Review: You and Everything Else

THE SHORT VERDICT:

The most important thing I feel I could say about this show, is, don’t let its somber premise put you off.

Show is thoughtfully written, tenderly directed and wonderfully delivered, so much so that I found myself feeling fully engaged, from beginning to end.

Our entire cast is excellent, but the standouts are our leads, Kim Go Eun and Park Ji Hyun, who both give us performances that feel wonderfully raw and real, so much so that I could fully buy that they just simply were these people.

An underrated gem that’s absolutely worth the investment of your drama hours – and your heart. 🥲

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Review: Castaway Diva

THE SHORT VERDICT:

With an interesting premise and a solid cast, Show starts strong out of the gate, at least in my experience.

I loved the younger days portion of our story, and the bonding of our key characters, which sucked me in right away.

Once we move to the present-day portion of our story, though, I feel like Show starts to lose focus, in terms of what it really wants to do, or be.

Show is still feel-good and warm, but because of its lack of focus (at least in my opinion), the watch experience feels kind of.. digressive, in a manner of speaking?

Some lens adjustments are likely to help, which I’ll talk about shortly.

Overall, not bad – but it could’ve been so much better, I feel.

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