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JojoOnDatBeat
River of Oblivion
I will keep this short (hopefully).
TL;DR. Highly recommended to those who don't want to think too hard and just watch a drama to fill a gap from a better one. If you think too hard on this it'll hurt (I should know, I did.)
STORY: I would be lying if I said I didn't see this coming from Day 1. The drama played exactly according to how I was expecting it to. That doesn't mean I was happy by its turn out, quite the contrary. For those who might be aware with screenwriting terms, there are two phrases that are often used when referencing to scripts/stories: a high-concept story (one that is written to mostly pander to the masses, think Goblin) and a low-concept story (one that is either targeted to a specific audience, or is a story that requires you to invest yourself into it, think My Mister.) This drama falls into the latter category, though not for its incredibly gripping storyline (because where was that lol?), but for the concept which made many run away.
That's the thing with interspecies romance stories. They always end up becoming serious. People hated this fluffy, comforting drama for taking itself too seriously, but I was thankful they took the time to constantly hammer it home how tragic the idea of an interspecies romance is.
CAST: Lovable characters played lovably by a lovable cast. That's a lot of love you say? Yes, yes it is.
Special mention to Seo Ji Hoon AKA Lee Jae Seon for being the best buzzkill! A left field character so out of place, that I wanted to slap, hug, kill and protect him from the world in the span of one episode. I lost my sanity over trying to shove him into a box so that my feeble mind could be at rest. No, I did not have SLS in any way, shape or form.
MUSIC: Starts off super chirpy and upbeat, then evolves (or should I say devolves) into some of the most tear-jerking ballads, that make you want to claw your hair out because WHY even? Kudos to the OST album though, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to everyone regardless of whether you watch the drama or not. Actually, you can call it a pass on the drama but LISTEN TO THE ALBUM!!!
REWATCH: I don't rewatch dramas. My memory (no flex) prevents me from doing so. Is this drama something you would generally want to rewatch? Not really. Would I watch clips of it over and over and over again? HECK YEAH!
CONCLUSION:
Come for the visuals, stay for the second leads, listen to the music on repeat, and hate on the writer for not explaining the fantasy element enough! I need to sleep this one off!
TL;DR. Highly recommended to those who don't want to think too hard and just watch a drama to fill a gap from a better one. If you think too hard on this it'll hurt (I should know, I did.)
STORY: I would be lying if I said I didn't see this coming from Day 1. The drama played exactly according to how I was expecting it to. That doesn't mean I was happy by its turn out, quite the contrary. For those who might be aware with screenwriting terms, there are two phrases that are often used when referencing to scripts/stories: a high-concept story (one that is written to mostly pander to the masses, think Goblin) and a low-concept story (one that is either targeted to a specific audience, or is a story that requires you to invest yourself into it, think My Mister.) This drama falls into the latter category, though not for its incredibly gripping storyline (because where was that lol?), but for the concept which made many run away.
That's the thing with interspecies romance stories. They always end up becoming serious. People hated this fluffy, comforting drama for taking itself too seriously, but I was thankful they took the time to constantly hammer it home how tragic the idea of an interspecies romance is.
CAST: Lovable characters played lovably by a lovable cast. That's a lot of love you say? Yes, yes it is.
Special mention to Seo Ji Hoon AKA Lee Jae Seon for being the best buzzkill! A left field character so out of place, that I wanted to slap, hug, kill and protect him from the world in the span of one episode. I lost my sanity over trying to shove him into a box so that my feeble mind could be at rest. No, I did not have SLS in any way, shape or form.
MUSIC: Starts off super chirpy and upbeat, then evolves (or should I say devolves) into some of the most tear-jerking ballads, that make you want to claw your hair out because WHY even? Kudos to the OST album though, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to everyone regardless of whether you watch the drama or not. Actually, you can call it a pass on the drama but LISTEN TO THE ALBUM!!!
REWATCH: I don't rewatch dramas. My memory (no flex) prevents me from doing so. Is this drama something you would generally want to rewatch? Not really. Would I watch clips of it over and over and over again? HECK YEAH!
CONCLUSION:
Come for the visuals, stay for the second leads, listen to the music on repeat, and hate on the writer for not explaining the fantasy element enough! I need to sleep this one off!
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