easy 9/10

the only reason I take off 1 point is bc I fast forward through some of the non-police personal relationship stuff. but there wasn't actually that much.

one of the few dramas Ive watched that made good use of all its episodes. usually, I think dramas' stories end an episode or two before the drama. but not this one!

I would have loved some of the crimes to last longer, and not be solved so fast, but there was always another, so it wasn't that big of a deal.

I would be willing to watch the continuing adventures of these characters if there was more story to tell!

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would have made a good web drama

I'll echo everybody else by saying, this was an interesting premise. but its not enough of a concept to warrant an entire drama. think "Dear My Name", a web drama about ppl whose true love is written in them. it's a similar concept, but I think "Dear My Name" works better bc it doesn't try to be more than what it is.

About Time tries to do everything. the musical storyline was uninteresting. Dongjun's character was fully unnecessary. I aggressively did not care about the friend/brother's romance. basically anything that wasn't the main romance would have been cut for me.

but even the main romance: why do the ML/FL change on a dime? FL is very comfortable going after what she wants, and when ML agrees, she immediately acts like she doesn't want it. there's no explanation; the audience is just left to guess at her reasons (which may be reasonable, but are left unsaid).

like I said, interesting idea. but maybe if they had ONLY done that idea, instead of all of it, it could have worked.

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how can the first half be so good, and the second be so bad?

I loved the first half (before the time jump). I loved all the characters, the story, even the over dramatic mothers. and especially Yoo Junsu.

but after the time jump? it's like a whole different drama. the characters are not remotely the same ppl. even putting aside the fact that the older and younger actors look nothing alike, they're also very much not playing the same characters. did the actors sharing the same parts even talk to each other about the roles? and the worst part is what they did to Yoo Junsu. they made him such an arrogant jerk.

so, while, yes, I still have this drama a good score, that's because I fully endorse and think you should watch the first half. but once the time jump hits, consider it done.

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