momochipink
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Came due to love of lead actors, disappointed by the storyline and writing
I was looking forward to seeing Minki and Nana, but was so disappointed by the writing. Perhaps the writing will get better, but I will not be sticking around to find out. The start was good: typical boy meets girl, love hate relationship. I actually really like the main couple: both have quirky personalities, and their rapport is developed quickly. But as the show progresses in the next couple of episodes, the screen time and focus seems to be on side storylines and the main couple's relationship almost fade into the background (both their moms have terminal illnesses!? Is this a romantic comedy or a family drama).
The biggest problem is the writing: the focus, especially in the first few episodes, should be on the main couple. It needs to answer the question: why should the audience care about the main couple and invest in them emotionally. But the focus is scattered by so many side stories lines. On top of that, some of these side storylines are so uncomfortable. I was so offended by the Alzheimer mom who thought the ML was her husband storyline: it has so many problems, one of which was the forced handholding between the main couple.. ugh, so while the ML has to pretend that he’s married to his love interest’s mom, he also has to pretend to be the FL’s dad, and then hold the FL’s hand and the show plays this as a romantic moment?! I think the writers intended for that storyline to be heartwarming and funny, but there’s nothing funny about an Alzheimer patient’s symptoms and the storyline fell flat on its face.
I thought the stalker storyline might be interesting, but the writing blew the suspense they built right away. The stalker tied up the FL and locked her up in her dressing room at an awards ceremony… that is so stupid, other people are going to come looking for the FL immediately because she’s the MC of the event (the show literally can’t go on without her), and the first place they're going to look is her dressing room... she was essentially locked up in a bathroom for like 30 min. I’m not saying that something like this isn’t scary if it happens in real life, but I don’t think the writers made good use of this storyline.
The biggest problem is the writing: the focus, especially in the first few episodes, should be on the main couple. It needs to answer the question: why should the audience care about the main couple and invest in them emotionally. But the focus is scattered by so many side stories lines. On top of that, some of these side storylines are so uncomfortable. I was so offended by the Alzheimer mom who thought the ML was her husband storyline: it has so many problems, one of which was the forced handholding between the main couple.. ugh, so while the ML has to pretend that he’s married to his love interest’s mom, he also has to pretend to be the FL’s dad, and then hold the FL’s hand and the show plays this as a romantic moment?! I think the writers intended for that storyline to be heartwarming and funny, but there’s nothing funny about an Alzheimer patient’s symptoms and the storyline fell flat on its face.
I thought the stalker storyline might be interesting, but the writing blew the suspense they built right away. The stalker tied up the FL and locked her up in her dressing room at an awards ceremony… that is so stupid, other people are going to come looking for the FL immediately because she’s the MC of the event (the show literally can’t go on without her), and the first place they're going to look is her dressing room... she was essentially locked up in a bathroom for like 30 min. I’m not saying that something like this isn’t scary if it happens in real life, but I don’t think the writers made good use of this storyline.
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