Wake up to Fantasy (2024)

Double Identity, Double Confusion.

I had been anticipating this drama for far longer than I care to admit, and it took me months to find serviceable subs, so I was quite hyped to get to watching. Alas, I found some subs and was able to complete it and now... I am a bit conflicted.

►PLOT
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ The plot was messy. I do partially blame the poor subs for this, but I can't lie and say that the convoluted story in short-length format and the back-and-forth between what's really going on with her dual personality weren't the worst offenders. I think if the drama was even normal minidrama length (3–4 hours), it would've been far more enjoyable. Especially with the end reveal in mind, the rest of the drama doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Sure, some things were explained, but a couple of sentences at the very end don't nearly make up for the rest of the drama I *actually* watched. But despite its shortcomings, I enjoyed the conclusion of things being somewhat vague. It was fairly satisfying. Plot twists also kept coming with little buildup or relevance, really. That being said, all things considered, it's fine. 

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ I do, however, like that the story is very clearly *about* FL, not ML. Sure, he's the POV character whom we follow, but the story is about her. Doesn't happen nearly often enough in Cdramas. 

►ROMANCE
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ The romance was alright. No kisses, but plenty of endearing hugs and support (especially from ML towards FL), which sometimes means more, right? Right? (The cope is hard.) What was quite disappointing, however, was that, at the very end, it's unconfirmed what their relationship status is. FL tells ML that there are more important things in her life presently than romance, which slay, but was a bit disappointing (I was here for the girlboss x malewife, ok?). It does conclude with ML staying by her side as her consort, vowing to help her, so we can only assume that's a matter for season 2 or our imagination. 

►OTHER: 
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Everything else was overall fine for minidrama standards. Acting was alright, dialogue is hard to judge, production value was, one could say, even slightly better than the average minidramas, music was repetitive as usual, and other than that, there isn't a whole lot to say, really. 

It's an alright watch overall; pleasant even if you don't think about it too long, haha.

◇ Was it what I was expecting? Not really
◆ Did it live up to its potential? Kinda
◇ Would I watch it again? Probably not
◆ Would I recommend it to others? Probably not

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