YazQuan
Atlanta GA US
This show is a hot mess
Aside from the repulsiveness of using external beauty as an absolute metaphor for internal beauty, the questionable standards and moral relativism of that standard's application gave me whiplash.
STORY
ML, who is absolutely every bit as obsessed with beauty in seeking a romantic partner as FL lead, is given a free pass on his shallowness, and even gets to lecture FL about it. Naturally, he is rewarded with a near flawless new appearance.
Apparently, it's right and normal for a man to choose a partner based on physical appearance, but a woman with the same propensity must be punished. Theoretically, anyway, since despite the script telling us FL came back as unattractive, she actually came back as equally pretty, only shorter and with glasses. Huh. That's it, I suppose a teeny bit shorter than average height, nearsighted woman is the absolute standard for "not attractive". Now we know. Meanwhile, an indisputably evil serial killer is revived with no defects that some push-ups, a shampoo, and a haircut wouldn't overcome.
All that not withstanding, the reason I dropped the show after episode 5 is that the producers/writers randomly and mid episode changed an established plot/script point with no explanation and then gas-lighted. What the heck? Formerly Dead Girl 2's appearance had changed after revival, as per usual, in this case coming back with freckles and thinner eyebrows seems to be the giveaway to her flawed nature, but in her next scene, with no explanation, she's back to her formerly lovely appearance. How does that make sense? She's an habitual fraudster and liar who just framed her ex for murder.
What makes even less sense is that FL, aka Formerly Dead Girl 1, acts like it never happened, even says it never happened(!), and we're clearly supposed to forget it, also. Nope. Nope-a-dope nope.
I started watching episode 6, but it only got more non-sensical, so I threw in the towel. A plot that relies on the assumed stupidity of the viewers (including me, how dare they!?) is an absolute deal breaker for me
[Side note: the script included the obligatory evil mother and I am truly baffled why mothers of adult children in Korean drama are near universally appalling characters who need to either be bitch-slapped HARD or arrested for assault/child abuse. That can't be true, right? Right?]
ACTING:
The many, many flaws in this production weren't due to the acting. The performances were decent enough for what they had to work with. I was especially impressed with Park Bo Young's range, even given the limitations of her character. Overall, the only thing the cast can be faulted for is still taking the jobs after they saw the script.
MUSIC:
Honestly, I didn't notice it.
REWATCH VALUE:
I hate that I was not allowed to rate it less than 1.0.
IMO this show is a waste of time, and a waste of a truly interesting premise, but it's your time, so yours to waste, if you wish.
STORY
ML, who is absolutely every bit as obsessed with beauty in seeking a romantic partner as FL lead, is given a free pass on his shallowness, and even gets to lecture FL about it. Naturally, he is rewarded with a near flawless new appearance.
Apparently, it's right and normal for a man to choose a partner based on physical appearance, but a woman with the same propensity must be punished. Theoretically, anyway, since despite the script telling us FL came back as unattractive, she actually came back as equally pretty, only shorter and with glasses. Huh. That's it, I suppose a teeny bit shorter than average height, nearsighted woman is the absolute standard for "not attractive". Now we know. Meanwhile, an indisputably evil serial killer is revived with no defects that some push-ups, a shampoo, and a haircut wouldn't overcome.
All that not withstanding, the reason I dropped the show after episode 5 is that the producers/writers randomly and mid episode changed an established plot/script point with no explanation and then gas-lighted. What the heck? Formerly Dead Girl 2's appearance had changed after revival, as per usual, in this case coming back with freckles and thinner eyebrows seems to be the giveaway to her flawed nature, but in her next scene, with no explanation, she's back to her formerly lovely appearance. How does that make sense? She's an habitual fraudster and liar who just framed her ex for murder.
What makes even less sense is that FL, aka Formerly Dead Girl 1, acts like it never happened, even says it never happened(!), and we're clearly supposed to forget it, also. Nope. Nope-a-dope nope.
I started watching episode 6, but it only got more non-sensical, so I threw in the towel. A plot that relies on the assumed stupidity of the viewers (including me, how dare they!?) is an absolute deal breaker for me
[Side note: the script included the obligatory evil mother and I am truly baffled why mothers of adult children in Korean drama are near universally appalling characters who need to either be bitch-slapped HARD or arrested for assault/child abuse. That can't be true, right? Right?]
ACTING:
The many, many flaws in this production weren't due to the acting. The performances were decent enough for what they had to work with. I was especially impressed with Park Bo Young's range, even given the limitations of her character. Overall, the only thing the cast can be faulted for is still taking the jobs after they saw the script.
MUSIC:
Honestly, I didn't notice it.
REWATCH VALUE:
I hate that I was not allowed to rate it less than 1.0.
IMO this show is a waste of time, and a waste of a truly interesting premise, but it's your time, so yours to waste, if you wish.
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