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I kept on skipping this series because of the not-so-great average rating. I finally decided to give this a try when I was running out of options and boy, was I suprised! I found myself binging the series and watching it in 2 days.

What I liked:

• Humor. Some might find the humor corny, but I found it laugh out loud funny. I did not expect Lee Min Ki to be able to carry of comedic moments. His timing was perfect. And the chemistry among the cast was evident - I doubt the humor could have been pulled off if the cast did not gel well.

• The whodunit. During the first few episodes I was concerned that the story line would remain flat and un-exciting - until the serial killing began. Until the end I was left guessing who it was. The way the story unfolded to reveal the perpetrator was plausible enough.

• The cast. I enjoyed every one of them. Great acting, good comedic timing. Wonderful chemistry.

Where the show could have done better:

• A tighter and clearer reveal of the motive behind the serial killings. It was relegated to a hunch, and eventually a one-line confirmation.

• The ending. While I like that it ended happily and still with humor, the whole correctional facility scene felt off, if not unnecessary.

This reminds me of Magnum PI, Columbo and all those American detective series with humor. My hours were not wasted on this one.

Ok, I get that this is a makjang. Bit this is one that I did not enjoy at all and had to stop at episode 5 of season 1.

I forced my way up to episode 5 afyer reading and re-reading reviews. There myst be something wrong with me. Or maybe this isn't time for me to watch a dark series. I've come to realize you have to be in the mood to enjoy a particular genre of K drama and maybe thos isn't the right time for me to watch The Penthouse.

A lot of the actions and decisions do not make sense. There is a lot of screaming at each other. And all the characters are outright evil, from the parents to the kids. The bullying from both parents and their kids became exhausting and eventually stale.

And zero values. So sure, this is a series about over the top evil but can't there be at least some morals in some of the characters? Only one out of a dozen characters seems to have it. That's it.

So no, not for me.

I did not expect to enjoy this series. To begin with, I seldom enjoy fantasy shows. So I kept giving this a pass until I had nothing else to watch while waiting for the next episodes of Taxi Driver 2 and Divorce Attorney Shin.

I got hooked from the first episode and hardly ever paused. The pace was consistent. The series also touched on a a number of themes and points worth pondering about.

All characters were well portrayed and there wasn't any one actor I would criticize for a bad performance. All gelled well, even those with cameo roles.

And the ending was very satisfying.

Worth your 16 hours, guaranteed.

Started ok, then quickly spiralled to a pit. I congratulate myself for lasting up to episode 15, and maybe half of episode 16. Whyyyy?

Glaring reasons why this will be a waste of your time: 1. Nonsense storyline. Actually... absence of a storyline is more like it. In a nutshell: a non-story story of 2 couples who have zero chemistry trying to convince us that they are attracted to each other.

2. Horrible acting. I liked the FL in other shows but she was so one-dimensional here. Was she trying to portray a demure character? Naive? Sweet? She had one expression throughout 16 episodes. She appeared spaced out most of the time. Forever trying to project someone pensive and full of thoughts but only ended up looking dumb and ... dumber.

2. ML had a perennially pained expression like someone kept stepping on his toes. Like his FL, that was the only expression he wore.

3. 2nd ML - same!!! Two facial expressions throughout. In near tears, and in tears. Sure he was an underdog security guard, but he was a pathetic wimp at best.

4. 2nd FL was more likable but by the 2nd half of the series fell into the same monochromatic acting.

5. Everything, every episode, every movement, was sloooooow. Trying to create a deep, brooding vibe - unsuccessfully. Slow smile that isn't exactly a smile. Slow shift of gaze from left to right, right to left, down to eye level, from eye level to downwards. Slooow conversation. Long, meaningless pauses in conversations.

I can go on. Watch this when you have insomnia.

I enjoyed both seasons, but for some reason season 2 was not as consistent as season 1. In fact, it was a bit of a mess. It tried to do much more but failed. I found myself skipping whole chunks of minutes of play every so often.

The male leads in both seasons were wonderful. Ahn Bo Hyun as the dorky but sincere boyfriend Woong who wanted only the best for Yumi was so loveable that I could not help but root for him even in season 2. My heart broke to pieces when he decided to break up from Yumi (in season 1) because he felt inadequate for her. Park Jinyoung as Babi, was equally charming as the impossibly ideal next boyfriend. Of course, Kim Go-eun is Kim Go-eun. She was equally wonderful in season 2. But it must be said that these 3 actors barely managed to pull off a weak script for season 2.

The writer went overboard with the cells in Season 2. Season 1's cells were all about emotions: love, anger etc. Fashion and a few others were stray non-emotion cells but that was ok, because there were only a few of them. The premise set in season 1 was clear, crisp, and tight. Emotions and reason dictate our decisions and actions.

In season 2, there was an abundance of cells that did not make sense at all because they had no connection with how a person decides on her actions (there were even "feet" cells!). Then there was a "Writer" cell who eventually took top priority over the Love cell. Again, "Writer" isn't an emotion. It is a person. So you now have a person within a person. After breaking up and losing Love, Yumi needed to have another priority. If she decided to focus on writing, then I'd think a "Determination" cell (not quite an emotion, but close to it) would have been more appropriate, rather than a "Writer" cell.

The introduction of cells of other characters of the story such as that of Editor-in-Chief's ruined things. What on earth was that for? And instead of them looking like "cells", they were made to look like a bunch of Marvel comics characters.

The writer lost the essence behind the cells and they all became one messy group of characters. And they all tended to overpower/overwhelm the real life characters.

Too bad they messed around with the success of the cell characters of Season 1. They should have kept them the way they were: sincere and heartfelt emotions.

Then there is the matter of the break-ups and the irrational, shallow reasons behind them. First, Yumi was so insecure that she could not trust Babi enough. He was honest by admitting, upon her quizzing, that yes, he felt that spark of attraction towards his intern. But he did not act on it. In fact, he did his best to avoid it. Emotions can be unexpected and cannot be avoided when they spring on you out of nowhere. But how you react and what you do with them are what matter. And Babi chose to stay true and loyal to Yumi. And neither did he say a word when Yumi felt she needed to see Woong when he called, while she and Babi were preparing dinner on Christmas Eve. She could have simply said she can't.

Then next time around, Yumi decides that she feels nothing when she saw Babi's intern's name flashing on his phone, calling Babi while he was out buying beer. And she concludes that she does not love him. This, after Babi took care of her the night before because she was ill, and she reciprocated with heartfelt gratitude. Huh? It was as if the writer needed a reason for them to break up and could not find anything deeper than "Oh, I wasn't bothered that Ms. Intern called my boyfriend so I conclude that I do not love him. I will now break up with him."

In many ways I think the script's writer became lazy or was pressured to complete season 2.

There are positives, though:

• Our 3 leads. They carried everything, definitely. Kim Go-eun was clearly a star here.

• Great soundtrack.

• Lighting and cinematography - the choice of light, sometimes hazy hues was in keeping with Yumi's often cheerful disposition.

• Supporting characters. Control Z eventually grew on me. The one character that did nothing for me was Editor in Chief. Ruby, I learned to love despite her annoying aegyo in season 1. But by season 2, I realize she wasn't a bad person, and I got used to her aegyo.

• Lots and lots of sparks of humor in the cell communities. Yes, I did laugh out loud on many occasions, even in season 2.

• Season 2 ending. Closed, but not quite. Clear signs that Yumi will be meeting boyfriend number 3.

A season 3 perhaps? I hope not. They should quit while they are still slightly ahead.

Missteps notwithstanding, Season 2 is still worth the watch if only for our 3 endearing characters.

Edge of your seat suspense.

But it can be tiring by the time you reach Episode 15. By that time I'd forgotten about the earlier 7 sins episodes and seemed to be watching a different crime series altogether.

It also tended to have a bit too many twists, characters, and red herrings. Too many of these and things begin to fall flat and boring. Too many attempts at being unpredictable becomes predictable. I stopped trying to keep track of the twists and stopped trying to untangle them in my mind. That was the only way I managed to stay engaged till the end.

Still, kudos to Lee Seung-gi for once again a stellar performance. Can't describe his role without giving much away.

But the star here is Lee Hee-joon as the tenacious, irreverent cop with an incredibly tragic past from which he struggled to rise above.

Be patient with this one. You will be rewarded.

I must admit that I was confused during the first five or so episodes but was intrigued enough to stay with it.

I am happy I did because the story began to unravel and make sense after that. Much suspension of disbelief is required but then again, this is a sci fi/fantasy show so a lot of creative license was used.

Actors turned in good performances. I last saw the female lead as half of the second couple in Weightlifting Kim Bok-joo. Male lead in this show was very convincing as good cop/bad cop. This show is recommendable to those who love suspense, crime, whodunnit shows.

12 episodes were well-utilized. The team thought well enough not to force 16 episodes out if this.

Exciting start.

But the soundtrack/music bed is waaaaaay too much that it is becoming diatracting and annoying. There is loud, dramatic background music in practically every single scene - most of the music is unnecessary.

No flaws in acting. One of the pleasant surprises for me us that of Lee Moo-saeng, who played a most unlikeable husband in One Spring Night. Here he portrayed an earnest, sincere, love-sick boyfriend who stuck by his girlfriend even after she was long gone.

This is about the friendship of 3 women, and the soulmate-relationship between 2 of them. It is a journey of the last year of Chan-yeong and how her relationship with Mi-jo and Joo-hul strengthened given the suddenly limited time. While the whole story revolves around the 3, it is also about the different relationships they have outside: with parents, partners, siblings.

My only criticism about this series is that there are way too many relationships under-developed and forced into the picture that they were better off un-introduced, such as Seon-woo's adopted sister, Seon-woo's father.

The romantic angles were also under-developed as the writer seemed to have a difficult time balancing the development of the romantic relationships with the pain of the pending loss of a friend to cancer.

Far from perfect, but still a good watch.

Update: wonderful episodes 1-15. Then they completely messed up last 30 minutes of episode 16. I was hoping for a surprise ending but no - they decided to disappoint.

I am so distraught with the ending.

----------------- Nam Joo Hyuk does very well here so far. There's something about the way he uses his eyes that allows few words to be spoken yet the intensity of his emotions can be felt.

Kim Tae-ri does well too, but needs to tone down her theatrical gestures and speaking. She'll need to remember that in a smaller screen, theatrical movements and delivery of lines can be off-putting and jarring.

Story is refreshing. Can't wait for the upcoming episodes!

Started out really strong. In fact, up until episode 14, I'd give it an 8 or even a 9. Admirable performances by Lee Jae-hoon, Kim Hye-soo and Choo Jin-woong.

But the last two episodes pulled my rating down.

I get that this has a major fantasy element to it. But there were scenes that were outright impossible and illogical especially when they weren't supposed to be fantasy.

Such as: When Park Hae-young figured out where in the massive hospital Ahn Chi-soo was heading just by recalling background and ambient sounds he could hear at the other end of the line as he was talking to Chi-soo through his mobile phone.

Or how Lee Jae-han figured out where Kim Bum-joo threw that red scarf - out of the many trash bins in the city - by pure deduction.

These guys have got to have supernatural reasoning powers.

The last two episodes were shockingly messy. For 14 episodes one can still follow the "time travel" sequence and logic. But on the 15th episode it felt like the writer could not figure out how to tie things together and decided to throw all sense of logic out the window. It was as if to tell the audience: "Quit trying to make sense of the time because I'm taking all sense away from here on".

The last 15 minutes were a total, absolute, letdown. If it is meant to have a 2nd season, they could at least be more obvious. But to leave too many questions un-answered after 16 episodes was plain cruel.

Lee Jong-suk is different here. While in most of his other series he is confident, cocky, and humorous, he is serious all throughout this 3-hour miniseries. I felt U-Jin's loneliness, desperation, helplessness because of feeling trapped and being emotionally blackmailed by his father. I felt the restraint he mustered so as not to reveal how he really felt towards Sim-deok. He did very well here.

Shin Hye-sun as Sim-deok was equally outstanding.

Kudos too for the overall production design and cinematography.

If there is one thing I found lacking, it's the burning, intense feelings that the couple was supposed to share after they'd revealed how they felt towards each other. It was supposed to be so intense that they'd be missing each other the moment they'd part ways, enough to want to turn their backs to towards their families to be free together.

For the most part they acted like mere acquaintances holding hands once in a while. There wasn't any passion; they were a bit too reserved. Maybe this was to allow the intensity of their feelings to come through U-jin's heartfelt letters and Sim-deok's singing? If this were the intent, then this didn't happen. If there was one thing I can say Shin Hye-sun failed at, it was failing to be convincing as a classical singer. She was rigid and void of expression while singing, and she should have been coached better on how to open her mouth wider.

Still ok overall, just too bad the director failed to bring out a fuller range of emotions from our leading pair.

Typical of KDramas, this one started slow on the first 3 episodes but rolled fast starting the 4th.

If you're a lover of courtroom drama, you will not be disappointed at all with this.

I binged and did not want it to end when I realized I was already on the 15th episode.

I definitely will re-watch a few months from now.

I am not sure how I feel exactly about this drama. The best description I can give is "mixed".

It was... okaaaay... on the overall. The overall story and plot were good, but I can't say the same for the script. There were a whole lot of "letting things pass" for me to make it through to the end.

I had initially given up on the first episode - I found the premise of Ma-ru taking the fall for Jae-hee's homicide unbelievably stupid, but when I rationalized it with blind love and devotion, I was able to move past it.

Song Joong-ki as Maru was perfectly cast. What frustrated me though, aside from his being gullible and pathetic when it came to Jae-hee, was that it wasn't clear when his feelings for Eun-gi became real, sincere, and distinctly different from when he first thought of using her for revenge.

Moon Chae-won as Eun-Gi was effective. Nothing great with her acting, but not bad.

But Park Si-yeon was uni-dimensional as Jae-hee. She had only one facet and her monologues were deadpan boring. Super old-style acting. She was reciting her lines rather than acting them.

Couldn't praise the soundtrack either and I had to keep reminding myself that this series was from way back 2012. But still.

Starts strong, but drags starting around episode 12 that I had to skip episodes 15 and 16 and speed-watch episode 17 and still manage to keep up with the story.

Worth watching if you're forgiving of a lot of lapses in logic and some second-rate acting of a pretty face. And if you are extremely patient.

Vincenzo started slow with episodes 1 and 2, but by episode 4, the ride was incredibly fast that I was reluctant to call it a day after hours of bingeing over the weekend. It is incredible how a single series can manage to be within seconds funny, serious, suspenseful, thrilling, and towards the end, scary. Yet the quick shifts in tone and mood did not feel jarring or distracting. The plot twists and turns kept me at the edge of my seat.

That Vincenzo, in the end, reverts to being the sadistic, violent, and scary member of the Mafia is strangely forgivable, because well... he is with the Mafia.

What I liked: 1. Cast - Soong Joong-ki seemed to have been tailor fit for his role. Despite his smooth handsome-ness, he managed to be eerily merciless and soul-less when he had to. The rest of the "Cassano family" of Geumga Plaza were a riot.

2. Storyline - the story is simple, and was carried more by the acting and script. I found myself laughing out loud by myself yet at times hiding behind pillows especially during the last episode. One moment I was laughing at the Guemga Cassano family, the next moment I could barely watch Vincenzo's torturing his enemies.

3. Script - catchy, fast. If this were a book, I'd be speed-reading it, hardly able to wait for each chapter to get to the next. The funny parts were not comedic, exaggerated, nor slapstick. The sting operations were well-thought off. It reminded me so much of Ocean's 11, but this was Korean-style.

4. Soundtrack - helped a lot in the shift of moods. Serious moments were broken by sudden changes in soundtrack mood. Choice of music was excellent.

What made my ranking short of 10 are the few lapses and gaps in logic, but easy to let pass: 1. I can understand that the whole time, Han-seok and Vincenzo were playing cat and mouse and didn't want to kill each other for the thrill of it. But towards the end, after leaving prison, Han-seok wanted Vincenzo dead once and for all. Couldn't he have just gone to Vincenzo's small settlement unit that didn't even have a security lock, and just shot him dead? They could have at least shown a failed attempt at this.

2. That thing about Inzaghi and a whole flock of pigeons saving Vincenzo' life.... I have very mixed feelings about this. If there was one thing I was not expecting to be built into the script, it was a minute of fantasy.

I was satisfied with the ending. It wasn't open, yet a gap left for a (hopeful) season 2. Minor lapses notwithstanding, this is a show that brought me to one helluva ride. Will definitely watch again.

I so did not want this series to end. Everything about it is so pure, so real. I felt Song Ah's and Hyun Seung's emotion.

Perfect cast, perfect script, wonderful cinematography, great production values.

This is one series that I am certain I will watch over and over again.

Before I get into a lot of spoilers, I'd like to say this is an ok, entertaining watch. Just make sure that you suspend logic to the max because this is, after all, a fantasy, time-travel series, so there will be a ton of relegating to "creative license".

If you don't like spoilers, leave it at that from here and don't proceed.

Things I liked: 1. Entertainment value. It's a comedy-drama-fantasy series so it allowed me to be forgiving of the lapses in logic.

2. The combined use of modern medicine and traditional oriental medicine during dire situations. I liked it when both doctors worked together to save a life using principles from both medical disciplines. She removing a bullet using just her scalpel and some indigenous herbs while he "anesthesized" using acupuncture. I found that cool.

3. The chemistry between the two leads, and how their relationship developed. There was nothing rushed about it.

4. Lessons about one's values and purpose, and not allowing love for power and money to derail us. Lessons in forgiving even your worst adversary and the very person who intended to hurt you is a repeating theme in this series.

What I didn't appreciate so much and thus the score of 7.0: 1. Mix of comic (I wouldn't call it funny) and serious character of Dr. Im Heo. I found his comical acting distracting and at times irritating instead of humorous or funny. I found jarring the pendulum swings toward the extremes in characterization.

2. Inconsistency. Ok, this is a fanstasy series and one needs to suspend logic, but logic is still needed and should not be forsaken completely. An example would be: Every time Dr. Im Heo would time travel, he needed to die or be killed either by someone, something, or himself. For Dr. Choi Yeon-kyung to be with him, she has to at least be holding his hand, otherwise they'd be separated, which is what happened when she inadvertently got left behind in Joseon. Yet, during his supposedly final and decisive travel back to Joseon, Yeon-kyung was holding Im Heo's hand as he was piercing his heart, yet she didn't time travel with him.

3. Can even the most seasoned acupuncturist diagnose serious illnesses by just feeling one's pulse beat and looking at telltale physical signs? "Lots of tumors" just by feeling the stomach and pulse was way too incredible.

So on one occasion, Dr. Im Heo commits an error of doing acupuncture on someone taking aspirin to prevent blood coagulation. A basic mistake committed by someone used to acupuncture 400 years ago but with zero knowledge of the most basic medical principles in today's world. Yet the next day and from thereon he does everything excellently and without any hitch.

4. The ending. Good enough that it ended on a happy note. But - I felt it was rushed. Im Heo was supposed to have had his last trip back to Joseon, never able to come back to Seoul ever again. Easily a third of episode 16 was spent dramatizing the anguish of certainty of forever separation for our ill-fated lovers. Yet less than 10 minutes before the ending, there is a "special gift" out of nowhere that gave In Heo a last chance to return to Seoul. A row of shelves fall on him that can't be enough to kill him, yet... that's it. No other explanation. It almost felt like the writer and producers didn't know how to end the series as it logically would have ended on a sad note. But they seem to have decided at the last minute to grant the audience a happy ending against the odds and ta-da! Back you go to Seoul and the woman you love.

Still recommendable with a lot of caveats.

I really tried to like this. I really did.

Cinematography was great. Storyline was ok. There were lots of logic lapses but I was willing to let those pass. But I found Song Hye-kyo really ineffective here as a blind person trying to learn how to be strong. Her acting was uni-dimensional. In short, she bored me to tears that I dropped out at episode 9. She had only one facial expression: the same expression she wears in Descendants Of The Sun.

So, no go for me as I was unwilling to waste another 7 hours to endure her bland acting.

I stumbled upon this relatively unknown series and decided to watch it because of Son Ye Jin. But the show stealer is definitely Kim Nam-gil. I admired him his ability to communicate all his emotions with his eyes and facial twitches: sadness whenever he'd see members of his family and his love, Hae Woo, from a distance, mute anger whenever he'd see the chairman and his son, his shift in body posture when he becomes resolute anew to carry on his vengeance without allowing his emotions to get the better of him.

Son Ye Jin was "ok", if not a bit mis-cast as Hae Woo. She wasn't bad, but neither was she a strong performer in this series. I just felt her acting lacked dimension. Ha Seok-jin as her loving, understanding husband, Joon Young, was "ok too". I liked that Joon Young tried his best to understand that Hae Woo and Yi Soo will forever have that eternal bond that even he will never be able to break (would not even dare try) but was willing to live with unconditionally.

Lee Jung-gil as Chairman Jo was "ok" too as the unknowingly evil grandfather that Hae Woo doted on. Kim Kyu-chul was really good as his alcoholic son, Eui-seon. He was effective at being spiteful and being who he is because of how his father treated him all his life.

I like it that Yi Soo's dark world was balanced with pockets of love and close relationships such as that of Yi Hoon with her adoptive parents, Soo Jin's and Seok Jin's strong relationship as newly-weds that was threatened by Soo-Jin's lingering feelings for Yi Soo, the brotherhood forged betwen Yi Soo and investigator Soo Yun, among others.

There were a few loopholes in logic and sometimes there were details that one would expect would lead to somewhere but ended up forgotten. An example of this was when Hi Hyun, Yi Soo's sister, had mentioned to the chairman when they were out in the garden, about the strange thing she noticed about the different locker keys and had proudly mentioned about it to her father, the detective. I was expecting something to come out of that because it was some kind of revelation to the Chairman, but it didn't lead to anything. It was almost like the writer had forgotten about that or decided belatedly not to make a big deal out of it after all.

If you are able to let pass these little lapses and loopholes, this is a really good watch. Just be sure to be in the mood for a solid melodrama when you watch.

There are apparently mixed feelings towards the ending. It will leave much to the imagination, and I've chosen the positive route. :)

I watched this after searching for more Jang Ki Yung series. I really liked him in Come And Hug Me and WWW Search. He's a versatile actor who can handle badass action, sexy romance, intense drama.

Nana came as a pleasant surprise.

I had a fair idea of this drama's storyline but I didn't expect the twist in that the kids were products of artificial insemination and that their chromosomes were experimented on such as creating blue eyes. I was wondering why Hyu Seon had blue eyes.

Up till episode 11 I was hoping for the drama to end on a happy note even if at the back of my mind I knew it wasn't going to be. Yet I found the ending fitting and well-justified and any other ending would have poured cliche into this amazing series.

It was also a good idea to keep this series down to 12 episodes. Pacing was tight. I read some comments about the beginning being slow. I think otherwise.

You'll need to be in a specific mood and disposition to watch and appreciate this because it is intense, and the theme dark and disturbing. There is hardly any romance here, but quite a bit of action.

I tried. I seriously tried. But I had to pull back my investment at Episode 6. I just could not continue.

I watched this mainly for Kim Woo Bin who I admired in School 2013. He was good in this series, but unfortunately Suzy's acting weighed him and everything else down. I was willing to put up with her not-so-cute loudmouth bratty whining which, by episode 6 began to seriously annoy me that I had to call it quits. She was the reason I quit. Nothing and no one else.

Unfortunately, I will never get to find out why Kim Woo Bin's character is so self-centered and rude that I began to consider him a likely wife-beater if he eventually got married. I was waiting for the reason for his behavior to reveal itself and unfold, other than an earlier hint that he needed to be rude to her to be able to keep seeing her - or some similarly weird reason along that line.

In any case, the story's plot seemed interesting enough to want me to continue but... that's it. I'm done.

I waited for Start Up to finish its run over Netflix so that I could watch it continuously. I first heard about the series last April and looked forward to its arrival.

I was not disappointed at all.

There was a heated online debate between Team Nam Do San and Team Ji Pyeong that I could not understand because from the beginning it was clear who Dal Mi would eventually fall for. I wouldn't want to add spoilers here, but I do advise viewers to look deeper into the two relationships (Dal Mi + Do San and Dal Mi + Ji PYeong) and more importantly the characters of the two male leads and the circumstances that developed 15 years after the last letter was sent. It was as clear as day. I guess the writer's mistake here is that she should have made the obvious even more obvious, but that would have meant going back to a formula that everyone will eventually complain about too. Or cast a less handsome second lead - but that won't make sense either. :))

Brilliant acting - Suzy and Nam Joo Hyuk have improved a lot. I first saw Nam Joo Hyuk in Weightlifting Fairy where I found him very refreshing, and he did equally well, if not better, in Start Up. Suzy has improved from her While You Were Sleeping days. This is the first time I've seen Kim Seon-ho and he was a pleasant surprise for me. He, too, was exceptional. I will start to check out his other series and movies.

The story/plot - for a moment I felt the premise a bit far-fetched but once I adjusted how I viewed it, I began to enjoy the ride. Tremendously.

There were hardly any stray, random arcs in the story. No hysterics. If you're in for giddy romance without detracting from the main plot, you will enjoy this.

I also loved the many relationships that were formed in the course of the story. Quite a lot to enumerate, but each one given just the right time to simmer.

I did not want this series to end but sadly, it did. I like how the last few episodes tied everything together. Nothing was rushed or abrupt, neither was it slow-burning.

I am still so hung over this series, stronger than hangovers I get from drinking soju. I will definitely, certainly, watch this again for a second binge.