And, we would have been able to have an ending with more resolution. Imagine if Park Shin Hye had been able to focus on portraying just Emma?! I think the relationship and the dynamic between the leads would have been MUCH more interesting. But I did feel a little bad that such a big name actress had been relegated such a two-dimensional role. Honestly, I was not watching this drama for an OTP, so I wasn’t all that bothered by her lack of presence in the story. When I recently found out that the writer changed gears, and added in the romance between the two leads at the last minute, it all made sense why that aspect of the drama was so weak. And then there’s Park Shin Hye and her character, Jung Hee Joo. It’s really too bad he didn’t have the opportunity to act in more scenes. I think everyone wanted to see more of Chaneyol! He did such an impressive job with the small amount of screen time he was given. I think that’s mainly because they did very little to develop Park Shin Hye’s character, she was literally the girl to come home to, that’s it. The romance also felt like an afterthought, I never could get invested in the relationship between the two main leads. During the whole show I kept waiting for her character to stand out, but every time she was a tiny bit awesome and helpful, they shoved her back into a corner to cry. She is a good actress and they wasted a lot of talent having her standing on the sidelines wringing her hands with tears running down her face. I also didn’t like that they cast Park Shin Hye and all they did was have her running and crying. What We Didn’t LikeĬlkytta: Not enough Chanyeol, he was the game creator and a main character, but we saw very little of him in this drama. Not that I don’t love seeing the familiar cityscape of Seoul in my K-dramas… but the setting in Spain was so rich and gorgeous and added to the magical element of the story. I also loved that so much of the drama revolved around Granada. But I needn’t have worried! The way they brought the gaming element to life was FANTASTIC! And I was impressed that they included at bit of realism with the AR movement– highlighting the physical dangers and addiction pertaining to this type of game play. So I was a little worried that I was going to be bored by that aspect of the drama. There was a lot of intensity to the gaming part that I felt translated well to what actual gamers feel as they play. When Jin Woo goes to the bathroom in that little cafe a million times trying to level up, I laughed so hard. While I’m not a gamer, the gaming scenes were presented in such a way that even a non-gamer would be drawn in. The quests and the fight scenes were interesting. You really felt like you were in the game. The setting and cinematography were phenomenal. What We LikedĬlkytta: I liked the gaming aspect of it. And the way she and Hyun Bin comfortably played off each other, like they were siblings, was really cute. I loved the sunshine and spunkiness her character brought to the drama. ( I was really holding out hope for a different ending where he was actually still alive, but alas, that was not meant to be.) However, I’m going to pick to the little sister, Jung Min Joo, played by Lee Re. He was a faithful sidekick throughout and it gutted me when his character was killed off. MiataMama: I was so, so, SO excited to see Hyun Bin back on the small screen again! His character was written with the most depth and I think he did a fantastic job with this role. Through the whole drama, the only time I got even slightly emotional was when Jung Hoon died. He had the loyalty of more than just an employee, he cared about Jin Woo as a person. My favorite character through the whole show was Jin Woo’s secretary, Jung Hoon, played by Min Jin Woong. By the end I was left wondering why certain characters were introduced in the first place? Favorite CharactersĬlkytta: Of course I enjoyed Hyun Bin’s character Jin Woo, but he wasn’t my favorite character. But sadly, the writer added in several ‘relationship’ side-plots that were never fully developed. It’s what grabbed me at the beginning, and ultimately kept me watching through to the end! There were also some mystery elements, as it took almost the entire series to find the creator of the game who had gone MIA. MiataMama: The realistic-yet-magical AR gaming plot was definitely the center of this drama. This drama had more of a revenge feel to it than anything else. The main plot held up decently, but the romance side of the plot never got off the ground. What we got was an action-packed gaming plot with some gratuitous romance tossed in. Clkytta: It started off with a bright and shiny gaming based plot that I was so excited for.
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