While this show has deficiencies, if romance is your thing, you will probably like this series. This is a tale of the future king of the heavenly realms, who must come to earth and complete tasks in order to ascend to the throne.
Habaek is that future king. So-ah is a psychiatrist who has no peace in her life. Nothing has ever gone right. She is drowning in debt and, well.... forget romance! She doesn't have the time or energy for that. Unbeknownst to So-ah, things are even worse: Her family is sworn to serve the heavenly realms whenever needed. Habaek somehow lost his powers when he descended, so he is going to need a lot of help.....
Some of the issues are:
1. There was no follow-thru on many ideas.
They dropped things here and there that initially made a splash, and then they let them sink to the bottom, forgotten.
2. There are ill defined rules of the game. This is a failing of quite a few K-dramas that I've seen. Not only does that get confusing, but often it feels like they are cheating by making stuff up as they go. Before setting sail, they should clearly define the fantastical world depicted in the show.
3. Habaek's powers, or lack of, are inconsistently handled
4. After 15+ hours of programming, couldn't they have allowed a little more time for a more complete wrap up? We don't know what happened with most of the characters, and I would have liked a peek at what the days and years post show would look like.
The acting was fine. The problems stem more from the writing, or perhaps. The directing.
The show had it's moments, though.
The two leads either have fantastic chemistry, or the director was able to make it looks that way. There were some moments that practically steamed up the camera lens with their sensuality. The director was able to do that, at times, with just a touch.
The soundtrack complemented it all well. Glass Bridge, by Savina & Drones, made the romantic scenes flow deeper and stronger, like a wave washing over. The only way to escape the power is to drop under.
Lim Juh-hwan, as Mr. Shin/Hoo-ye, is a fabulous actor. They did a great job with his office, which is dark and industrial, with bars on either end. It's a metaphor for his earlier life.
Nam Joo-hyuk (Habaek) is a specimen. Nuff said.
It's amusing that he calls her his servant, but he's always helping her and protecting her.
While there are not many action scenes, the stunts during the parking garage scene, in EP10, are excellent.
They do go below the surface briefly. One aspect appreciated the most is that, instead of just one villain, everybody did wrong. Everyone has to live with regrets. Much of the angst in the show could be traced to a father's lack of love or attention.
I rated this a 7; it just made it over the line. The rating is more about the overall quality of the romance, as the show, is too sloppy with the plot to appeal to anyone but a romanc-a-phile. To be honest, I would probably enjoy watching Nam Joo-hyuk in any show, good or bad:)
Quote:
The ones who smile during hardships are the winners. The ones who endure it are lesser. The ones who cry are losers.
IMHO...
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Suggested Age 15+
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