whatestheriswatching
This show was like an expectations vs reality meme
This show seemed like it had a recipe for success.
• amazing cast, lots of well-known actors and actresses including Sung Dong-il, Park Shin Hye and Cho Seung Woo whose dramas I've enjoyed in the past
• really interesting premise
• high production budget
Unfortunately, the execution really left a lot to be desired. It's so unfortunate because the show had so much potential. It's like spending $300 on ingredients to make a cake, and then trying said cake and finding that you accidentally over-baked it (so it's now dry af), the frosting tastes funny... and was that supposed to be one tsp or one tablespoon of salt? Great ingredients do not make a great cake and it was the same with this drama.
PLOT
The drama centres around a woman who goes back in time to save the world and a genius who is responsible for saving/dooming the world. As the show progresses and new details emerge, the plot gets more and more confusing. The time travelling aspect made everything really chaotic and not in a good way.
Beyond the confusion of time travel, sometimes I didn't think things made sense. There's this scene where the FL doesn't know what a jjimjilbang is and she has also apparently never had real fruit before, which I found unrealistic considering she was living in modern day Korea up until the age of 8 or 9.
ACTING
There were so many familiar faces in this drama - some who I have loved in previous shows. I've been watching PSH since she was in You're Beautiful and one of the reasons I was excited about the show was because Cho Seung Woo from Stranger was in it. But I feel like this is an instance where the acting could not save the show from the plot. And if you watch dramas for the romance - the chemistry just wasn't there for the main couple.
THE END
Seriously. I get all the way to the end, and this is what I get?!
I'm left with nothing but disappointment and this review.
I know that not all shows have happy endings but when I've struggled through 16 episodes in hopes that it gets better / to find out what happens, then I feel like I'm at least hoping for an ending that wraps everything up nicely. Instead I feel like I'm left with questions.
For a drama that had a production budget of over $18million, I found some of the CG effects kind of fake. There was one scene in the beginning where the ML saves a plane from falling which was cool and the show had some cool moments but overall it was really disappointing. I honestly don't think I would have continued watching if I wasn't watching it with my boyfriend. We watched it along with Vincenzo (which is a way better drama in my opinion).
• amazing cast, lots of well-known actors and actresses including Sung Dong-il, Park Shin Hye and Cho Seung Woo whose dramas I've enjoyed in the past
• really interesting premise
• high production budget
Unfortunately, the execution really left a lot to be desired. It's so unfortunate because the show had so much potential. It's like spending $300 on ingredients to make a cake, and then trying said cake and finding that you accidentally over-baked it (so it's now dry af), the frosting tastes funny... and was that supposed to be one tsp or one tablespoon of salt? Great ingredients do not make a great cake and it was the same with this drama.
PLOT
The drama centres around a woman who goes back in time to save the world and a genius who is responsible for saving/dooming the world. As the show progresses and new details emerge, the plot gets more and more confusing. The time travelling aspect made everything really chaotic and not in a good way.
Beyond the confusion of time travel, sometimes I didn't think things made sense. There's this scene where the FL doesn't know what a jjimjilbang is and she has also apparently never had real fruit before, which I found unrealistic considering she was living in modern day Korea up until the age of 8 or 9.
ACTING
There were so many familiar faces in this drama - some who I have loved in previous shows. I've been watching PSH since she was in You're Beautiful and one of the reasons I was excited about the show was because Cho Seung Woo from Stranger was in it. But I feel like this is an instance where the acting could not save the show from the plot. And if you watch dramas for the romance - the chemistry just wasn't there for the main couple.
THE END
Seriously. I get all the way to the end, and this is what I get?!
I'm left with nothing but disappointment and this review.
I know that not all shows have happy endings but when I've struggled through 16 episodes in hopes that it gets better / to find out what happens, then I feel like I'm at least hoping for an ending that wraps everything up nicely. Instead I feel like I'm left with questions.
For a drama that had a production budget of over $18million, I found some of the CG effects kind of fake. There was one scene in the beginning where the ML saves a plane from falling which was cool and the show had some cool moments but overall it was really disappointing. I honestly don't think I would have continued watching if I wasn't watching it with my boyfriend. We watched it along with Vincenzo (which is a way better drama in my opinion).
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