K-lover61
UK
Gets emotional
Overall I enjoyed this show, especially the cast (big fan of Sung Joon), with nice performances from all of them. I loved Lee Joo Hyung's character portrayal - I just wanted to climb into my laptop and mother him! I also loved SJ's understated acting in this. He portrayed a quite complex person, who starts out as a seemingly selfish, immature, snob of a psychologist (but not cold - even though he is emotionally stunted) really well, as the character could have been completely unlikeable, but he managed to keep me on his side, though not all the time.
In general they are all pretty selfish characters at times, but that's where their similarities end, as it's a great mixed bag of people.
I liked the various psychological issues that were visited through Prof Choi Soo Hyun's clients, with some very emotional stories amongst them.
The huge importance of support and understanding needed by those suffering mental health issues underpins the whole series, I felt. As is the equally important need to address and seek help for anyone suffering severe changes in behaviour.
Childhood trauma is at the forefront of many of the individual stories and some are quite upsetting. The devastating affects mistreatment (whether it be psychological or physical) can have in later life is made blindingly obvious.
Soo-hyun's character development made this drama for me, to be honest and Sung Joon played him perfectly. The last episode was so very moving.
What let the drama down for me was the times when humour was mistakenly added in the form of silly, childish dialogue and behaviour. It is possible to prevent a story from sliding into melodrama, by adding even dark humour, which doesn't resort to immature behaviour that just didn't fit with the rest of the storyline. Felt like it was plopped in to prevent the story from becoming too heavy. More creative writing could have provided laughs on a more adult level, befitting of what the drama is about at its core.
One of my favourite friendships was between Choi Seung-chan and Dr Bae Mi-ran. It was writing like that, when compared with what I've just said, which made me wonder whether the author of this drama doesn't have two personalities, like one of the characters!
Worth watching, although I probably wouldn't revisit it.
In general they are all pretty selfish characters at times, but that's where their similarities end, as it's a great mixed bag of people.
I liked the various psychological issues that were visited through Prof Choi Soo Hyun's clients, with some very emotional stories amongst them.
The huge importance of support and understanding needed by those suffering mental health issues underpins the whole series, I felt. As is the equally important need to address and seek help for anyone suffering severe changes in behaviour.
Childhood trauma is at the forefront of many of the individual stories and some are quite upsetting. The devastating affects mistreatment (whether it be psychological or physical) can have in later life is made blindingly obvious.
Soo-hyun's character development made this drama for me, to be honest and Sung Joon played him perfectly. The last episode was so very moving.
What let the drama down for me was the times when humour was mistakenly added in the form of silly, childish dialogue and behaviour. It is possible to prevent a story from sliding into melodrama, by adding even dark humour, which doesn't resort to immature behaviour that just didn't fit with the rest of the storyline. Felt like it was plopped in to prevent the story from becoming too heavy. More creative writing could have provided laughs on a more adult level, befitting of what the drama is about at its core.
One of my favourite friendships was between Choi Seung-chan and Dr Bae Mi-ran. It was writing like that, when compared with what I've just said, which made me wonder whether the author of this drama doesn't have two personalities, like one of the characters!
Worth watching, although I probably wouldn't revisit it.
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