CookieJunkie
Earth
What a beautiful journey
So this is my second ever review. Usually I don't feel like I need to share my thoughts on the drama in review form, however this drama was such a journey so I thought that I would share my thoughts. I just want to say that this drama won’t be everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay. However I hope that in the future more dramas featuring mental health will be made.Plot:
I will begin with what I loved about the drama. The character growth is probably what I loved the most, especially Moon Youngs growth from being an emotionless "strong" person to becoming a more vunerable and starting to feel emotions like emapathy and love. She came out of her shell and the journey to that is beautiful. All three main characters take steps to overcome their trauma with the help of professionals and each other. No matter how many bumps they had to overcome, and believe me there were quite a few, they managed to overcome them all. The whole drama really shined whenever they focused on the characters and the bond between them. The bond between the brothers really stood out, as well as Moon Youngs bond with both bothers. The main theme of the drama is mental health, and they managed to pretty decently depict mental illness in a respectable manner for the most part (minus the mom, but I will get into that later.) Almost no one in the hospital or outside of it was inheriantly evil or good, they were nuances to their characters which really hammered home the theme that: it's okay not to be okay. And as a side note I think I was really impressed by the way they told the story using fairytales and visual details to their advantage. Each episode was titled after a myth, fairytale or folklore, and by each episode's end a lesson was taught using the fairytale. Also the visual storytelling was wonderfully done, as visual details in clothes or hair or items was somehow linked to the fairytale being told. Also the aminations in some episodes *chefs kiss*.
Now my problems with the show: The storyline with the mom. I won’t spoil it but I felt that the storyline was quite cliche and just lazy writing. It was underdevoloped and I wished they would have left it out, since it didn't really fit into the theme. Also I wished they would have gone more into depth with the therapy plot, but that is just my personal preference, and the way they handled it wasn't bad per say just wanted a bit more depth.
All in all I enjoyed the plot even tho there were some mishaps here and there.
Acting/cast:
10/10. All of the cast did a fantastic job with potraying their characters. Especially Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye-Ji and Oh Jung Se. I am especially impressed by Oh jung se acting. He managed to potray someone with austic spectrum disorder in a very respectable and realistic manner I wanted to highlight that since I feel like he is underrated when compared to Ye-Ji and Soo Hyun. Both of which were absolutley fantastic in their own regard. They could convey so many emotions in their eyes, and my god the chemistry that they had was just amazing (so much sexual tension in those stares.) Seriously their chemistry is off the charts. The supporting cast was also lovley, they were all very natural in their acting. And an extra shoutout to the actor that played Jae Su he nailed the best friend and comic relief character. All in all hats off to the cast they did a fantastic job and was one of the main reasons I enjoyed the show as much as I did.
Music
Amazing. Just amazing. LOVE the ost in this show. Added a few of the songs to my playlist. Every song just fit perfectly into each scene. I am honestly impressed tht they manged to perfectly capture the feel of the show in the ost.
Rewatch value:
Will most definitely watch this masterpiece agian.
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I will admit that I did not have high expectations at all when I decided to give this remake a chance. I had my problems with the old series, and I didn't think this remake would be much better. But I am glad to say that I was wrong, this series and the three couples stole my heart.
Story - The story was pretty much pure fluff and I loved it. It will not be everyone's cup of tea but if you love sweet fluffy stories without any major conflicts this series is for you. Although some parts of the story felt a bit rushed due it having just 12 episodes. Some of the weakest parts were probably the Phayo scenes it feels like the director did not quite know what to do with the couple. It's forgivable though since the purpose of this season was to give MingKit and ForthBeam their deserved closure. Still, Phayo has a special place in my heart and I loved them although most people would disagree with me. More episodes would have allowed the director and writer to dive deeper into each of the story arcs. Despite that, they managed to make me love and root for all the three couples. Not a lot of BL series have managed to do that. Thankfully we get to see more of them in season 3.
Acting - All the main actors are rookies which is why some scenes are a bit awkward. The acting way better this season, they all looked comfortable with each other and the kissing scenes are some of the best ones in BL. They truly outdid themselves, especially the new Phana and Wayo. Ben seems much more comfortable then Godt was and I think he portrays a much better Phana. The acting of the six moons was what made this series wonderful.
Music/Production - I do not have a lot of complains regarding music and production. The music was good rather forgettable but it did not feel out of place in any of the scenes. The lighting and the audio were much better this time around.
Overall this series is great and I really recommend you to give it a chance. I can't wait to see what's in store for season 3 and I really hope they won't change the cast this time.
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