"Faith" was actually the first drama I watched as it was airing, even though it was far from my first drama. It was tons of fun to watch in the first half, because the first half was well done, suspenseful and exciting. After the story lost its steam, this drama became less fun and more of a pleasant watch.
Story: There was a really interesting set-up here. 2012 was the year of time-travelers. There was "Rooftop Prince" with its Joseon Idiot F4, "Queen In Hyun's Man" with its sweeping romance and sizzling chemistry, and of course the mess that was "Dr. Jin". Each time travelling drama had a special idea that made it different from the rest of the time travelers, and "Faith" probably had the most interesting of them all. In all the other dramas, the time-travelers were normally men, but this time it was a woman who went back into the past. At first, that doesn't seem like it would make much of a difference, but that little piece of the story made a world of difference. Eun Soo was surrounded by princes and Lords who wanted to possess "The Great Doctor". Before all the feminists on this site get angry, let me just point out that this makes sense. You can't force a guy to marry you or stay in your palace- well, you could- I'm not even going to go there.
I also loved how all the characters had really interesting roles in the story. The main character was a doctor who came from "heaven's realm", the male lead was a general with the power to control lightning- etc, etc. Even when the story was draggy, there were a few interesting developments with the characters.
Acting: Kim Hee Sun and Lee Min Ho have an age difference of about 11 years. Initially, I was prepared to be a little creeped out, but I was surprised when the stylists and the make-up artists made it work. They had a cute, breezy chemistry. Nothing sizzling, but the drama is called "Faith" for a reason. It was more about finding faith in yourself and having faith in others, not about steamy kisses or whatever. (If that did happen, I would probably be a little scarred. Age gap aside, Kim Hee Sun is married. And has a kid.)
Lee Min Ho is one of those actors whose hype I don't really understand. Granted, I haven't seen that much of him- I only ever watched "Boys Over Flowers" and didn't like it much, but he didn't really stick out to me. "Faith" made me see his skills differently. He has his weaknesses, but he did a good job here. Kim Hee Sun was awesome, playing Eun-Soo's sarcastic and free-spirited character like she was born to do it. The supporting cast was good too, and I particularly loved the bromance between all the Woodalchi boys.
Rewatch Value: Not for a while.
Overall: After the writers pretty much exhausted all the fun of the story, they drag it. There were absolutely no surprises after episode 12. This drama probabaly would have been a lot better if it were cut down to 16-20 episodes and if the last half of the last episode was made into two episodes by itself. The ending felt really rushed to me. All in all, "Faith" didn't live up to its potential. There was so much the writers could have done with this story, but it all went downhill.
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