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Castaway Diva korean drama review
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Castaway Diva
3 people found this review helpful
by PReid
Dec 3, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 5.5

Their relationship / friendship is the main plot, but their romance is a subplot

==Breakdown==
Background plot- 70%
Romance - 15%
Misc comedy - 15%

Background plot - Good
Romantic chemistry - Excellent
Misc comedy - Good
Production value and direction - Good

The relationship of the FL and ML was the main story, but their romance was not part of the main story The FL and ML sold the romance, but the writing of it felt a bit forced , like the writer originally wrote it with no romance, but was forced to add a romantic relationship because they were told to do so. (You'll see what I mean if you watch it).

Basically, if you're wanting a romance, this is not it. You could have replaced the romance with a deep friendship and the story would have been exactly the same. Since I went into this drama expecting a romance (because it's labeled as such) I was left disappointed with this element of the story, which is why I rated it 9 instead of 10.

However, if you're wanting a fun, entertaining, and sometimes suspenseful story about two people who are fated to be in each other's lives as good, loving friends, this is definitely the show for you.

Things that are fantastic about this drama: the music, the child actors (THEY WERE AMAZING!!), the overall message and how the story was both fantastical and realistic, and the adult leads (FL and ML) both separately in their own stories and together as deep, close friends.

The writing and direction were also very good.
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