Seo Ji Hoon

Dropped: My Youth

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Sometimes, I back away from a show because I’m not in the mood for it; sometimes, I back away from a show because I feel like it’s objectively not very good; sometimes, I back away from a show because I am convinced that the show just isn’t for me.

This is a case of Show just not being for me, my friends.

I’ve now watched 4 episodes out of Show’s total of 12, and I’ve decided to tap out of this one.

I know that there are folks who sincerely love this one (heck, I’d been convinced by the trailers, that I would be one of those people 😅), so just because this one’s not working for me, doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t work for you.

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Review: My Lovely Liar

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THE SHORT VERDICT:

On the upside, Show starts out really strong, with a fun premise that pops, and an OTP that works together really well.

Basically, Kim So Hyun and Minhyun are adorable together, and this was THE highlight of my watch.

Somewhere along the way, however, it does feel like Show loses its handle on things, somewhat, and the balance between fun, breezy rom-com and angsty murder backstory gets thrown out of whack, at least to my eyes.

Show does manage to tie everything together for the finish line, but I do still wish that Show could have managed to stay as strong, in its middle and finale stretch, as it had been in its opening episodes.

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