A mystery thriller and a romance drama in one? Definitely sounds interesting to me but this drama executed that mashup so poorly it felt like I was watching two completely different shows. The synopsis of this drama would make you think that the plot would revolve around the murder mystery but literally after the first two episodes, there's pretty much no more correlation between the lead couple's story and the murder mystery story. Not to mention they barely gave the latter a decent amount of screentime. Every episode is 80% Da Jeong and Young Do flirting, 10% the cops trying to solve the murder case, 5% Ian Chase's backstory, and 5% the side characters.

Now, the lead couple's relationship is actually heartwarming and their chemistry is off the charts. Their dialogues were nice and comforting although a good amount may have sounded better on paper. There were a lot of internal dialogues/monologues that were too poetic and philosophical that they felt a little forced. It's like the writer had a collection of poems lying at home and decided to use all of them at once. As for the romance plot, it was insanely slow and boring. Literally nothing was happening. They were talking, walking, eating, and driving - repeat that for 14 episodes. There was no solid conflict (the conflict that they had was completely pointless), no climax, nothing.

I’m especially disappointed in the murder mystery plot because I expected so much from it. The writing was so sloppy and it ended up being a useless addition to the story. The writers could have done away with it and it wouldn’t have any impact on the lead couple’s story at all. Ian Chase was the most interesting character for me and I really wish we saw more of him and his backstory.

If you're into slow-burn romance dramas without an exciting plot, I guess this might be worth giving a try. You can pretty much ignore the whole murder mystery plot and just enjoy watching the lead couple. If you came here for the thriller, give this a hard pass.