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The first ten-ish episodes were REALLY damn good, and I was pretty sure I'd found my next obsession. The main characters were super cute together, the plot was moving along at a really good pace, and I loved the development of the side characters.
Then, I have no idea what happened. I felt like I must've missed an episode where something terrible happened, because it felt like there was so much random angst, and I didn't know why the characters were making bad decisions.
Sung-Yeol started out as one of my favorites, and I even felt a tickle of second lead syndrome. But his character regression was one of the worst I'd ever seen, and his temper tantrum lasted way longer than it had to. A lot of the side characters, like both Sung-Yeol's parents also started not being able to communicate and lacking common sense. The mom was especially frustrating, and I don't think I ever got a good enough reason why she did what she did. Overall, everybody being stupid made the drama have eight more episodes than it needed.
I had read reviews saying that the beginning and end were good, but the middle dropped off. For me, the middle dropped off and the end never got better. It utilized a cliche and didn't explain it well, and there was a dreaded time skip. Overall, I really wished that the angel thing was explained more, because I wanted to learn more about how everything worked, and if the world-building had been stronger, I'm sure the plot would have had more, instead of dragging out the same thing for eight episodes.
One side ship that I really rooted for was Tae-Ho and Joo-Ah, both characters who I had a soft spot for from the first second they appeared on screen. I liked how the ensemble grew in size as the drama went on and that friendship started to play a bigger role than romance.
I also really liked how witty and meta this drama could be at times, talking about dramas and love triangles. Those little comments always made me laugh.
The OST is also surprisingly good—every song was a bop and I'll be downloading them all!
Then, I have no idea what happened. I felt like I must've missed an episode where something terrible happened, because it felt like there was so much random angst, and I didn't know why the characters were making bad decisions.
Sung-Yeol started out as one of my favorites, and I even felt a tickle of second lead syndrome. But his character regression was one of the worst I'd ever seen, and his temper tantrum lasted way longer than it had to. A lot of the side characters, like both Sung-Yeol's parents also started not being able to communicate and lacking common sense. The mom was especially frustrating, and I don't think I ever got a good enough reason why she did what she did. Overall, everybody being stupid made the drama have eight more episodes than it needed.
I had read reviews saying that the beginning and end were good, but the middle dropped off. For me, the middle dropped off and the end never got better. It utilized a cliche and didn't explain it well, and there was a dreaded time skip. Overall, I really wished that the angel thing was explained more, because I wanted to learn more about how everything worked, and if the world-building had been stronger, I'm sure the plot would have had more, instead of dragging out the same thing for eight episodes.
One side ship that I really rooted for was Tae-Ho and Joo-Ah, both characters who I had a soft spot for from the first second they appeared on screen. I liked how the ensemble grew in size as the drama went on and that friendship started to play a bigger role than romance.
I also really liked how witty and meta this drama could be at times, talking about dramas and love triangles. Those little comments always made me laugh.
The OST is also surprisingly good—every song was a bop and I'll be downloading them all!
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