Normally I open a word document for every single drama I watch, so I know where my time went. Perhaps an awesome idea will be born, at the least I'll improve my writing. This time around, I just wanted to let it out, I did not like a good chunk of this drama.
Things started off well... Aside from the norm in Korean dramas, "me man, she woman" gender roles. Every now and then the woman had the upper hand, just not in a
way that was beyond feminine charm. I continued watching for a good portion of
the show, because of the lead female Gong Hye-jin. She, along with Seo In-Guk, is someone that I enjoy watching on screen. I might make a separate post of all the things I've seen with her in it.
The drama hooked me, always hinted that her character had an extra
level of depth (going beyond the helpless damsel) when bringing up her life
before her accident. She used to be top of her class, popular, confident,
outgoing and the bing bam boom she saw ghosts and was dismissed as crazy.
I figured somewhere down the line she'd get over the ghost complex. The
assertive female lead that I craved would take over the frail women who clung
to the hero male. Somewhere around the halfway point I gave up.
Far into the show I decided what the hell, might as well finish it. By episode 12, I was skipping a good chunk of the scenes, barely making it through the finale.
Finale Summary (spoilers...though not really): Bodyguard ends up with bratty woman, husband and wife began anew, side characters end up together, male and female lead banter around till the final scene. Yay...
Rating: 6/10
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Author's Note: I'll discuss in another post, my "departure" from dramas. Just know that there's another review-ish thing that I will be posting and it's just as negative. I'm sure there was some good in the show and had I written while watching there'd be a lot more positives. It's just tiring watching a genre that progresses the role of a female at a snail's pace.
