May It Please the Court

Another story about contracted marriage / relationships, which will of course end in the protagonists finding true love. Nothing new, but if done well it's always enjoyable. Not so much in this case.

I was hoping this was a fun romcom but even though the plot and plot "twists" had potentially, the acting of the female lead protagonist was not as charismatic as I had expected. Not sure if it was lack of chemistry between the male protagonists, her carrying a lot of the weight of the story or maybe just not the right balance of comedy for me. Plot holes here and there, bland follow up on mysteries, and a couple of inconsistencies. Not a waste of time , just maybe not the serie for me.

I got hooked early with this one based on the main characters personalities, backgrounds and stories. So much potential. However, sloppy story telling, inconsistent dialogue (some touching and some cringe-worthy) and situations that are not realistic (e.g. How does she constantly show up to the guys place without disguise and not be discovered by paparazzi?) lessened my enjoyment. Drags a bit in the last few episodes (it probably could have been 2 less episodes to create a tighter story with a faster pace). We finished it but felt the potential of the story wasn't realized. I can't fully recommend you take the time when there are so many other good Korea series out there.

I wanted this woman to end up with anybody BUT that guy. I would've been content with her riding off into the sunset with Gwang-nam. I loved these two together so, so much, that would've been just perfect.

Squeal-worthy in the first half, way too dramatic and inconsistent in the second half.

I took to this immediately, it's so funny that I binged the first episodes right away. It's your regular setup, a beautiful and otherwise perfect woman caught between two men, only I became very frustrated with the choice for her. Like with many other k-dramas, the second lead made so much more sense and could match her EQ. And indeed knew her much better than the other guy. I mean Go Kyung-pyo does an excellent job, but his character is used for comedic effect more than anything else, and in that sense their whole dance works, at least in the beginning. His blank stares are hilarious, but I grew tired of his bug eyes. Meaning a particular expression he keeps making. Another point that the drama fails to address completely is that this guy is clearly on the spectrum, but apparently he can be taught to become more reactive and aware of others, which, come on... As such, I failed to see the attraction she feels towards him, it makes absolutely no sense. Add to that the fact that she starts to act like a complete idiot after she supposedly falls in love, which again bugs me to no end. But that's k-drama for you, they won't let go of that one. It's meant to be cute, but it's really not. Not for a strong woman who has supposedly been through helluva lot.

Anyway, I liked Hae-jin a lot more for her, but it wasn't meant to be. Is it ever with these things? I know of only one k-drama that flipped this scenario and deceived expectations at the very end.

It gets way to dramatic with the corporate backstabbing and scheming and Kang Hae-jin makes a completely unnecessary sacrifice, only for things to magically return to normal in the last episode. That was a pointless episode and rendered a lot of the things happening before that completely meaningless.

Yu Madam has plenty of issues and mood changes that are never addressed. She is suicidal in one of the earlier episodes for god's sakes, but that is entirely forgotten afterwards. Essentially, some things are used for comedy, only for the characters to start behaving completely different when the drama hits. Anyway... One thing for which I can also commend this drama is the treatment of the gay best friend, but only to a point. He is written as a very lovable, empathetic, caring character, an all-around perfect best friend, and his sexuality is never exploited or put down or made fun of. However, that is all he is afforded, he is the female lead's sidekick and there to serve and complement her, nothing more. He has a few scenes of his own with his family, colleagues, where his story is further explored, but there's no development for him personally. He wraps his life around his female friend and changes his goals for her or to match hers. He is at the same time idealized and given no agency. But in any case, big step forward for South Korea just the same. Like I said, I would've been glad for her to leave all these men and go to Canada and be free with her bestie. It was not meant to be though.

It's just...meh. We've seen the fake marriage trope a million times, and this one doesn't do anything groundbreaking. The "contract wife" idea had so much potential, but the show kind of just meanders around without ever really making it anything fresh or exciting.

I don't know what it is, but there's something about the main female lead that just doesn't click with me. Maybe it's her delivery, or the way she plays the role...?

The chemistry between her and the male lead is decent at best, but it's far from the sizzling, can't-look-away kind of romance the drama wants you to believe it is. You know what I'm talking about-the kind of romance that makes you root for them to get together. Yeah, this isn't that.

The pacing? Oh boy. It's like watching paint dry in slow motion. The show drags on and on with repetitive scenarios that you've seen a hundred times before, but with none of the charm.

It's like they're checking off a list of rom-com tropes but forgot to add the fun. It's cute, sure, but it's not worth the hype. If you're in the mood for something that's light and easy, go ahead and watch. But don't expect to be blown away.

Tbh m,I started this series for PMY, known fact that her chosen drama's are always rom-com. But, I hardly find it romantic and comedy. Watching ji-ho and sang-eun is not at all appealing, I don't feel connected with their chemistry or story. Feels like "let's just watch since I started this". Their is no proper dialogue, connection or any part that feels touching. Everything is revealed in flashback but no one talks in real about their past.... It's already episode 10 and lead's don't know each other flashbacks and their actual reality. On what matter's they actual feel something towards each other?? Only character's that feel connected in this drama are hae-jin and jung-han and little bit of ji-ho staff but not actual main leads . I expected much more than this, it's just going not actually entertaining. Hae-jin character should've been first male lead. I'm much more interested in how he will solve his family conflicts then how ji-ho and sang-eun will end up together.... This would've been great if the story is not so slow, more communication from leads. You just can't avoid all these drawbacks of your past and can just focus on present , that feels so distant even if they're beside each other all the time. Why ji-ho married and got divorced? And out of nowhere after 5 years of contract now he feel something? His character is improving that's great but their isn't anything felt like he is in love. Hae-jin feels like he is in love. So messy and not so meaningful character's , ji-ho faced many things and he is so cold I understand but wasn't ji-eun was his first comfort place what actual happened with them?? Jae-mi was played since childhood but was her occupation was only way that can pay of her debt ?? I guess since she was mold into a good wife material, she took that as her occupation ?? Hae-jin character has a meaning he was inspired by his first love where he doesn't know that is not her actual identity but still got inspired, loved her and did what he wanted to do and made his own name. Character's are from rich background but have no standard's whie living in the present. I guess hae-jin character as an actor life show much better. A judge has no standard and social living ?? How's that possible? I just want sang-eun work to come out , it would make much sense , how can a person won't face the same person living the same city? How her previous customer's are not encountered atleast once , she even did wedding's , how come their are no mutual people from all the 12 wedding's. She don't have rich background to cover-up, hae-jin can't do it since he doesn't take help from his family and ji-ho is a name sake judge with no connections and power.