Oh My Ghostess, as the title implies, adds a supernatural twist that gives an extra boost of excitement to the romance. Although this drama doesn't get interesting until about four episodes in, the story quickly progresses with well-developed characters and unexpected changes in the plot. Although I have my own bias of who should end up together, there's clearly chemistry between the actors that makes you feel that they belong together. Not only does chemistry exist romance-wise, but between all character interactions, including minor characters, giving a natural feel to their relationships instead of forced ones that are just added to progress the story.
The director indeed has an eye for talent. Despite being afraid to watch this drama at first because of my preconceived notions that Jo Jung Suk appeared too old for Park Bo Young and had, to be honest, a scary face, in my opinion- though many would disagree (including myself) after watching this- I have become a new fan of him as well as the other three leads. Park Bo Young is a second reason that I did not want to watch this originally because the editing on the Running Man episode that I watched where she was a guest gave me a rather negative view of her. Unlike my previous opinion, this show opened me up to her through her diverse and entertaining acting skills showing me that she was far from the one-dimensional person I once saw her as. I have seen Im Joo Hwan on variety shows before but was never aware of his powerful acting skills that sent chills down my spine at times. Indeed, the writers did a good job of giving the villain a strong presence that makes you curl up in awe. Lastly, Kim Seul Gi is a name and face that I was not even familiar with before watching this. She reminded me of Gong Hyo Jin at times with a more upbeat personality and a cuteness comparable to Yoon Eun Hye. I will be sure to look out for her in the future and can't wait to see her future works.
Though the actors and writers were entertaining for the two days that it took me to finish this drama, I was quite disappointed in the last two episodes, especially the last. For being such an entertaining show, I expected more out of the ending. My opinion of the show dropped drastically when they added what I thought was a typical, predictable, anticlimactic ending that I've seen many times and one of the ones I hate at that. This is the main reason I deducted points from my score because I don't mind slow beginnings and this show had chemistry that was equal to that found in Master's Sun and suspense equal to that in highly raved-about dramas like You Who Came from the Stars or Healer. Because of this, they led my expectations for the ending to be quite high, and a typical ending just falls too short to make my score any higher.
The cast selection and directing was indeed what made this drama what it is. I was surprised at how well even the minor characters were able to portray the ghost, making it believable to me that the ghost was actually taking over their bodies. I found the ghost and Bong Sun or Jo Jung Suk to be my favorites. Definitely worth the time to watch, but don't expect to be wowed by the ending.
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