Has many faults but may be worth it for the FL

It was all over the place but I stuck around for Mi Ran. I appreciated her excelling at different skills, standing up for herself and other women against misogyny, and overall her character was iconic. However, the men were kind of insufferable, especially the ML. The show would've been better without all the "not like other girls" messages. Mi Ran didn't have that attitude about herself and always protected girls but it was annoying to see the men trash other women and make her out to be superior and a "different breed." I would simply like a show where a girl can be whatever and men aren't dissecting whether she has value or not. Also, when women are weary of men it's because of systemic misogyny so it's insane that the show made it seem like the men having bad experiences with women is equivalent and would make it okay to talk about women like they're inherently evil and awful.

and the scandals were so blown out of proportion. I don't get how Mi Ran having lots of partners in the past would be career ending for Kang Ho. I guess it highlights how women are villainized while men are treated like saints/praised but it was still so overdramatic.

Lastly, the only interesting characters were Mi Ran and Soo Jin. The rest were kind of boring and the story was super random. Even if Mi Ran was cool, a lawyer dating her celebrity client and also becoming a stunt double on one of his movies??? Super silly.

Read More

What was that ending?

This review is going to mainly focus on the last 2 episodes. When Makiko was finally confronted and they just decide apologizing to their mother was what they wanted had me ??? After all that, they just wanted her to say sorry and continue on with their lives? Then Kiichi jumps out of the window for some reason ??? It was so over dramatic and random. I also don't get why they didn't immediately turn her into the police when she admitted it, they just let her sleep tight and create more lies not to mention Osamu is a sorry excuse for a father.

Now we get to Kiichi turning himself in which watered down Makiko being as bad as she was but then nope it was actually Shinji and it turned out to be an innocent accident and Makiko will not get punished for anything even though she still had their moms stolen possessions (which is also a plot hole because how did she return all of her things before the house burned down but still have so many of her stolen items???). And she's clearly a terrible mother who psychologically abused her sons but that was glossed over and the two never went against her or really confronted her even after she admitted to starting the fire. And when Shinji confessed to the mom, the whole grudge thing was??

And to top it all off, everyone has a happy ending. Anzu pleads to take Kiichi with her and cook for him and take care of him which was embarrassing honestly. Going back to the beginning, Kiichi definitely acted abusive towards her and we're supposed to be like yes, he's perfect for Anzu. Then Makiko gets back to being famous, Shinji gets a second chance and its clear he will probably end up with Yuzu and their mom plans on moving on with her normal life. None of it sat right with me. It just felt like a cop out ending where nothing really changed and no lessons were learned.

The end.

Read More

Stigmatizing show in disguise

I am only on episode three but felt very inclined to write a review. I understand why people have made comments that this show demonstrates the realities of mental illness well and is breaking stigma but...I don't agree. The doctors and nurses are constantly spewing the most stigmatizing language.

Examples: When Go Yoon was seeking help for cracking his knuckles in the first episode, he was basically dismissed and told it's easy to just stop. Also as someone with ocd, I don't like how they portrayed his character as this quirky and annoying guy who stares at Da Eun and was awkwardly touching/smelling the rice cakes her mom made (he just felt like a stereotype). Not to mention one of the doctors also saying they could cure him? You cannot cure ocd or "fix" any mental illness but the show sure acted like things could be solved easily.

Furthermore, when Yu Chan was banging his motor cycle helmet against the glass window, Da Eun made a joke saying "he's bipolar." There have also been jokes about schizophrenia and depression and the whole conference where they're inducing panic attacks and laughing about someone who had panic disorder was so insensitive. When the new trainees arrived and Seung Jae kept disappearing, there was clearly something wrong yet they kept calling him a slacker.

In general, the way they speak about mental illnesses is stigmatizing and at times they don't even describe them accurately. Also because a lot of the staff are not great people, that is the most accurate thing about the show because medical staff can be bullies and not care about patients irl. Anyways, this show had potential and I'm going to see where it goes but it is not in any way doing anything groundbreaking or going against stigma (more like contributing to it).

That is my two cents. I completely understand its appeal and we always want a show to represent mental illness and appreciate the ones that come by but this could have done a lot better with its potential.

Read More

Quite enjoyable but I need to rant

The AUDACITY Ki Joon has to be upset that Yoo Jin was dating and living with Shi Woo before him as if he wasn't about to get married and in a 10 YEAR relationship. Why was that such a big deal???? Ki Joon couldn't let it go but both of them were cheaters and liars????

Both Ki Joon and Yoo Jin are scummy cheaters who have no business being upset or angry or involved in the lives of Shi Woo and Ha Kyung. They have the NERVE to act the way they do when they cheated and abandoned their exes...they needed to be ostracized a bit more. Like how are YOU mad that both Shi Woo and Ha Kyung are working there when it is all your fault. Also, Ki Joon wanting to go half on the apartment to provide for Yoo Jin, Ki Joon having Ha Kyung write for him, him spying on them, the continuous lying between both cheaters, and the fact that they were never sorry and blamed their exes for their poor behavior. My mouth is on the floor.

You can't have your cake and eat it too!! like be so for real.

Aside from this, I am fond of the other main/supporting characters on team 2, the show being about weather is awesome, and I'm still enjoying watching it overall. I just don't like when cheaters act so entitled or their behavior is minimized so they eventually get redeemed.

Read More

Had to call it quits

I'll keep this sort of short and simple:

1. The concept of the love alarm makes zero sense unless people are entering their info and crushes in the database to begin with. What the hell is with the linking their heart thing?? There was potential but the writing was lame.

2. This just romanticizes stalking. Both Hye Yeong and Sun Oh are actually creeps.

3. Sun Oh is a terrible friend but Hye Yeong is annoyingly passive.

4. It made no sense that 3 guys were after Jo Jo (including her original bf). There was nothing that stood out about her character. There was no chemistry between any of them either. Additionally, Hye Yeong and Sun Oh didn't know anything about her for them to be into her like that. Especially Sun Oh, who seemed like he just wanted to get her before his friend could. They just followed her around and stared at her from afar like weirdos.

5. The characters are all unlikeable, unrelatable, and boring.

I decided to call it quits after a few episodes. I don't care about any of these people or the story for that matter. Since I didn't watch all of it, you don't have to take my review seriously. It could get better but these were my thoughts from the beginning. The foundation wasn't strong enough for me to continue.

Read More