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MelissaSternenberg

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MelissaSternenberg

Austin, TX
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Beautiful Gong Shim
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 28, 2016
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.5
As a lot of other people have stated, the beginning of the drama and the end of the drama sometimes seem like completely different animals. The beginning has us learning about the two sisters and the diametrically opposed viewpoints and struggles they have...and somewhere around the middle it turns into the story of the two male leads and a dark, troubled past in their respective families.

It's interesting how this series was billed about a story of two sisters, when to be quite honest Gong Mi (Gong Shim's older, 'prettier' sister) is all but written out of the drama as a whole. I wonder what happened there?

Either way, the actors had excellent performances all around, though I admit I would've liked to see more of Gong Mi in the entire drama, even if as the predictable foil 2nd female lead. The music was probably what stood out the most to me in this drama, and the two male leads.

That being said, this was fortunately a case of a drama more or less losing its way down the line, but not failing to be entertaining all the same. I still greatly enjoyed this drama and would likely recommend it to someone...though it's not likely to be on my top ten.

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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
0 people found this review helpful
Mar 25, 2016
50 of 50 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
This series is by far my favorite of the Super Sentai franchise. In addition to the silly Japanese wordplay in every episode, there is a lot of underlying comedic tone that adults can enjoy far more than the kids could.

The characters have an incredible chemistry and it's really refreshing to see characters with clearly drawn-out flaws that make their adventures compelling episode after episode. The series is a hard-boiled, hilarious take on the franchise and stands up ten years later (!!) better than any series to come after it.

It doesn't hurt that all the cast is major eye candy--and to add to that, they seem to know it. They are without a doubt horny teenagers/young twenty-somethings and it definitely adds to the intrigue!

Bonus points for giving a lot of attention to the supporting cast--Doggie Kruger and Swan-san!

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