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Little Joy
When a drama can't pick a lane
I'm just going to go straight to what hit the mark versus what left me scratching my head.
What I Loved:
1. The layers to Paik Sa-eon's and Hee-joo's characters were incredible. From Hee-joo's selective mutism to the gradual unraveling of Sa-eon's childhood trauma, it was interesting to piece together their histories. The revelation about there being an original Paik Sa-eon.
2. Plot Twists: The Paik family’s dark secrets were a lot to unpack.
What Just Didn't Make Sense:
1. Sa-eon’s Sudden Transformation: For years, he treated Hee-joo with cruelty and indifference, only to flip into a lovesick, protective husband out of nowhere.
2. Hee-joo’s Forgiveness: I get that Hee-joo might have felt starved of love, but her eagerness to forgive Sa-eon’s years of emotional neglect and harshness felt frustrating. Girl, demand an apology at least!
3. Overloaded Subplots: Between the hostage marriage, political scheming, family feuds, orphan murders, and secret identities, the plot sometimes felt overcrowded. I had to pause just to process what was happening.
4. Inconsistencies in Tone: One minute, it's a high-stakes thriller; the next, it’s a romance with over-the-top accidental kisses and blanket struggles. I couldn’t quite figure out what the drama wanted to be.
5. The Love Justification: So, Sa-eon loved Hee-joo all along but acted like a jerk to “protect himself from getting attached”? Make it make sense. There’s no excuse for years of cruelty, especially when you supposedly "rescued" her from one prison only to trap her in another.
6. The whole "loving my fake wife secretly". Couldn't they have worked on the marriage without the childish games?
This drama had so much potential with its intricate web of secrets and layered characters. But the inconsistent pacing and the frustrating relationship between Sa-eon and Hee-joo sometimes made it feel like the drama was sabotaging itself. While I enjoyed the suspense and certain emotional moments, I can't get over the lack of accountability in Sa-eon's character development.
Would I recommend it? Yes, but only to those who enjoy unpacking messy, flawed relationships and don’t mind a plot that's a bit all over the place.
What I Loved:
1. The layers to Paik Sa-eon's and Hee-joo's characters were incredible. From Hee-joo's selective mutism to the gradual unraveling of Sa-eon's childhood trauma, it was interesting to piece together their histories. The revelation about there being an original Paik Sa-eon.
2. Plot Twists: The Paik family’s dark secrets were a lot to unpack.
What Just Didn't Make Sense:
1. Sa-eon’s Sudden Transformation: For years, he treated Hee-joo with cruelty and indifference, only to flip into a lovesick, protective husband out of nowhere.
2. Hee-joo’s Forgiveness: I get that Hee-joo might have felt starved of love, but her eagerness to forgive Sa-eon’s years of emotional neglect and harshness felt frustrating. Girl, demand an apology at least!
3. Overloaded Subplots: Between the hostage marriage, political scheming, family feuds, orphan murders, and secret identities, the plot sometimes felt overcrowded. I had to pause just to process what was happening.
4. Inconsistencies in Tone: One minute, it's a high-stakes thriller; the next, it’s a romance with over-the-top accidental kisses and blanket struggles. I couldn’t quite figure out what the drama wanted to be.
5. The Love Justification: So, Sa-eon loved Hee-joo all along but acted like a jerk to “protect himself from getting attached”? Make it make sense. There’s no excuse for years of cruelty, especially when you supposedly "rescued" her from one prison only to trap her in another.
6. The whole "loving my fake wife secretly". Couldn't they have worked on the marriage without the childish games?
This drama had so much potential with its intricate web of secrets and layered characters. But the inconsistent pacing and the frustrating relationship between Sa-eon and Hee-joo sometimes made it feel like the drama was sabotaging itself. While I enjoyed the suspense and certain emotional moments, I can't get over the lack of accountability in Sa-eon's character development.
Would I recommend it? Yes, but only to those who enjoy unpacking messy, flawed relationships and don’t mind a plot that's a bit all over the place.
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