I feel like every second show featuring old people is about Alzheimer's, and I'm pretty DNW about it. (I stopped watching Navillera because of the memory loss.) So yeah.
Honestly, I have been reluctantly eyeing Something in the Rain for the past few days but the reviews make certain secondary characters sound horrendous. Is the OTP worth it?
The OTP is so good!!! (I actually stayed up too late last night rewatching some scenes.) The thing is, the show itself is a weird mash-up, with grinding workplace drama (like Misaeng or My Mister) as the setting, and a complicated romance kind of pasted into the middle of it. And the two parts don't really work super well together, and the unpleasantness of the workplace part never really gets resolved: the show is more about escape than reform. But it's ABSOLUTELY SO WORTH IT for the first 12 episodes, and it's a lot less cartoony than your average drama romance. More like the vibe of an indie film. I was watching it week by week as it came out, and I was obsessed.
Haven't seen While You Were Sleeping. Fantasy dramas are always a bit of a gamble. Even if I like the beginning, I rarely like the conclusion. I also feel a little ambivalent about Lee Jong Suk.
Absolutely fair on all counts! The highlight of WYWS for me is the threesome vibes (though the second lead remains the second lead, he doesn't get paired off with anyone else, and all three very clearly care about each other a lot). The fantasy part is more of a plot mechanic thing, and I like how it's handled, but obviously that's a personal preference.
Haha, I totally hear you about Lee Jong Suk. He's way too pretty, and I don't feel like he has a huge amount of range? I've seen a few of his dramas, but he's definitely not a draw for me. In WYWS, he plays new prosecutor who's a bit out of his depth and tends more dorky than cool, and that worked for me, but again, YMMV. :-)
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Honestly, I have been reluctantly eyeing Something in the Rain for the past few days but the reviews make certain secondary characters sound horrendous. Is the OTP worth it?
The OTP is so good!!! (I actually stayed up too late last night rewatching some scenes.) The thing is, the show itself is a weird mash-up, with grinding workplace drama (like Misaeng or My Mister) as the setting, and a complicated romance kind of pasted into the middle of it. And the two parts don't really work super well together, and the unpleasantness of the workplace part never really gets resolved: the show is more about escape than reform. But it's ABSOLUTELY SO WORTH IT for the first 12 episodes, and it's a lot less cartoony than your average drama romance. More like the vibe of an indie film. I was watching it week by week as it came out, and I was obsessed.
Haven't seen While You Were Sleeping. Fantasy dramas are always a bit of a gamble. Even if I like the beginning, I rarely like the conclusion. I also feel a little ambivalent about Lee Jong Suk.
Absolutely fair on all counts! The highlight of WYWS for me is the threesome vibes (though the second lead remains the second lead, he doesn't get paired off with anyone else, and all three very clearly care about each other a lot). The fantasy part is more of a plot mechanic thing, and I like how it's handled, but obviously that's a personal preference.
Haha, I totally hear you about Lee Jong Suk. He's way too pretty, and I don't feel like he has a huge amount of range? I've seen a few of his dramas, but he's definitely not a draw for me. In WYWS, he plays new prosecutor who's a bit out of his depth and tends more dorky than cool, and that worked for me, but again, YMMV. :-)