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The Penthouse: War in Life korean drama review
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The Penthouse: War in Life
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by Retro_UK
May 2, 2022
21 of 21 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

Very difficult to watch and not lose patience!

Is it enjoyable? Sure, it's a rollercoaster ride. But it's filled with an incredibly ridiculous amount of contrivances in order to keep everyone in their place and not get their come uppance.

This isn't a new thing in Kdramas of course, nor indeed shows from other countries. But this series in particular feels like they just make it up as they go along. The amount of "just happened to be at the right place at the right time" scenes are nuts.

They have a trick of showing you one thing, but have actually written it a completely different way, so if you are someone who likes to figure out where things are headed, don't bother!

It sounds like I didn't enjoy it. I did, particularly a couple of the female leads. But I must admit that I got sick of the impossible situations that you wouldn't figure out for yourself in a million years. It takes a lot of patience and suspension of disbelief to follow this show, so definitely isn't for everyone.
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