Little Women (2022)

An interesting if marginally frustrating show. Let down by parts of the last few episodes

This is not for you if :
1. You're looking for traditional thriller/mystery
2. Traditional heart warming sibling behaviour
Do watch if :
1. Looking for some unusual plot , and dont mind dialogue heavy drama

The drama has some incredible dialogue that feels like direct shots fired at society we are in today. The show felt less about a plot , and more about the journey each of the characters undergoes . The ways in which various situations change them for better/worse , the complexities of reltionships and imperfect family dynamics .

In different ways , each of the Oh siblings move from being in the sidelines to learning to own the space they occupy.

Given the unusual plot base , i actually enjoyed the blunders and struggles of the leads . The chaos felt very similar to have ordinary ,everyday people would react when faced with extraordinary/bizzare events.

The osts werent particularly memorable , then again it requires most of your focus to be able to follow the plot , so ill have to give them a zeperate listen.

Costumes and set design were actually really well done in setting the tone for the scenes we were dealing in. Actors did a decent job, and had you immersed in the story, which is q win for me.

Real gold goes to the writers who wrote some heart hurting zingers with the dialogue.

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Good Enough

Korean Drama " Little Women " is the story of three sisters, completely different from each other, being drawn into the world of the rich and priviliged.

The drama is more aesthetics and deep dialogues at times, sucrificing its plot for it, but the overall result is intense. The story is complicated, slowly being built up, revealing each characters' real self and motives. The mystery with the rooms and the suicide case were dark and unpredictable and kept things interesting. The romance, on the other hand, was moody and more of an outline in the end.

The performances, in addition, were all great by everyone in the cast.

So, overall, seven out of ten.

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olay etrafında dönüp duran karakterler?

Ara verdiğim için izleyemediğim bir diziydi, bende yazın son günlerinde bu diziye başladım. Bu dizi aynı zamanda hem büyüleyici hem de kafa karıştırıcıydı. Gizem atmosferi her bölümde kendini hissettiriyor, ama karışık olay örgüleri ve mantıksız karakterlerle birazcıkk kötü bir durumda.

Benim için bazı olumlu şeylerle başlayalım:
İlk olarak kadro çok güzeldi sevdiğim oyuncuları toplanmış bir şekilde görmek beni mutlu etti. Bu seriden keyif aldığım şeyler, iyi kurulmuş bir ruh hali, harika aksesuarlar (o orkide çiçeği çok gerçekçi görünüyor) ve ayrıntılı sanat eserleriydi. Bir olay örgüsü olarak bu çiçek büyüleyici bir şekilde gerçekçi (tabii ki asla solamayacağına dair inançsızlığı bir kenarıya bırakalım).

Yukarıdaki unsurlara rağmen, bu seri çok düzgün olamıyor.

Tüm karakterler mantıksız olay örgüsünün etrafından geçiyor gibi görünüyor ve karakterler arasında sıfır gelişme var. (yani neden In-hye ve Hyo-rin bu kadar iyi arkadaşlar? neden Do-il In-Ju'yu korumak istiyor?) Bazı karakterler, sadece çalışma süresini doldurmak için önceki bölümlerden çok farklı davranma eğilimindeler. Ana karakterimize neden önemli olduğu konusunda pek bir açıklama yapılmadı, sorulduğunda herkes bu soru etrafında dans ediyor gibiydi. Karakterler arasında etkileşim olsaydı bu seri kesinlikle daha çabuk biterdi.

Olay örgüsü, birçok unsurun aynı anda gerçekleşmesi nedeniyle karmaşıktı, olayları düzgün bir şekilde birbirine bağlamadı. Hikayeyi devam ettirmek için karakterlerin uzun açıklamalarının ardından bize birçok güzel görüntü gösteriliyor. Bana bu seriden ne hatırlıyorsun deselerdi eminim sadece mavi orkide derdim.

Tarihsel olayların sadece olay örgüsü için kötü kullanımından bahsetmiyorum bile. Bunun için zaten eleştiri almış bir seri.

Genel olarak bu dizi, birçok insanın bir hikaye üzerinde işbirliği yapmak için bir araya geldiğini ve hikayenin tam olarak nereye gitmesini istediklerin karar veremedikleri hissi veriyor. Çoğu kişi için etkili bir dizi olsada mantıksal açıdan eksiği olan bir diziydi.

Sanat, sahne ve dekor açısından gayet güzel.
Ne kadar karmaşık şeyler olsada izlerken keyif aldığımı söylemeden edemem. Finale az kalmışken hızlandığı için çok heyecanla izledim son bölümleri. Kısaca konuyu başta uzatıp sonda patlatıyorlar. Güzeldi güzel

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Impecavel...

Quando comecei esse drama ja tinha uma ideia que possivelmente seria bom, por ter um elenco maravilhoso e uma premissa instigante, mas ele se superou em todos os quesitos possíveis. O enredo desse drama foi construído e amarado muito bem, mesmo tendo um "deus ex machina" para algumas coisas mirabolantes, a atuação desse elenco simplesmente PERFEITA, Kin Go Eun se entregou de corpo e alma pra personagem que é admirável ver todo o trabalho dela nesse drama.
Porem, tem algumas coisas que me incomodaram ao longo da construção do drama, mas não vou comentar aqui pois são spoilers (específicos).
Esse drama entrou para a minha lista dos melhores doramas que ja assisti em todos estes anos. Apenas assistam.

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Another Vincenzo but not as good.

I had this drama in my list for a while now, but it wasn't a priority because I had a long list to finish before this.

That being said, I dived into this show without seeing and details like synopsis, cast or production team. I was aware of the main cast tho(Who isn't?).
However, it took me just 30 minutes in the first episode to realise that it's a drama directed by Director Kim Hee Won(the brilliant mind behind Vincenzo).

Despite the fact that Vincenzo was a masterpiece, I wasn't expecting a show that was produced exactly the same. Identical meaning - the same dynamics between the leads(less chemistry here tho), the same music vibes(not as catchy as Vincenzo), the same deaths and drama sequences and most of all, an unexpected villian (but I could predict that early on in the show, so that didn't come as a surprise to me). My suspicion of Kim Hee Won was solidified when the end credits rolled after each episode - the dramatic music with name of the drama banging on the screen(ALL VINCENZO FGS).

In my opinion, the show was pretty good, it was entertaining and had a well defined story. The cast did a good job with their characters as well. Not much re-watch value but it's a pretty good watch one time for sure.

I know I keep saying this but - IT FELT LIKE WATCHING VINCENZO WITH A DIFFERENT STORYLINE. Because of that, I kept making comparisons at each step and that took away ALOT from my watching experience.

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Moral and Money

It is very good show and very good plot. Very dynamic and interesting story. Wherever, it is true that it is hard to follow all characters, because it happens so much just in 12 episodes. I highly recommend to watch it with your native language audio, because it will be easy to concentrate on the story line. The three sisters personify the clash between morality and conscience and the pursuit of happiness and the good life through money.
Wi Haa Joon as Choi Do II is great actor and I really missed at least 1-2 romantic scenes with him and Kim Go Eun as Oh In Joo. If there were just a little bit touch of romantic, the show will be a masterpiece. Great cinematography. 8/10

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Worth watching!

I was a little hesitant to start the show, but one I did I literally had to binge watch the whole show. Loved that the show was intriguing and unpredictable, always wondering what was going to happen next. Story is very much mystery based and the story line was very refreshing. Another thing is that it is not focused on romance, which other shows similar to Little Women is, so if you like seeing romance between main characters this is probably not the show for you. Overall, highly recommend watching the show if you are a sucker for mysteries and love nerve wrecking stories.

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ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE WATCHING!!

Using only the vaguest starting points from Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name on which it is based, writer Chung Seo-Kyung forged a bold path with her tale of dizzying adventure and hair-raising suspense.
Given the series’ huge reception, one hopes that it will serve as a wake-up call for a conservative industry that still sticks to outdated gender norms.
Adventure and suspense are words that are typically reserved for male-led stories in the Korean market, but Little Women gave us a story dominated by strong, inspiring, and richly characterized women, the likes of which have seldom been seen before.
Following the tribulations of the poor Oh sisters, In-Joo (Kim Go-Eun), In-Kyung (Nam Ji-Hyun), and In-hye (Park Ji-hu), the series ultimately gave viewers exactly what they wanted, but the journey to get there was never predictable and often rousing.
Writer Chung took advantage of the structure of Korean soap opera dramas (also known as makjang), which move at breakneck speed and are peppered with shocking reveals, to give us a story stacked with emotional highlights.
Knowing what we want and how to subvert our expectations, Chung plays us like a fiddle.

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This show is one in a million

I watch a lot of kdrama. I’m extremely picky. I often skip around the episodes and never watch anything all the way through. This show, I never skipped for a second. I enjoyed every minute of it.

High quality production all around. Great cinematography, visuals, music. All was done extremely well. The acting was great too, from every character. I never felt annoyed by the characters or the acting. Watching this show is like taking a bite of rich chocolate mousse and savoring every second of it.

The story kept my interest throughout. I always wanted to know what would happen next. I think the only negative thing I have to say about this show is that there were a few too many plot twists. I never knew what to trust. I guess that is how it keeps you interested, but it got very ridiculous at the end. I wasn’t sure if there was going to be a happy ending or not up until the last 10 minutes of the show.

Overall, I highly recommend. This show has captured my mind and taken my breath away. It’s a beautiful masterpiece that I was delighted to experience.

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Top-notch! I can't find loophole at all.

1) Story [+]

Plot very strong, well-built and dynamic. The story moves forward the whole time which is incredible. There're things to learn, explore, discover, and be surprised in every episode. It progresses in fast pace but not hasty. The rhythm is so right to the point that there's no wasted time even for the preview. If you watched the preview of next episode at each episode's ending, you'd most likely be spoiled. All the happenings in this story are very reasonable from beginning to end, which normally is very hard to achieve in this kind of highly complex, suspense story. Most of the time, the writers/directors wouldn't be wise enough to make it perfectly suspense without loopholes (--some notable examples that failed on this point are W-Two World and Mouse). For this one, no loopholes at all. I also love the ending. It isn't romantically sugar-coated but leaning toward the side of being realisticly hopeful. The writer gave an interview that if there'd be one more episode, the audience would have the chance to see FL and ML being back together. I think so, too. But they're just clever to end it at the right timing. If there're one more episode, things would be cheesy instead as there's no point left in the suspense plot anymore, and then the tone of the series would shift a bit and might end up in the same way as many other Korean series that have strong start but usually tone down and fail toward the end.

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2) Acting [+]

Superb! There're so many actors in this series. They come in and out of the scene all the time. And I enjoy the acting of all of them. The acting of the three sisters should especially be praised. Kim Go Eun has the chance to show her true ability in acting through the role of the eldest sister here. Her performance in Goblin can't be compared to this at all. The actress who plays Wong Sang A, Hyorin's mother, also did a great job. Her fake smile and bubbly character is so annoyingly fake. Hyorin just says the right feeling of the viewers when it finally bears in her mind that things in her family are so fake. Before that, it always feels off but she can't really be certain at which point.

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*I'm not that expert in music so I avoid giving comment on that aspect and just gave the moderate/middle score when nothing wrong occurs.

*This series is one of a very few series I give this high score on Rewatch Value.

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I have very mixed feelings.

AFTER WATCHING 7 EPISODES
After watching two episodes, I thought the drama would get better, but in my opinion, it didn't. I found each episode boring most of the time. Some parts look forced to make a twelve-episode drama. And why did they make fools of the sisters? They know there's something wrong with the orchid, it's dangerous, but they keep smelling it.
I'm dropping this drama. It's not worth wasting my time since every episode is boring for me.

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AFTER WATCHING 2 EPISODES
rating 6.5/10

So far, I've only watched two episodes and have very mixed feelings about this drama. The first episode was really boring for me. Because I wanted to give this drama a chance, I started watching the second episode and the first half was also mostly boring. This was the moment when I started to doubt whether I should continue watching this drama. However, I wanted to finish the second episode so as not to interrupt it in the middle of watching it. And something unexpected happened to me. The rest of the episode contained parts that interested me.

I want to mention that I really appreciate how the feelings, characters, and situations the characters find themselves in are represented by the lighting and design of their apartments/houses.

I'm not sure if I will continue watching this drama. I want to consider the pros and cons so as not to waste time unnecessarily on something that bored me for most of the first episodes.
I will probably choose to watch the third episode and after that, I will decide whether or not to continue watching.

I will update this review.

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