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How to make hot cast boring and psychology dumb
I honestly don't think that had I not been in love with Sung Joon already (fell for him in 'I Need Romance 3') I'd continue watching after first episode. In this drama, he portrays pretty annoying character. And, again he got paired with decade older woman (what's up with that?). Sometimes, I wanted to close my eyes and just listen to Sung Joon's attractive voice, because the facial expressions his character makes won't make one fond of him lol. The 35 year old fortune-teller woman was more likeable than his doctor (even though her fortune-telling place is called 'Madam Antoine' - not MadamE, even - and it's all kinda unclear how it was supposed to help her see anyone's future even if she COULD contact Marie Antoinette:) and that's not flattering. Especially it was not flattering to him that she actually made better psychologist.
During further episodes, I further struggled with this. I love Sung Joon but I don't even like Choi Soo Hyun. I like the way the both mains handle their "cases of the week", but I don't care about those, really. First, I was afraid these cases would take most of the screentime, yet even more of it is filled with the doctor trying to make fool of the fortune-teller by making her participate in his "psychological experiment". I couldn't help it, watching him put so much time and energy into making her fall in love with him only pointed out how he was actually the one trying so hard. After much effort, even if he did succeed, I didn't get what that was supposed to prove. And I didn't get how having many suitors was supposed to make the woman look like a fool. While it was true that the doctor was the one who engaged them into pursuing her, a good psychologist should also know that nobody is capable of pretending 100%. Including himself.
He tries to convince her that he likes her since episode 3. It's like a trap he entangles his own self in. Despite seeing him struggling with the budding feelings, I didn't start cheering for him. Like I mentioned, even the woman, using senseles babbleing in french to convince others that she's conversing with Marie Antoinette (which becomes a problem any time she encounters a person who actually can understand french, lol) was still more likeable. And so was any of her other suitors. I literally cheered for anyone other than Sung Joon's main guy to win her heart. Episode 7/16, we can see Han Ye Seul dressed in goth style and with different make-up and I realized she really is pretty, lol. Interesting how it changed for me since the beginning of the show, I didn't particularly like her while I sure did like Sung Joon and now during this drama that seems to have reversed, lol.
I enjoyed the kiss. Because Sung Joon is a good onscreen kisser. But, the moment the characters quit kissing and started talking, my interest dropped. I seriously did not care whatever relationship these two would or would not develop. Choi Soo Hyun kept babbleing about psychological methods and tests. I thought, we watched the kiss, we had enough clear result already, lol. I wouldn't mind if the woman just left him there talking and went on with her bussiness. Somehow in this drama, Sung Joon successfully managed to portray a character who is good only for mating, not dating. LOL. The whole "secret psychological experiment" plot bored me at 1/2 series already. I didn't care. And I was annoyed that the main heroine did care. She was too cool for that. She should have kept Choi Soo Hyun as a booty call, tops. Or she could have climbed some tree and call out loud that she loved him, for it finally be over. It would be the same to me. His only luck was there was no attractive man except Sung Joon in this drama (the two other guys were both the gay types).
So, the main girl (well, woman) attempts to date Sung Joon's character, who is a psychologist who himself needs treatment. Even that doesn't make him more likeable. It could be said he would do better to concentrate on his own problem instead of his dubious experiments on women, but I did not particularly care to watch whether he overcomes his bias or not.
They should have added even more making out scenes. Because everything else was a bore. At episode 11, the (so far likeable) woman decides to repay the main guy by doing the same experiments ON HIM, which I found out of character and to say plainly... stupid. I was seriously tired. It was more than TEN episodes. I asked myself: Won't there be ANY other plot than the endless "experimenting" on each other? And I had to reply to myself, that I don't even care how this will end. So, I don't want to see 5 more episodes. I am bored ALREADY.
All in all, it was interesting experience to watch a drama with actor I like so much, and yet in this drama I didn't like him at all, LOL. Apart from that, the story was not so interesting, I found it all rather draggy, and the "psychology" rather dumb.
During further episodes, I further struggled with this. I love Sung Joon but I don't even like Choi Soo Hyun. I like the way the both mains handle their "cases of the week", but I don't care about those, really. First, I was afraid these cases would take most of the screentime, yet even more of it is filled with the doctor trying to make fool of the fortune-teller by making her participate in his "psychological experiment". I couldn't help it, watching him put so much time and energy into making her fall in love with him only pointed out how he was actually the one trying so hard. After much effort, even if he did succeed, I didn't get what that was supposed to prove. And I didn't get how having many suitors was supposed to make the woman look like a fool. While it was true that the doctor was the one who engaged them into pursuing her, a good psychologist should also know that nobody is capable of pretending 100%. Including himself.
He tries to convince her that he likes her since episode 3. It's like a trap he entangles his own self in. Despite seeing him struggling with the budding feelings, I didn't start cheering for him. Like I mentioned, even the woman, using senseles babbleing in french to convince others that she's conversing with Marie Antoinette (which becomes a problem any time she encounters a person who actually can understand french, lol) was still more likeable. And so was any of her other suitors. I literally cheered for anyone other than Sung Joon's main guy to win her heart. Episode 7/16, we can see Han Ye Seul dressed in goth style and with different make-up and I realized she really is pretty, lol. Interesting how it changed for me since the beginning of the show, I didn't particularly like her while I sure did like Sung Joon and now during this drama that seems to have reversed, lol.
I enjoyed the kiss. Because Sung Joon is a good onscreen kisser. But, the moment the characters quit kissing and started talking, my interest dropped. I seriously did not care whatever relationship these two would or would not develop. Choi Soo Hyun kept babbleing about psychological methods and tests. I thought, we watched the kiss, we had enough clear result already, lol. I wouldn't mind if the woman just left him there talking and went on with her bussiness. Somehow in this drama, Sung Joon successfully managed to portray a character who is good only for mating, not dating. LOL. The whole "secret psychological experiment" plot bored me at 1/2 series already. I didn't care. And I was annoyed that the main heroine did care. She was too cool for that. She should have kept Choi Soo Hyun as a booty call, tops. Or she could have climbed some tree and call out loud that she loved him, for it finally be over. It would be the same to me. His only luck was there was no attractive man except Sung Joon in this drama (the two other guys were both the gay types).
So, the main girl (well, woman) attempts to date Sung Joon's character, who is a psychologist who himself needs treatment. Even that doesn't make him more likeable. It could be said he would do better to concentrate on his own problem instead of his dubious experiments on women, but I did not particularly care to watch whether he overcomes his bias or not.
They should have added even more making out scenes. Because everything else was a bore. At episode 11, the (so far likeable) woman decides to repay the main guy by doing the same experiments ON HIM, which I found out of character and to say plainly... stupid. I was seriously tired. It was more than TEN episodes. I asked myself: Won't there be ANY other plot than the endless "experimenting" on each other? And I had to reply to myself, that I don't even care how this will end. So, I don't want to see 5 more episodes. I am bored ALREADY.
All in all, it was interesting experience to watch a drama with actor I like so much, and yet in this drama I didn't like him at all, LOL. Apart from that, the story was not so interesting, I found it all rather draggy, and the "psychology" rather dumb.
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