The Potato Lab

I haven't laughed this hard at a Kdrama in a long time. It is just what I needed. The female character is over the top but that in no way ruins the story. I have loved Kang Tae-oh since Attorney Woo and he is the reason I chose this show to be my next watch, even though it wasn't released all at once and it is hard to wait for the next episodes to drop.

The whole ensemble from the Potato Lab to the roommates to the villagers is just a riot. Three separate possible romances also add flavor to the drama. Enough intrigue and hints from the past keep you wondering how it will all come together. I will keep watching as now it is taking a more serious turn in the romance of the two leads. Don't give up on this for any reason. It is a delight!

I'm pretty sure you've all seen Kang Tae Oh play Lee Jun-ho in the well-known Netflix series "Extraordinary Attorney Woo Young-woo." Well, he's the one who drew me into this charming 12-episode love story featuring a feisty potato researcher as the female lead. She's healing from a past relationship while living in the countryside, and our male lead, So Baek-ho, is intense, daring, and bold.

The story may seem cliche, but it doesn't get boring. You might find the female lead a bit over the top and annoying at first, but trust me, it gets better. Her character is not the typical cookie-cutter female lead, which makes her more interesting. The cast has done a splendid job in their roles, and I found the second lead couples quite cute-I ended up rooting for them more than I expected.

As for the main leads, they embody the classic enemies-to-lovers trope. The male lead is super handsome, while the female lead is pretty! I loved their chemistry; it had me kicking my feet under my blankets! It's definitely worth watching at least once-you might even end up binge-watching it in one sitting!

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

I don't really understand dramas guys, but there's something strange about this series.

What's wrong with the female character?

Her emotions are too high, and her make-up is too much, isn't it? Seriously, when she just woke up, her eyeshadow was very obvious.

And the romance is very slow.

The male character is also the same, why is he so unstable? Sometimes he seems to like her but sometimes he distances himself. So this series is very boring. Im sorry to say.

If I watch other series, I don't feel like it's the last episode, but this time, why is it still in this episode?

Maybe next time, the female character can be made a little more innocent.

I have struggled to get to episode 11 and will eventually finish this.... but oh my goodness....ugh A series like this rises and falls on two things - writing and actors..... the poor writing for the female leads' character and a horrid (although beautiful) actress playing that unfortunate part...

If the female lead did not have such a dysfunctional personality if might be possible to overlook her best friend who has an even worse dysfunctional personality than hers.

All the other actors were wonderful, especially the male lead. Amazing that someone wrote this, directed, produced and financed this for so many people like me to give up multiple hours of their lives to endure it.... I assume, or truly hope, the last episode will have the FL see herself and do a turn around and hopefully her totally bizarre friend will butt out.

HELLO....? I have seen more than a couple new series be ruined because the writers have no concept of basic human psychology and interaction.

INITIAL REVIEW: I have really been looking forward to this show. I enjoy the work of the male lead and had not seen him recently so it was a pleasant surprise.

It seems quite a few new drama (I can think of three right now off the top of my head), have female leads who are just annoyingly weird.

I love the idea of this drama and the characters were coming together but oh my goodness.... what is with this weird woman?

She is over the top angry, reactive and spiteful. It stopped being funny already and I am only midway through episode 2.

In real life people do over react and certainly can be angry.... but geez already who ever wrote this surely just left real life and went off the rails.

I am hopeful the female lead grows up a bit or looks at her obtuse behavior and snaps out of it. She DOES NOT have to be friendly but surely she could behave like a sane human being.

I will come back and re-evaluate if I continue watching. I gave it an 8 star because I am hopeful.

I just finished watching The Potato Lab. Overall it was a good show, just not great. The back story of potatoes and the lab stayed with the show until the end, which was good. The second couple were very good and provided much needed laughs. They showed affection for each other and provided the only intimacy scenes (PG of course) in the show.

The main couple were lacking. The chemistry just wasn't there. There were a couple of scenes were the passion started to build but BOOM, it was gone. Not much romance with them, just a few hugs and light kisses.

The ending was terrible. There was a long time jump and other then being together no information on their relationship status.