The Bride of Habaek

I started this drama because i love supernatural dramas or like fantasy dramas, whatever you want to call it. I like the whole being gods thing, but i wish Habaek had more chances to showcase his power. The female lead was really annoying at times, she was always a damsel in distress, which i like to an extent, but come on she cant do anything? She is apparently a therapist, but she definitely does not act like it. Mura was also annoying, her constant jealousy got on my nerves, even when she was with Biryeom(?) she was still jealous of the female lead. Apart from those things, it was pretty decent and i liked the story line. Nam joo hyuk was absolutely stellar in this. I loved the dynamic of the 1st couple.

I saw a lot of bad news and reviews about this drama, so I never thought about watching it. Eventually I watched it and it's not that bad, actually it's pretty good drama. Even though I don't really like how So-ah sometimes behave, and the conflicts that they have just felt like being forced, overall I could enjoyed it. In fact, I want to rewatch it. Another thing, the plot is kinda slow, so I give eight for this drama.

Worth to watch, especially in this quarantine time!!! I love both main and second couples, they're cute and their chemistry is on point.

Firstly, although this is a pretty good story, superbly acted by all involved (Lim Ju Hwan's performance has a troubled half-god/half-mortal living in the human world as successful real estate CEO Shin Hoo Ye was EXCEPTIONAL!), this series is about 8 episodes much TOO LONG. Secondly, the overall feeling conveyed was of a bunch of entitled, immortal "rich kids" imbued with super abilities, constantly squabbling over who's more wealthy, beautiful, and or more powerful and on which "lowly" human or despised "half-breed" can these elitists direct their over abundance of arrogance, venomous retorts, and upper class contempt. I was SO over the infighting, plotting, and posturing of these "frenemies" by the 3rd episode, but decided to stick it out. Thirdly, there were so many obvious wrong decisions and missteps made by the characters which, of course, lead up to some predictable "crisis" or fist fight. One main character constantly had conversations with herself as she pondered aloud what her love interest or other characters were thinking, feeling, or planning. SO annoying. This whole drama devolved into one predictable and totally avoidable crisis and or conflict after another. I could not wait until episode 15 concluded so I could watch something better like Lee Dong-wook and Jo Bo-ah in "Tale of The Nine Tailed" (2020-2023).

I don't think I've ever written a review for IMDb, but I felt compelled after reading a couple of unpleasant reviews. It you don't like fantasy and romantic comedies, you probably won't appreciate it. I liked everything about it.; the story, the actors, the characters, the special effects, the scenery, the cinematography, the comedy, and the music. I understand that there are people that don't like K-dramas, just like I don't like gore/violent movies that have no point, but if you enjoy fantasy/love stories, this one will captivate you.

I'm still not sure why i chose to watch this, but i'm glad i did. It is a good mix of fantasy and everyday life, with some great one liners and a few good fights thrown in. I don't know the original tale about the water god, so it seemed a nice story. I've been to Korea though, it's a lovely place i'd like to see more of and i've been to some of the places shown, but i never saw men there with frilly or lacy shirts with giant bows around the collar (maybe i wasn't in the right place and to be honest nowhere else in the world i've been to either has men dressed like that), but it somehow fits in here with the gods and their OTT lifestyle. The acting was good, the ending was pretty good and I'm glad i watched it.