Listen. I like makjangs. They’re flamboyant and over-the-top but a good form of guilty pleasure. Therefore it should come as no surprise that when I heard about the immediate popularity of ‘ The Penthouse’ and its multiple spin-off seasons, I was willing to give it a go.

The biggest thing that I can say about ‘ The Penthouse’ is that it isn’t supposed to be a realistic storyline. It does focus on notable themes such as social hierarchies, prejudice and inequality with a flare of drama.

The acting is decent enough but I’ll be honest in saying that there were moments which felt a bit lacking but I’m not sure if I entirely blame the actors so much as I do the dialogue.

One of my major reasons for dropping the series was that it didn’t really click with me. For me a series has to have an instant hook and whilst ‘ The Penthouse’ had potential to be intriguing it didn’t really draw me in. I think the major factor was that the pacing was a bit off and even in the several episodes that I tried watching due to a friend’s recommendations, the storyline felt as though it was lacking in more evident plot logic.