Dasom K

I AM HOOKED it's only episode 5 and I am hooked. I'm not surprised, every piece of work created by the marvelous screenwriter Kim Eun-Sook is amazing (Goblin, Mr Sunshine, etc.). I'm getting the sense that the show is heading into exploring the Korean-Japanese relations and considering the statement she made in making the TV show Mr Sunshine, I very much look forward to the upcoming episodes.

Absolutely loved the show, the performances and the production works together in such a beautiful choreography.

I'm disappointed with the lack of Lana Condor. If they make a sequel, I would like to see more of Lana Condor.

**SPOILERS** (although not really since it's pretty predictable) Too much dialogue posing as banter but not funny or witty, Celia tries to hard to be original but just comes out as a using-feminism-to-fire-her-angst-to-make-her-seem-original-and-not-really-about-gender-equality teenager, but heeeey Noah Centineo is in it. You can have a feminist wear heels, heels are not a symbol of patriarchy, they are just tall shoes that people wear, regardless of gender or no gender. Also, they practically nullified that 'feminist' factor when Celia put the heels on in a later scene. There's not much consistency with the character's aspirations for gender empowerment, the only thing that was refreshing about her was when she had the self-respect to reject Brooks' advances after he gets pushed back by Shelby. But then that got nullified when she got back with him. I guess forgiveness and personal growth is real and nice but you've got to have some consistency in personality too, otherwise the characters lose substance, especially when they're trying to be strong in the name of gender equality. It's a generic teenage rom-com that tries to be original by copying original. And obviously, that's not what original is. Tries to be relevant but copies what they think is relevant and fails to have consistency and substance while dealing with social issues. If you want some more Noah Centineo, watch it. If you want some more Noah Centineo in a quality rom-com, just wait till the sequel for To All The Boys I've Loved Before comes out.