I fully say I can’t review a show when I don’t know what the drama’s main intention was trying to convey. There is so much missing that it affects every aspect of the show. I can reasonably say I don’t know if the actors did a good job conveying the character’s emotions or intentions, mostly because I couldn’t figure them out. The primary purpose of music added to a show is to help you feel important emotions with the characters. I couldn’t enjoy the music selections because I was more caught up in trying to ascertain why this scene was emotional or essential to the plot.
As the title says, ¨Bedfriends¨ is a story with little background knowledge and context for why characters and situations are happening. Little to nothing is explained about the character’s backgrounds, expectations, and intentions as the drama progress. This drama is like an outline an author would have made when planning to write a script. For example, I want these characters here and this to happen. A very light idea to keep the storyline moving but with the intention of the author returning to fill in the blanks and build out the characters later. That never happened; this rough draft became the final product, leaving much desired. As a standalone drama, I find it lacking.
HOWEVER
I assume it will make way more sense if you read this as a follow-up to the novel. I have not read the book so I can make zero guarantees about that truth. I’ve also heard rumors that this was supposed to air as a sequel to ¨ Middleman’s Love¨, and I’ve seen no accurate citable sources to agree with that. I am again making my point that this drama cannot give its audience a clear explanation of essential background knowledge when watching, even if this is a sequel turned prequel. I hope the same
problems are not found within ¨ Middleman’s Love¨, but I guess I’ll have to wait until it airs to find out.