The drama didn’t live up to the hype!

In an interview actress KIM JI WON said she signed the show because she was curious and wanted to know why the couple hated each other that much . Every viewer had the same question but the question was never really answered properly. The writer didn’t delve deep into the issues of the couple. Like why their love turned cold? . Yes we saw the lovey doovey memories and how they fell in love but not how they fell out of love and most importantly how it turned into hate!

In the first episode HYUN WOO was miserable and wanted to end the marriage. After finding out that HAE IN is terminally ill and will die soon he was genuinely happy and wasn’t even a bit shocked. This showed how much he hated hae in and wanted this marriage to end. There must’ve been a strong reason for him to be this way considering how empathetic and kind person he is in the show. But his wife, (who he use to love) is going to die and he is happy about it!!! What caused this !! the writer didn’t unveil those details hence the plot felt incomplete.
And more emphasis was put on Hyun woo’s misery and Hae in’s side was left out from it. I couldn’t understand why she stopped putting effort in marriage and was soo cold towards him.

The story could’ve been complete in itself and didn’t need villains at all if the story focused on the main plot. It felt like a completely different drama afterwards. Hae in was terminally ill and eun seong still wont stop chasing her till the very end like a psychopath. And seeing him chase her again and again became boring and too dragging. So many thing were going on at the same time like the villain plot and hae’s in illness plot, that the main issue was swept under the rug.

Last but not the least I am tired of how no kdrama can go without lead hero being a saviour..The writer could’ve done better and not give us the same story that we have watched 100 times.
In the end I gotta admire kim ji won, she was phenomenal. Brilliant acting by her. She has proved how amazing of an actress she is. Baek hyun woo and hae in’s chemistry is also amazing. Their acting and Chemistry carried the whole show.

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Didn’t live up to the hype

I was really disappointed bcz it didn’t lived up to the hype that was created. the 1st half of the show was really boring and slow and It was hard to understand what is actually the theme of the show What’s the purpose ? Besides the concept of parallel universe nothing else was fascinating as it should have been. .There were soo many supporting characters that made the show more confusing. Time travel event was a lot not explained properly. I didn’t liked the chemistry between the lead characters , The chemistry between Jung tae eul and kang shin jae was more interesting.Also Kang shin jae was better character than lee min ho’s character,bcz it had more story and character development. I feel like supporting characters were more strong and interesting than the leading characters. End was also really boring.so much more could have been but it was just not that interesting.

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Bummer at the end

I have watched many international dating shows and it was my first time watching a Korean dating show . The international dating shows are all about the physical attraction and lust. So what I liked most about the show was how they focused on getting to know each other slowly rather than jumping on each other right away.?
I liked how it started with expressing the first impression of the person and then matching for dates later. And cooking with each other was the best part as it gives a lot of time to interact with each other in a natural setting rather than going on fancy dates right away.

But what I didn’t liked was that how the new members joined soo late and they didn’t got the chance to built anything with anyone. And the worst part is tht all the couples who left together at the end are not together. Yes, not a single one of them are together. It all starts to look fake like how they shared beautiful moments and never dated in real is just soo weird to me.
Like what’s the purpose of these reality dating shows if no one sticks together or even tries to date after leaving the show. Makes it all pointless. I was hoping better from a Korean dating show.

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Wasted potential

Snowdrop could’ve been one of the top love stories of k-drama world. But the writer wasted it all on the hostage situation.
The first episodes gave so much hope for a love story to be remembered and cherished but then it all went down with the 4th episode. The problem was not the hostage situation itself but problem was that 80% of the show was about hostage situation and the multiple failed deals between the spies and ANSP. I didn’t got to see romance between the main leads, the dorm life or student life in the 80s. Such as wasted potential.

There is soo much I wanted to see, the story had perfect actors and theme to show that, the 80s romance, the old school love story, the longing etc. But what we got to see was just action and hostage situation lol.

The ending was also not that emotional like main lead dying makes everyone cry but I didn’t cry or felt sad bcz his death did not came as a shock. It seemed obvious soo it didn’t invoked emotions which is sad bcz his character suffered most and his ending should’ve been the one to remember.

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This show has my heart

First of all, I am glad that 2521 was not like typical k-dramas. There was no love triangle, no tragic death and no past connection etc and ThankGOD for that. It was refreshing to watch.

I loved baek ijin and na hee do’s chemistry and their sweet memories together as well as their longing for each other while they were away.
But Baek ijin completely stole the show.His journey for me was more challenging than Nahee do. I liked Na hee do’s journey too but baek ijin just has my heart. I am not sure if anyone noticed but he never even once blame his father for his struggles nor anyone else ever. It was such a beautiful trait of his character.

I cried when Ijin was reading hee do’s diary. I cried when he hugged her in his dream. I loved when he replayed her phonecall again and again. I cried when they hugged each other for the last time. I loved when hee do listened to his recordings for emotional support.I cried when ijin said congratulations on your wedding”. I liked 18 year hee do more than 21 year old hee do. But I loved both Ijin from 22 to 25 year old.I wished nahee do had not given up on him.

I wanted to see them meet again in the current times and I thought they might run into each other but they didn’t sadly.I wanted to see if Baek ijin was happy.

Ps I also do not care who was na hee do’s husband. His identity was not important here bcz his character was never showed in the show and it was not about him. It was about hee do’s first love.

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Every gamers fantasy

Memories of Alhambra is fantasy of every game lover . I loved how every tiny detail was soo perfectly embodied in the story.If you love playing videos games you gonna love this one.I loved the show bcz it has soo unique story. Mostly K-dramas that I watched had somewhat stories that we already had seen somewhere but this was totally unique and I am surprised why memories of Alhambra isn’t hyped the way it should be.Story is soo powerful,visuals are soo good.Also full of thrill and suspense. Whatever you think is going to happen the opposite happens. Perfect combo of science fiction plus romance. I honestly wasn’t expecting tht this show will be soo amazing.Plus the theme song Little Prince is love ?

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