Sloppy writing toward the end

Mad for Each Other could have been one of the best show this year. But lazy, sloppy script writing ruin the ending to what could have been a great and funny show of 2021.

Both Lee Min-kyung and Noh Hwi-oh are flawed characters who are neighbors and being see by the same psychiatrist.. Min-kyung is in hiding, scared of people, not trusting herself, and is a victim of past abused. Hwi-oh is a cop who is put on leave due to his anger management.

The series started out so funny with great acting and great story build up. I was so happy I thought I've found a gem. Since it's only a 13 episodes, I thought things would quickly finished without any mishap or dragging storyline. Wow. I was wrong. There are characters that don't even need to be included in the series. The cross-dresser and store clerk add nothing to the story. I don't even care about them, yet they're in the story. Why? Those minutes spent on them should be on the two main leads and their healing of eachother.

The series should have been focused on Min-kyung empowered herself. To be able to heal and not be afraid of her ex again. She need to lean to stick up for herself with relying and needing to be rescued. She was learning self-defense from Hwi-oh, yet, it was not put to use in the latter episode. Why? What's the point of showing her learning to kicks, hits, and run when it was not put to use? Hwi-oh was learning about his anger issue and how to manage it, but the first chance he needed to show that he had managed his anger.....he exploded....right in front of her. And the way she reacted when she saw it is beyond me. I understand she is traumatize by previous abuse but all of these should have taken place during the earlier episode....not the last two episodes. They vowed to trust one another but they broke that promised. What a let down.

The last 3 episodes are the worst. I couldn't believe what I was watching. It's like a different drama. Hwi-oh is a cop but he must have been a stupid cop because he's willing let Min-kyung trespassed into someone else property. Plus.....I thought she was afraid of people....yet she constantly take walk at night, and then trespassed into someone property alone at night. What a moron. At this point, I lost interest in both of these two characters. The way she's acting so childish without any coherent thought in her head during the patrolling. The car chased was the worst. It's so out of characters. This scene doesn't need to be included at all. It all could have been solved peacefully without the chase. Then the verbal abused from her to him. Why? Why did she had to go away? At this point, I gave up trying to understand what the show is trying to show me.

Overall, I don't believe they are healed. They're going to hurt one another continuing in their relationship. They don't trust each other. His is quick to anger and she's scare of that anger. All of these are due to lazy writing in the script writer part. What a let down to a good show. It could have end so much better. The potential was there....but...sigh.

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