Let's just cut right to it, this show was painfully boring. There, I said it. A story built around partial amnesia has real potential, but between the choppy scene structure and random flashbacks thrown in constantly, the whole plot ends up feeling more tangled than it needed to be. The romance doesn't fare much better either, it's written so poorly that I never really found myself invested in this couple. Both leads come across stiff on screen and deliver their lines in a really awkward way. The show runs 8 episodes, each somewhere around 30 to 35 minutes. Hanuel, a 29 year old language teacher, wakes up after an accident only to realize his memory stops at age 19. It turns out he'd been in another accident back then too, which is why his memories cut off at that point. He has zero recollection of the fact that he's currently living with his childhood friend Saebyeok, who's now a huge celebrity. That makes the whole situation even harder for Hanuel to wrap his ...
The story kicks off when Daotok lands a new condo after scoring an insane 70% discount on rent. The catch is that the building's crawling with restless, noisy spirits who won't stop causing chaos. Since ghosts don't scare Daotok at all, he takes the deal without a second thought. He's an introverted guy whose personality has been shaped by the spirits he encounters and the emotions he absorbs from them. Next door lives Arthit, a med student who's basically his total opposite, arrogant, short tempered, impulsive, and every bit the extroverted bad boy type. Being the only two on their floor, they keep running into each other. Their connection deepens because of a ghost named Donut, who used to be Arthit's friend and now wants him to figure out what actually caused his death, which pushes Arthit to go to Daotok for help, and he agrees. Once that works out, Arthit starts wondering if his own mother's spirit might be stuck somewhere too, unable to move past her grief and find peace. After learning Daotok can actually talk to ghosts, Arthit begs him to help locate her, and Daotok reluctantly says yes. As the two spend more time together, they start growing closer on an emotional level. Arthit slowly starts to notice just how much he's drawn to Daotok, even though he's still scared to admit his feelings or let himself actually fall for someone. Daotok, meanwhile, has put up serious emotional walls after getting badly hurt by his first love. The rest of the show follows the two of them getting to know each other, showing up for one another, and slowly healing while falling in love.
Both lead actors do a genuinely strong job here. Their chemistry comes through really well, and Daotok's deadpan delivery adds a fun contrast to the whole dynamic. Away from everyone who knows them, the two of them start letting go of the versions of themselves their friends are used to seeing, showing who they actually are when nobody's watching. That said, I felt like the show dragged in a lot of spots, and honestly, attention span is a real issue for me these days, so episodes running this long genuinely wear on me, and I wish shows like this would trim things down. There was a good amount of filler here too that easily could've been cut. I get that the goal was building out these deep, flawed, emotionally honest characters dealing with real pain, but it just didn't land for me personally. On the positive side, I really appreciated that Daotok has two gay dads who are shown being fully supportive of him throughout. What the show does capture well is how even the most loving, supportive family can't fully protect someone from loss or trauma, what they can offer instead is a safe place to come back to while those wounds slowly get understood and, eventually, start to heal. Like I said though, I seem to be one of the rare few who didn't love this as much as everyone else clearly does, since the internet seems to be losing its mind over how good it is. (5/10)
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