Overall
The back half of Ep 2 is when we get into the meat of the story, & oh boy is it delicious. This is when the show went dark & really reeled me in. This is the tone they should have gone for right from ep 1, instead of treating it like a fluffy rom-com. Not that the fluff was especially bad, but it wasn’t anything outstanding either. Son Ho Jun is comedic gold in this though, & I can’t wait to see more of him. But if the last half of Ep 2 is anything to go by, if they continue with this treatment, this could turn out to be a very good show. Part of the reason could also be that it was when Kim Hye Ja took over the main role. Han Ji Min couldn’t quite convince me that she was a 25 yr old woman stuck in an older body.
Speaking of, the interactions between our main leads have not felt natural so far. Kdramas really need to get over this thinking of bad first impressions being the ideal foundation for any romantic relationship. Now that she is old, I hope that they connect anew, at a steadier pace, & that the show takes its time deepening their bond.
The Fears
I had initially thought that the way this time bending price thing works is that once the FL rewinds time, when she comes back to the moment when she decided to rewind time, her age is increased by the amount of time she chose to rewind. Basically this would have meant that the FL could have gone back to a time before she became old, say 1 day back, & hence would have one day to figure out a way to not pay the inevitable price of turning back time. However, this theory was clearly discredited in ep 2. The FL is stuck in the old body, she cannot turn back time anymore. Which means the show can go one of two ways in the romance department- a) they switch to Han Ji Min whenever the character is with Nam Joo Hyuk or b) they develop their relationship using Kim Hye Ja only. The latter would be controversial & would need a really skilled hand to execute it in a way that doesn’t ick the audience out. They would have to create a deep, strong, bond without going into a full romance, but also not making it completely platonic, lest it turn us off when the leads get together once Han Ji Min returns at the end. They are the leads after all. You have to make us ship them, convince us that they are made for each other, to get the emotional payoff when they finally do. There is the former option still, but it feels like a cop out to me & if asked to choose, I would choose a well executed B over A, any day.
Kaleidoscopic
February 13, 2019 at 10:01 AM
The Light In Your Eyes Ep 1-2:-
Overall
The back half of Ep 2 is when we get into the meat of the story, & oh boy is it delicious. This is when the show went dark & really reeled me in. This is the tone they should have gone for right from ep 1, instead of treating it like a fluffy rom-com. Not that the fluff was especially bad, but it wasn’t anything outstanding either. Son Ho Jun is comedic gold in this though, & I can’t wait to see more of him. But if the last half of Ep 2 is anything to go by, if they continue with this treatment, this could turn out to be a very good show. Part of the reason could also be that it was when Kim Hye Ja took over the main role. Han Ji Min couldn’t quite convince me that she was a 25 yr old woman stuck in an older body.
Speaking of, the interactions between our main leads have not felt natural so far. Kdramas really need to get over this thinking of bad first impressions being the ideal foundation for any romantic relationship. Now that she is old, I hope that they connect anew, at a steadier pace, & that the show takes its time deepening their bond.
The Fears
I had initially thought that the way this time bending price thing works is that once the FL rewinds time, when she comes back to the moment when she decided to rewind time, her age is increased by the amount of time she chose to rewind. Basically this would have meant that the FL could have gone back to a time before she became old, say 1 day back, & hence would have one day to figure out a way to not pay the inevitable price of turning back time. However, this theory was clearly discredited in ep 2. The FL is stuck in the old body, she cannot turn back time anymore. Which means the show can go one of two ways in the romance department- a) they switch to Han Ji Min whenever the character is with Nam Joo Hyuk or b) they develop their relationship using Kim Hye Ja only. The latter would be controversial & would need a really skilled hand to execute it in a way that doesn’t ick the audience out. They would have to create a deep, strong, bond without going into a full romance, but also not making it completely platonic, lest it turn us off when the leads get together once Han Ji Min returns at the end. They are the leads after all. You have to make us ship them, convince us that they are made for each other, to get the emotional payoff when they finally do. There is the former option still, but it feels like a cop out to me & if asked to choose, I would choose a well executed B over A, any day.
LT is Irresistibly Indifferent, Dame Judi
February 13, 2019 at 1:26 PM
So do you recommend it?