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A Kdrama with actual meaning!
Before I start writing my review, I want to say something! I keep seeing people dislike shows if it's slower paced, and the meaning of the story wasn't spelled out loudly! I know in Kdrama land, most people want shows real meaning, just cute romance and stuff, and I'm not saying this drama is perfect, it is not perfect, but I've read so many comments and reviews saying, it's boring, the writing is bad, there are plot holes, and they hate Nyeo Shin, because she's EVIL!So, now I want to dive into, why EVERYONE is wrong! At least in the base of the story!
1st: There are ZERO plot holes in the story, you just didn't watch the show carefully.
The main plot is that Dong Kyung has brain cancer, and she's gonna die in 3 months, and in one day everything goes sh-t, so she wants the whole world to end, and that's how Mr. Doom appears. Form here is obvious, I mean, this is a Kdrama, of course they will fall in love and other things, BUT that's not really the main plot here. The main plot is people have to realize something important, and it is the circle of life! There's a rule, so to speak, and you can't change it, doesn't matter how hard you try or want to. There are no EVIL characters in this show. God Girl is not evil, she actually loves humanity, she's literally died millions of times for humanity! She's helping the two lead characters to finally understand what's important, who they are.
People say there is no character development! What did you watch? The fact that Dong Kyung sacrificed their love for the sake of humanity, and Saram (Mr. Doom) finally understands and accepted who he is, and most importantly why he was created in the first place, is a MASSIVE character development! Not to mention the fact that Dong Kyung finally became her own person. She's not doing what others want, she stands up for herself finally.
2nd: It's not boring, it's just slow paced!
People HAVE to learn the difference between, slow paced and boring, because it's not the same thing. It's okay if you don't like slower shows that's more like a slice of life than a pure comic book fantasy drama, but don't call it boring!
It's not always the writer's fault if the viewer can't understand the meaning of the story!
Now, let's start my review!
I'm starting with the obvious. This show isn't unique, it's not like we didn't see anything like this, BUT the way they handled the story IS unique! The two main lead, Park Boyoung and Seo Inguk carries the show, and they're the main reason why it's working, but I have to say, Jung Jiso as the God or Goddess is on the same level, too! She may look like a little girl, but her aura is like the most experienced person on Earth! Honestly, I don't think the rest is matters at all, because all the sub-plots, and side characters are uninteresting. I mean, Dong Kyung's brother isn't bad, he grew on me eventually, and he wasn't really a 1 dimensional character, but he wasn't outstanding. The same goes for Na Jina.
The rest are absolutely forgettable!
The main plot is what matters the most, and it carries the whole show, to be honest! Is this show about: "Love wins all"? Kind of, but not in the same way as many other Kdrama did it, because it's not just about romantic love, it's about parental love as well for BOTH main character! The show is about PATIENCE, ACCEPTANCE, and UNDERSTANDING! Maybe you don't like the rules, but it doesn't mean it's bad!
Anything that you can get easily, it's not worth it! Is it a cliché? YES! Clichés are bad? NO! People just love to use this term as an insult, but clichés exist for a reason. It's the truth, basically!
My biggest problem with the show is the side characters, the lame love triangle, and the ending. Not because it was bad, but because it was like they cut the ending. It was weird, especially because they mentioned the wedding so many times, but it never happened. I mean, it's not like the wedding is necessary, but if I hear about it for 4 or 5 episodes, I want to see it or at least show me that they are married now after a time jump or something.
But the weirdest thing on this was that Kevin guy. I know Koreans love to use western people in their shows, but if they can't speak Korean, or the Korean characters can't speak English, I don't see the point doing it! It was hard to watch every time he was on-screen!
It's also worth mentioning that the OST is good as well! I wouldn't say, it's outstanding, but it's good.
Overall, this is a good drama, with a meaningful message, and yes, it's slow paced, and if you don't like these type of shows, just skip it, but if you want to learn something new, it's made for you!
I'm pretty sure we can find MUCH worse Kdramas on this platform with MUCH HIGHER ratings without any meaning whatsoever!
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Why is this "doom at your service" a must-watch drama?
I kept contemplating whether or not to watch this drama, as few of the reviews that I read online talked about how boring this drama was, but TBH I found this drama quite to my liking. You won't believe but I felt the same type of sadness I felt after finishing the drama that I felt when I completed watching DOTS. I really think that you should give this drama a go I mean even if you don't like this type of genre or plot, what's bad in at least trying to get to know the drama a bit first. In my opinion 16 episodes were too less for me and I wish there were more episodes but that's fine because I think now after watching this drama I have found my type of genre. Well I hope I helped you out in some or the other way. ?Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
did i like it to rewatch it?
first of all nice drama with great actor with great acting skills loved the acting and the actors but the story was a bit unrealistic so the story was half half for me not a drama to rewatch for me until half of the drama i was confused what is happening im not sure if i will be the only one who was like that but for one time watch and not having anything to watch it was nice drama so if you are bored and have nothing to watch its good drama to watch but if you have choices make this the last maybeVond je deze recentie nuttig?
AIRDROP A PUNCH TO ME, IF YOU DIDNT LIKE THE DRAMA IN THE END
I do not know what YOU are looking for in a kdrama but Doom At Your Service has got it. I mean maybe they fell in love quite quickly but....it was still worth it. This drama gave my tear glands a mind of its own...like those babies were malfunctioning. Everything was beautiful all the characters were charming: Seo In Guk's weirdly super attractive features to Park Bo Young's adorable expressions and smile to Lee Soo Hyuk's especially bewitching poker face and beautiful deep voice... gursh. Plus the chemistry was everything!!Trust me, I have watched a couple of bad kdrama's this year and Doom At Your Service certainly didnt make my director and cast murder list.
So, darling
give it a watch!
You can come beat me if you didnt like it.
Happy watching!!!!
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one of the beste k-dramas I ever watched
So, first of all, I know, a lot of people didn´t like this drama. This was one of the dramas that while was airing I couldn't wait to watch it, cause I like to wait till it's all out so I can binge it. The actors, I already knew Park Bo Young (female lead) from other dramas and I liked her so that was a plus, and Seo In Guk (male lead) was a first for me. Both of them were amazing, the way they made us feel what they felt was incredible. The support cast was okay and their story was meh. So, the story itself of the leads was what drew me to this drama.Attention: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!The fl (female lead) is a web novel editor whose life seems ordinary until she is diagnosed with brain cancer and only gets a short time to leave. In that, she also finds outs that her boyfriend was married and is humilliated by his wife. Also, her mother is in another country with the fl stepfather. With that, she is frustated with the world and ends up drinking...a lot to the point that she makes a wish. She wants the world to end. It so happens that the wishes related to doom and caos are heard by Doom itself, a sort of demon/god. Doom hears her wish and since he wants the same wish appears before her. He tells her that he can make her pain go away and in return to ask her wish. To keep her pain away they have to live together and so it begins their love story. The fl always tries to stay away from him and Doom keeps pestering her to the point that she comes up with a new idea, to make Doom fall in love with her, which actually happens, but so does she. The thing is Doom is tired of his life and wants it to end by ending the world but when he falls for the FL he decides do sacrifice himself to cure her disease. He does sacrifice but when he does that, god which is portraited by a little girl feels like Doom finally became good and brings him back to life but this time as a human. So the leads end up together and both health. I have to say there are two flaws. First, I disliked that Doom didn't keep his powers, they were amazing. Second, the support cast's story was kinda meh, it wasn's that interesting so I ended up skipping it a bit. Besides that, I can't point any flaw, it's a kind of hate to love drama and with fantasy which makes it amazing. I really recommend this drama. This onde and Vincenzo are my favourites of all time.
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I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS! JUST WATCH IT
I AM NOT SURE WHY THERE ARE SO MANY MIXED REVIEWS!!?? I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT SHOW. IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE OHHH SOOOO MANY THAT ARE OUT THERE. MAYBE THAT IS WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO IT. THE ACTING WAS GOOD, NICE EYE CANDY! AND TYPICAL OF KDRAMA THERE WAS SOME TEAR JERKING INVOLVED AND I REALLY DIDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW IT WOULD END RIGHT AWAY LIKE I AM TEND TO DO THEN I LOOSE INTEREST. I WATCHED ALL THE EPISODES WITHOUT FEELING THE NEED TO JUMP TO THE END SO THAT RIGHT THERE IS A GOOD SIGN AS I HAVE A TERRIBLE HABIT OF WATCHING A FEW EPISODES AND THEN WATCHING THE LAST ONE TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE WORTH MY TIME. JUST WATCH ITVond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Amazing story line, got amazing cast
I gave 8.5 because of the lead actors were so good acting and looks , wonderful pair.The second couple also looks wonderful, but they have very little screen time, they even could have matched the main lead.
There was a jump in the story , where didn't show like how they fallen in love , but suddenly they starting feeling in deep love and ready to sacrifice, Most of the episodes are like that only, some time it feels like repeations, instead they should have focused on how they fallen in love . The story line and the cast was so amazing, it could have been one of the best korean melodrama .
what i enjoyed most in the drama is park boo young is really cute and so beautiful, and male lead also good looking and compatible to her., even the second lead couples are very good looking, and acting was great too.
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The cast, the story line / plot, soundtrack, the cinematography, they were pretty good!!! 5 episodes into the drama and I am addicted. The main character, Tak Dong-Kyung is someone who I relate to so much. She is someone who doesn't want to let her feelings out and just keeps it to herself and pretends to be fine but in reality is not. While Myul Mung, the other main lead had an emptiness in his heart (In the beginning of the drama) but it slowly warms up because of Tak Dong-Kyung, and he finally gets the purpose of life. The chemistry between them is amazing! There are many realistic character developments that happen in the drama which feels it feels very natural. Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Disappointed...I Really Am
I am now developing PTSD from dramas that have all the markings of an "epic 10/10 unforgettable" drama but which end up falling way off the mark.So here's the thing, this drama got so much hype when it was airing, has such a fabulous cast lineup, beautiful cinematography, and then has an intriguing storyline that's original (not watched any other Asian drama with Doom and a Deity as actual characters) ....and for the first few episodes, I was stoked.
And then somewhere in the middle ...the bubble burst! And this drama went from a potential 10 to a yikes!
I have trouble explaining how...or why. But the magic between the 2 main characters just faded, there were dozens of missed opportunities to have built up the romance burn, the heartbreak of the story etc, it wasn't really the acting, maybe the directing? I can't put my finger on it. It just lost its lustre.
But do not despair because somewhere along the way, Lee Soo Hyuk who is the Second Male Lead swooped in and stole the whole damn show. And for that plotline, that character, that voice, that intensity, this show was all worth it. Someone give that man his own drama, says the newest Lee Soo Hyuk fangirl.
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I'm sorryI think I'm going to be the black sheep again for the limitless time in a famous high rated drama
The story was poor
The plot was absent
The romance was lame
But I've to admit it was comedy and smooth to watch
May be that's why I rated it 5.5 not less
And I liked seo in guk acting for the first time after hating him literally in king Louis shopping
The main story literally have no events till EP 11
Same events during the drama
So if this drama was 11 or 12 episodes I think it will became much better
In short summary
A woman wished to destroy the world after being Diagnosed with a terminal illness and the angel of death heard her and make a bargain with her so he can die then they fall in love together and he sacrifices himself to save her
Not a remarkable story which can make you watch over and over again
BTW : it had happy ending
She was cured and He turned to be human and they lived together happily ever after
But inspite of that Something huge was missing although the story was solid
I was interested more in the second couple but they didn't appear much and their story was so lame and became annoying
I've to tell it was new to make the love triangle in the second couple
But the second FL lead's position towards both men was really annoying and fluid till the end inspite of choosing Soo hyuk
For me just one watch drama
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Fantasy Drama ?
Have you ever fantasized about having a relationship with someone from another world? I did! But I didn't think it would be like "Destiny". "Doom At Your Service" is a drama composed of an unprecedented fantasy genre love story.
Tak Dong Kyung lost his parents a few years ago. He works as an editor in an online based webtoon company.
Suddenly he learns that he has a brain tumor. He has a few months on his hands. His life fell into disrepair. He prays to the creator to destroy the world. Myeol Mang of "Doom" fame comes to fulfill his wish.
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Doom at Your Service: A Melancholic Exploration of Life and Love
Doom at Your Service is a South Korean fantasy romance drama that tackles profound themes of life, death, and love. While the show boasts a unique concept and strong performances, its slow-burn pacing and unconventional narrative might not appeal to everyone.A Face-to-Face with Destruction Himself: Tak Dong-kyung, diagnosed with a terminal illness, makes a desperate wish for the world's destruction. However, her wish manifests in the form of Myul Mang, a supernatural entity who embodies doom and destruction. As Dong-kyung spends her remaining days with Myul Mang, an unexpected romance blossoms, forcing them to confront their own vulnerabilities and the meaning of existence.
A Slow-Burn Exploration of Emotions: Unlike fast-paced K-dramas with high-stakes plotlines, Doom at Your Service prioritizes character development and emotional exploration. The show takes its time delving into the complexities of grief, acceptance, and the fleeting nature of life. This slow-burn approach allows viewers to truly connect with the characters' emotional journeys, but it might feel uneventful for viewers seeking a more action-packed narrative.
Beautifully Portrayed Performances: Park Bo-young delivers a poignant performance as Dong-kyung, capturing her character's strength and vulnerability in the face of her own mortality. Seo In-guk portrays Myul Mang with a captivating blend of stoicism and emotional awakening. The supporting cast adds depth and intrigue to the narrative, further enriching the emotional tapestry of the show.
A Thought-Provoking yet Uneven Experience: Doom at Your Service is a show that will stay with you long after the credits roll. It prompts viewers to contemplate the preciousness of life, the power of human connection, and the acceptance of fate. However, its slow-burn pacing and unconventional narrative may not resonate with everyone, particularly those seeking a more light-hearted or fast-paced drama.
A Must-Watch for Fans of Melancholic Romances: If you're looking for a thought-provoking and emotionally rich K-drama that explores profound themes of life and love, Doom at Your Service is worth checking out. However, be prepared for a slow-burn narrative that prioritizes character development and emotional exploration over high-stakes plotlines.
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