Good for a Miniseries, Poor for a Drama
As a miniseries, this show stacks up pretty well against its contemporaries (excluding some notable exceptions, i.e. Splash Splash Love), but in comparison to "real shows" it's mediocre at best. I'm not trying to hate on miniseries, but they typically have lower budgets, and therefor lower production values and untested talent. They also have to develop an engaging story which fits into a comparatively tiny runtime. Luckily, this show has good chemistry between the leads, a solid premise, and steady romantic progression to hold itself together.
Unfortunately, that's where the good news ends, because first and foremost what I thought coming out of this drama was... that's it? Barely anything happened. And not for lack of time; the show was even slow paced! Don't get me wrong, it's better than the series which move so quickly you feel like you put your head in a blender, but I wish there was just a single plotline outside of romance to build conflict and push the story forward. Instead, it felt like they were just dinking around with no apparent stakes or goals. There's a reason many romcoms have pressure from the parents or any number of other external forces to generate momentum in the plot, and that sort of clear progression was what was missing from this drama. Also, the fantasy element had no apparent influence on the plot or the worldbuilding, it was mostly just a detail that the characters noted from time to time. But, other than that, I had no problems with it. It was just meh. Unless you're really bored, I don't recommend this drama.
Unfortunately, that's where the good news ends, because first and foremost what I thought coming out of this drama was... that's it? Barely anything happened. And not for lack of time; the show was even slow paced! Don't get me wrong, it's better than the series which move so quickly you feel like you put your head in a blender, but I wish there was just a single plotline outside of romance to build conflict and push the story forward. Instead, it felt like they were just dinking around with no apparent stakes or goals. There's a reason many romcoms have pressure from the parents or any number of other external forces to generate momentum in the plot, and that sort of clear progression was what was missing from this drama. Also, the fantasy element had no apparent influence on the plot or the worldbuilding, it was mostly just a detail that the characters noted from time to time. But, other than that, I had no problems with it. It was just meh. Unless you're really bored, I don't recommend this drama.
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