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The Atypical Family korean drama review
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The Atypical Family
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by SunshineOnaWinterMorning
5 days ago
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

Quite underwhelming if i must say

The excerpt is on point. Except that the problem is that the plot is the excerpt. Thats it. Theres almost nothing extra to it. The things apart from the excerpt that the makers add in make absolutely no sense.

To my EXTREME disappointment, the 'supernatural powers' of our characters are cool, but have no use whatsoever. They are as good as those random fake flower bouquets used for home decor.

For atleast the first half, the ML is very grumpy, and embodies "i dont care" perfectly. His personality gradually does a 180 as he falls for the FL. The FL has a quite strong character. She is scam artist, who is unwillingly in this line of work to pay her fathers debt. Shes under lock and key with her loan shark, who she also calls 'mother' they have a relationship which can be called 'complicated' at best.
I'll try not to reveal too much of the plot.

Romance:
tbh, nothing special bet ML and FL. nothing wrong with the acting. the 2 characters were just written that way. Their cant be understood. Dont apply your brain. Just accept what they are showing. Better romance arcs were bet ML's daughter and her classmate, and the ML's sister and the gangster.

My issue - toxic family dynamics:
Both the ML and FL have unhealthy families. The ML's mother is eating disorder enabler (encourager?). She also doesnt cherish her husband, rather gives him secretary like treatment. Being the matriarch, her extreme cold attitude towards interpersonal relations affects everyone around her. The arc does nothing to address this. Theres no confrontation. No separation. The makers just wrap it up with a little 'FL giving new pov to family about secretly warm hearted mother'. The FL's 'family' if you would call it, is wrapped up by showing 'they have unconventional relationship, humans are imperfect'. Yeah, didnt like it at all.

DONT watch this show if you get triggered by Bulimia, fat shaming. Its present almost throughout the series.

Watch this show if:
- Like whispering ML
- Are ok with FL being scammer.
- Strong FL, but she secretly needs lil help cause she's r e a l l y alone.
- ML is whacky, he wants to woo FL a f t e r he knows she is a scammer
- Like children. (teens?) ML's daughter is the only reason i completed this show
- are ok with questionable (rationally, morally) plotlines (at very least eyebrow raising)
- Like reassuring smiling ML (towards FL)
- fluffy gangsters
- Unexpected sismance
I feel ive been quite non descript of the other plot related problems i had with show. Ig its because i got too excited and expected something else.
Maybe if you go in with low expectations, and brace yourself for almost nonsensical plot connections you'll be fine.
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