sloanefix
Ambitious story that gets dragged too long, lacks intimacy
STORY:
epic in its conception. it involves a man who tries to dins the cure for cancer and is killed when he gets it, only for his soul to get in a young man's body, trying to get his memories back along with his love who hasn't moved on from him. the couple and their now adult son try to uncover the mystery of his death
FEMALE LEAD & MAIN COUPLE
they had more chemistry when he was 23 than when they were in the same age in the past. sounds confusing i know. the female lead is strong in both timelines, in the present she's hardened and dedicated to her work as a pilot, to her son and her late husband's memory. i liked her with the young version more. they were both carrying the show, the stakes were through the roof. in the first episode they barely meet but you have the sense that their lives are about to change. epic stuff.
still, the kisses were lackluster and though i want to blame thai television, i have seen how the man can kiss and it's a waste. better physical chemistry would push the story to another level, since everything is guided by their love.
PRODUCTION
normally i don't complain about the poor quality but in this one it affected my viewing because special effects were needed to stage the afterlife and many special moments. sadly the budget was the equivalent of a sandwich and the whole thing ended up looking like a 90's video game
LENGTH
at about 2h per episode (minus the 30 minutes of pure ads), the thing gets draggy and repetitive soon. more fights, more life and death situations, more cattiness. it should be a 10-ep, 50-minute drama for it to keep us hooked and make it interesting throughout. i skipped a lot after the fifth episode
OVERALL
though it didn't deliver greatly on the older woman/ younger man romance i was looking for, it was a high stakes thrill ride and a heartwarming story
epic in its conception. it involves a man who tries to dins the cure for cancer and is killed when he gets it, only for his soul to get in a young man's body, trying to get his memories back along with his love who hasn't moved on from him. the couple and their now adult son try to uncover the mystery of his death
FEMALE LEAD & MAIN COUPLE
they had more chemistry when he was 23 than when they were in the same age in the past. sounds confusing i know. the female lead is strong in both timelines, in the present she's hardened and dedicated to her work as a pilot, to her son and her late husband's memory. i liked her with the young version more. they were both carrying the show, the stakes were through the roof. in the first episode they barely meet but you have the sense that their lives are about to change. epic stuff.
still, the kisses were lackluster and though i want to blame thai television, i have seen how the man can kiss and it's a waste. better physical chemistry would push the story to another level, since everything is guided by their love.
PRODUCTION
normally i don't complain about the poor quality but in this one it affected my viewing because special effects were needed to stage the afterlife and many special moments. sadly the budget was the equivalent of a sandwich and the whole thing ended up looking like a 90's video game
LENGTH
at about 2h per episode (minus the 30 minutes of pure ads), the thing gets draggy and repetitive soon. more fights, more life and death situations, more cattiness. it should be a 10-ep, 50-minute drama for it to keep us hooked and make it interesting throughout. i skipped a lot after the fifth episode
OVERALL
though it didn't deliver greatly on the older woman/ younger man romance i was looking for, it was a high stakes thrill ride and a heartwarming story
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