Doom at Your Service (2021)

Easy to watch with good cast and interesting story

I watched all episodes except one (I think it was episode 13 because the story was a little predictable at this point).

There were some really interesting plot developments (i.e. one of them must die for the other to live) which I didn't expect. I wrongly assumed that this would be a CEO story with the CEO being a deity. The twist made it very watchable and the casting was perfect.

I also enjoyed the secondary casting and storyline. All beautiful/handsome characters, especially Shin Do Hyun and Lee Soo Hyuk.

The music was good but the star song was, of course, Breaking Down by Ailee - a veteran OST artist with exceptional talent.

The only reason I began watching this show was because I missed Park Bo Young. I was worried that the this was going to be as ad as the previous shows after Strong Girl Do Bong Soon, but I was very Pleasantly surprised, She remains the epitome of cute (as well as being such a great actress.

Really liked the show, a bit slow and predictable in parts (eps 11, 12, 13), but a worthwhile watch nonetheless.

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I love Seo Inguk, I love Park Boyoung. And I'm really looking forward to this drama before it airs. I thought this drama would be a romantic comedy, because who doesn't know, Park Boyoung is an expert in this. But it turns out, this drama is actually a melodramatic. Crying in every scene and episode is a natural thing. At first I was only able to watch the first 5 episodes, for the sake of the actors I love, then I stopped for 2 weeks.

Finally I resumed watching this drama. Although some times I have to speed up. The story of this drama is unique, but the plot is repetitive, I often get bored. I love ML and FL acting, which I never doubted them, their chemistry is very strong.

In addition, the supporting casts are also very good. Several times I looked forward to the love story of the supporting casts between Na Ji Na, Cha Joo Ik, and Lee Hyun Gyu. Weird but interesting. I was more in favor of Na Ji Na ending up with Cha Joo Ik, and thank God it happened.

The soundtracks are great, my gosh I keep listening to the soundtracks of this drama on Spotify. The singers are also top class, no doubt about the quality.

Until finally I managed to finish this drama. Not my favorite genre but enough to spend time.

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Super good kdrama!

(I'm going to do my best not to write spoilers)
For me this was a super good kdrama so where should I start?

In the beginning the drama really takes you along with its feelings. probably the cinematography did the story so well that you really feel the feelings.

Second.
People behave strangely when they hear a clock ticking and become deeply afraid.
You can see that in all the "reboots" that the drama requires. It is quite understandable that this becomes boring for some people. but to me it made perfect sense. I don't want to spoil it, but if you've watched it, you can see these stages clearly.

The third layer. Myul Mang and Dong Kyung's journeys to living a fulfilled life. They are both depressed and wish the world could just end so they would never have to suffer again.
Both felt lonely and out of place.
One had to learn to love even when faced with the inevitable end, and the other had to be selfish even when faced with the inevitable end.

the fourth layer for me was the religious aspects, of having two gods, one the creator, one the destroyer, and both were created by and for man to explain the randomness of suffering. This is part of many religions. But Buddhism especially has had to endure the ethos of the same suffering in different ways until you accept the fate and learn the lesson in this life and grow. Here too the frequent repetition of their old patterns is explained. Especially the part in the middle where they can both see what they would have been if they hadn't grown together through their pain and their joy.
this drama was really a great drama
but I didn't like it that much because this drama made me cry a lot.

By the way, I these OSTs of this drama were really good. Normally I'm not a fan of that

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"Doom at Your Service" Meh, Not Really

Y'all tbh when I first saw the title. I genuinely thought it would be like Doom would be some kind of butler to the female lead, and I guess I wasn't wrong?? I saw how much negativity this show had and after reading some of them, they did make sense. The middle of the show was kind of confusing and it threw me off a little, but in general I understood what happened.

Tak Dong Kyung is a very realistic character and I like that about her. She's always conscious about whether or not she effecting someone's lifestyle, which is a habit I kind of have, and I think a lot of people will agree with me on that. Kim Sa Ram, man I loved him. The way how he always randomly asked Dong Kyung if he could kill another person was funny. And remember that scene where he said "Do you want me to kneel?" and Dong Kyung goes "Why are you still standing?", I thought that was so cute. CHA JOO IK. Sir, you are the CEO of comebacks. This man does not like not having the last word, does he? But it's really amusing. I remember when he said to Dong Kyung "Life is your work, and your work becomes your life. I like that attitude." and she replied something about him always saying something profitable. I need a Cha Joo Ik in my life, I don't care what anyone says. Na Ji Na was an okay character, I personally didn't see why she was added in the beginning, because her complicated relationship with her first love was kind of unnecessary in the story but she still got Joo Ik as a sexy demon boyfriend, so whatever. Lee Hyun Kyu...y'all I couldn't handle him sobbing. Like, no please don't cry you'll find someone. I enjoyed the side characters, specifically Dong Kyung's colleagues, her brother, and Young Prince. I didn't know the actor of Sun Kyung was a band member of sf9, who I don't really listen to, but their song 'Now or Never' is godly. I enjoyed the bromance, and this would have been a rom-com if they included more funny scenes, but I guess there was enough to make me laugh at times. In general, if you want a drama to pass the time, this drama is perfect. If you're like me that doesn't have high standards for dramas, this is also great.

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wasted potential

First of all, in my opinion, the music was just phenomenal. I immediately added breaking down by ailee and love sight by tomorrow x together to my playlist because I absolutely adored them.
The acting was really good, no one really blew me away with their performance but everyone did a great job nonetheless.
As many have already said the drama had a great premise and also a great start, however it then became really boring, so much so that for the first time in my life I actually got more interested in the side couple than the main. With our main characters nothing that grabbed my attention really happened and while I obviously wanted for them to have a happy ending at some point I just became bored with their storyline. The conflict just didn’t pull me in, nothing seemed that exciting, nothing kept me on my toes.
Surprisingly, as I mentioned, I actually really enjoyed the side love triangle we had going on, it was nothing original, new or fresh, it was pretty basic, but in my opinion it was really well executed and instead of being annoyed when the focus wasn’t on the main characters (like it oftentimes happens)I was actually sad when their scenes ended and we had to go back to our main couple.
Overall the concept and beginning had me hooked but as we went on they just couldn't develop the story into something interesting, so while I’m not mad at the show and I had a nice time watching it I can’t help but feel extremely disappointed.

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A poetic and artful experience for the soul

At its core, Doom At Your Service is a human drama. Despite having fantasy elements, it's a mundane representation of the lives of some of us -- existing but never living, making mistakes and growing up even as adults, learning to be more responsible, becoming braver, encountering losses and pain, having to celebrate small wins and experiencing to let go, to be loved and love.

Doom At Your Service, will be one of the special dramas for me; it's a show that started with things and life coming to an end; where everything disappears, but in the end, it shows the beauty of new beginnings. That we aren't meant just to exist, but to live happily and love for a very long time.
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"If I were to be born again, I want to be born as a moon like that. You know, inanimate things like the sun, moon, stars, and wind. They just exist instead of living. I want to be one of those things in my next life."

I've truly resonated with the character of Tak Dong Kyung, not because our circumstances are the same, but with not truly living and just existing. We all have fronts like Dong Kyung, something that we want others to see—that we aren't broken—that we're okay and we are not lonely—but unfortunately, we are. I'm not exactly a person who lives as diligent as Dong Kyung, I'm very much a faulty person and there have been times when I'm not truly proud of myself and ashamed—and I still am. But this drama resonated with me so much because I watched it during this time when I am currently trying to move past some mental weakness in my life and the feeling of being overwhelmed about getting it together with life. I need to gather up the strength to make myself look okay to most people and show I'm as fine as possible.

I want to continue existing during those brief moments of weakness every day, and then have the courage to live as my time goes on—waiting that someday, I'll get it together and it'll make sense. I will always remember that moment when Dong Kyung said that she's still growing up, and I know that despite Doom living for quite a very long time— he's still growing up too. The way he just started at her, then smiled, possibly falling in love even more and knowing that he is no longer alone was a very delightful watch.

I think this is the reason why I've loved the drama so much. From Dong Kyung wanting to just exist until she dies to embracing life as her days are numbered and loving the precious people in her life—her brother, auntie, unnie, and especially—the found love of her life, Doom. To both Dong Kyung and Doom being confronted about the reality of her situation and acceptances of their fate. To Dong Kyung once more having to continue to exist again while trying to find courage every day to live for Doom's sacrifice and happiness. Longing and waiting, and finally reuniting with Doom to conquer life together and find strength every day with their now bigger family to make it to their next day until the very end.

How come when you're about to die you realize that you want to live so badly?
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At its core, Doom At Your Service is a human drama. Despite having fantasy elements, it's a mundane representation of the lives of some of us -- existing but never living, making mistakes and growing up even as adults, learning to be more responsible, becoming braver, encountering losses and pain, having to celebrate small wins and experiencing to let go, to be loved and love.

More so, I think I loved the natural progression of Dong Kyung and Doom's love story. The circumstances where both of our beings fall in love and lose each other is a real event that will occur. It's truly a life-and-death situation albeit with some fantasy elements. And the moment they realized this together, they never hold off each other's hands.

The way their relationship naturally progresses from the start with push and pull caused by how their emotions react to the current circumstances happening to them is a delightful watch; there's also lot of subtleness from the show's story telling. From Doom refusing to be loved and not believing he's something worthy to be loved, from Dong Kyung's hate on her fate and Doom, to them truly falling in love with each other despite resistances and to acceptance on both of their fates that come with loving.

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“So are you saying you’re winter, darkness, and the end of everything? Hey, I like winter, I like the darkness of the night, and I like it when things end. If you think about it, spring, morning, and new beginnings also come because of you. It means you’re responsible for both my misery and happiness.”

"The reason for everything that disappears...It would be sad to fall in love with something that disappears upon his touch. Sad enough to make him never love again."

Doom is such an interesting character; he was an angstful and lonely being—despite hating humans, he longed to be one of them. Being the reason for everything that disappears, he never thought of loving and being loved. So, Dong Kyung's human love for him is the start of him truly living instead of just existing. For so long, he thought of himself as the end, evil, unworthy to be loved, and simply can't be loved—only to be deemed as not a bad guy and loved greatly.

"If we never met, I would still be nothing. I want to mean something to you. Experiencing that once will be enough for me."

Because of this, all of their moments together and the sacrifice Doom made it more touching. To be loved once is enough, that being able to live even just for a short time with the person you love is enough—than existing for a long time, but not living at all. He hated his existence for most of his life, but finally, he was granted his happy ending and Dong Kyung too because they found each other—and because they never gave up, they continued to exist until they can live— they endured and waited for a long time.
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"Even if it rains. Even if you're the only one without an umbrella, it's not a big deal. If you run, you'll reach home quickly."

I think I'll take these words of Doom for a long time...and enjoy life for a very long time.

But I do not just want to run, I want to enjoy the rain and look forward to the mornings. I want to be more grateful for life, and I want to love a lot.

Doom at your service is a drama of new beginnings, it starts with lots of doom and things that will end, but it ends with beginnings for every character in the story.

I know this drama will never be the most fan favorite and I think I know why. It's not a drama with a very solid plot, most of the time—its messages are very subtle, and it comes with a lot of push and pull of emotions. But for me, this drama is a comfort and nudge I needed to bravely face life. It didn't have extravagant fantastic elements or the most solid plot lines, but the humanity of their stories always shined through it. Let's start living life today and be happier for a little longer, and let's continue to do that, until we finally get to live.

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This show is half trash, and half brilliant. And I absolutely love it despite its shortcomings.

The rating reflects my personal feelings, not objective story quality because I skip everything to do with the second leads story (I get what they're going for as a contrast to the main leads but the premise completely falls flat with me).

That being said, I love the story of Doom himself as he initially struggles to admit his own emotionality to himself (it is a painful vulnerability given what his fate and responsibilities in the universe are), and how the story of her learning to understand him reveals so much about the reason he is the way he is. In a way, she teaches him to love himself and come to terms with his own place in the order of things. There's a lot of "pain is the breaking of the shell of your understanding" going on here. Every time I watch it, I get something new out of it. At first, I just thought it was just a tragic romance, but the story is about them developing as individuals. And, I'm not personally religious, but I enjoyed the way they personified God and the philosophy of God as a gardener, who is ever so subtly pulling the strings to try and get the right outcome.

There are a lot of moments where tiny changes in the environment, aesthetics, or actions by a character add to the depth and meaning of a moment without explicitly spelling it out. This gives it a great rewatch quality.

That being said, it is inconsistent quality-wise. It does go downhill slightly after episode 7 or so. There's a lot I could do without, and a lot I could do with more of. But I love it all the same.

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Doom At Your Service (2021) - I want to be alive…so I can..So I can die with you – Doom (Episode 10).
The breakdown scene is really emotional but it's so painful at the same time that I could feel how different it is, and it's really a fanstasy genre drama.

The other couple in the drama brings more likely the thrill romantic part. I love that it focuses more on the love between co-workers, friends and of course the family and the topic of dying and such. It's not new but I like how they incorporate it. My heart really ached watching it and I cried as well.

More likely it became dragging at the last episodes, and I got confused with everything since it's not clear or I just didn't understand it because it's fantasy, I don't know but yeah I like this drama.

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The script is important for a reason

Okay i will go straight into it the posters and the trailer looked really good and aesthetic they caught my attention and since i didn't want this one to be spoiled i watched it ongoing but it was just so bad.

So when it comes to the acting everyone were really good they pulled of the role very well and did their best.And Dawon did a very good job too.

The story at first was really interesting but then after sometime it was just like on repeat every week they kept repeating the same thing without any development and as for the 2nd lead story there was no development at all like i did watch 10 episodes there should be some development and they just rushed their story in the end without any development.

The cinematography was fine I wouldn't tell it was like the best but definitely not the worst and the OST were really good too .

I would never rewatch this drama its just a pain under the neck i would rather go watch something else.

Overall the script messed up everything even though everything was good if the script is not good its of no use to watch it and waste your time watch some other drama.

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AMAZING SHOW WITH AMAZING CASTS AND OSTS!!

-short review-
Story: a lot of people commented that this show is draggy but the pace of this show is actually going fine :D
The memory lost part- this scene has confused lots of watchers and the meaning behind this is because the lil girl( deity ) was helping her, not harming her. Dong Kyung wanted to change fate and as a deity, the lil girl knows what is going to happen. She wants to let Dong Kyung knows that no matter what she do, she can't change the fate between Myul Wang and her.
Love Triangle Couple- loving the second couple a lot too. their love triangle is rlly cute and not complicated at all!
So overall, every scene in this drama is meaningful and consists a clue of their fate. This drama is probably not going to be a sad ending after all :)

Acting/Cast: their acting is very professional and their feelings are really into it. Every cats took their scene seriously and discussed small details on how to make the scene looks better. the chemistry between the couples are rlly good too

Music: all of the osts are SO GOOD!!! it is very rare to have all the ost in a drama to sound so greattt!!

Re-watch Value: def worth re-watching this! especally their sweet momentsss

Overall/Recommendations: nice drama to watch! recommend 'a korean odyssey' ' my roommate is a gumiho' 'hotel del luna' 'w-two world' and 'tale of a nine-tailed fox' if you loved this drama!

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Bom, mas podia ser melhor

Eu acabo concordando com quem disse que o drama foi um desperdício de potencial.
Há várias coisas agradáveis na trama. Eu costumo me incomodar com cenas cotidianas do ambiente de trabalho nos dramas, mas neste a coisa foi diferente. O trabalho da protagonista é bem interessante, e pra quem escreve (como eu) é muito legal ver o relacionamento dela com os clientes/escritores e se identificar com as questões.
Outras personagens na trama são bem cativantes, mas é claro que o charme maior vai pro nosso protagonista, que de mocinho não tem nada.
A química entre o casal é muito boa, e as cenas românticas realmente nos encantam e aquecem nosso coração.
O casal secundário, apesar de ter muita química e uma história legal, achei eles um tanto deslocados da trama. Fica parecendo que meteram um romcon simplista com triangulo amoroso no meio de um drama de fantasia kkkk. Parece que do nada cortam pra outro drama, entendem? Talvez se um deles também fosse alguma criatura divina, sei lá. Mas enfim, a gente perdoa porque afinal é o Lee Soo Hyuk, e só de contemplar a beleza dele e ouvir sua voz perfeita, a gente pouco se importa com o resto kkkkk.
Eu acho que a trama fantasiosa foi um pouco despediçada, poderia ter sido abordado muito mais coisa. Do meio pro fim o drama fica um tanto arrastado, os conflitos meio forçados, e algumas coisas são confusas sobre o tal contrato deles.
Parece que criam situações para as regras do contrato serem mudadas, enfim, é como se tivessem feito algo mal elaborado e daí tentaram improvisar pra arrumar isso.
Por exemplo, tem um possível furo, não é spoiler, sobre um celular que ficou ligado por 3 meses sem a bateria acabar, e então justificam isso com "obra da divindade". Pois bem, se a gente pensar dá pra usar essa desculpa pra justificar tudo né? kkkkk
Não gostei também das cenas de diálogo com o marido da tia, que é um estrangeiro. Fizeram cenas que deveriam ser cômicas, com ninguém parecendo entender o que o outro dizia, mas pra mim isso ficou um tanto ridículo e desnecessário, uma coisa caricata.
E o que foram os últimos dois episódios? Suuuper arrastados, o penúltimo eu inclusive pulei várias cenas de tão arrastado que foi. Pra mim podiam ter pego os últimos dois capítulos e resumido em apenas um.
Apesar de tudo eu gosto muito das analogias e da mensagem que o drama passou. O romance nos comove bastante, e a ideia de destruição e criação são colocadas de uma maneira aberta a interpretações, algo que costuma me agradar.
No fim entendemos que a destruição é essencial, e o amor é maior que tudo.
Fofo né? Apesar da premissa mal aproveitada, ainda é um drama que gostei de assistir e recomendo aos fãs do gênero, aos fãs do Seo In Guk, da Bo Young e do Lee Soo Hyuk.

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there is a happy ending

''doom at your service'' this title is perfectly suitable for this drama ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so obvious story is around FL because ML do most of the things only for her
FL is terminally ill she have only 3 months to live
you guys might get confused about contract
1st when she got drunk she asked for doom to come that's mean she want world to comes an end
so our ML is responsible for doom or destruction of things so he came to her home
2nd on the road she accidently get into his contract where she have to ask him destroy the world and she also get one extra wish but the 1st one is mandatory
whoever she love the most will die instead of her if she cancel the contract in any way
how she gona live these 3 months and also she fall for doom now that's interesting how they fall for each other
he scarify himself for her but he comes alive that's why there is a happy ending
EVERY THING IS FATED BUT SOME THING IS DESTINED
DEATH IS FATE BUT HOW YOU GONA DIE IS DESTINY
THERE IS EMOTIONALY JOURNEY WHILE I WATCHING THIS SHOW
ACTING IS PERFECT ,,,,,,,,,,,,,I FALL FOR SEO IN GUK DAMN HE IS SO GOOD

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