to dramas very differently, and that’s part of what makes discussing them so enjoyable. I’m used to seeing disagreement over whether a drama was wonderful, disappointing, or somewhere in between. What surprises me here is just how extreme the divide seems to be. Right now, people appear to either love Overdo or hate it, with very little middle ground.
As for me, three episodes in: I love it.
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