FAILURE
The Trailers were misleading.This drama promised to offer something fresh and healing.
We all thought it would be about young people struggling to find themselves amid all the difficulties, their traumas and past, all while welcoming their nephew into their lives and becoming parental figures for him.
But it really wasn't.
The producer and writer really FLOPPED REALLY HARD.
Instead of giving a concrete drama with a decent storyline, they went for the short and made a stupid love triangle that NEVER ENDS.
I get that the FL rekindling with her past first love (SML) is part of the concept of ''navigating life as a young adult and finding herself'', but there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON for it to last for 7+ episodes. The baby plot was buried, and they made the ML stay like an NPC who suffers for an average, stupid girl who can't set boundaries.
Don't waste your time on this mediocre drama.
Giving it a 1 because it's impossible to give 0.5 (Sorry baby Woojo, you were amazing, but that stupid Sunbae ruined the drama)
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The Early Spring: A vision that would never be explored to its full potential
This show will surely be unexpectedly one of the best C-dramas of 2026. Captivating, relatable, and well-written; Those are the first words that come to mind when I think about this drama.Nevertheless, despite all its amazing qualities, The Early Spring sadly misses the opportunity to explore its subject to its fullest potential. The first six episodes were incredible and, dare I say, flawless. The story starts off captivatingly with all the tension between the two leads. I loved how the drama didn't waste any time and immediately introduced viewers to the growing tension between the characters, highlighting their looks, gestures, and even their breathing. The actors executed their roles perfectly without any flaws.
Despite all this potential at the beginning, which generated a lot of excitement among viewers and led platforms like Youku and Netflix to release only one episode per day instead of two due to the drama's growing popularity, the momentum drops drastically. This decline isn't because of the new release schedule but rather due to the direction the story takes.
Our dear leads, Flora and Luke, become trapped in an endless loop of building tension, only to drop the pot when it becomes too hot to handle. Initially, this was acceptable because it aligns with the main theme of the drama: a toxic relationship. However, this does not excuse the directors and producers for failing to focus more on the character development of our leads while they continue their toxic relationship. More character development would have made the story more engaging and intriguing.
In the middle of the drama (episodes 10-20), we witnessed countless cycles of tension between Luke and Flora with no resolution. Then, in the last four episodes, they attempted to squeeze everything together into a conclusion.
Even their eventual split (the official one) will be filled with flaws and mistakes, which I would describe as rookie mistakes.
After the breakup, Flora goes to Luke's house to collect her belongings. Luke arrives while she is visibly packing a suitcase, but when she puts the suitcase aside, she attempts to convince their dog to come with her, only to have the dog refuse to budge. After failing to take the dog, she leaves his apartment without her suitcase. I noticed this right away without needing to rewind or anything.
When a drama is captivating, you tend to focus on the story and overlook possible background mistakes. Conversely, when the story isn't as engaging, you pay more attention to non-critical aspects of the drama.
In short, it's a good drama, but I feel they missed a great opportunity to deepen the meaning of the story. I definitely recommend watching it!
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Disappointing
This drama had so much potential at first.The cast was perfect, the aesthetic was on point, the teasers were on point, the story seemed interesting...
The execution of all this? Horrible; a complete mess...
32 episodes for nothing. They could have covered all that in 10 episodes....
To be honest, the first 7 episodes were amazing. We could see the author's intention. The climax was building, and the tension too. But just when you're waiting for the drop that will make the vase collapse, all the tension built up transformed into confusion. We have a time jump, a changed man who looks traumatized for a reason that HE INFLICTED ON HIMSELF, so like?!? Immature people who swear they ''love'' each other but can't be together for absolutely no valid reason, but like?!?!
Honestly, to summarize the drama: they had attachment issues because of their parents and had difficulty committing to a relationship....
Very boring, and the action plot that was supposed to be interesting and catchy completely flopped because it made no sense...
So far, the worst work of Song Wei Long and Zhang Jing Yi, who are FANTASTIC actors, but this drama didn't do them justice, and that's what's most disappointing, because they're actors I love seeing on my screen, but this drama was really badly executed
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Don’t waste your time
You want to know how trash it is?It give the vibe of the drama called “Somebody”
But it is AS WORSE as “Love Alarm”.
The ending was a mess and honestly the concept had so much potential but they COMPLETELY wasted it and were successful on making something with potential a trash…
Really do not recommend
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