Love in Time (2022)

Good for casual watching.

It's quite good, but could be better...

I haven't watched the original drama (though I will sometime in the future), so I can't compare the two. This adaption is not bad, but it's definitely lacking in certain things.

To start with, the FL is not mature enough. I'm not necessarily talking about the actress' age but about the character she's portraying. She's supposed to be a journalist and one with great potential at that. But in the drama she seems to be making some very basic mistakes, that even high school students don't do when they're writing an essay... When she's working on a case, she almost ALWAYS forms a preconceived notion and expresses her own opinion while doing her job. Whereas she should remain as neutral as possible so as to find the truth and not be hindered by personal opinions and prejudices (because her opinions might differ from the actual truth). Also she unnecessarily tortured the ML towards the ending. Her feelings were completely valid (after all, she found out that she was going to die in the near future) but she didn't have to break up with the ML every like 2 episodes. Lad was already devastated and was desperately trying to save her she didn't have to torture him on top of everything.

The 2nd FL and her brother (especially her brother) are simply UNBEARABLE! Like woman, you learn that your brother has been gaslighting you and has been ACTIVELY going out of his way trying to ruin your marriage -borderline life cuz she originaly ended up dead- and you still want to have anything to do with him? I'm sorry but (respectfully) you are a pushover. And I'm sorry to say this, but the 2nd ML should've divorced her and RUN.

The main leading actor did quite a good job portraying 2 different version of the ML, they are very distinguishable from each other. Despite that, I don't get the point of him going to the antagonistic lawyer to talk it out or something. He was already pretty bad and it was pretty obvious he wouldn't change for the better. Though to be 100% honest towards the latter episodes I skipped A LOT as I found it quite draggy, so I might be wrong.

All in all, I believe this drama could have benefited greatly from having a more mature FL, 2nd FL, and vibes in general. Would definitely recommend as a casual watch when there is nothing better to entertain you.

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I Want To Watch It Like It’s The First Time

Everything about this series made me great for me. The acting from every character was on point. Every sequence was well thought out without any questionable loopholes. The ML double identity was so well acted and developed throughout the entire series.

From his former stoic self to the future lighthearted self. They were two distinct characters. Even when the ML started to develop feelings for the FL, he did not become his future self. It was only through osmosis of his future self that he became a combo of his past and future self.

I love the FL not changing herself into some kind of damsel in distress just because she fell in love with the future ML. She did not become some brainless idiot who no longer is herself. I love how she did not want to know her future self in fear of it altering her past. When she did find out, her reaction is so genuine and relatable.

The childhood friends who ended up as a couple with the villainous brother. That was predictable in some ways and threw me off in other ways. I hated when his redeeming arc came after his sister is divorced. The open ended ending was the best for people to decide. I love this for a secondary couple instead of everyone having a happy ending.

Overall, this was a well written series. I did not find lazy writing in any point. The acting was really good. I like that the cinematography was part of the story. The locations of scenes played a big part of this series. For a Cdrama, it doesn’t have the stupid tropes you normally find. It’s been a long while since I enjoyed a series this much.

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