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India
Same-old KBS Weekend drama
KBS has a knack for either making memorable weekend dramas, some really meh ones or some just plain forgettable. I'd pin this somewhere in the middle of all those categories. I have to admit I picked up this drama expecting some realistic slice-of-issues that people in their 20s/30s/40s deal with in regards to dating and marriage. The initial noise and marketing of the drama was all about that - a generation that doesn't believe in marriage, etc etc.
PLOT:
What started off as funny and promising was a big let down for me. Knowing some past works of the writer I wanted to keep my expectations low but I couldn't ignore the POTENTIAL the fresh premise had. Don't get me wrong- it started off fine. The characters were all a bit unusual and the initial interactions of the 3 main couples started off really well.
For most part they all came from good loving families instead of the very melodramatic, toxic families that tend to be rampant in many Kdramas. But I feel like the writer couldn't keep up with the challenging of status quos and instead almost all characters did a 180- they either "gave in" to marriage or started behaving erratically to create conflict and to give in way to cliches. I felt like that was rather pissy of the writer to please the audience with the usual crap they are used to watching.
CHARACTERS:
I loved almost all the characters in the drama till no one remained likable till the end. The focus on Mi Rae's mom was horrible and almost all characters behaved in the exact same way from beginning to end. Apart from Soo Jae (who I heartily disliked), none of them had any real growth. The silly conflicts were not convincing enough for me to warrant them under "character development".
ACTING:
Yoon Shi Yoon is a phenomenal actor and the biggest pull for me to check out this drama. Boy- I was so wrong! He was incredibly dull and flat here. I'd blame the writer and director more than the actor himself. His leading lady was the stiffest actress I've ever seen and which is also why I think the elder couple had more screentime. At least they were funny and could emote a bit. But never have I seen such mediocre acting from a cast ever in a weekend drama. It felt a bit tryhard to achieve a sitcom-y feel or there were forced emotional scenes where I could sense no depth. Overall it was totally lacking in this department.
ROMANCE:
I didn't care for it much. I shipped Na Yu Na with her boss most and no other couple was remotely exciting for me. Yoon Shi Yoon's kissing skills were totally wasted in this drama.
ENDING:
It was cheesy and horrible. Reminded me of very terrible 90s Bollywood movie endings and that is NOT something to be copied from. I literally hated it so much lol.
OVERALL:
Started off well but overall a meh drama. There's nothing "fresh" about it. It's a regular drama with the regular tropes like birth secrets, faux incest, sick parent, scams, annoying in-laws and with a message that everyone should be married. There's nothing revolutionary about this drama and it was same-old. So if that's what you prefer- go for it.
PLOT:
What started off as funny and promising was a big let down for me. Knowing some past works of the writer I wanted to keep my expectations low but I couldn't ignore the POTENTIAL the fresh premise had. Don't get me wrong- it started off fine. The characters were all a bit unusual and the initial interactions of the 3 main couples started off really well.
For most part they all came from good loving families instead of the very melodramatic, toxic families that tend to be rampant in many Kdramas. But I feel like the writer couldn't keep up with the challenging of status quos and instead almost all characters did a 180- they either "gave in" to marriage or started behaving erratically to create conflict and to give in way to cliches. I felt like that was rather pissy of the writer to please the audience with the usual crap they are used to watching.
CHARACTERS:
I loved almost all the characters in the drama till no one remained likable till the end. The focus on Mi Rae's mom was horrible and almost all characters behaved in the exact same way from beginning to end. Apart from Soo Jae (who I heartily disliked), none of them had any real growth. The silly conflicts were not convincing enough for me to warrant them under "character development".
ACTING:
Yoon Shi Yoon is a phenomenal actor and the biggest pull for me to check out this drama. Boy- I was so wrong! He was incredibly dull and flat here. I'd blame the writer and director more than the actor himself. His leading lady was the stiffest actress I've ever seen and which is also why I think the elder couple had more screentime. At least they were funny and could emote a bit. But never have I seen such mediocre acting from a cast ever in a weekend drama. It felt a bit tryhard to achieve a sitcom-y feel or there were forced emotional scenes where I could sense no depth. Overall it was totally lacking in this department.
ROMANCE:
I didn't care for it much. I shipped Na Yu Na with her boss most and no other couple was remotely exciting for me. Yoon Shi Yoon's kissing skills were totally wasted in this drama.
ENDING:
It was cheesy and horrible. Reminded me of very terrible 90s Bollywood movie endings and that is NOT something to be copied from. I literally hated it so much lol.
OVERALL:
Started off well but overall a meh drama. There's nothing "fresh" about it. It's a regular drama with the regular tropes like birth secrets, faux incest, sick parent, scams, annoying in-laws and with a message that everyone should be married. There's nothing revolutionary about this drama and it was same-old. So if that's what you prefer- go for it.
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