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Updated Review 2022:

Wow. What a difference time (and age (I’m getting old, folks)) makes. I don't remember when I first watched this drama (pretty sure the date for my original review is wrong), but my thoughts today are so vastly different from what they were then, that all I can say is.... I was wrong. Very wrong. Like cringing with embarrassment as I read my old review through my fingers, wrong. (You can also cringe-read that review below this updated one, as I've left it up for posterity's sake.)

Sometimes you have an inaccurate understanding of a stories characters, their motivations, their life experiences, what the writer is trying to convey/portray with their actions, and I would say that was definitely the case for me with this drama. I didn’t connect with any of the characters, including the leads. I found the romance unbelievable (I couldn’t see him falling in love with her, even when I held up a microscope). I wanted to throw the secondary leads into a fire (I mean, what’s new with these old-school dramas, lol). Basically, I DETESTED this drama.

But I was also in my rom-com’s only, don’t really care about what’s happening outside of the romance, only secondary characters who are happy and fun please, phase. There's nothing ultimately wrong with this, in my opinion, and I still very much have that side of me at times, but I’ve definitely changed as a drama-watcher since first watching Personal Taste. I’ve expanded my list of genre’s I’m willing to sit down in front of my computer for, I’ve found I actually enjoy stories that aren’t solely about romance or maybe don’t have romance at all, I’m genuinely interested in all of the side characters and watching their story arc progression, and I’ve even become more open to understanding the ‘evil’ secondary leads and seeing them as 3-dimensional characters rather than simply ‘the bad guy(s) out to stop my OTP.’

I was unsure going into Personal Taste a second time if it was really worth it to give the drama another chance, but I was also very curious to see if my perspective had changed. And I'm here to say that I was pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying this drama. Not only did I not need a microscope to see the romance, I Liked the main couple. A Lot. All of the stuff with the house and the competition and trying to figure out the perfect design bored me before, but I was firmly invested this time. The heartbreaking circumstances of the death of the female lead’s mother and her subsequent feelings of guilt and self-loathing and worthlessness struck a real chord with me. And believe it or not, I found myself feeling sympathetic for both secondary participants in the drama’s love octopus. The second male lead has a fantastic period of growth in the story where he becomes just plain likable. They kind of ruin it for a bit towards the end, but they do ultimately choose to leave him a redeemed man, which I’m happy with. My sympathy waned over time for the second female lead as the writers don’t do a lot to make her particularly sympathetic, but her motivations made sense to me, and I pitied her to a certain degree.

Overall, this is just a much better drama then I gave it credit for before, and I’m glad I re-watched it, because now I can set the record straight on how I feel about it. I think it’s pretty dang great, and I recommend it.

Original Review:
I don't remember most of what happened in this drama as I found the whole thing completely uninteresting.

The leads had Zero chemistry. Like, none. They put in an admirable effort, but it was just not there. Which is disappointing, because more chemistry between them might have made this a better drama for me. (Being able to believe in a romance is key.) But I couldn’t believe in them as a couple, and watching them be romantic with each other quickly went from cute to awkward, and then from awkward to uncomfortable. The final scene…made me want to close my eyes and pretend it wasn’t happening.

I have No idea why this Love Octopus (love triangle) existed. Park Kae In being hung up on him, sure. I can understand that. But why was he so determined to get her back???

HE DIDN'T LIKE HER, FAM.

He should have been tossed in a fire and never seen from again.

The second female lead? I’m honestly not even sure why she dumped the second male lead to begin with since she knew the whole time she was dating him that he was seeing her ‘best friend’ too and didn't seem all that upset about it. Just marry the dude and get it over with. The two of you clearly deserve each other. (Hate is Not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about the secondary leads.)

And does it not seem a little unrealistic that after all those years of living in that house that she would have never moved the pallet out of the middle of her living/dining room and seen that there was a glass floor underneath? Did she never spill her food and have to clean it up? Like ever?

Honestly, the farther away from this drama I get…the more I hate it. Very little chemistry between the leads. The secondary leads were awful. The Love Octopus should not exist. The overarching storyline was uninteresting. The ending was completely awkward and lackluster. And you would think with those two living in close quarters like that, we would get more awkward, romantic, run-ins. But no, the drama denied me that.

This is not worth the watch, in my opinion.

At least her house was pretty though?

Leia Mais

I watched every episode--if you doubt me check the discussion board in which i comment on every single episode. In order to avoid bias, my individual episode reviews were rated up one point.

I think that when this show turned into a melodrama, it began to capture my interest. I also think that the character of Housekeeper--their cousin--is what saves this show from being a total disgrace. I think that every character in this show had moments where they performed okay but overall the performances were lacking, and most of this I attribute to the script. I don't think that the two leads had a great deal of chemistry, but watch for yourself and judge.

I think this show is one of the most inconsistent shows, filled with painful comedy, even more painful music (that often ruined my ability to enjoy the show), and some of the most random and unnecessary filler that has graced television. The show was sometimes excellent, but most of the time it was mediocre or downright awful.

If you are looking for a light comedy, this show will eventually disappoint you as it turns into a melodrama. If you are looking for drama, this show will disappoint you with its slap-stick humor. If anything this show was like missing soda, cereal, and peanut butter in a blender--on their own, these are great but when mixed together it is just nasty. This show had no balance.

I give it a 6.0 overall. But I did rate some episodes as high as an 8.0 (remember, I added a point, so technically a 7.0 because i was rating the show against itself). However, a lot of people genuinely loved this show, so I encourage you to read the other reviews and watch the show yourself to see what you think. I wanted to drop this show but this was a personal challenge, to try something different.

Leia Mais

Updated Review 2022:

I just finished watching this drama for a second time, and I have to say, it mostly holds up. Just You is very much a fluffy, cotton-candy rom-com in many respects. The female lead is bubbly and determined and ever cheerful, every employee at Gaze is romantically paired off by the end, it has that intentional over-acting acting style that all dramas of its time had, and at one point, even the female leads goldfish gets in on the action with an overly dramatic backstory. But something I didn't expect when I started my re-watch was how adept the writers were at creating meaningful characters and stories amidst it all. Just You frequently surprises you with its depth and multi-dimension.

Don't misunderstand. The drama doesn't lack in silly situations (see goldfish above, lol). It is very much a drama of its time. But with a couple of plot exceptions, it doesn't resort to just plain stupidity or illogicalness. Characters actions and behaviors are very natural, the conflicts they each experience are very real and touch on a number of issues, and even all of the side couples get together in believable ways and have really pleasant dynamics with one another. (I'm an unabashed fan of every single side couple. THEY'RE ALL SO CUTE, I'M GONNA DIE!!!!)

The one thing that holds this drama back is the love triangle/office drama.

First and foremost, I cannot enjoy plotlines that involve past loves coming back in order to get back together with one of the leads, but they never apologize for what they did to the lead in the first place. I don't understand being the sort of person who can break someone's heart and feel no remorse over it, then come back and try to start over where they left off. This is a classic drama trope I'm glad we've mostly done away with.

The love triangle/office drama also just last waaaay too long for no discernible reason other than I assume to fulfill the episode length. The entire investigation is very poorly done and would have taken one person looking at some camera footage to find out the truth and then reporting it to the partner company to resolve. Also, I don't think it was intentional, but dragging the love-triangle/office drama out for so long really gave Qi Yi a bad look. Jia Yu is given so much leeway with her behavior, often by Qi Yi himself, which understandably gives Liang Liang the wrong impression. I get Qi Yi trying to be surreptitious so that the Jia Yu doesn't realize what's he's doing behind the scenes, but there should have been some gosh-darn boundaries put in place.

That being said, I really like the redemption arc for Jia Yu. While we probably should have been given some of her backstory earlier, I think Jia Yu's backstory makes sense and gives some context to her character. And I don't usually feel this way about evil second leads. 9 times out of 10, I'm ready to chuck them in a fire and be done with it. But her backstory works for me here, and I'm really glad they included it.

Of course, the finale is a little drippy (sappy) in places and very tied-together-with-a-bow, but you have to expect that with a drama from this era, and it all fits pretty well with the tone and style of the rest of the story. If you go into this not expecting a perfect happy ending, you picked the wrong drama, lol.

I'm glad I re-watched this. I don't know if I will ever watch it again, but it was nice to go down memory lane with such a fun cast of characters.

Original Review:
Enjoyed it more then I probably should have. The leads are just plain dynamite together.

Leia Mais

Updated Review 2024:

I understand why I liked this drama so much the first time I watched it. One, it's a noona romance, and I love noona romances. Two, I really like Shinohara Ryoko as an actress, and she plays this character really well. Three, I find messy, awkward, insecure, goofy female leads charming. Four, it's a noona romance, lol. (And there are some legitimately swoon worthy moments in this noona romance.)

But...

There are elements of this noona romance that are problematic. I hate using that word, because it's been so overused the last so many years that I honestly hate the sound of it. But this romance...kind of fits the bill.

To start off, I'm much older now than when I first watched this, much closer in age to the female lead now, and that gives me a very different perspective. I understand the implications now of a much older woman dating someone as young as the male lead. I openly admit that one of my favorite dramas is High School King of Savvy which has a similar age gap, and I love that drama to pieces. But if that drama had cast an actually significantly younger male actor in the lead, I would feel very differently about it. Casting Seo In Guk is what saves Savvy for me.

When you step away from the age gap, however, you find other problems. Such as the dynamic between the male lead and his stepsister. They have a frankly bizarre and unhealthy dynamic, and there's one scene specifically that makes the whole thing feel super weird. I actually remember thinking during my first watch through that it might be indicating some degree of incest. After a rewatch, I understand what the scene was intended to convey, but...that was not the way to go about it. But even outside of that moment, the dysfunction definitely bleeds into the female lead's relationships with both male leads in somewhat uncomfortable ways.

Then there's the fact that so much of the male leads motivation for going after the female lead for so much of the drama is just pure selfishness. And then when he starts to develop feelings for her, you don't really know why. Why is he attracted to this much older woman who is honestly kind of a mess? A charming mess, but still a mess. At times, she almost felt like a maternal figure for him, which definitely felt weird.

The main complaint against the second male lead is that he rags on the female lead a lot. This turns a lot of viewers off. But it's obviously that 'I just like to give you a hard time, I don't actually dislike you' and 'I sort of have feelings for you that I don't really want to admit' kind of ragging, which I don't personally mind in dramas. He's that kind of friend you know so well that you just tell each other what you really think. And when he starts to realize his own feelings, it feels very natural and believable. Truthfully, in a better written drama, the female lead would have ended up with the second male lead. Given her desire for marriage and children, how open they are able to be with each other, and how they both have genuine feelings for one other, he really does make the most sense.

Now that I've rewatched it, I find this drama to be kind of meh. It does have its own charm in its own way, so if you're looking for something fluffy where you can turn your brain off and just have a good time, this is a decent drama to go to. But I would definitely recommend turning off your brain.


Original Review:
Ten out of Ten. 2 Thumbs up. All the stars in the sky. I really don't think there are enough superlatives in existence to describe how good this drama is. If it isn't on your must watch list, then Put It On There Right Now!

Leia Mais

I really wanted this drama to work. I don't know why, as there's nothing all that compelling about the characters or the story, and the leads don't have much chemistry (which is surprising considering they were apparently dynamite opposite each other in a previous drama). But something about this drama made me really want it to be good. That feeling is ultimately what sustained me through a largely dissatisfying viewing experience.

Watching this drama felt much like reading a book out of order or listening to a song in disjointed parts. The beginning and ending were in the right place, but the middle was all mixed up. There's very little conflict in the first half with the lead couple breezing their way through acquaintanceship, friendship, and eventually romance. It's not a compelling relationship, and you keep feeling like you're missing something (like perhaps a reason to care), but the longer the drama goes on, the more you feel like the writers really have nothing to say and that this is all there is. It's not a particularly interesting viewing experience, to say the least, and I kept waiting and hoping for something to Happen. Unfortunately, the writers efforts at making something happen came both too late in the story and were more annoying than they were compelling. We, of course, get the expected happy ending and maybe in another version of this drama it could have been satisfying, but I ultimately walked away bored with the whole thing.

I'm over this drama now and don't really think about it unless I come across it on Dramalist or some other drama website, but the quiet dissatisfaction I felt after finishing it has stayed with me. For whatever reason, I really wanted this drama to figure itself out, and it never did, and that's just stuck with me.

I wouldn't recommend this drama.

Leia Mais

Let me say this right off the bat.

I don't have an inherent problem with age gaps between adults as long as the relationship is a healthy, appropriate, mutually beneficial one. When it comes to relationships between a teenager and an adult (because I think it’s important to separate this issue from that of age gaps between two adults since they are not the same thing), it's a little different. The maturity difference between a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old is probably not (typically) going to be so vast as to make a relationship between two people of these ages a problem. Widen the gap to, for example, 17 and 25, and I'm unsure how likely it is for such a relationship to survive, but I'm willing to give the story a chance. Widen the gap further to 17 and late 20's/early 30's, and you're going to have to do it like High School King of Savvy did where the high schooler is played by a grown-up for me to be able to immerse myself in the story and not feel weird about it.

So I’ll be totally honest and say that I struggled with the age issue here. I wanted the leads together, but I also wanted the male lead to be older. There's definitely not a reason, in terms of story, that he couldn't have already been 20 or 21 years old. Even 19 would have been better (although still not preferrable). (For reference, Korean age is calculated differently than in the West, so while the drama says he's 18 or 19, he's actually a year or two younger in western age.)

Age issue aside, there is a lot to love about this romance. Great chemistry, realistic compatibility, mutual respect and genuine attraction. Overall, they're an adorable OTP. My only complaints about the romance outside of age?

I don't know why Soo Ha had to already be in love with Hye Sung at the beginning of the drama, considering they barely knew each other outside of their one encounter years ago. From a writing standpoint, it would have made more sense if he had searched her out simply because of his desire to look out for her and follow through on his promise. Love could have come later. That being said, this is a very chaste drama. There are a couple kisses, and they are very tender and sweet, but they are very appropriate for the male leads age. Beyond that, the leads have very little physical contact.

Now that all of that is out of the way.

This is technically a court/crime romance drama (with a side of supernatural), but while there’s lots of court and crime drama to go around, there’s also an awful lot of drama law Logic as well.

For the first half of the story, the court/crime drama is set up in a ‘case of the day’ format. But halfway through, the overarching mystery takes precedence, to the point that it overshadows the rest of the drama almost completely, and I eventually began to lose all interest in the story. (Watching the last few episodes felt like a chore, which is never a good thing.)

No one’s choices made any sense. The villain was cartoony and not smart. His backstory could have been compelling, but the writers handled it so poorly that I didn’t care. As I said earlier, the story was Rife with drama law logic, and the legal system was treated like a plaything to be used however it’s owners wanted to use it, the rules constantly changing. (For example, the villain (who had some terribad facial hair at one point) CUTS OFF HIS OWN HAND!!!! in order to frame the male lead for murder, and of course, the police find said missing hand and arrest the male lead for murder. Because all the proof you need of a murder is a severed hand.) It was all just incredibly stupid.

I could express disappointment here at the supernatural element of the drama and how it was handled, but I honestly don't mind that we never got any explanation as to why Soo Ha could read people’s minds. It was clearly only in the story as a means of bringing Soo Ha and Hye Sung together, and I was perfectly okay with that.

In terms of characters, I loved both leads. Soo Ha is all the good things. Intelligent, sensitive, kind, protective, genuine, encouraging, supportive. He never comes off as childish or immature (which may or may not be realistic, depending on your personal opinion of the maturity level of teenage boys).

Hye Sung is a fun mix of confident and awkward, brash and intelligent, and extremely lazy. She flies through life by the seat of her pants and when something goes wrong or opposite of how she expects, she just finds a way to go with it. In a list of female drama characters I wish I could be like, she would definitely be on that list. (But I’d like to be her After she’s already gone through all of the craziness in this drama. No crazy murderers needed in my life, thank you very much.)

Kwan Woo is incredibly kind. He's one of the kindest male drama characters I’ve ever seen. He’s modest and unassuming, with a sense of justice that is almost unparalleled. He’ll follow a case to the end. I struggled with some second lead feels simply because he’s so wonderful, but ultimately, he wasn’t meant to be with Hye Sung. He was honestly too good for her. Like, he was too good of a Person. I have a feeling his extreme kindness eventually would have driven her nuts.

Do Yun was never an intriguing character. As is typical in older Korean dramas, she was a mean girl. As is not typical in older Korean dramas, she had absolutely zero interest in our male lead. (Which makes sense. It’s one thing to pair up an almost-but-not-quite-adult teenage boy with an older woman. It’s another thing to stick him in-between Two adult women. That’s definitely past my comfort level.) She almost becomes an ally to Hye Sung at the end, but the writer’s chose to leave the two as frenemies instead.

Joon Gook is a terrible character. He’s poorly written and not interesting. There was a point where I could have been compelled to care about his backstory, but then he went off the deep end, and I stopped giving a shit.

Sung Bin drove me batshit crazy. I don’t know what the determining factor is on whether I will like or hate a character who’s really persistent in the love department (because I’m very picky when it’s comes to characters like that), but whatever it is, she definitely fell into the ‘HOLY BANANA PANCAKES BATMAN WHY WILL SHE NOT GO AWAY?!’

And we’re not even going to talk about Dae Suk, Do Yun’s ‘father.’ Mainly because the actor playing him was bad at his job. Like, really bad. Like, he consistently makes weird facial expressions that don’t look like anything I’ve ever seen anyone else make when they Aren’t constipated, bad.

Truthfully, I only finished this drama because it would have been a waste Not to finish something I had loved so much in the beginning. Throughout the first half, I was completely committed to the story. Then the aforementioned mystery and drama law logic completely sucked the life out of everything in the second half, and I had to take a break before watching the last few episodes because I was so stressed out. It was okay when the court drama was about Other people and not about our main characters. The ‘crime of the day’ set up didn’t require me to invest all of my energy into it, so I could focus that energy where it should be focused, on the romance. But when I had to divide my energy between our adorable OTP and the insanely frustrating court/crime drama surrounding them, I found that the OTP was not a compelling enough reason to do so.

If you’re looking for a drama that accurately portrays the legal system in South Korea and handles it’s overall mystery in a way that is actually satisfying…you’ll probably want to pass this one on up. But if you can handle drama law logic (and a romance between a teenager and an adult), then I still recommend this drama. There are a lot of good things about it.

Just don’t pay too much attention to all the stuff that happens outside of the romance, and you should be fine.

Leia Mais

I think the drama’s portrayal of what it’s like to be a 20 something looking for meaning in life and a place to belong is spot on. The stress of job hunting and job interviews. The frustration of working a job that’s not fulfilling and/or brings extra baggage. The pursuit of a dream that may or may not be attainable. The desire for life to have some kind of meaning. The writers really understand what it’s like to be in your 20’s and seeking purpose.

I also think the struggle of losing a family member was, apart from one moment, very tenderly and appropriately portrayed. I felt for each family member as they tried to deal with her death in their own unique ways, and I rejoiced with them when they finally came together as a family and made the choice to let go and move on.

Kim Sol is the cutest thing ever, and I want to be her best friend. She can do my nails, and I can…um…I can…well, I’d think of something, but it would awesome and wonderful, and I want it to happen now. Kim Seul Gi has been one of my favorite Korean actresses ever since I saw her in Flower Boy Next Door as the stressed, cranky, tired editor with the puffy eyes and big personality. The life she brings to her characters is contagious and really makes you want to like her.

Im Seul Ong is a hottie patottie and really makes me wish I liked 2AM’s music. (Me and Korean ballads? We don’t hate each other. We just don’t hang out.) His character, Seon Jae, was just so painfully sweet and shy, and I alternated between wanting to snuggle him and wanting to attack his face with mine. (I’m talking about kissing.)

The rest of the characters were fabulous and really made me wish I lived in the boarding house too. Think about all the fun shenanigans you could get up to?

There were really so many sweet and precious moments throughout this drama. I was squealing and flailing and just generally fangirling the entire time. When Seon jae helps Kim Sol lock the door to her nail shop. When they sit outside looking at the stars. When she takes him shopping for new clothes. That kiss. Everything was very real, very possible. Nothing felt unrealistic or over the top. You could see they were really falling for each other, and I didn’t feel like I had seen this same kind of relationship in another drama before.

I didn’t totally believe it when they started fighting with each other, because it was a rather abrupt change from all the ‘I like you. You like me. We like each other. Should we tell each other?’ pleasantness that had preceded it. I just wasn’t on board for the fighting, and I don’t think they were either. But it all worked out in the end, and my precious babies ended up together just like they were meant to.

This is definitely one of the best web dramas I've ever seen. It’s only 6 episodes long at 11 minutes each, so it’s perfect for when you’re in-between dramas or trying to introduce someone else to them or just want something short to enjoy. The story is sweet and realistic and really hit home with me, a 26 year going through my own quarter life crisis of trying to find a job I can do that I'm good at and find fulfilling. Just a great little series overall, and I recommend it to Everyone!

Leia Mais

Updated Review 2021:

This is an updated review after a recent re-watch:

I wondered as I was re-watching this drama if I would have trouble getting through it a second time. Would I find myself frustrated and disappointed with the story? Would a second viewing ruin the feelings I had the first time around? Would I find the age gap extremely uncomfortable? Surprisingly, I found the opposite to be true. I happily breezed through the entire thing over the course of 3 days and then subsequently suffered from the wonderful/dreadful drama hangover so many of us experience when we finish a drama we’ve loved. This, of course, makes me very happy as it means that I still enjoy the drama as much as I did the first time I watched it.

So I guess I’ll go about this review by addressing the thoughts/feelings/complaints I had with the drama the first time I watched it and how I think/feel/would complain about the drama now.

1) I have to start off with the most important aspect of this drama, that being the age difference. This is going to be the make or break part of the drama for most people, and understandably so. I myself couldn’t initially remember just how wide the age gap was between the leads, and for awhile, I secretly hoped it would be only five or six years. Alas, it is eventually revealed to be ten.

To be honest, I’m still confused about the exact ages of both leads, but the age gap didn’t bother me while re-watching. Of course, that’s probably solely because the male lead is played by a much older actor, so it’s easy to ignore the gap. Would I feel the same way if this were real life and not Seo In Guk playing a character much younger than himself? Absolutely not. Real life is very different from a Kdrama. But the leads work well together, you see very little of Min Seok’s school life, and there’s no untoward or inappropriate behavior in the main couple’s relationship, so I was able to overlook it. Not everyone else will be able to do so, however, so it’s something to keep in mind going into the drama.

2) I liked Director Yoo as a character much better this time around then I did the first time. I understood him better and wasn’t as turned off by him as I had been before. Yes, he’s a dismissive and thoughtless jerk, but up to the moment with the forced kiss and the fist fight with Min Seok, that’s all he is. And afterwards, he’s incredibly respectful and apologetic towards Soo Young and even displays some nobleness in his effort to save his father’s company from possible ruin. He’s not as fleshed out of a character as he could have been (which is a shame as he could have been much more interesting and provided some real competition for Min Seok), and the story still provides no compelling reason for me to believe he actually falls for Soo Young in any way, but he’s not as terrible a character as I thought he was, and I’m happy to be able to say that.

3) This isn’t something I personally had or have any complaints about, but it is something a lot of other viewers have complained about, so I think it’s worth mentioning. We get to see how masquerading as the Director affects the hockey side of Min Seok’s life, something that ends up being a very poignant part of the drama, but we don’t see it have any effect whatsoever on Min Seok’s academic life. He never gets caught skipping school, there’s little focus on his grades, there’s little focus on his school life at all. This will bother some people as it’s an unrealistic plot hole, but it never bothered me as I was never invested in that side of the story to begin with. Ultimately, Min Seok’s academics were never all that important to him. He was clearly not a superb student to begin with and most likely didn’t have any serious plans of higher education. His goal was to play hockey, and that’s why we spent so much time watching him working, practicing, and playing with his team. It’s also why it’s so poignant and heartbreaking to see him have to give up that dream later on in the drama. Is it a flaw of the drama that this part of his life gets so little screentime? Most likely, but I don’t really care.

4) Hyung is an underwhelming character and only serves as a vote in a boardroom, the catalyst for a beloved characters death, and a transit for a massive information dump long after we needed to know most of the information. He’s disappointing, and we never needed to see him in person. I did like Seo In Guk’s performance as Hyung better this time around then I did the first time, so I’ll give props for that, but otherwise, he’s useless. (The scene where Soo Young and Min Seok’s friends mistake Hyung for Min Seok is pretty funny though.)

The thing about this drama, after tallying up the flaws and the virtues, is that there are conflicts that need to happen and secrets that need to be revealed, but the writers consistently liked to put them off till later. Instead of building up to the right moment and slowly revealing information as they story went along, they would do it all at once. This is both a good thing and a bad thing in terms of storytelling. On the one hand, this alleviates a lot of the unnecessary tension and frustration you go through in most dramas. On the other hand, it means that a lot of things play out in a way that’s not realistic. For example, Soo Young and Min Seok’s relationship isn’t discovered by anyone outside of a small group of people until the very last episode, but there’s no way they were That good at hiding it. More people should have found out or at least have been suspicious. Am I saying that I’m bothered by this? No. I got what I wanted out of the drama, so I’m happy. But it is poor storytelling, and I can admit that.

So to wrap up this review, am I more aware of this drama’s flaws then I was before re-watching? Yes. I am. But do I love it just as much or more than I did before though? Also yes. Yes, I do.

Leia Mais