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Chatriel

Roanoke, VA

Chatriel

Roanoke, VA
The New Employee korean drama review
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The New Employee
8 people found this review helpful
by Chatriel
Feb 2, 2023
7 of 7 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 5.0
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 1.0

Underwhelming at best

Although I respect those who gave this drama a high rating, I did not find it interesting at all. I never saw any chemistry between the ML's. I thought that the actors did a good job with their roles, and I enjoyed some of the characters immensely, especially the 2 female friends of Seung Hyun. I know that this was a short story adapted from a webtoon, so maybe that's where I felt the disconnect. Maybe if it had been longer and fleshed out the story/characters more, I'd have liked it better.

I failed to see the "maturity" and "communication" that other commenters and reviewers mention. As a matter of fact, the main character, Seung Hyun, while responsible, was fairly child-like in my opinion. That was ok though, I didn't mind that...I kind of thought it was sweet. But I didn't find the character of Jong Chan mature at all. Age/experience doesn't equal maturity, and I found him flat, immature, boring, and unable to emote effectively. And I'd say that communication got better with character growth, but to me it was more a series of recovery missions than actual communication.

I'm not saying other people won't enjoy this show. Many have liked it. It just wasn't for me.
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