Hyde, Jekyll, Me

The ending made me sad again, but I'll try to go back to the days when I promised myself I'd be at least a little harsh in my reviews. I read somewhere recently that up to 60% of the budget in Korean soap operas goes to the lead actors. That would be pretty fitting here. And since there are two people in charge of directing, I suspect that one of them slacked off at times while the other made up for it at key moments (I could easily guess which one :)). Also, if we leave the romantic storyline aside and address the "action" one, there are an incredible number of blatant plot holes in the script. And that goes for the make-up artists as well. Someone should explain to them what a kidnapped person can't and shouldn't look like after a few days. And the writers should know that hypnosis still has its limits. It also annoyed me that the circus was eventually forgotten and the main character only came to work to sit at her desk and chat with her colleagues. But the most tragic part was the acting of the doctor, who basically just whined and repeated the same thing over and over again. Likewise, the main character's father had the same lines and expression for half the show. Seung-joon Lee was also a bad choice in my opinion. Honestly, by the time the plot was reaching its climax I couldn't stand most of the actors. Towards the end, the series (fortunately from my point of view) changes a lot and starts to revolve basically only around the main couple, there I found myself gradually forgetting about the below average acting of the supporting characters. As a whole I enjoyed the series, at first I even thought it was underrated, but then I realized where it had been stumbling. If the creators had played around more with some of the episodes in the middle, fixed the plot holes, worked on the script, maybe even tweaked the editing, it would have been immediately better in my opinion. I'm probably inclined towards three stars, but Bin Hyun and his dimple just won't let me. 3.5 stars. (01/21/2021)