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A Good Watch, But Not a Great One

Sold Out On You is good. Not necessarily great, but a fine watch. I've just completed the show, so here are my pros and cons.

Pros:
- I loved the beginning and middle. The whole plot with it being a little rom-com with some angst from her trauma, insomnia, and depression was fantastic. As I was first watching, the part that brought me in was the where the FL was over-using her prescriptions and the color was falling onto the screen. I wish the story was more of a rom-com with angst scenes instead of going into a serious show and removing the rom-com completely.

- Despite what many think, I did enjoy the main couple. Just because they weren't "omg my hearts pounding every second when they are screen" doesn't mean they were lacking. They were calm, and I really liked that change when it comes to couples in K-dramas because I don't see a lot of it. My heart didn't have to race when they were on screen together. It just felt calm, comfortable, and at peace when they were together which is something I want in a romantic relationship.

- I love Eric. Honestly, I wish he had his own show. But in this show, it was a relief he wasn't a villain because I was getting major creepy vibes from him, but he was just a genuinely good guy in the end. Also, I loved how every time Mecchori thought of Eric, French music would play. As someone who is French that is a real fact. Wherever we go, French music will play.

- Many hate how the FL was mean to her father but idolized her mother. I, however, found it VERY realistic. I have a few relatives who were without their mother. Although their other guardians cared for them, loved them, fed, & clothed them, they always had an idolization and longing of their mother despite her never being in their lives. Seeing the FL experience this felt very natural as someone who knows this happens. People tend to long for the parent or parents they never had.

- Mecchori's second-hand man finally got some love. I've watched a many K-dramas, and my mans is in more than most. Sadly, as he usually plays the second-hand man to the rich ceo guy like how he is with Mecchori and Mecchori's actor in Business Proposal, he NEVER gets love. I felt so happy seeing him finally get with someone.

- The little girl was the best character. She was so sweet even though she was suffering from a terrible skin condition. Even to the people who made the cream and promoted it, she was so kind to Mecchori and FL. I'm glad she got a happy end with her skin condition getting a bit better with the Noori cream. Also her relationship with Mecchori was the sweetest thing.

Cons:
- The main story with the creams and the villains was a bit boring. I even found myself skipping lots of portions in the last three-ish remaining episodes due to the blandness. I do like the idea of the cream plot, but it could've been better with some better writing.

- I wish they kept the FL's "sad" story for a bit longer. In my personal opinion, that was the best part of the show. However, they kind of swept it under the rug after a few episodes and didn't really mention her troubles again.

- I hated the little girl's older sister. She hated the FL for something she didn't do. Don't get me wrong, I would hate someone too if they promoted a product that was harmful, but that's not what I'm trying to get at here. She despised the FL but not Mecchori? Although there were a few scenes where she did show hatred for the man who literally MADE the product, but a second later she is like "omg Mecchori please help me." Hate for whoever wrote her to be like that.

- The writing could've been WAY better. I know many compare this show to Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, but after watching, this show is NOTHING like HCCC. However, I did wish it had writing of HCCC, so at least the story could have been portrayed better. Also, the writing for the twist could have been better. It was quite predictable who was bad or "would be" the villain.

- I did not care for how we need immediately who would end up with who. They played the stupid cheesy music a new couple would meet. Like we did not need that for some couples who were literally only mentioned in passing and didn't get screentime or any development.

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Wish There Was More

I Cannot Reach You a cute BL that was short and to the point. It has been a little over a month I believe since I have actually completed this show, but I forgot I could write reviews. This review won't be incredibly detailed due to the show not being fresh in my brain. Other than that, please enjoy. Here are some of my pros and cons.

Pros:
- It was SO cute. Literally kicking my feet like a school girl at some scenes.

- I loved the love interest/second main lead. I related a lot to him in his personality when it comes to being close to something you cannot have. And when you can finally have it, you become too much for the other person to handle.

- Communication is key. I appreciate that they talked things out at least once per episode. It was refreshing to see considering most shows or movies rely on miscommunication to move their story forward. Although there was a few miscommunications throughout this story each miscommunication was solved shortly after it started. This is much more realistic because why wouldn't you want to talk something out (miscommunication or otherwise) if you truly wanted to be with them?

- My favorite character has to be the main side guy who kept pushing the two main guys together. Lwk wish he had more screentime. With him being incredibly chill with them being gay, it seemed like he was as well? That would've been a cool side story if the show was longer.

- The main female interest was also super kind. I liked how they didn't make her evil like how most shows make the main girl in a BL rude or just straight up the villainess. But no, she was super sweet and understanding. I wish her the best.

Cons:
- I didn't necessarily care for the Main guy's personality. It was a bit too much. In some scenes, it felt like watching an anime girl with some of the more dramatic expressions he has.

- I wished it was longer. -that is the real complaint. Cute short show.

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Phenomenal Acting, Great Story, and a Finale That Fell Just Short

Little Women, although contrary to the 1868 novel, is an incredible story. Here are my pros & cons. There are some spoilers so please don't read if you haven't watched already.

Pros:
- The acting is phenomenal. In the scene where the oldest sister slept with the flower, she truly felt like a different person. All the actors and their emotions felt so realistic. The acting was probably my favorite part of the entire show. The oldest sister's actress has amazing acting talent

- They even acted correctly with their respective personalities. Although very poor, the second oldest sister wanted the oldest sister to turn in the money because it wasn't hers. She even kept that "fight for justice" trait throughout the series and did everything in her power to have justice served. Also, I liked how in the beginning we knew the mother was lwk crazy, and they continued to keep her that level of crazy. Like yes, I crazy person who is dedicated to their society would let their husband die because they failed even though they love him. And yes, a crazy person would kidnap people and do all this stuff. In other words, I liked how she didn't "become crazy" like how most villains do in shows once it is known that they are the villain. She was crazy from the start.

- The story was very intriguing. Personally, I love shows & movies with murder mysteries. If you like those too, this is peak. Lots of deaths and lots of mysteries. I also liked how they didn't make the show demonic or anything. They could have with people seeing visions when smelling the flowers, but they chose not to which I really appreciate. Also, the completed story of the flower was very good. From the start to finish, I was very interested in how the show would thaw out the flower society's storyline.

- The side stories were very interesting. I loved the side story with the In-hye and her best friend. To me, that was a phenomenal story that fit their characters perfectly.

- The twist were pretty good. My favorite has to be the one where Hwa-young in Singapore was actually In-hye's best friend's mother (I don't really remember names well). It was well planned out where we, as the audience, could really expect it to be Hwa-young. But again, we saw her body, we knew she was dead, and we never saw "her" face when she was running away. Also, the twist where the mother was the real villain was very well planned out due to her line where she used the word "man servant (or at least something similar)" to her husband in the first few episodes. It showed that writers already had planned out she was the real villain as she had power over her husband, but they chose to just give a few snippets of hints to who the real villain was.

- The character development was good but not great. The oldest sister seemed to be the only one with REAL character development. Even with hoping Hwa-young was still alive, she never brought the money with her nor did she give away her gun. In the earlier episodes, the oldest sister- who is very naive -would absolutely bring the money with her for Hwa-young. But throughout the story she learned her lesson. I also liked for her that she still had some "naive-ness" with her at the end showing people just don't change a large portion of their personality over night but they improve on their lower qualities over time. Also, I liked the small character development of In-hye. She throughout the story started to become a real friend to her "best friend" and starting being more caring with her older sisters who did EVERYTHING they could for her. I also liked how they explained her reasoning on why she acting the way she did.

- I LOVED that the brought back stuff discussed in the earlier episodes instead of just forgetting about them like how most shows or movies do. For me, I loved that they brought back the apartment that the main girl wanted to get for her and her family. When she was first in the apartment, she could finally imagine a life where her and her sisters wouldn't be punished for being poor, but could live in a clean, beautiful place peacefully. When she came back to the apartment, it showed that she now could have that life even if it wasn't with her living with her sisters.

- The ending was satisfying. It wasn't the best ending I could think of though. The best ending of any show doesn't have to be just a "good ending" but it has to fit the story the best. I liked how everyone got a happy ending, so I wasn't crying in my bed over how sad it could be. The heroes got what the needed and the villains were dead.

Cons:
- I disliked a few of their remaining connections. Like what happened with Ma-ri? Why would they STILL be in contact with their mother after everything that she did? Why did In-hye's best friend have no reaction to BOTH of her parent's dying when earlier she was fine with her father being a killer because at least he wasn't poor? Why was the father shown at Hwa-young's place both in the dashcam AND in the oldest sister's flower infected dream when he wasn't the killer? How did Choi not get in any trouble after lwk lying to the court saying it is all his fault when Hwa-young later says it is all her fault? How can the main girl forgive Hwa-young so easily even though she was using her in the mother's game? Why was the mother's game about the main girl mentioned like once then dropped?

- I didn't care for Hwa-young's reasoning for why she was still alive. "It was this girl who wanted to khs. So, we decided to switch lives" ?? I'm sure websites like that do, in fact, exist. That isn't the problem. It is the problem that it took TWO YEARS for the switch to start happening. "She had to grow out her hair" was one of the reasons it took so long. JUST CUT YOUR HAIR OMG. I thought it was stupid and could've been explained better.

- The climax was boring and VERY anticlimactic. It had a lot of potential with the mother being very crazy and the hydrochloric acid replacing the water, but the main girl got Hwa-young out of their so fast and her fight with the mother didn't even last a minute. Worst of all, she came out unscathed.

- The ending was a little too happy. Although I really like the ending because it was happy, I just feel like it went too smoothly. A bit unrealistic. Also, only the last two episodes was I a TAD bit bored with the whole court case and everything.

- Although not a technically con, I really hoped for a romance between the main girl and Choi. They had fantastic chemistry and proved on many different occasions that they liked or at least cared for each other. For the main girl (although she kept questioning his trust because he is morally grey), she showed she liked him a bit at least when she was with her sister and the one guy when they first found out about the deeper connection of the flower. For Choi, he LITERALLY risked his life on multiple occasions for her. The main reasoning behind that one is in the climax. He already knew where all the money was while she didn't. But, he still chose to save her life. Also, do I need to mention the little "I'll see you soon" smirk in his last scene? I had hoped that the main girl's final scene would be leaving for Greece with all her money since the reason she didn't originally was because she didn't have that money. Also, he literally was setting himself up to go to jail for her in the court scene, just saying. No way he cared for money more than her at the end.

Overall:
- Solid show. 8.5/10 imp. Great mystery with great actors just needs a bit of a touch up on some loose threads and a better climax.

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