A grand failure

Before I start my review please tell me who is actually rating this drama anything above an average bad drama rating. The plot is all over the place with way too many elements that keep on being added without previous plot points being resolved. The drama is a good remake of the movie so I won't critique it for straying. The acting was decent and the music was good but the storyline is what spoilt this drama , too many unresolved plot points all being rushed to be completed in the last 2 episodes. The ending given to certain plot points are just not satisfactory or go unresolved as well ,so it's a failure by my standards.

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A not so fresh breeze of comedy

My first impression on this drama was overrated. However much like the majority of the reviews on this site i follow with
a overall rating of 9.0

The strength of this drama does not lie in its cast or storyline as both are practically non existent. The Music was not memorable either, It has none of the required elements of a rom com that rate it high, .... but it kept me watching and had me binge watching the entire series in a day. While nothing fresh or new it has a comedic flow that just keeps you relaxed and not too anxious on what will happen next. Go in with no expectations but to laugh at some comedy similar to Pegasus Mart and you will have a good time.
( Romance scenes are not its strong point you have been warned! )

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A show that ended with my exact sentiment

This show is very much like the line that it ended with when we see attorney Woo tells Lee Joon Ho about the sense of fulfillment out of no where. Much like how the show was based on an autistic character who, are portrayed to have a self centred mindset the show is very FL focused. This is to the point of making the side characters feel like the random calls FL gives Jung Myun Seok to inform on case breakthroughs. They feel like they are just there for the FL to have momentary non meaningful relations with, this was further exasperated by the fact that going from episode 15 to 16 felt like 15 to 24 with an extremely rushed ending on multiple plotlines that were just given a "kdrama land happy ending".

Attorney woo - Base rating 8
+Rating
.5 - portraying a community of our society that isn't usually portrayed
.5 - romance isn't the main plot
.5 - no outright good or evil
.5 shy away from tropes

-Rating
-1.5 - a lot of unanswered questions/ rushed ending with not enough space for character development
.5 - No real reason for the ML to start liking the FL.( In the end when they talked about liking pets to their romance that's what the romance between the leads felt like)

However i do feel like the reason for a failed ending is because it tried to keep the show light-hearted and hence failed in maintaining the balance. This show felt like the internal turmoil of an indecisive writer. The problem of slice of life comedy or law thriller was very visible in how the show ended with the question of huh what just happened. There was no big face off which would break the slice of life genre with all the build up we saw it came crashing down as a feel good ending. But then again this was seen through the drama in how Attorney woo always ends up winning or doing the "right thing".

But in a way it's very novel to think that a show based on a character who has uncontrollable self centredness ends only the storyline of the FL and no one else. Hence an additional +.5 rating from me

Final rating ( 8.5/10 )

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A good watch with a realistic view into the gaming world

This drama provides a good outlook into the world of e-sports , it is one of the few dramas out there with very few if not no cliche scenes. It doesnt try to hide its sponsors and has some very clearly an ad scene, which can some times break the wall of reality which many shows try to uphold. The acting and cast of this drama is pretty good i only found the scenes where they tried to speak korean a bit off. The music is not anything you will find catchy or unique atleast from my perspective. but from a pure story perspective this drama truly deserves the 9/10. Only annoying part is that it could have been realisticly 28 eps i felt the final few episodes were a bit draggy.

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How to crash and burn a drama right at the end

I will first explain my feelings towards the plot of this story . This kdrama starts and continues the rom-com fluff for most of its episodes and I initially wanted to rate it 8/10 even just for the story all though it had blatantly abandoned plot lines and teased a different plot but did 180° turns. I was fixed on 8/10 with the possibility of 9/10 till episode 14. From there it went downhill with a completely unnecessary story plot just to fit the rom com cliche that it abandoned any sense to the plot and fell to a 7/10. The FL and SML all have decent acting skills and expressions but the ML of this drama made me understand what an expressionless actor really means. I honestly wanted to make it a 6/10 because of the ML but to do justice to the story till ep14 I give it a 7 . It's a one time watch and regret type drama atleast to me .

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A decent watch for the romance genre

I will keep this review simple and explain what i liked about this drama and what brought down my personal rating to 8/10

Pro's:
- good cinematography
- good chemistry between ML and FL
- good music / OST
- shut your brain and binge watch rom-com vibes

Con's:
- SML: i feel everyone can agree with me the casting decision for SML was terrible and was my only "makes it hard to watch factor"
- Character Background for ML : the promised big data genius in the description for this show was a let down the ML has good gaming skills and is somehow good in everything from big data to sports to violin. The violin and big data background made selective enterances and isn't a constant part of the show
- Character Background for FL : the FL playing video games was such a random addition to force a connection given her popularity in music. The supposed connection between ML and FL before FL's popularity plot point is brought up once but then forgotten.
- Well its a cliche and adds nothing new . But its a well executed cliche

I recommend just watch this drama for the romance and the pursuit without expecting anything and you will enjoy this drama.

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How to ruin a cdrama

This drama has brought out the inner masochist in me . It starts of as a mediocre and typically bad drama type that surrounds a single plot plot line . 6 episodes in the story takes a turn for the better and the actual plot could have ended as any other terribly done dramas but the screenwriter gears up and adds life into the story by giving the FL individuality and highlights issues of how a person struggles to succeed and how a helping hand from someone can actually have negative effects some times .this brought my personal rating for this drama way up . But another 6 episodes in they recreated the story with a better SML and plot intricacies . Beyond that they ruined it again by showing the FL's individuality as selfishness. Last 6 episodes they essentially destroyed what they had created by making the SML's helpfulness as his way of interfering in the ML and FL's lovelife . The story is essentially a rinse and repeat once good once bad.

Let's talk about the acting , I usually tend to not like cdramas due to the overacting that was not a problem here they let me immerse myself some what without overacting. The ML played the domineering and jealous role very well but I feel his expressions during the romance scenes were lacking.
The FL played the internal struggle and need for individuality role very well but she had the expressions of a dead fish during the romance scenes . The plot for romance was steamy and decent but it was ruined by there lack of appropriate expressions .

I feel this drama had potential but was ruined by these factors .

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It's not your usual romance and it hits hard

Ok i will start this review by saying after the first 4 episodes i thought wow this is a gem in the dark 10/10 . After the first 8 episodes i realized wow they fight more than they have happy moments but it was a true outlook on real dating and not kdrama dating with actual variation in the main female lead going for the 2nd male lead . At this point everyone seems to hate the female lead in the comments but they dont seem to realize the male lead was overly clingy, jelous, and petty. This is where i dropped the drama to a 9/10 its because of the cast the male lead doesnt look at the female lead with the emotion of love he has a need for her and the relationship . I blame this on the acting of the male lead over the casting choice. The point when the male lead breaks up with the devoted 2nd female lead made me hate him but as an honest reviewer its not the reason to drop it to 8.5/10 that lays in the overall way the drama progresses it becomes more and more serioius and it gets harder to watch the love and pride relationship between the main leads they just dont seem to look like a real happy couple at any point in the relationship even the 3rd try.

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Anatomy of a disaster

Honestly i m rather dissapointed that this was the drama i was waiting for with so much expectation , The problems i have noticed in just the first 5 episodes are
- Music doesnt fit the situation , why put a slight battle/ expectation theme type song into a fluffy rom-com moment , it ruined my immersion
- There is way too much mixed into 1 story its like an undedited script straight of the drawing board wss made into a drama (spoiler) The main male lead somehow dies and meets and angel ? in the very first episode , The main leads dad cheating leaves him with trauma , the main leads mom has cancer
The female leads mom has alzhimers . And they ML and FL are co- habilitating its like a mix of genres.
- The director honestly ruined this u can literally see the main lead turn to the FL the moment he puts that old song into the record player , rather than coming of as sweet it looks creepy .
-The ML and FL honestly had no reason to randomly be nice / like each other given the background that was set-up
- The FL smiles make her look like she is into the ML very early into the story when that is not even the case
- The 2nd male lead is literally forced into the story

All in all this drama takes the best of cliches and gave us the worst possible outcome .

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