Strangers Again (2023)

Let's come up with who can write the worst script for a divorced couple !! *DRUM ROLE*

(JUST WATCH THE FIRST 5 EPISODES AND LEAVE IT, YOU'LL BE HAPPY, THE DRAMA ENDS )




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Imagine as a writer who was struggling you come up with a VOILA idea of a divorced couple! And then suddenly you don't know what to do after the initial start and you fking struggle to finish the story.

Welcome to strangers again!

It's a flawed script at the end of the day, ex meets ex and separates again ??
What's the logic, to f88k up with viewers' minds?
With zero sense?
And they had the audacity to showcase romance in the middle of it which ends up pretty much null and void at the end.
It's a joke.
I have plenty of US and brits series If I wanna watch something so sloppy.


Too bad the acting was so good, even the direction was amazing but the script and the plot development were sh8t and for nothing.

And the side characters were clearly forced, zero chemistry!
Oh god! As much as I liked the MC and FMC's acting, I disliked pretty much everything else in the drama.
Kang So Ra and Jang Seung Jo's acting potential was wasted, everything from the classy direction, the cinematography and the BGM, all for nothing.
I feel like sl99ping this writer right now but anyway !

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trust me don't watch it if you don't want your heart broken it's one of the ending i can never like they were not together in the last i was sos so so infuriated just how huh just why it was going hjust fine just every thing could have been sorted out and people would have love d the ending of they had become together Orr may be even if they were not they should have had a proper good bye like okk why did they jsut split up liek that is there even going to be a season 2 and why did the female lead never ever got to know that hero heard her and it was not even about him it's about her dad no no no that was definitely not a good ending at alll nooo

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Love is messy

and sometimes it isn't enough. I appreciate what the writers were trying to tell with Hara and Eun Beom's story, but they missed the mark. Especially with how highly unlikable the main characters were even the secondary couple were annoying. It was hard rooting for any of the 4 characters. I found the two females even worse than the males. That's saying a lot with how unlikable EB was. Hara needed to grow up a lot so did BW, for being celebrated lawyers both were equally awful. I think that was one of the biggest mishaps in this drama aside from the plot holes. I get the trend of making realistic dramas with flawed characters, now a days, but with how awful the world is many of the times the audience doesn't want to watch these kinds of dramas. No matter how important or intriguing they may be. I did however, like how the divorce cases Hara and Eun Beom handled paralleled their relationship. Sometimes it propelled them forward and had them learn lessons right before they reverted to being unbearable once again. Eun Beum especially felt like he was going around in circles until the very end where it seems he finally learned that he needed help and to grow as a person.
I get that the writers wanted HR and EB to be human instead of cardboard cutouts of other dramas but still you got to move your characters forward or it becomes tiring for the viewer. Aside from this I did like how Eun Beom's trauma felt real, this happens in families when a tragedy happens, and I feel it's something that isn't shown or talked about a lot in society. People shut down and push everyone else away. Their defense mechanism is to run away which is what EB did. As for Oh Hara for her being a lawyer she had to be one of the nastiest, more immature fl I have seen lately. She never cared about what anyone else wanted but herself. I'll give her this tho: she finally matures in the last two episodes. For that, I was happy. And let's not talk about how nasty her best friend was, I don't even want to talk about what a waste of space this character was.
Anyways enough ranting about the characters. Now onto the plot I feel like this drama would have been better if it would have avoided the misunderstanding trope at every turn. Also, the plot moved forward only to backtrack from episode to episode. I think the writers lost the plot around ep 6. The story seemed to drag its feet from then on.
Although one tiny highlight was how the series showed that sometimes love isn't enough. No matter how much two people love each other if there's no communication or trust then it's not gonna work no matter how many times people try. If the couple is vastly different and want different things in life well then, that spells doom, sometimes it's better to let go than to hold on. And that was the root of HR and EB's story and I guess the lesson the writers wanted to leave the audience with.
The open ending fit the characters the best,honestly after eveything I can't see a happy ending for them. Maybe in the future but now? NOPE. So, I'm glad the writers went with the realistic ending and wrapped up the story fairly. For those who wanted them together, the hope is there.
Overall, I give this a 6.5and that's mostly for the acting and the OST not the writing.

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I kinda guessed it by it's name

I wanted it to be a guilty pleasure, you know like not a classic 5 star meal but a greasy meaty cheesy burger, I wanted it to fill my head with adrenaline, I wanted my heart to pump hot boiling blood straight to my head, something that would make giggle uncontrollably to myself, But...
Well it's a big butt, I m talking about this drama, its a big expensive looking drama filled with mediocrity and dullness, especially the ML guy, what's his deal man, like FL is really nice and sweet, just have the babies and move on goddamn it,

The premise starts very promising but soon it's just bland scenes with some good romance here and there and after 7 or 8 episodes it looses even that, and just whole bunch of blandness is left and then it's a challenge for audience to finish rest of the episodes, I personally lost the challenge and skipped most of the scenes,

I don't recommend it to anybody who likes to be entertained but if you like needless challenges than have at it

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Not Good Enough

Korean Drama " Strangers Again " is a law romantic drama.

The series embends the divorce-family cases nicely with the main plot, though some of them weren't that interesting and got tiring to follow. The main plot, on the other hand, had some originality and the interactions of the two main leads were entertaining, as the couple's dynamics were spot on. The second couple was enjoyable as well.

However, the romance was boring and got into circles of dead end choices. The tropes that were used were boring and the drama ended up with a messy pace. The conclusion, at least, was more original compared to the rest of the love story.

The performances, finally, were all great by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, three out of ten.

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ML is an uncommunicative and insensitive asshole

I'm quoting a line from someone else's Reddit comment to describe why I dropped this drama and why it's not worth your time: "I never once felt that the ml even cared a bit about the fl. He gives strong narcissistic vibes without the writing taking us fully there." This is completely true because the ml is so freaking toxic to the fl. Whatever issues the FL has, she doesn't deserve the kind of damage ML inflicts on her self-esteem without even telling her why. I really like the male actor from "The Good Detective", which is why this drama was a huge shame because it could've done so much more with its cast.

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What the actual F!!!

Okay first i was such a fan of the casts and the refreshing storyline so obviously forced myself to watch it till the very end and oh my it was disappointing af. I mean the plotholes were too many to just ignore . The ending is the most disappointing thing ive ever watched this year. I mean them not getting back together is fine but just ending it without resolving anything is just shitty writing. I dont think the writer is aware that marriage is a joint effort that both have to give 100% and not just one giving into the other. Overall disappointing is an understandment. But the actors were solid tho. And the osts were good too.

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a wasted story

A love story between a man who doesn't know what he wants and a woman who thinks she knows exactly what she wants. Even after more than ten years together, they don't truly understand each other and fail to share the truths about themselves, making them a flawed couple from the start.

Their imperfections are certainly rooted in nonsensical details within the scenario. In this drama, everyone except the main couple behaves as they should. The other characters are well-developed and consistent in their actions and behaviors. However, the two most important characters in the series are written in a completely incomplete, absurd, and inconsistent manner. It seems the writer intended to showcase their emotional ups and downs in a peculiar way.

The female lead is a strong divorce lawyer, initially presented to us as an intelligent woman, but she ultimately lives completely by her emotions, appearing quirky and even a bit foolish. I found her actions, especially in the second half, to be truly absurd. Her pursuit of her ex-husband, who treats her poorly and shows no signs of affection, cannot be explained merely by love. At the very least, it doesn’t align with what an intelligent woman would do.

The male lead is the most absurd character in this drama. He seems to have no emotional ties left with his ex-wife. He has no qualms about starting a job at her workplace, and on top of that, he arranges a date between his best friend and his ex-wife, helping them become a couple. What? Even if there's no love between them, this would still be quite strange. Despite exhibiting numerous red flag behaviors, the woman shows no reaction to any of this.

The male character orchestrates a fake game of infidelity to get a divorce from his wife. Really? Is it that difficult to explain to someone you've known for over ten years why you want to get divorced? Moreover, the reason for the divorce presented to us felt quite forced. Yes, I admit that even after years, one might not fully know someone, but come on, have you only gone on ten dates in ten years? Is it possible that a couple together for such a long time never discussed whether or not to have children? When they get back together in the series, the woman suddenly finds out that the man doesn’t want kids. It’s revealed that he has hidden his childhood trauma and relationship with his mother from the woman he married for all these years. Seriously, what did you talk about during that time?

I also want to touch on the mothers. While it's a common theme in Korean dramas, I still find it odd how intrusive and authoritarian mothers are in their children's lives. Both of their mothers were quite disturbing. They constantly interfered in their lives, relationships, and characters like children who cry when they don’t get their way, and in the end, they faced no consequences and were simply forgiven. I didn’t like them.

Although I was initially intrigued by the legal stories in this drama, as the episodes progressed, the topics began to reflect their lives more and more. This led to a repetitive cycle, and aside from a few, most of the storylines felt very dull. This isn’t a romantic comedy, but it also didn’t succeed as a drama. At times, it was quite tedious and overwhelming. Especially in the first half, since they hardly came together physically or emotionally, it didn’t feel exciting at all when they decided to reunite. I didn’t think they loved each other enough for that. With so many dramas waiting in the queue, it would have been better if I had postponed watching this one.

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BORINGGGG !!!!

it’s just toooooooooooo boring ? I don’t even know why did I watch drama… it’s a waste of time…. I expected the main leads to get together in end but since it was written in the title itself I knew but I still watched it….

I will NOT recommend anyone to watch this k-drama AT ALL!!!!!

the male lead was handsome and even the female lead was pretty…

the whole story was pretty much about after the divorce why they couldn’t live together and then in the mid the female lead tries to convince him but then in the end he just rejects him

it shows the 2nd couple (friends of the main leads) getting pregnant and married…

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Not my thing

Okay so last night I finished this recently aired drama 'Strangers again'. I started watching it cuz someone said it's a 'lovers to enemies to lovers' but in the end it turned out to be 'lovers to enemies to lovers to strangers'. even tho i'm a wh0re for happy endings(the kind where ML and FL end up together) i was pretty satisfied with the ending. The leads have only dated each other all their lives but still didn't end together showing they were just not meant to be. when they do see each other they aren't compatible at anything but When they aren't dating, they can't seriously see someone else cuz their hearts seem to be somewhere else, but in reality it's just that they have only dated each other all their lives so, they are kinda afraid to see new people.
also, i had a love hate relationship with the 2nd lead couple...at times i was really really annoyed with the 2nd FL
overall it is a slowburn drama with law subplots and Melo as a main plot
it was overall an 7/10

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