The kind of dramas that's best enjoy with your brain removed!
This drama was like a beautifully presented meal that fooled you with its appearance, but after a few forkfuls, you realised the quality and cooking didn't match. There was a strong focus on the aesthetics, but when style was prioritised over substance, the result was as hollow as my brain needed to be to keep enjoying it beyond the initial episodes.
The first quarter of the drama was enjoyable, but it got repetitive for the next 10 episodes, before the writing turned to shit during the last half. I don’t expected 100% realism, but I do like a certain amount of care and thoughtfulness in writing and execution that helps to maintain my suspension of disbelief. Something that was utterly missing here. It became so ridiculous that instead of being swept away, I just LOL far too many times during what were meant to be “whoa” moments. It took me right out of the story. There is suspension of disbelief, then there is “leave your brain on another continent”.
Unfortunately, this lack of care was an extension of the uneven/poor writing, including the sidelining of the male lead to glorify the female lead to an absurd extent. So what you get is a common problem with these dramas - the writing tells you that this and that character is one way, but nothing in the writing truly shows what you keep being told. The result was a dud. Vibes, aesthetics, and pretty people doing things are not enough to sustain interest in a 40-episode drama.
The first quarter of the drama was enjoyable, but it got repetitive for the next 10 episodes, before the writing turned to shit during the last half. I don’t expected 100% realism, but I do like a certain amount of care and thoughtfulness in writing and execution that helps to maintain my suspension of disbelief. Something that was utterly missing here. It became so ridiculous that instead of being swept away, I just LOL far too many times during what were meant to be “whoa” moments. It took me right out of the story. There is suspension of disbelief, then there is “leave your brain on another continent”.
Unfortunately, this lack of care was an extension of the uneven/poor writing, including the sidelining of the male lead to glorify the female lead to an absurd extent. So what you get is a common problem with these dramas - the writing tells you that this and that character is one way, but nothing in the writing truly shows what you keep being told. The result was a dud. Vibes, aesthetics, and pretty people doing things are not enough to sustain interest in a 40-episode drama.
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