Just okay
First, the positives.. This drama was funny. Extremely. There were times when I could not stop dying laughing. The scenes that were just the four friends hanging out together, whether enjoying drinking on the rooftop or all congregating for breakfast were endearing - as a story about friendship it was enjoyable. Every scene in the past with the little kids was brilliant. The mysterious landlady quickly became one of the most entertaining and compelling parts, and as the story unfolded I kept very much wanting to know more about her.
I believe in general the cast did the best they could with what they were given. The problem I had was that the main story was flat and not very interesting. The MMA scenes themselves were well choreographed and nice to watch, but it was hard to suspend disbelief sufficiently to actually be caught up in them, and to believe that the final fight would ever actually occur. The writing kept putting the women of the show in the position of being told what to do or treated like they couldn't decide for themselves or required rescuing, which was off-putting to me. Ae Ra was shown to be a strong, capable character, so why did she keep needing to be rescued? Why did Seol Hee keep getting shut down every time she tried to articulate what she did or did not want? This could have been so much more than what it was; a story about young people doing their best to overcome the odds against them should be inspiring and uplifting. In the end, though, it just felt like more fluff than substance.
I believe in general the cast did the best they could with what they were given. The problem I had was that the main story was flat and not very interesting. The MMA scenes themselves were well choreographed and nice to watch, but it was hard to suspend disbelief sufficiently to actually be caught up in them, and to believe that the final fight would ever actually occur. The writing kept putting the women of the show in the position of being told what to do or treated like they couldn't decide for themselves or required rescuing, which was off-putting to me. Ae Ra was shown to be a strong, capable character, so why did she keep needing to be rescued? Why did Seol Hee keep getting shut down every time she tried to articulate what she did or did not want? This could have been so much more than what it was; a story about young people doing their best to overcome the odds against them should be inspiring and uplifting. In the end, though, it just felt like more fluff than substance.
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