I don't even like Rom Coms and this was so enjoyable
The viewers were right, it's nothing but fluff and you know what, that's enough. This drama feels like eating cotton candy it's sweet and pure and bright. The 2 leads are perfection in their roles. Yoon Seo is such a lovable and adorable FL she's so endearing and girly and she just makes you glad to be a girl. While Dong Wook plays a strict and straightforward Mr.Lawyer with a childish personality hidden underneath and only comes out when he falls for Yoon Seo. Their chemistry is so cozy & warm, they feel like a real couple. I was absolutely obsessed with one of the side couples and I'm so happy they got such a puppy love perfect ending! I rooted for them every second. The only downside would be the lack of care I had for his friend and gf, like I never cared about them at all, they didn't flush out their story well and in the long run I found them unnecessary but everyone else was golden. I loved all the lawyers and all the cutsy ways along with a few twists that kept me invested which is hard to do with a ROM COM. Touch your heart will truly touch your heart with a realistic relationship of two people falling inlove for the first time and remind you that love when your established and mature is the best kind. It will make you feal young and foolish, even though you're not and its often found in the most unlikely places and person.?Was this review helpful to you?
A Very Gripping Drama
It was good and it all wrapped up quite nicely. The romance was the little ray of light peaking through the melancholy cracks of darkness that was this drama. This poor woman...The show had a way of lulling you with legalistic mumbo jumbo, and sulleness, and then right before you had the urge to bail or skim, BAM!! Something traumatic would suddenly occur and suck you right back in. The unravel of it all was entirely satisfactory, every video and voice recording didn't leave the slightest doubt and I relished every minute of finally seeing that evil man get his come upins. It normally wouldn't be my type of drama, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.Was this review helpful to you?
It was enjoyable
Honestly it wasn't bad and it ended very realistically. The main couple had adorable chemistry and the cast was star studded. The slow motion was a little much at times and I lost interest in the Female Lead's family story line early on. I can't throw shade at it cause everything that happened made sense and I liked the little twist at the end. But I felt like ALOT happened while at the same time nothing really changed. I liked it, I just didn't love it. It's definitely a fun, lighthearted watch.Was this review helpful to you?
Kim Bum!!
This drama had a well rounded plot with decent side characters. The characters were all likable, but were all pretty cookie cutter basic, we didn't get to know any of the good guys well enough to love them which made me root for the villian at times. The main girl was great in her role as leading detective, however Kim Bum was phenomenal in his role. He has more depth in his twisted character than all the heroes combined, also his acting is extraordinarily frightening! His darkness, devastation and strange devotion to his mom is so perfectly displayed. His devil smile and cocky eyebrows keep you loving to hate him and not wanting it to end. The ending wrapped up as well as I expected but honestly if Kim Bum was not in it, I would say it's fine but you could be watching better things. His performance carries the show, honestly, it's impeccable. His psychopathic subtly is strong enough to keep you afearing for your life and the life of others, the upsetting thing is you find yourself wanting him to win, because he's just too good. That and you really feel for his poor mom whose in denial. They kept showing the main girls family to get us to care but its all pretty tedious, while the Baek and Mom character on the villains end, bring out pity and concern from the viewer. Its sad when you hope a main good guy character dies just to make things more interesting. Kim Bum (Much like Tale of 9 tailed season 1) outranked everyone else once again, he's supurb.At the end of the day I'll wrap it up by saying Rojoon's last words; "It was fun."Was this review helpful to you?
It could've been better
Okay. So this show started out kinda slow for me like the set up just wasn't great. To be honest, I think they just kind of threw us in and then expected us to feel this family dynamic with this group of people that we weren't sure how or when they got together. So that kind of set me off first thing. Also I feel like in some ways the show wasn't sure what it wanted to be. It was really light hearted at the beginning and then became really intense at the end. Which is why I started to like it more near the end. I really did feel like there was aFamily dynamic once we concluded. I just feel like we should have set it up better at the beginning. Another thing that had no purpose was that they kept hiding the villain. Every time you saw his face, it would be concealed and then, when they finally revealed it, we had no idea who he was. We'd never seen him before.They kept kind of making it seem like we knew him but we didn't know him. So I didn't know what the point of shrouding his face was. The main cast was incredible. All 4 of them were amazing together and separately. I loved it more as it went on. I loved the family dynamic, but once again I wish we had set that up better in the first couple of episodes because we don't know when they got together how long they've been we have just have no idea and then it slowly starts to piece together at the end. But because of that some of the heart and humor at the beginning felt unearned but once you just accepted that this was a group that had been together for a while the ending was so sweet and heartwarming. You really rooted for them as a family. All that said I really believe had the show taken time to set up everyone's connections better and earlier it would've went from a 8 to a solid 8.5 maybe even a 9.Was this review helpful to you?
If you love law dramas and only law dramas its fine
I DNF'd this one after episode 4. Honestly I just didn't care about anyone. The cast didn't really seem to have a lot of chemistry and it was just boring to me. I've tried multiple law dramas and I think I've realized that I just don't like them ? I find all the law lingo and court mumbo jumbo dull and tedious but that's just me. Joon Gi was great as always but honestly I wasn't crazy about his characters either, he seemed to have no personality and all his friends felt interchangeable to me. I was really hope for more of a time travel drama but it's just a straight up law drama.Was this review helpful to you?
The show was great, the ending was awful
I started this show for Kim Bum and honestly I didn't expect to get sucked in like like I did, but the brotherly love between the 2 main characters is so gripping and severe that you just cant help but keep watching. I loved the concept of the story.I love that it was like these two families that were destined to be enemies, but at the same time, destined to be family. I loved Dongchul & I quite liked the brotherly dynamic that the adult actors had and I LOVED the romance. I thought that the chemistry between Grace and Dongchul was out of this world. It was just so earnest and fierce and forbidden. Even when they were happy there was just this hint of sorrow behind everything that they did. I think it was the writers just kind of letting us know that they're ending would be tragic. I loved side Oppa & Jiana and their story line. Especially how it started; very intense and crazy! At first I was like; "Oh, I'll just watch these 5 episodes and then I was like I'll just watch 5 more and that just keeps going lol. When the switch of the babies is finally found out about it's bizarre and everything just turns to chaos .It's horrible to watch because you really feel the pain of the characters.You really are just like; Can we just pretend like none of this ever happened? But at the same time, you empathize with the characters because you know they can't do that. It's really hard to watch. When Don Wook turns to the dark side, you just hate him! You feel for him at first and then you just hate his guts and and then when Dong Chul dies for him, it makes so much sense and that makes you even more irrate. Because of course, Dong Chul would die for him! He's done everything at that point but die for his brother.So of course, he would.It's just so frustrating because you hate it and Don Wook and you just wish he died instead.This one is really hard to rate because a part of me wants to rate it high, but then another part of me wants to rate it like a 4 because of the horrible ending, and it was a horrible ending. They tried to make it better because he was in heaven and the family was all together now but it wasn't better it just made you mad! I mean you followed this guy for 56 episodes just to watch him die in the end. On one hand it's poetic but on the other hand you're just peed off because you just wanted him to have a happy ending. Dong Chul is the best character in that entire show by far. At the end of the day it was enjoyable in the moment and it was very enticing. It was also heart breaking, devastating and dreadfully horrible. I mean, they cried more in the show than I think any one person has ever cried in their entire life and their entire lifespan. I don't care if they live to be a 100. There's no way they've cried as much as these characters did in this show. Very soapy, which is probably why a part of me loved it but not only was the ending just the worst death scene ever and just incredibly traumatic to watch but there were some other things that I feel could have been better. Like I wish we had gotten more love on Jiana's part, especially there at the end. You hated Shien through the whole thing and honestly he should have died in episode six. When Dong Chul is on the bridge and has a pipe in his hand he should have killed him with it for sure! That being said I felt the story was such a beautiful message because it was a story of revenge, but it was also the story of like realizing that at the end of the day is revenge really worth it? So it was very profound in that sense. It really just came down to forgiveness and brotherly/family love which are beautiful uniting factors of the human heart. So it came together really nicely while also just stabbing you in the heart a thousand times until you died and cried. I'm so glad I knew of the ending beforehand because if I hadn't known I would have killed someone! I would have been inconsolable so I'm glad that I knew how it ended. I kept having to like remind myself. It was one of the ones I didn't expect to get into I never expected to sit down and watch it all the way through. Do I regret it? No. Would I recommend it? No. I would never make someone go through all that. But the acting was A+ and the story was very well written. I just wish we'd gotten a happy ending after all of that heartache.It sucked that we didn't, it just sucked. I have found a new Oppa though as I now love Song Sang and want to see all his other shows.
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Alot of struggle for nothing?
Heavy. It's like eating pancakes for breakfast it's great as your eating it but afterwards it just feels heavy on your chest. Everyone was either crying or dying in every single episode like Gosh bless. The parents died for literally NO reason and the couple separated for a reason but then when everything was perfectly resolved they NEVER even got back together!! It kept you going but the ending left you feeling nothing. The longer it sits the more I'm not happy about it. The end just felt so dumb.Was this review helpful to you?
A disappointment to be honest...
Okay, first off I'd like to clarify that I did watch full 15 episodes of this drama before I began skimming. I felt like the storyline was repetitive and slow, the main villian was more annoying than anything. He slowly slurrs his words and his eyelids are half closed all the time it's like he's sleep walking through the whole thing, he's just annoying. Also I really expected more Chemistry between Susy and Seung Gi, they just didn't spark for me, maybe it was the romance in itself that seemed off. Like they were friends and then they were in a relationship...idk..I just wasn't crazy about it. The side characters were all old, bland and or both. I really gave it a shot as I really wanted it to be great, but in my opinion it just wasn't. On top of that, the ending just sucks and makes me glad that I didn't get invested.Was this review helpful to you?
An Intense Thrill ride!
Wow...Just wow. I never knew what was coming next. Okay so the romance between the main girl and the guy from the past is only seen in flashbacks but it's so realistic and so pure and innocent, I loved watching every interaction they had. The acting was top tier and the storyline kept you guessing till the end. I love the duo of the 2 main leads, I love the friendship and the trust that they built. I hated the villian more than Ive hated any kdrama villian so far.It was Fantastic...That being said the reason this drama did not recieve a 10 star from me was because of the ending. Now I have learned in the Kdrama world, a common downfall many of them are unsatisfactory endings. This one was unfortunately no different. The ending was not horrible by any means, it just didn't tye it up in a nice full circle bow like a wanted. I really could've done with one final scene where the couple we'd been watching and feeling sorry for could've seen eachother. Besides that it was great ?Was this review helpful to you?
A Friends Lovers Whirlwind
Lee Jung Suk and Park Shin Hye! Their chemistry as friends is so believable and the concept of a person who can't lie without hiccuping is so much fun. Their family dynamics are entertwined in a messy, dramatic knot and these two precious beans are just caught in the middle. I love that we not only get to see them grow up together but pursue the same profession together, untangle their family trauma together and reveal corruption and crimes together! It was a great ride. I also love the brother and side Oppa is so sweet and you feel so sorry for him at the end. It was a solid drama and a for sure must watch.Was this review helpful to you?
Calling all Oppa Addicts!
Adorable. Simply adorable. It felt like a choose your own adventure book, but with hot Oppas. It's every Kdrama girl's fantasy and if you know that going in you can love it for what it is; a long daydream we've all had. It was also surprisingly funny as each storyline poked fun at a Kdrama trope. It was a short watch but thoroughly enjoyable. It was so much fun and seeing all my Oppas in one drama made me giddy! It's definitely worth the watch especially for a long time Kdrama fanWas this review helpful to you?
It's definitely a Rain/Kim Bum fix, not much more
It was sweet, simple and satisfactory. Nothing to write home about honestly, Kim Bum was precious and pure perfection as he is in everything, the villains were basic and nonintimidating, I didn't care about the main romance at all and the side romance was just a few lines from being nonexistent. The story line undoubtedly could've been summed up in 12 episodes, the backstories were straightforward, with very little plot twists and the side characters were fine. Also the main ghosty guy was cool but I honestly have no idea why he had to stick around for like 15 years. I wish Rain and Bum had better chemistry but I just didn't feel it as strongly as I wanted to. The ending wrapped up with little to no conflict and complete resolution. It was a lighthearted, easy ride. Kind of like a GAC movie, nothing over the top or super deep.Was this review helpful to you?
Nothing compared to the 2nd season.
? Honestly this one left me wanting...I felt like the chemistry between the 2 main leads was not believable, not only that but the plot point of Lee Dong Wook NOT abandoning his little brother that he CLEARLY abandoned irked me!! He literally left him for atleast a decade, only to show up to kill him and leave him for dead and then instead of dealing with the issue he let's 600 years pass before telling his brother the truth and even then he doesn't really own up to the reasonable trauma he caused Rang. Instead he just gaslights him into believing he was a good brother even though he clearly wasn't. Idk I just feel like if the writers wanted to convince us that Dong Wook was actually a good big bro then they should've tried harder. Speaking of Bros, the bromance had more chemistry than the romance and Lee Rang STOLE THE SHOW!! He was the best thing in the show, and the fact that they gave him a family just to do him dirty at the end was just wrong! It just left me angry! He deserved more, he and his family were way more interesting than the main couple, sorry not sorry. That being said it was a well written story and obviously kept me watching since I binged it in 2 sick days but in the end it was bittersweet and it just bummed me out. Rang didn't even get to say goodbye...Ugh!! Not fair! Honestly it doesn't hold a candle to season 2.Was this review helpful to you?
A Must Watch!(And I don't say that often)
Best drama I've seen in a ages! The Bromance was lit, the romance was fleshed out perfectly & was the sweetest mix of dramatic and beautiful, it made me want a boyfriend. ?The storyline was truly award winning! ? Every moment was pure joy, not a second wasted. They built relationships you root for and a plot that keeps you on your toes one story at a time. It was one major story threaded inside multiple well crafted small stories. All 4 villains kept you from getting bored or from one of them lacking, because there was a new threat every time you turned around. It was intense, heartwarming and had just enough humor to keep it from being too heavy. The beautiful 9 tailed Brothers are addictive, I could watch them for 10 seasons. Can't wait for season 3. The ending didn't even leave me devastated like I thought it would. It was exceptional, immaculate, a masterpiece!! It's gonna be real hard to top.Was this review helpful to you?