Fragile (1): Yeah, this is Skam, regardless of what they officially say. Everything about this show is Skam. Maybe they’ll change it later, but so far, this is a Skam S1 adaptation, with that specific story & those specific characters. Even the scenes themselves feel like they come from Skam, just changed enough so it’s not a literal copy-paste. This isn’t a bad thing though, because Skam is a great show to adapt. And so far, I think they’re doing a good job of aiming for that specific “Skam vibe”, though obviously this does make the show feel quite different from the traditional Kdrama. Let’s just hope they don’t butcher all of the themes.
Good Partner (13-14): After the last 2 episodes were very dark, I’m glad episode 14 was a more lighthearted episode, even if it wasn’t totally without heartbreak. The show also introduced yet another ferocious adversary for Eun-kyung: a door. Not sure who will win that battle, but I can’t wait to find out.
No Gain No Love (5-6): Not gonna lie, this show caught me completely off guard. It wasn’t on my watchlist or anything, and I only really gave it a chance because none of the other rom-coms worked for me, but I’m having the time of my life watching these episodes. It’s ridiculously fun, but it still manages to make me feel emotionally attached to these characters and what they’re going through. I love it.
Love Next Door (7-8): I’m still wondering what this show is trying to be. Rom-com? Slice-of-life? Melodrama? It feels like the show wants to be all of these things, but the show isn’t good enough at any of these genres for this to even remotely work, making the whole thing feel unfocused and painfully mediocre as a result. And I really wish I wasn’t saying this, because I really wanted to like this.
Perfect Family (9-10): It’s honestly tragic how the lives of multiple good people were forever changed by the actions of one man.
Queen Woo (5-8): These 4 episodes were quite the action packed and thrilling ride, and I really enjoyed them, even if the show itself is rather flawed. The finale is pretty weird though, and didn’t resolve much, instead it build up to a war that only arrives in the last 5 seconds. And yet I’m still kinda satisfied? I realized that maybe the entire show was really just about the Queen’s journey to fight for what she wants, to not be a chess piece, and to ultimately accomplish her dream(s). Her original dream was to be a general, and since she accomplishes that at the end, I think that’s kind of a fitting ending.
Be Melodramatic (8): I’m honestly really rooting for the actress and her manager. I love them.
Revenant (3-6): Kim Tae-ri is fantastic. Not gonna lie, her ghost/demon self was a lot of fun during the episode 5 after-party.