What a draggy sh*tshow! But I still give and 8/10

Oh boy, where to even start! I'll just say that it has been a fat minute since I wrote a review for any drama but I just had to for this one. If I didn't, I fear that I would go crazy and self-implode.

When I first came across this drama, I wondered why a show with attractive leads from the mains to the supporting cast had a mediocre, but nonetheless respectable rating of 8/10 on MDL. Now I finally understand. At times, this drama is a solid 10. The acting was on point, emotions were running high, and the music was effective and did I mention that the acting was on point. BUT, sometimes it was a 5-6 if I am being generous in the way the plot unfolded and the "character development". I put quotes around that because it would be a joke to say that anyone in this drama developed from a static, linear character with the exception of the male lead. Just when I thought that a character would deviate from their disgusting self, they just revolve back and go in circles. UGGHH so frustrating to watch. With that said, lets get started on these Characters.

ML was quite a righteous dude. His sense of responsibility to his friend's family is amendable for how long it lasted. If you think about it, he was just as much a victim if not more since he also "lost" his parents and also a friend. I probably enjoyed his development the most as it was so damn satisfying to see him tell... the TRUTH. GOD, I never knew that lying in dramas could be so frustrating but this one proved me wrong. Overall tho, his only flaw was forgiving everyone around him for the BS that they put him through.

ML's Little Sis was probably the one part of this drama that I would have no complaint whatsoever about. It's very ironic that the only sensible figure in this series filled with capable adults is a child. Seriously, I would give her the name Fix-it Shiyu (Felix) given how much repairing and building of relationships she was responsible for over the course of the show. Honestly, I was so impressed by her actor and her character. Definitely the best of this show.

Now onto everyone else. I feel like I don't have to write individual sections here because everyone is kind of the same. From the theme of manipulation to lies, to unchanging attitudes and ugly personalities, each character is uglier than the other. First we got a female lead that actively chooses to lie, a SML who is a creep and directs his anger onto the ML, a SFL who I still don't see what purpose she served other to betray everyone around her (Judas), an Annoying best friend to the FL who TBH I just skipped over all her parts, and a bratty rich kid who acts cute to the point where I feel the need to projectile vomit on the screen. The plot just gave second chances left and right to these people yet they have fallen short everytime until the end, but we don't talk about that. Never mind I will cause it's 3am and I feel like crap. How does a drama with 31 episodes so feel so rushed yet long at the same time? Unbelievable.

In conclusion, I hope that I never subject myself to this form of visual and auditory torture ever again but I am also strangely happy that I've gotten through this. I do like the FL actor and I have watched one other drama by her that didn't trigger me at all in fact. Let's hope for a better tomorrow in watching these dramas.

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