Let me start off by saying there is not a single likable character in this 18 hour-long drama, which felt double that due to the extremely slow pace at which everything unfolded. So if you feel a need to be able to connect with at least one character, or even their motivations, to make a drama worthwhile, skip this one.

Normally I'm not one to complain about slow-paced dramas or how many turns the plot takes if the payoff feels rewarding. But with this specific drama, it took so long to get to the end that by the time I reached it I was just glad to be done with it.

The acting was great though - especially the moments when characters broke down under the weight of their actions, with palpable despair, and grief - and every member of the cast did a wonderful job portraying these poorly developed, often contradicting characters. The issue is that these were poorly developed, often contradicting characters...

I believe that for a drama like this to be successful, the audience must be able to connect and feel empathetic towards - at the very least - one character and the reasons they do what they do. It doesn't even have to be the main character, it doesn't have to be a noble goal, sometimes we even connect with a supporting one. But I failed to connect to any character whatsoever throughout the 18 hours of this drama and the fact the ones I did start to feel some sort of sympathy towards eventually changed their personality halfway through the plot, made it so much harder to finish the drama.

Goo Hae Won (portrayed by Shin Hyun Bin) played, to the very end, the role of the main antagonist. Without her, the events we see unfolding in the drama would not have happened. Her motives were clear from the beginning - to inflict the same pain she felt on those who caused it. However, the way she went about it felt ridiculous at times, extremely frustrating, and incredibly convoluted. By Episode 5 I was done with her entire plotline - which is an issue because her plotline is essentially the entire reason anything happens in the drama...

Her character, as a whole, was frustrating. It felt like she was making things up as she went along and even if it makes sense for her character to do so, it also doesn't make sense at all because we're shown time and time again how calculating she is, but then she's not because she doesn't have any real agenda and just reacts to things as they happen, usually by crying or being smug about it depending on the situation.

I was much more invested in the story and chemistry between Jung Hee Joo (portrayed by Go Hyun Jung) and Seo Woo Jae (portrayed by Kim Jae Young). Seo Woo Jae had reason enough to be the titular antagonist with a compelling motive we could get behind, even with the cliché amnesia. Their past and their interactions felt raw, emotional, and kept me interested in what would happen next.

If Goo Hae Won had simply been a flashback-only character, this would have been a much more enjoyable drama. I truly believe Goo Hae Won would have served the plot better as an alluded character than actually being an active force in the story.

To wrap it up - if you feel like wasting 18 hours of your life getting frustrated at fictional characters and their choices to the very end, definitely watch Reflection of You.