It is not an exaggeration to say that this drama has failed to meet the essentials of any sort of a romantic comedy. The chemistry between the main leads does not seem to progress at all. The business plotline was rushed in without yielding any fruitful/satisfactory conclusion. The main lead is naive to the core and almost always needs someone's help to move the plot forward. The female lead initially starts out great with a quirky attitude but soon succumbs to the lack of depth in the character.
The friendship arc shown between the three main leads is quite absurd and does not do much justice to the overall plot. There is the classic dilemma of the indecisive female lead. The sheer abuse/violence by the main lead's father is a bit too much even for a drama. No one in the family even addresses such violence and it is brushed aside as if it does not exist. There is no concept of sibling bonding anywhere. The mothers of the main leads are cool and consistent with their performances. It seems the story would have moved mostly in similar lines without the need of the third main lead.
Although the actors have tried their best to bring out their respective characters, the severe lack of a coherent screenplay coupled with the ineffective sub-plots leads to a drama neither good for a comedy nor romance. At the end of the day, there is not much to remember about this show.

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When I started watching this drama albeit with a bit of skepticism towards the already overused time travel plots, it did surprise me with a thought-provoking storyline and amazing acting by almost all the characters in a consistent manner. There was no sudden shift of characters' essence for driving the plot rather a smooth transition of screenplay enhancing the entire experience of watching the show.
I would certainly recommend this to people who are interested in criminal procedural dramas with a pinch of science fiction and a lot of food for thought. The main role going through the constant struggle of facing the reality (?) of his situation makes the audience more empathetic towards his cause. The question of how to return to his original timeline (?) and not being able to give in to his feelings towards the female lead... all make for good character development. The group dynamic is emphasized quite a bit and improves over the course of various investigations carried out.
Background music is another crucial part of this show. It is serene, smooth and flows with nostalgia. All-in-all this was a pleasant surprise to me. Thumbs up for all associated with this show.

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Many dramas start with a bang and just fade out into nothingness. This is definitely one of them.

I enjoyed the first few episodes really well, but it just went downhill way too fast and nothing could stop it from burying itself deeper. Don't get me wrong, there is plot, there is acting, there are sub-plots (which by the way, can be skipped without the loss of any kind of context whatsoever to the main storyline), there is good music sometimes, but overall there was something not quite right about how the story proceeds in time.

Many scenes don't seem to convey the emotions of the characters involved. The few characters onscreen fail to make an impression from any given scene. There is basically zero character development. The relationships were just there for the sake of it, no real connection between any two could be made due to the weak portrayal by the actors. Even though the storyline was good enough, the screenplay was disappointing, to say the least.

I am quite biased in my opinion that there was nothing worth remembering once you finish watching this drama.... neither it leaves a feeling of warmth in your heart, nor does it give you a sense of satisfaction for the main leads finally getting some closure.

There is also the classic and quite frankly unnecessary time skip towards the end of the last episode which underwhelmed the continuity without mercy. I don't really understand why the male lead had to get out of her sight without saying goodbye, where he could have easily conveyed to her that the couple would require some time to get over all the things that happened over the past few months. And seeing that the female lead has gone through quite a few life-threatening situations herself, would have had the brains to understand that and take a break for a while. The main lead just escaping from all of that was a really dumb move.

I have been frantically searching my memory for any good things in this drama, and just couldn't find anything.
I hope I'm in the minority who feel like this, because even though it was quite bad for me, I could feel that the cast was really trying to get it right, sadly it was just not worth it.

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I did not have much expectation from the storyline but the actors made me come back to the show again and again. The simple heartfelt emotion from the scenes coupled with the musical delight makes this a worthwhile watch. The show's objective to show a cute version of the main lead's face blindness feels like a refreshment to the genre. Overall, I'd say it is a clean melodrama and leaves your heart with a pleasant feeling.
Going into particulars, the friendship, and bromance serves well to the palate of a hungry drama enthusiast. I hoped the female lead not to get involved in the cliche love triangle. And boy was I surprised to see the second female lead to have such an 'awesome' character :p. I thoroughly enjoyed the male lead's character which could have turned very dark if the writers changed certain things. I appreciate the artists' performances during the show.
Storywise, the focus was almost always on the storyline between the main leads. Although the side stories did exist, they failed to spike the interest and I have no complaints about it. I cannot stress the importance of the light-hearted warm feeling you get when you see the smiles on the faces of the two main leads.
All-in-all, this show is for anyone who wants to chill out, relax and enjoy a sweet drama.

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The story and screenplay combined with the consistency in character development portrayed by awe-inspiring acting by most of the major showrunners created this tear-jerking (sometimes) drama with a boat-load of romance.
The chemistry between the main leads is one of the slam-dunks of the show. The zeal to follow one's love no matter the circumstances is quite well-written. The transition between episodes is fluid enough to not cause a distraction or end-up in major plot holes.
Although the drama hit many home rums with respect to relationships overall, nonetheless we find a lack of gradual sibling bonding between the male lead and his sister. The final arc of the season, especially the last 2 episodes show major sibling bonding.... which is closer to a real-life scenario..... which is kinda welcome.
Like most romance dramas, the existence of cliched misunderstandings and sacrifices is present, but not to the point of being a hindrance to the overall flow of the story. All-in-all, this is a refreshing portrayal of pain, love, regrets, memories and all of them being the reasons to live.

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I felt that most Korean dramas start well but can't keep the pace to achieve a satisfactory ending, which is further debatable. This one falls directly into such a category. One can't exactly point out how this drama was received when it first aired, but now that I've watched it, it does not seem to have hit the points it initially set out to complete.
The pain experienced by the characters throughout the series was not fully evident from the performances on screen. The music associated with the main lead was the only consolation prize to an overtly exaggerated dramatic past of the MC which never really hit a chord for the audience to sympathize the least. The cliched version of the female lead to not be able to realize her father's wishes beforehand was well within the bounds of the creative block that the writers could have avoided, arriving at a better ending..... can't know for sure, but maybe it's just alright.

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Just saying... Scientific accuracy is highly questionable as of the current worldview. This is a complete romance drama with a ‘touch’ of robotic interference. This show makes me think that the writers wanted to make a compelling triangular love story but had to bring in the aspects of the ongoing trend of technology (robots...) and ended up in a half baked show which is inconsistent most of the time with the supposed ‘feelings’ of the ML which are simultaneously existent in one episode and just absent everywhere else.

As of episode 18, I can frankly say that the creators have achieved an objective of the cliched dumps and take-backs which lead to the shocking truths/revelations by episode 24. I am expecting a more involved plot of the ML actually using his supposed ‘super human abilities’ which god knows how he is able to simulate in a human body which has limitations on the maximum capacity that it can achieve, even if he has the AI brain (yeah... way too far fetched). But I can’t blame them because even movies these days show out of the world aspects which kinda seem waaaay waaaay out there.

Anyway, if the plot goes as it is now, it will be like any other robot inspired (completely romance oriented) drama. I hope that’s not the case. Even if it is, a cliched romance never hurt anyone. It’s a good thing to warn anyone who wants to watch this show, there can be quite a bit of SLS happening.

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