Continually improving

The high melodrama of the first few episodes is being replaced by a softer, warmer, sweeter dynamic between the leads that is much better. I have no doubt that in the future the High Melodrama will return as the professional stakes get higher and the love story gets deeper, but I am enjoying the foundation they're laying here. This still feels like it falls into the Something in the Rain category (bit of a moody mixed bag, but with great chemistry between the leads and a lush look and feeling), but it's growing on me more and more. Getting to know the characters and their motivations more is helping me feel more empathetic toward them, and I appreciate that the flashbacks have been very limited. I do wish that some of this character development had happened earlier and that some of the action in episodes 1 & 2 had occurred with more nuance, but I'm happy with where things have gone from there. I am honestly looking forward to future episodes for a few reasons: I like the vibe between the leads and I enjoy them both separately and together; I'm excited to see the development of the other romance between the ML's sister and the CEO; and I'm nervous for the fiancé to find out the extent of the FL's relationship with her soon-to-be husband. That line in the first episode where the other woman says that dating in the workplace always leads to the woman getting hurt... I have a bad feeling that that is going to become even more true. If people find out that the lead and her semi-boss where dating when he was engaged to be married everyone will think she's an immoral mistress, when the reality was she was completely ignorant and fooled by him and thought they were in love. It's upsetting, but I'm happy that I'm getting invested.

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