The Third Charm (2018) User Reviews

Great but frustrating

[chilligrrl · 7/10 · 22 November 2019]

I like this. I like the lead actor and his acting was fantastic. I hate how he's a doormat to a depressed woman who makes bad decisions all the time, and he changed his life so often for her not to be grateful to him at all.

I gave this a 7 for him and the wheelchair guy and the guy with Princess dog, but otherwise I think this story is just a bit too OTT weird.

Different but depressing

[phd_travel · 5/10 · 6 September 2020]

Maybe the lesson of this show is fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. If someone dumps you once don't take them back. The acting is good. It's a showcase for Seo Kang Joon and the sympathies of the story are with the man surprisingly. He first plays the nerdy student with glasses and braces - quite funny, then a cop and finally a chef. The female lead played by Esom is so irritating. She treats him so badly. Although the reasons for her bad actions are revealed in flashbacks I just can't find any sympathy for her. She never really cared for him. What did he see in her since she never cared for him and dumped him twice. was such a difficult person even divorcing her plastic surgeon husband instead of working things out with him then causing trouble. The actress Esom can be ok looking when she is made up and smiles but when she looks depressed like she had to for most of this show she just looks too dour. Anyway he is way out of her league looks wise so this makes the love unconvincing. Unlike most K dramas the European setting is in the middle. Portugal looks quaint and cleaned up for this show. But they don't show very picturesque parts.

This series is slow so you need a lot of patience. 12 episodes would have enough instead of 16. The ending is a realistic but not a happy one. I'm glad he didn't go back to her in the end but why did he have to break up with the nice girl? The trouble maker main character ruined his relationship just cause she screwed up her own life. I guess instead of showing a happy ending like many K dramas this show gives a different story - where relationships don't work out.

Starts out Good, Quickly Fails

[PalmBeachG · 5/10 · 5 May 2023]

One of my least favorite drama in a long time. Watched the whole thing. Loved the script at the beginning and loved in the beginning when the male lead was the police officer. It was full of love, action, interest, but then it turned into a very different drama at the chef point. That's when it became bad. Loved some of the cooking shots, but that has nothing to do with the love story itself. And when he was training as a chef it comes out later that the FL was in the same town at the same time and they never even ran into each other? Why even mention it in the script then? The script made the FL act so terrible to the ML the whole time. Just couldn't stand it and the ending was bad.

Its a rocket on its way to jupiter landed on mercury. The mission was successful interms of take off and operations but lost its way

[rajeshrsigningin · 6/10 · 15 April 2020]

Had the potential to be one of the best ever rom series but ...... they complicated it too much. On Joon-young character and Lee Young-jae character, even though not supposed to get together could have been given a much better 'life'. Lee Young-jae character never felt the way she felt for Shin Ho Chul character. she married and had a child with him leading a happy complete life. Could have left it like that. Trying to startle On Joon-young character just before his marriage seemed to much of a coincidence and cruel. They could have met like in 40s or 50s. Anyway I really wished to On Joon-young getting a good life and Lee Young-jae leading one too

Moral of the story is...

[RomanceNovelist · 7/10 · 9 July 2023]

I love all the food scenes. They are pleasant to watch. I love that the male lead goes away to find and discovers himself, returning confident and happy. So why on earth would the story blow such personal growth apart?

My complaint with this story is the characterization. The problem is that the lead characters break up while they are having a very good relationship because they were both insecure. To me it was never made clear as to why they were breaking up in the first place so Im only guessing. This was a huge breakup over very shallow reasons. It was definitely the female heroine who breaks up with the male lead. He eventually meets a wonderful lady but circles back to the woman who dumped him twice in the past, the 2nd time for a man who made it clear that he wanted her regardless of whether she had a boyfriend. He was the reason for the insecurities between them in the first place, so it's a slap in the face to the male lead for her not to only end up with the other guy, but that she got married and had his child.

Why would the male lead go back to her emotionally, leaving the nice lady he was engaged to? This isn't romance, it's emotional torture.

Not only does he circle back to the heroine and tortures himself whenever he sees her, but she's now completely emotionally and spiritually broken. Her circumstances are not the kind a person can recover from and go on to have a super healthy relationship.

The best friend of the heroine deserved happiness. She was beautiful and successful so it didn't make sense that she couldn't find love. The inky couple I was rooting for was the best friend and brother but she went to absolute pain before she could have a semblance of joy.

The sister of the male lead is meant to be progressive and strong, but comes across as childish and selfish to everyone around her. She doesn't strike me as progressive but as someone who wants to have her cake and eat it too. There was no reason at all for her to treat her significant other so harshly and with so little consideration even though he clearly loves her. The characters are problematic, but the parents and the brother are great. The male lead is pleasant to watch, especially , and heroine is pretty. But her character strikes me as shallow. The male lead goes from a happy relationship with someone he can communicate with to a woman he can barely talk to without tears in his eyes. It's all inexplicable to me.

It's all the leading lady's fault.

[Solanin · 6/10 · 23 February 2022]

I decided to watch this drama because I like the actor Seo Kang-joon. I watched his drama "I am Human Too" before watching "The Third Charm". I can say that "I am Human Too" is way better.

I am now in episode 15 and I want it to be done. The conflict is dragging and too much unrealistic meetings and coincidence. I guess that's what a drama is after all. I conclude that it's all the leading lady's fault. If she didn't break up with the leading man then she wouldn't have to go though all those sufferings she went through. Then again we wouldn't have a story to watch. 😅

Anyway, the plot isn't that great but it is watchable because of Seo Kang-joon. The moral is, you should be contented of what you have and as far as human relationship and love is concerned, it shows that you should choose "the one who loves you more" than "the one you love more". But in reality, what happens most if the time is the other way around.

Worst storyline

[ayushipandey · 2/10 · 11 March 2019]

Worst storyline. They go separate ways even in the end just to meet again after 5-6 years. Actors did well with their roles but story is really disappointing.

Drama with many emotions!

[annapilare · 9/10 · 16 February 2021]

This definitely didn't deserve the low ratings it got. It's an emotional drama about young love & how it's hard to let go. Also story about loss, forgiveness, and acceptance. I enjoyed it very much!

Tiring, frustrating

[umitonder-70562 · 6/10 · 8 July 2023]

I just watched this drama in Netflix. In early stage looks like typical romantic comedy, then turn out a dark, frustrating psychological tragedy.which is boring and tiring. I always like to watch Esom, and she was really good in this drama as well. In supporting roles, Park gyu young and. Lee Yoon ji deserved very big applauds. Editing is so complex, sometimes Iost totally. To many repeats, to many clichè acts...But i like the songs especially the Rap one in last episode. In last few episodes the leading male character's mood and behaviour made the people frustrate I guess And it was really boring. Anyway, this is another ordinary k-drama. If you still did nit watch, that is OK. No worries. You didn't miss anything.

bad Ending and stupid ending.

[alunaofficial · 1/10 · 19 November 2018]

This movie is very disappointment, good in early but stupid in ending. bad girl and stupid man.

EXCELLENT

[marrang · 9/10 · 4 October 2019]

Refreshing and interesting, Despite plans and vows for the future. People find they have deceived their selves as feelings and ambitions change. Stereotypes are broken, as the way some see their selves, and, how others see them can quite suddenly be part of their past. Excellent acting. An insight to Korean culture can be gleaned from the episodes showing - family life - work place environment - food, etc. The film makes you laugh and sometimes sad I enjoyed it

Mostly for faint hearts & introverts

[kushalashok · 7/10 · 14 August 2023]

You may mostly enjoy this drama if you have ever been a hopeless romantic with the craziness level of at least 8 out of 10. It will probably make you cry a lot or feel that pain again which you may have forgotten.

I would suggest watching during a weekend or when you have enough time to binge watch the series. It gets heavier and heavier, so make sure you are prepared for it.

Avoid watching this if you were expecting a feel god romantic comedy. It mostly made me feel sad and depressed, but not all dramas can do that either; so it could still be something worth experiencing. Depends on your taste.

It could have been fewer episodes as I started loosing the emotional connect after episode 12. But if you watch 12 episodes, you may as well watch all of them.

Most disturbing drama i've ever watched

[gorkemseden · 1/10 · 4 December 2019]

Especially the last episodes were really disturbing.. This drama gave me stomachaches. For the first time i really hate the main characters!

Not Good Enough

[PennyReviews · 4/10 · 21 November 2018]

I don't know if the manhwa is that bad, but this drama's story was. It was boring and had nothing new to offer. The love story in the first episodes was really promising and cute. The drama in the last episodes was interesting and thrilling. However, the middle part and the very last episodes were disappointing. I really wish that the plot matched the great performances from the actors. So, four out of ten.

Lovely drama

[trainforeva · 8/10 · 6 March 2021]

The message of this drama is great that you need to have same level of confidence in a relatonship. And to have it, you need to be the best version of you.

Most worst ending that I've watched so far

[syratabios · 1/10 · 27 July 2023]

Hate the ending and the female lead. So selfish and self centered. Will never watch kdrama that cast her, it irratates me so much. Feels like I wadted my time after I watched it. Not recommended, don't watch it.

Hate the ending and the female lead. So selfish and self centered. Will never watch kdrama that cast her, it irratates me so much. Feels like I wadted my time after I watched it. Not recommended, don't watch it.

Hate the ending and the female lead. So selfish and self centered. Will never watch kdrama that cast her, it irratates me so much. Feels like I wadted my time after I watched it. Not recommended, don't watch it.

Excellent, but change the categories, please

[ddamario · 9/10 · 19 July 2023]

It is excellent, the protagonists are excellent too. I've liked very much a male role different. The series is underrated. The problem is that's too much "realistic" to be comedy. This is a drama about a romance, the persistence of jealousy and insecurity problems that both protagonists show, seem like they are teenagers rather than contemporary adults. The audience is not prepared to see such kind of existential confusion. As said, is not a romantic series with an easy happy ending. Thus, when the public read confident the description and its categorization as such "comedy" and "romantic"... it seemed as a huge disappointment and disrespect, of course!

This was slow, badly written, and boring

[barrytookas · 1/10 · 30 July 2023]

This started out promising great things but quickly showed that it lacked a story line and was filled mostly with scenes of cooking preparation. Do the writers sit around and brainstorm, " how can we get as many cooking scenes into this drama? I know, we will make the lead character change his profession as a police chief to a chef" There was no pace in this series, the decisions made be the characters made absolutely no sense, and the sub plots went nowhere. What little content there was to the story line was depressing and slow.

I have watched this with great pain to episode 15 and I am sure that episode 16 will be a major disappointment as many have already stated. I cannot understand why the great acting talent of Korean actors is so wasted on weak writing and ridiculous story lines.

I rarely find fault in Korean acting, but it is super rare to find a good well written story with a satisfying conclusion.

You quickly cease to care about the main characters

[seancadd · 3/10 · 21 September 2023]

First off, I will state the positives: the acting is good, and the production is up to the K-drama excellent standards. Other than that, I was only to happy to say goodbye to the two main characters by the end. If it weren't for the supporting characters and their developing relationship, I would have just given up long before the final episode.

I'm all for real life drama and tragedy in my entertainment, if it is going to provide some deeper insight into the human condition, or something. But there was nothing about these two people's lives and choices, with their resulting consequences, that made me feel anything other than apathy. They had one good day. Fine. The two of them had plenty of other choices. Move on already. And death is apart of life. Even the most tragic of losses still means moving on with life, that I can speak of authoritatively.

Bainful story

[Ruqia1983 · 10/10 · 22 April 2024]

I don't understand people who just watch it and said that what the main lead character did was normal She is absolutely abnormal girl selfish and she broke his heart many times Specially the second time for no reason she wanted to break up with him even she made it clear that the second male character the Doctor is not the one that she will leave her boyfriend for but when she showed up with him at the third time i was really disappointed I cant imagin that there is some people out there have the same character as the main lead girl She ripped his heart she confused him she made him hasitated and inconvinent she put him in a very bad comparison and decide to stape him in the soul Hate ESOM for that.

Boy tears got me a nightmares.

VERY VERY DEEP AND WONDERFUL!

[estella_ema · 10/10 · 16 October 2023]

ITS BEEN LONG SINCE I WONTED TO REVIEW SOMETHING...THE SERIES ITS A EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!!I REALY ENJOYED THE FIRST EPISODES ...VERY EASY TO WATCH AFTER THE 10 EPISODES IT WAS A BIT HARDER JUST BECAUSE I FELT THE PAIN THE MAIN CHARACTERS HAD!! WHEN YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP EVEN IF YOU WANT IT TO WORK DOESNT MEAN IT WILL!!SOMETIMES IF YOU EVEN DO YOUR BEST ISNT ENOUGHT TO BE HAPPY WITH THE PERSON YOU LOVE !! IT IS TRUE WHAT THEY SAY IF YOU TRULY LOVE SOMEONE YOU SO LET IT FREE AND WHEN AND IF COMES BACK TO YOU ONLY THEN IT WAS MENT TO BE! I REALLY ENJOY ED THATS WHY I GAVE IT A 10 .. LIFE IS SOMETIMES BITTER BUT ITS UP TO US TO MAKE AN EFFORT AND MAKE IT SWEET!! IF YOU CANN'T FEEL EVERYTHING HOW WILL YOU APPRECIATE LIFE!