Pooreun badaui junsul

I love TV series based on fairy tales and the Koreans didn't disappoint me with this one either. At first I was weak in the knees at the beauty of my beloved Spain and my diaphragm was getting a workout at the comic performances of that unrivalled entertainer Ji-hyeon. The chemistry between her and he wonderful (as always) Min-ho can be felt straight away. After all, even at their first meeting in the dressing room, the chemistry between them sparks luxuriously. :)) And so begins a wonderful story, intertwined with one from the past. I enjoyed the fact that the series maintained a fun atmosphere almost the entire time. Where elsewhere a torrent of tears would have been unleashed, the creators occasionally slipped in a solid quip. It just fit here, so thanks for that. And also for the cameos and the beautiful Korean beach at the end! 4.5 stars. (05.04.2017)

Goblin aired at the same time as The Legend of the Blue Sea. The two shows have a lot in common. Even at the end there is a similar "oblivion". It's true that I expected more from Goblin and that expectation wasn't met; I didn't expect anything from The Legend, so I'm not even disappointed that I didn't actually enjoy it. So why didn't I go crazy over it? I'm not a fan of Lee Min-Ho; I notice that these roles don't suit him since he plays them all the same and they're all kind of stiff in their own way – especially the love parts. Maybe it's his scene partner in this case, who is also absolutely not suited for romantic roles. She may be such a good comedian, she can put in a good performance, but the more serious roles don't suit her, not here. Put that together and you end up with a couple that has no special chemistry and you just don't trust his love to the grave. It was sad to look away after four episodes when I realized that the writer was ripping herself off – the UFO worked! So it'll work here too, it doesn't matter that it's the same thing in pale blue, no one will notice anyway and if they do, they'll like it, right? That's how it felt to me. I found the songs to be an afterthought too, and after all, all fans of Korean shows know that songs are something they're good at. The story has potential, but I don't know what killed it – the acting, the plot? In the end, I was actually bored the whole time. I finished watching it out of pure interest to see if it would end the way I imagined... nope, it was much more cliched. :-D In the end, my favorite part of the whole series was the little girl Shin Rin-Ah who was in Marriage Contract. And that's just not enough considering the rest and how little she was there. I'm not disappointed that it didn't go according to the vague ideas I had when I started watching, just bored. If it had just stuck to comic relief the whole time and left the romance, tragedy, and melodrama out... it would have been better. (26.01.2017)