Sirenas
US
Wow, what a nice surprise. Needed a break from some of the more serious-toned series and decided to give this a shot with only a brief look at the summary. I had expected this to be one of those good corny and irrational shows that is meant for mainly laughs but it turned out to be a fantastic "humor with meaning" type of show.
The plot itself has been done many times over with underdogs looking to defeat those who are corrupted. But the way this was presented, it brought a nice fresh breath of air to it. This series is one of those who manages to toy with your emotions where one minute you find yourself laughing and the next minute, you're suddenly sober again. Another really great aspect where many comedy-drama fails at, is despite some of the exaggerated scenes/acting, this one feels believable. I loved the added subtle touches that humanize our actors like where our lead leaned against a radiator while having a conversation and jumped up because the heat was starting to burn. There was absolutely no value to the plot with these types of subtleties but trust me, it adds so much value toward drawing you closer to the characters.
The acting for the majority of the actors were on point. Many of them I've liked from other series and one of the female leads, Park Kyung Sun, is now seriously stepped up a notch in my book. The last series I've seen her in was Rebel and her contrasting role-play here was awesome. There's usually a couple of annoying or boring characters but all of them kept my interest in this one.
I'm not religious but have attended church as a kid. A much added bonus for me was the depiction of hypocrisy of those who rely or hide behind religion. But if these were the types of priests/nuns in real life, they would come close to converting me.
I can't find any glaring faults, never feel like fast-forwarding any parts of it, and it sure felt a lot less than 40-epsiodes. It was hilarious, it was touching, it was corny-good, it was intriguing, totally binge-worthy, and one of those rare ones where I think anyone would love no matter what genre they normally lean toward.
The plot itself has been done many times over with underdogs looking to defeat those who are corrupted. But the way this was presented, it brought a nice fresh breath of air to it. This series is one of those who manages to toy with your emotions where one minute you find yourself laughing and the next minute, you're suddenly sober again. Another really great aspect where many comedy-drama fails at, is despite some of the exaggerated scenes/acting, this one feels believable. I loved the added subtle touches that humanize our actors like where our lead leaned against a radiator while having a conversation and jumped up because the heat was starting to burn. There was absolutely no value to the plot with these types of subtleties but trust me, it adds so much value toward drawing you closer to the characters.
The acting for the majority of the actors were on point. Many of them I've liked from other series and one of the female leads, Park Kyung Sun, is now seriously stepped up a notch in my book. The last series I've seen her in was Rebel and her contrasting role-play here was awesome. There's usually a couple of annoying or boring characters but all of them kept my interest in this one.
I'm not religious but have attended church as a kid. A much added bonus for me was the depiction of hypocrisy of those who rely or hide behind religion. But if these were the types of priests/nuns in real life, they would come close to converting me.
I can't find any glaring faults, never feel like fast-forwarding any parts of it, and it sure felt a lot less than 40-epsiodes. It was hilarious, it was touching, it was corny-good, it was intriguing, totally binge-worthy, and one of those rare ones where I think anyone would love no matter what genre they normally lean toward.
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