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When everyday life becomes too everyday: a drama lost in trivialities that says nothing
The drama started on a strong and rather dramatic note, with a promising premise that immediately caught my attention. Unfortunately, from around episode 10 onwards, the story begins to drag, gradually becoming consumed by domestic and family trivialities. What initially seemed to be developing into an engaging central story becomes predictable, polished, yet surprisingly uneventful.
An excessive amount of time is spent on household routines and supporting characters rather than advancing the main plot. Many secondary characters feel underdeveloped, as if they are there mainly to move the plot forward, yet the plot itself rarely goes anywhere meaningful. Even the male lead, and at times the female lead, begin to feel like supporting characters in their own story. Entire scenes are devoted to trivialities, often with remarkable enthusiasm considering how little of consequence is actually being said.
There are also rather too many convenient coincidences. Whenever the story needs two people to meet, overhear something or appear somewhere at precisely the right moment, fate appears to be working rather unrealistically hard.
The investigation sections feel rather weak, to the point that the household trivialities almost begin to look appealing by comparison. The drama seems to be pulling itself in too many directions, leaving the whole thing feeling rather scattered.
The directing, costumes and overall production are good, and individual scenes are often beautifully executed. In that sense, it is certainly a well-made drama about the routines and trivialities of ordinary household life. Everyday life can be fascinating when its ordinary moments reveal something meaningful about the characters or the human condition. Here, however, everyday life becomes too everyday. Too much family, too many domestic details, and too little story.
What began as a promising drama now feels, to me, like a compelling story buried beneath an impressive mountain of beautifully directed nothingness.
Mainly watching this because there’s nothing else to watch at the moment.
An excessive amount of time is spent on household routines and supporting characters rather than advancing the main plot. Many secondary characters feel underdeveloped, as if they are there mainly to move the plot forward, yet the plot itself rarely goes anywhere meaningful. Even the male lead, and at times the female lead, begin to feel like supporting characters in their own story. Entire scenes are devoted to trivialities, often with remarkable enthusiasm considering how little of consequence is actually being said.
There are also rather too many convenient coincidences. Whenever the story needs two people to meet, overhear something or appear somewhere at precisely the right moment, fate appears to be working rather unrealistically hard.
The investigation sections feel rather weak, to the point that the household trivialities almost begin to look appealing by comparison. The drama seems to be pulling itself in too many directions, leaving the whole thing feeling rather scattered.
The directing, costumes and overall production are good, and individual scenes are often beautifully executed. In that sense, it is certainly a well-made drama about the routines and trivialities of ordinary household life. Everyday life can be fascinating when its ordinary moments reveal something meaningful about the characters or the human condition. Here, however, everyday life becomes too everyday. Too much family, too many domestic details, and too little story.
What began as a promising drama now feels, to me, like a compelling story buried beneath an impressive mountain of beautifully directed nothingness.
Mainly watching this because there’s nothing else to watch at the moment.
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