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Park Min
Lands Between
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Even if we disregarded the ending, I wouldn't recommend the drama. Sure it had some funny moments amongst the family members and there was good chemistry roaming around but the drama had serious issues in many different aspects. Despite having a good start, the problems started surfacing within 10 episodes only! Not a good sign!I believe the writer became possessed by an old midget goblin demon soul as she was crafting this abomination of an ending. She must've really hated her job at the time or had a big conflict with the production company/staff. I refuse to believe she was normal while writing the ending. Despite the writer being known to have these kind of unhinged tendencies, stupidity and retardness shall not be forgiven!
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Worst female lead out there!
The usual makjang route without anything new or interesting that would stand out. Aside from the repetitive nature of the genre, the drama had the bad kind of revenge. On the other hand, the female lead Soo Hyun was genuinely detestable and revolting from beginning to end with no exceptions.Was this review helpful to you?
No
I love Yoon So Yi but this is her worst project she picked up to date, even worse than "The Color of a Woman (2011)" or "Say You Love Me (2004)". Barely serviceable story and full of generic makjang characters. Unnecessarily long for such a scuffed story. They created a massive conflict in the last 2-3 episodes and then proceeded to brush it off within half an episode despite having a very relaxed 51 episodes of nothingness. There wasn't much chemistry between the leads. Both male lead sucked. All the relationships sucked, romantic and non-romantic one. Especially with the in-laws, it was exhausting and brain numbing. By the end, I couldn't care less who would end up with who and what happens to who.Was this review helpful to you?
Bad...
To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I came into this expecting something similar to "Giant (2010)" but ended up getting a flashy action and a lousy over-dramatic fuss. This the type of drama were you get 20 quick flashy shaky camera edits before an action is taken. Lackluster action despite having a massive budget. It seems the number of episodes was predetermined before finalizing the story/writing, this is why we got a handful of nothingness. What do you expect from the writing department when they had internal issues midway through. Even the lead actress dropped out halfway through. Even the other female lead had a significant screen time reduction.The drama had one of the cringest last scene epilogue out there. The awkwardness as they were sitting around the table, I could feel it piercing through my bones. Can't help but feel this was a waste of big cast. Classic Korean society normalizing rape with no consequences, even more favorable for the rapist. My expectations and interest were nullified when that happened. All the relationships sucked, romantic and non-romantic ones. By the end, I couldn't care less what happens to who. One finale remark, if they want to commit to the route they choose, then there should've been more deaths!
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Big meh....
Decent cast but the story was a massive let down. With every single turning point the writer choose to take the worst possible route. Let alone the story itself wasn't interesting. By the end of episode 5 everything was revealed and there wasn't much to look up for. It's also the worst bodyguard themed drama.Was this review helpful to you?
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Low saddness...
The cast did a great job but the story was handicapped from the very beginning. No amount of effort in the writing department would save it if the basis were this fragile. The most crucial part was to show how deep their love was but they failed to establish that, not even remotely close. This led to make all the subsequent events lukewarm and impractical. They didn't even dare to show a single kiss. The drama is padded with sad scenes to make us forget that fact and be drenched in the sadness instead.I hated the ending. There was only one possible, reasonable and appropriate ending that is for both of them to die but the writer didn't allow that.
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Rest in piece Lee Eon...
Good entertaining drama with a lot of fun but, unfortunately, the middle parts were kinda weak and uninteresting. The four leads played a nice dynamic with each other. There was no nasty and vicious love square. The romance in general wasn't the focus anyway, the family takes the bigger focus. I wish it will be available in glorious squeaky clean (no-upscale) 1080p one day.Rest in piece Lee Eon.
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Big ships init!
Unnecessarily long for such a casual story, the ships weren't interesting enough to fill the gaps. There wasn't much chemistry between the leads. Both male lead sucked. All the relationships sucked, romantic and non-romantic ones. By the end, I couldn't care less who would end up with who. The first half was purely about the love square. The second half was about business and ships. The drama trick you to think that Kim Hyun Min is the main lead but you'll quickly realize that Se Ra become the lead and occupying more than 80% of screen time. Despite all she did, the drama painted her in a favorable light. While Hyun Min remained insignificant. This is the biggest problem the drama had.Was this review helpful to you?
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It had a good set up to work with but unfortunately it went the full fat cliche melo route which dulled it down and took away from its merits. The extreme over-dramatization stripped away what little emotional impact the characters had built up. It took it down a notch even further for how many chunks in the middle parts that were useless. Dong Won had potential to be a better written character but he ended up being a poorly written one. Joon Soo & Sung Goo dynamic were cartoonish and lacked depth, we were only given a glimpse, they could've done a lot more with their 24 episodes in that regard. In fact, I see the whole thing as a big wasted potential.Was this review helpful to you?
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Decent comedy for the first half then jokes become repetitive and boring. They should've added a time-skip in the second half for when the kid is older and able to talk, this would create a better dynamic and more jokes. The cast was fine but unfortunately there was a lot of overacting for the sake of comedy.Was this review helpful to you?
Worth watching for that slap scene...
Goddamn that was a top tier slap. The biggest highlight in the drama! Anyway, both ML and FL had a great chemistry. However, the story was barely serviceable and full of plot holes, especially the first half while being in Harvard. Might be worth watching for the chemistry and brief romance but I wouldn't stick for the story at all.Was this review helpful to you?
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You know how it goes...
I feel sorry for Ha Ji Won to be involved in this fuming hot garbage. As always, Zo In Sung playing a mentally deranged character. What needed to be said have been already said by everyone, there isn't much to add. If you want to watch it for whatever reason, I highly suggest you read any spoiler before watching it. This is the type of show you need to know the spoilers before watching.The ending:
Jae Min become possessed by an old midget goblin demon soul and goes to buy a gun like an emo kid who wants to take revenge on the world. Then enters the room inconspicuously and empty the gun magazine into both Soo Jung and In Wook while laughing and giggling. Both were laying on the bed drenched in their blood. Then he smirks and says "we live in a society". Then goes to the beach at dawn to watch the final sunset while playing "Ohio Is for Lovers" by Hawthorne Heights on his Walkman. Then he shouts "the world is so cruel!!" and shoots himself in the head. Big sadge!
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No....
Absolutely unsatisfactory conclusion after this much anguish. It seems all the events in the drama took place in a short period of time. This made story too static which means not much development. The entire drama was the couple shouting at each other and yanking the baby back and forth. The last episode was straight up shit. Not a single likeable character, not even the support ones.Was this review helpful to you?
Had slight potentials....
Not really a sports drama, that's like less than 15% sporty scenes. I didn't like how it started, it was set up for failure from the beginning. The relationship between the 4 leads was boring and dry. Both ML and FL were stupid and their love wasn't even justified, always felt like a fling. The melodrama that was going on outside of that was underdeveloped (birth secret/the abuser) and only brought up around the ending while all the earlier parts the love square was chasing one another.Was this review helpful to you?
No...
The comedy, romance and drama sucked in this one. Most of the characters were unlikable especially both male leads. Once the marriage contract was made the story turned for the worst and never recovered.Was this review helpful to you?
