Doom at Your Service (2021)

The pairing of Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk seemed like a dream when this drama was announced. She is sugar-sweet and cute as a button. He looks long-suffering and brooding even at his happiest. They're both amazing actors! The description sounded great too. Reminiscent of some of the best fantasy kdramas in the industry; Goblin, Hwayugi, Hotel del Luna, and Tale of the Nine-Tailed all come to mind. The plot was straightforward: a girl diagnosed with a brain tumor wishes for the end of the world and Doom answers her call. And yet...Doom at Your Service is lackluster at best.

The show's strength lies in the romance between our leads. Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk have amazing chemistry as Tak DongKyung and Doom. The romance is slow to develop and serious in the beginning. Almost contractual. Over time it develops organically on both sides to become something special, magical, worthy of throwing away the world (or saving it). There are ups and downs and more than once DongKyung and Kim SaRam are made to start over from the beginning. I smiled the entire time their love story played out on screen and was so happy with the resolution to their love. However, the romance was also this show's biggest pitfall. The screenwriter simply spent too much time on the romance to the detriment to every other aspect of the plot. The main conflict, how DongKyung will fulfill her end of the contract without losing any of her loved ones, so present and important in the first 3 episodes or so is quickly abandoned in all but the most skeletal of framing in favor of spending more time on the romance. Even more minor conflicts, like those surrounding DongKyung's family or job, are left with barebones storytelling because the romance takes over so much screentime. The second leads' love triangle also feels tacked on to the main story; completely unintegrated into the main plot and left with a minimal amount of development despite a fair amount of screentime. Though I will say, the second lead love triangle was a unique touch to the drama and I was happy with its resolution though I wished it was more fleshed out.

Overall, this drama lacked balance between its overarching plot and its romance subplot. The romance became the plot, and not successfully as the main plot was never fully abandoned. Instead, it was left dangling to the side until it became completely insignificant to the resolution of the story. The ending, while happy and neat, left me with a feeling of incompleteness that comes with the use of arbitrary plot armor. Doom at Your Service was romantic and cute but not as well developed as it could have been.

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Em Doom At Your Service temos a história de Tak Dong Kyung uma jovem que trabalha muito desde que seus pais morreram e ela já está com a vida instável quando descobre que tem um câncer no cérebro e lhe resta apenas 100 dias de vida.

E é apartir daí que tudo muda quando Dong Kyung na hora do desespero acaba chamando pela destruição do mundo, e não é que aparece na porta dela em forma de um homem?(muito bonito por sinal 😄) e lhe faz uma proposta, proposta essa que levou as dorameiras a altas teorias.

Eu amei o desenvolvimento dos personagens, o crescimento do casal e a forma como eles se completaram.

No começo eu não estava entendendo qual era a relação do "Myeol Mang" ( destruição) e a outra menina lá que era uma divindade, fiz altas teorias mas no fim das contas não era algo assim tão mirabolante não.

Quanto ao triângulo amoroso secundário, no fim das contas eu já não shippava mais nenhum, o "vampirão editor" era um talarico e o barista um cara preso ao passado.

O final eu amei, talvez muitos vão achar raso mas pra mim foi bom demais, terminei com o coração quentinho.

Confesso que esperava mais sofrimento com esse drama 🤭, chorei pelo que me lembro mais nos últimos episódios. Dona TVN não foi dessa vez que você me fez desidratar 😘

Quanto a ost achei perfeita, muito viciante. E tivemos a honra de ter uma cantada pelo lindo do Seo In Guk.

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The perfect couple in the wrong drama.

literally seo in guk and park bo young their chemistry together is so perfect and that the only reason why i didn't dropped the drama.
everything was good and amazing in the first 6 episodes then i don't know what happened with the writer she really destroyed the story of such amazing cast. i was very annoyed with the story there wasn't any progress and there was so many things the writer didn't answer.
the second couples story was good actually it was more entertaining than the main couple. i loved dawon from sf9 acting he was a cutiepie. i hope i can see this cast in dramas that they deserve.

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A Masterpiece

I'm seeing a lot of the top reviews saying DAYS is washed potential and that it's boring, and it absolutely shocks me to read these?! I personally found this story so beautifully written and portrayed, keeping me absolutely hooked on the end of each episode. I can somewhat see that the boredom could have come from the slow burn or the amount of time it took for everything to unfold once and for all but that was the beauty of this drama? I love how slowly their relationship evolved and how no matter what they stuck together against all odds.

But what I wanted to appreciate the most was how smoothly they brought Myul Mang back into Dong Kyung's life in the last episode. It just made such perfect sense on how he was able to come back and most of all it tied in with the story line so perfectly I'm in awe. I've seen a lot of dramas where the lead comes back to life and it just never makes sense and look choppy but here they did such a good job at wrapping up this story in one beautiful cohesive way.

So to summarize how I feel how this drama, I absolutely loved it. I love how smoothly everything was tied together and transitioned throughout the drama. The character development and how side characters like Ji Na got their fair share of attention too. I applaud the directors and cast for doing so well in their duties regarding this drama, a solid 11/10 from me!

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If you want to watch a kdrama ,don't listen to the others reviews and just try it !!

I've watched this kdrama when it was airing and I really enjoyed it so much .


I'm not good at talking about my feelings toward dramas or how I should describe the drama to someone . But , I really want you to know that no one made me watch it with force . I just wanted to watch it and that's it .


So , what I want to say it ; this drama have the best plot ever (for me) and the actors did a very great job in it . The main couple , Park Bo-young and Seo In-guk , match each other so much that made me want to watch this drama agaiin every time I remember it . Not forget about the couple Shin Do-hyun and Lee Su-hyeok . They catched my attention since the first ep .


Maybe there is others who think that this drama is just like other fantastic kdrama but this just have another type that made me watch it .


I hope you give it a try and watch it . It may be amusing and good like I said or you may don't like it . You should see that by yourself ;)

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Ένα mix φαντασίας, προβλημάτων και αγάπης.

Σίγουρα θα έχεις δει παρόμοιες kdrama σειρές, που να σου δίνουν λίγο από φαντασία, λίγο από προβλήματα, heartbreak και προβληματισμούς. Το Doom At Your Service είναι τόσο όσο. Τόση φαντασία ώστε να μην είναι υπερβολικό, τόσο heartbreak για να μην κλαις όλη νύχτα, ρομαντική χωρίς να είναι ενοχλητικό.
Βλέπεται εύκολα, έχει αρκετές ανατροπές, με πολύ καλό ost (soundtracks) και visuals. Αν ψάχνεις μια ρομαντική σειρά με λίγο προβληματισμό για τη ζωή και την αγάπη, το προτείνω σίγουρα.

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An Enjoyable Show Nonetheless

For some reason I really wanted to watch this show, like it was on my watchlist for the longest time. The show started off very interesting, and I really liked the plot. Yes, it is a little bit like Goblin, but this is still a good show that is unique. I really really thought this show had a stellar OST, not only were the singers all big names, but the songs were also very good. I will start out with my critiques, the reason why I gave this an 8.5 was because this show was very enjoyable, but it was not "next level." It really tried to be and succeeded in some ways, but it was a little predictable and was not some of the other next level kdramas that I have seen. What I did like was that it was a little thought provoking. It really made the audience wonder: what would I do if I had 100 days to live? In general, this show let you put yourself in the shoes of Dong-Kyung, and it made us wonder what we would do given her situation. With the character of Doom, he was not the most likeable male protagonist, and certain traits were overdone, but it did not compromise the show. I was expecting to see him show off his godly powers more, but he was more human than expected. I think that while Park Bo-Young did do an amazing job, the love triangle between the secondary characters did it for me. That was surprisingly interesting, and that kept me gripped and happy to watch it. The main love story was good, but the love triangle was really fun for some reason. Overall this show was good, it was more than simple, but not quite complex and mind blowing. I would recommend it to watch, and it is not hard to watch since episode lengths hardly exceed an hour for the most part. The love triangle and the role and character of the little girl deity was really cool to watch, so I would say give this show a try.

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Intense start , but fails to entertain in any aspect later

I would say that this was a wasted potential . The actors were all so good , but the story was all over the place . Even their deal seemed senseless to me !

Things I liked :
1. They took time is showing their emotional connect , though much time hadn't passed in real , it was only 3months they knew each other, but on screen chemistry was too good.
2. The actors were very good in exhibiting their emotions.
3. Even after he died , they gave some time to show her feelings and how she waited for him , trying to restart her life.
4. Messages were nice and apt.
5. No rushed endings

Things i disliked :
1. To begin with the deal between them was ridiculous AF.
2. God was doing just unnecessary things , pulling him away from her life them sowing the seeds of their love. :|
3. The story was all over uninteresting after they fall in love.
4, Overuse of words like 'die' , 'disappear' , 'not exist'.
5. Why was she preparing to die when it was obvious that he is the one who will die.
6. Emotions were good but romance should have been better to go with those emotions !
7. the main story was sad , the second leads could have been interesting to keep the temp . but They were plain sad too !!

All in all , as much a i like the actors and their chemistry , the story was boring for me after mid-way !

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It could have been better

The drama had too much going on and didn't make sense at times. The actors were the selling point of this show to me, Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk's chemistry really made me forget about the inconsistencies at times. The supporting characters are fun to watch too, especially Na Ji Na, Cha Joo Ik and Lee Hyun Kyu. Their romance doesn't follow the usual narrative and that's something I appreciate. Overall though in order to really enjoy it I had to switch off my brain which isn't what I want to be doing.
Check out my full review:
https://youtu.be/2lECRwJjHpk

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Worth your time

I am honestly not sure why so many people dislike this drama. I didn't watch it for literally so long because I heard it wasn't great, and now I feel gipped. This drama is fantastic. This drama is gorgeous. This drama is funny and deep and makes you think, with great acting and a pretty good OST to boot.

Back to the "this drama is gorgeous". I mean this very objectively-- not in a way like I just liked the drama so I want to overlook flaws. They use a lot of gorgeous, creative shots and scene cuts that gave the drama it's own timeless vibe without being dragged on too long a la Goblin.

The drama is just plain funny. It played it's cards well in presenting "doom" as something that could also be really funny, in a "망했다" sort of way. They really explored a lot there, too, with all the different areas doom "looked after" in the world.

It was fun to wrap my head around what sort of existence "doom" would be, almost like a yin-yang approach to deity. There was plenty of time to think about what I would want to do if I knew I only had a hundred days left.

Great acting- Seo In Guk has a great range of emotions, and I liked Park Bo Young here more than some of her other roles. She was still energetic and loving and cute, but a much more mature character. In fact, the writing for all the characters felt really well done. The ML and FL weren’t flat (that's my biggest conplaint for most romcoms) and the side lovelines felt like real people processing information and reacting, for all that the storyline was drama-esque (still had the tropes and fluttery situations). The way all the characters bantered felt very real like thet actually liked each other (as friends or in a loveline) and Seo In Guk made me get all emotional towards the end. Also, the girl-god fascinated me. She, like all the characters in the drama, felt like a real person who said things, but always had more going on on the inside. Every character felt like that, so it was fun to read in between the lines, watch the body language and context, etc.

It was not a perfext drama. Not all of the cast were convincing criers. The brother sometimes felt a bit flat, and I never totally understood why the second male lead and second female lead liked each other (Her first love story gets a pass because she was discovering she'd been in love with a memory of him). But overall... there are a lot of only so-so romcoms that get rave reviews... I'm not saying they shouldn't, but this one definitely shouldn't be looked over. Kudos to this rare romcom that garnered my admiration!

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