Hur, I can’t believe I get to use this sentence in earnest in a recap. That’s about as short and sweet an opinion I can give on the start of the TMS ride.
Episode 1 could have been better but doesn’t wholly suck. I know my track record with the Hong sisters, if they can convincingly build up a gripping emotional journey for the two leads, this drama will work for me in some capacity and I’ll be happily along for the ride. She’s the acting star of this drama right off the bat and pulls out every bit of arsenal at her acting disposal and effortlessly breathes life into her Taeyang. The leads are fantastic as expected, So Ji Sub is more relaxed than I’ve seen him in years and he appears to be bouncing off of Gong Hyo Jin’s expertly perfect turn as a girl who can see ghosts. So what’s good about it? PD Jin Hyuk does tonal shifts fantastically with a keen eye on setting the mood so he effortlessly brings this story from scary to quirky to melodramatic without any bumps in the viewing. It’s like the Hong sisters thought their concept was 90% of the end product and then didn’t have a good way to execute it so just did took the easy way on every plot point. Did the actual product actually live up to the promotional promise and fan excitement for it? It was a dodgy hit-and-miss for me, with a ghostly mythology lacking any semblance of supernatural internal logic and the plot lines manipulative and based wholly on coincidence and more coincidence. The return of the Hong sisters after last year’s critically and ratings panned Bigpremiered today already leading the pack if live ratings are to be believed. Rom-coms are the easiest place to get that fix because narratively its got a built in advantage in that its headed towards happily ever after. Call it a drama addicts high, if you will.
I want to love it because I’m jonesing for that feeling of being swept up in a story. I pretty much rolled out the red carpet for The Master’s Sun with a whole lot of hope and nary a shred of restraint.
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