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Alhambeura Goongjeonui Chooeok (2018)
Enjoyable with less expectations
This is my first K drama and I have to say it did blow my mind at a few occasions, however the hype just petered out as the show progressed. What impressed me the most was the plot development at the beginning, how well the whole story was kicking in and grooving me into it, but the amount of plot holes there were in the story ruined my interest as it went on. The non linear style of direction was certainly eye catching but the repeated use of this for every episode made my it too boring. After the surreal idea of a story, the next best thing about this show would be the actors. Both the leads absolutely nailed their roles. The side characters were also portrayed very well by their actors. And then comes the music of the show. The background music added the perfect amount of intensity and emotion to the scenes, especially the scenes with plot twists and tension. The first part of the show was really worthy of praise. However this was the extent of the positives in this show. One of the biggest problems with the show is the lazy writing of the plot (ironic since the idea of the plot was the best part of the show). At times the plot devices used felt too convenient, like how the male lead just had to be the bug in the game while every other bug in the game, were the characters who diedplaying the game. And nobody knows what happened to the bug of the character Marco. How the male lead had to complete the quest in order to free the creator of the game who put himself in that 'dungeon' while its unexplained as to how the male lead freed himself out of the dungeon when no one else completed the quest to save him. Also how the game was affecting certain characters who played it directly, in real life. It's never told 'convincingly' why certain characters like the main lead and his allies, Dr. cha, Marco and Se ju were having real life injuries and deaths due to the consequences of the game while others users were not. Why only they were able to see the NPCs even after logging out (basically how they were the only ones getting affected by the bug of the game). Why Only few users were killed by the game while many other users still lived even after being defeated (the ones from Seoul). These are only a of the few mistakes I found that were either completely unexplained or were too conveniently told. The other big issue I had with the show were the characters. The female characters felt too one dimensional, lacking any depth in their character. And the female lead's character was confined to an overly worrisome and crying woman. The first ex wife's personality and past were too shallow to form an understanding. And the second ex wife's character felt like her presence was just to spice up the male lead's distraught life, as she was only represented as a meanie and nothing more. The humour in the show was well timed in certain occasions and at the same time, felt too forced in other occasions. The romance felt completely out of the blue and didn't really fit in well in this story(not to mention the repeated use of that same song whenever the female lead was crying in agony). But at the same time, they represented many emotions nicely. So in conclusion, I can say that this show has issues but is still an enjoyable experience if watched with low expectations.