Iโve watched the first four episodes of Abyss and I canโt bring myself to care. The characters are very one-dimensional. The tension is at the exact same pitch all the time with insufficient comedic relief, romantic suspense, or anything much beyond the hunt for Oh Young Cheol to vary it. I am finding it hard to see how this is going to sustain my interest over 16 episodes. I also hate all the body shaming and oppressive beauty norms. And I donโt think the leads have very good chemistry.
I love you, Park Bo Young, but I may not see this through to the end.
It put me to sleep. I don’t care about the characters at all. They really are one-dimensional and not even PBY is elevating the material though AHS and the serial killer’s characters seem to be driving the story, such as it is, which is not a good choice.
I might give it another two because I like the actress who plays Oh Sung Jin/Hee Jin, and hope the coming episode might mix up the feeling of the show. Maybe.
Me agree……… I was waiting with excitement for Abyss to be released before. Oh well, so sad given that Park Bo Young rarely seen in any project right after one is ending. *sigh
I gave up after 1st episode. Not sure why- the plot isn’t badly written, I like the cast (but I do agree about the chemistry), I also just don’t care.
I feel like the main problem is that the characters don’t exactly give us the reason to like them.
The main guy started up as a guy who was mad about the discrimination he faced over his looks, but himself liked two girls who were both super pretty (and one does not exactly give other reasons to like her). The other, our female lead, said she was too out of the league for her friend of 20 years.
Not that any of them suck as people they are just not as interesting as the show wants us to think
Bean Nรญ Rรญrรก | feminist killjoy ๐ก
May 14, 2019 at 1:28 PM
Iโve watched the first four episodes of Abyss and I canโt bring myself to care. The characters are very one-dimensional. The tension is at the exact same pitch all the time with insufficient comedic relief, romantic suspense, or anything much beyond the hunt for Oh Young Cheol to vary it. I am finding it hard to see how this is going to sustain my interest over 16 episodes. I also hate all the body shaming and oppressive beauty norms. And I donโt think the leads have very good chemistry.
I love you, Park Bo Young, but I may not see this through to the end.
Eden
May 14, 2019 at 2:41 PM
Same. I’m finding the plot very boring.
miss h
May 14, 2019 at 4:30 PM
It put me to sleep. I don’t care about the characters at all. They really are one-dimensional and not even PBY is elevating the material though AHS and the serial killer’s characters seem to be driving the story, such as it is, which is not a good choice.
greenfields
May 14, 2019 at 6:39 PM
I gave up after ep 2, with the faint hope that if beanie reviews about the coming eps were good, I’d pick it up again. Guess not.
Bean Nรญ Rรญrรก | feminist killjoy ๐ก
May 15, 2019 at 3:50 PM
I might give it another two because I like the actress who plays Oh Sung Jin/Hee Jin, and hope the coming episode might mix up the feeling of the show. Maybe.
karin
May 14, 2019 at 11:20 PM
Me agree……… I was waiting with excitement for Abyss to be released before. Oh well, so sad given that Park Bo Young rarely seen in any project right after one is ending. *sigh
Bean Nรญ Rรญrรก | feminist killjoy ๐ก
May 15, 2019 at 3:51 PM
Agreed.
nerdy
May 15, 2019 at 1:02 AM
I gave up after 1st episode. Not sure why- the plot isn’t badly written, I like the cast (but I do agree about the chemistry), I also just don’t care.
I feel like the main problem is that the characters don’t exactly give us the reason to like them.
The main guy started up as a guy who was mad about the discrimination he faced over his looks, but himself liked two girls who were both super pretty (and one does not exactly give other reasons to like her). The other, our female lead, said she was too out of the league for her friend of 20 years.
Not that any of them suck as people they are just not as interesting as the show wants us to think
Bean Nรญ Rรญrรก | feminist killjoy ๐ก
May 15, 2019 at 3:51 PM
Good point.
neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~
May 15, 2019 at 5:28 AM
Same