Sorry i dropped it.
I mean, at first it looks like it's gonna be a fresh start and a new drama that you will love (like every drama you start lol), but when you keep going and going it just gets boring. It's not a bad story at all, actually i think that if they pulled it better it could have been a great show but i guess it just didn't full my expectatives? idk.sorry for my english skills lmaoo
wait my review has to have 500 characters to be submitted. i suck at writing what am i supposed to say now;;; hey? this is my first review ever, sorry if it sucks but i'm no writer and i can't talk sorry.
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I watched the first two episodes of Abyss but I became tired of the almost constant harping about the leads’ physical attractiveness or lack thereof. It makes them, as well as the people around them, seem boringly shallow. Yes, I know that it’s supposed to be funny: They died and got another chance at life and instead of being in awe of their second chance, they dwell on their looks. But that joke gets tiresome and I don’t think it works as a satire of Korea’s obsession with physical attractiveness. Because neither leads’ personality seems particularly winning up to this point (Park Bo Young’s character is smug while Ahn Hyo Seop’s character is just stupid), it makes this a hard watch despite the interesting setupThis doesn’t always bother me; I like watching pretty people as much as everybody else. But I wish the leads in Abyss could just get over themselves and move on. I probably will stop following this and watch the last episode just to see who the killer is. If I can drum up enough interest.
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This show is a hot mess
Aside from the repulsiveness of using external beauty as an absolute metaphor for internal beauty, the questionable standards and moral relativism of that standard's application gave me whiplash.STORY
ML, who is absolutely every bit as obsessed with beauty in seeking a romantic partner as FL lead, is given a free pass on his shallowness, and even gets to lecture FL about it. Naturally, he is rewarded with a near flawless new appearance.
Apparently, it's right and normal for a man to choose a partner based on physical appearance, but a woman with the same propensity must be punished. Theoretically, anyway, since despite the script telling us FL came back as unattractive, she actually came back as equally pretty, only shorter and with glasses. Huh. That's it, I suppose a teeny bit shorter than average height, nearsighted woman is the absolute standard for "not attractive". Now we know. Meanwhile, an indisputably evil serial killer is revived with no defects that some push-ups, a shampoo, and a haircut wouldn't overcome.
All that not withstanding, the reason I dropped the show after episode 5 is that the producers/writers randomly and mid episode changed an established plot/script point with no explanation and then gas-lighted. What the heck? Formerly Dead Girl 2's appearance had changed after revival, as per usual, in this case coming back with freckles and thinner eyebrows seems to be the giveaway to her flawed nature, but in her next scene, with no explanation, she's back to her formerly lovely appearance. How does that make sense? She's an habitual fraudster and liar who just framed her ex for murder.
What makes even less sense is that FL, aka Formerly Dead Girl 1, acts like it never happened, even says it never happened(!), and we're clearly supposed to forget it, also. Nope. Nope-a-dope nope.
I started watching episode 6, but it only got more non-sensical, so I threw in the towel. A plot that relies on the assumed stupidity of the viewers (including me, how dare they!?) is an absolute deal breaker for me
[Side note: the script included the obligatory evil mother and I am truly baffled why mothers of adult children in Korean drama are near universally appalling characters who need to either be bitch-slapped HARD or arrested for assault/child abuse. That can't be true, right? Right?]
ACTING:
The many, many flaws in this production weren't due to the acting. The performances were decent enough for what they had to work with. I was especially impressed with Park Bo Young's range, even given the limitations of her character. Overall, the only thing the cast can be faulted for is still taking the jobs after they saw the script.
MUSIC:
Honestly, I didn't notice it.
REWATCH VALUE:
I hate that I was not allowed to rate it less than 1.0.
IMO this show is a waste of time, and a waste of a truly interesting premise, but it's your time, so yours to waste, if you wish.
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Story:
I usually hate reincarnation stories because it takes them a lifetime to know that both of them are alive, but it wasn't a case for this one. The storyline and mystery was great, they could have added more suspense. Ending was great too. Wasn't too boring and Thriller and Romance were properly balanced.
Acting and Cast
Park Bo Young, Han So Hee and Ah Hyeon Seop perfect cast and perfect acting. I just felt like the ML's mother character was annoying and useless.
Music:
Into the abyss, my favorite OST amd also loved 'Starlight is Falling' like a meme song in between.
Overall, backstory and reincarnation story was great, didn't drag everything too much. This deserves more recognition.
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am fall in love with this drama ! so much feelings u never felt no where !)
Very touching romance! and how much love and tenderness is in it!))) I recommend for viewing!))Well, now in more detail) because of the description of the plot, I was afraid to watch, because I thought it would be very sad ... but .. how much the series captures from the first minutes of the 1st series !! I started watching as always because of Inguk) (but he flashed there just once) ..
All actors, absolutely all performed their roles perfectly! even the actor who played Chamin from the 1st episode, although not handsome, is quite charming). There was incredible chemistry between Ahn Hyoseop and Park Boeun )) Hyesop is just adorable! I really liked his game and how he expresses emotions)) he is incredibly plastic and artistic) !!! such tenderness and deep feelings managed to be conveyed to the main characters in the last episodes .. wow ..))) ... heat of passion)) Hyo Seop passed all these feelings right through himself lol (well, or did I just notice it?))) he is incredibly accurate conveyed all the emotions of the main character, I chewed so much ahah ..
I really love a good acting game, not just where the actors are chosen harmoniously or beautiful (and also) who convey emotions well in the plot! I noticed that Asian actors are the best in this regard!)
The plot is interesting, it is unusual, as well as the staging. Yes, there are a lot of sad moments, but at the same time comical ones, where the main characters are constantly resurrected and they need to somehow explain to others why they are still alive ahah, but that's the beauty of it, because they are given a chance to get to the bottom of the matter and change everything))
a bit sad that Kwon Soo Hyun is playing a psychopath again (( (when will he be given the lead role of a positive character?) although he did a great job as always ahah but I want to see him play in a positive way.
the music is beautiful, the songs .. I liked everything, so much so that I even recommend watching it again)) !!! (the series is so well filmed that I think I would review it again in a while)
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If you like watching fantasy, romance,mystery,crime.
You will have FUN watching it ??
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Honestly IDK how this got such bad reviews
Abyss was absolutely beautiful and well integrated in my opinion. I hated the implications of beauty the whole thing had. But otherwise the crime, supernatural activity and romance was well integrated. I understand the criticism that there wasn't much explanation about the abyss itself. But IMO since it was just bestowed on Cha Min, they are themselves slowly discovering things about the marble. It was understandable to me that the story ended without too much being revealed about it as it was unnecessary and did not contribute to the story as a whole. I loved the crime aspect of it. The second villain did not have good enough motivations in my opinion. But the first villain was iconic and well written. The series kept my interest high and kept me on the tip of my feet. I wouldn't recommend it to most people. If it seems to be your type from this, then go for it.Was this review helpful to you?
How shallow can a drama get?
I'm less than an episode in and I can't. I just can't. Came here, read the reviews and looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel - or anywhere within the tunnel, for that matter.How fixated on looks can a Korean drama get? Well, I've gotten my answer - from the first minute of this drama until, presumably, the last. But I won't waste the rest of my time on such a toxic, tired, shallow message that feels like it came from the mind of someone so insecure, image-focused, and delusional that every thought is judged upon looks and consumed by vanity.
It makes me so angry that, of all the wonderful stories to tell in the world, money, time, and effort is put into sh*t like this.
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My opinion of why this is a horrible drama
I watched the first episode but I couldn't get into it.. I think that this show could have been way better. One problem was that I couldn't figure out if the show was serious at certain times. Like there would be a funny scene but it had serious music :/ I also felt like things were very rushed in the first episode. For example, A man dies at the start, he gets reincarnated but right after, he is running everywhere looking for his ex-girlfriend then, his friend Go se Yeon dies and he revives her. It's like piling up drama over drama in my opinion.Was this review helpful to you?
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OMG!!! Superficial to the core!
So I ended up painfully making it through the first episode only to completely stop watching episode 2.The one thing I can't stand is a show basing itself off of someone's looks!!! I felt this bashing all people who aren't up to the handsome or the drop dead gorgeous and beautiful look degrading. Even the synopsis is superficial.
As anyone who has maybe read any of my reviews know is that I immediately stray away from Korean rom-coms because of how superficial and arrogant a character is.
I've watched several Korean dramas with Ahn Se Ha-had to copy and paste cuz I suck at names-and he's a great actor. I felt so bad when I realized they made him out to be short and ugly. How cruel can the writer be?? I don't understand why he took on a role that bashes him cuz of his looks. The main male lead was NOTHING to look at. His mouth looked like botox gone wrong. I'm not saying that to be mean but this guy looked like he had work done on his face. He couldn't even cry right because he couldn't stretch his face to cry.
Here's why I dropped this drama altogether. The second episode picked up the seething factor I had when the first episode ended. The female who was the dead prosecutor who came back to life was angry because the dead guy who came back to life came back handsome and she came back looking like what she looked like. I don't judge females but she was pretty. I hated the attitude the original female prosecutor had. Men lining up just to be with her because of her looks....yeah...I was so done after that.
The story line was all over the place as well. From what I gathered people died and came back with different looks....I don't know the reason behind that but it was enough to make me drop the series.
It's sad because I have dropped around 5 dramas within a month and I have never done that since I've come to watch Korean dramas.
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Half of the Koreans stars are in this, but the writing is so bad that if you put the other half of the Korean stars in it, it's still going to be unwatchable.
Moran MC, moronic plot, infinite holes in the plot, stuff happens just because, hey look eye candy with no taste.
WHAT THE HELL I'M LOOKING AT.
This show feels like a bad fever dream.
My Disappointment is Immeasurable and My Day is Ruined.
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