Hyde, Jekyll, Me (2015)
Grade:
A-
20 Episodes
Jang Ha-na is returning to the famed
Wonderland in order to take over for her father as the circus manager
after his death. On her way back to the theme park, she inadvertently
saves the CEO and a crowd of guests from an escaped gorilla that
remembered Ha-na from its younger years. At the sight of Ha-na,
however, CEO Gu Seo-jin starts to hyperventilate, his pulse
skyrocketing into a dangerous zone. Despite Ha-na's heroic actions,
Seo-jin opts to end Wonderland's contract with the circus, so she
follows him to his doctor appointment. There the two run into a
mysterious figure, but the CEO leaves Ha-na behind, pushing her out
of the elevator to face the attacker alone, determined to keep his
heart rate down. Hanging over the edge of the high-rise's balcony,
Ha-na is about to be strangled to death by the unknown figure when
someone tackles the attacker from behind. Ha-na is falling backwards,
heading for the pavement, when Seo-jin leaps off the building after
her, changing their trajectory to land safely in the water feature
next to the building. Was it really the fearful, cold and calculating
Seo-jin that saved Ha-na? Who attacked Seo-jin's doctor, and why?
What happens when more and more people find out about Seo-jin's
condition?
*I
was so excited when I realized Hyun Bin was the main actor for this
drama! He played the straight-laced Seo-jin very well, even though he
wasn't my favorite character. The music for this drama is absolutely
EPIC, and it totally set the tone for this show. It is interesting
that the “bad guy” ends up with a form of redemption, as the
writers make it pretty easy to forgive him, and the fact that no one
dies as a result of the “bad" guy's actions helps. My only real
complaint is about the sadness during the last few episodes – even
though it is a fantasy-type situation that the characters deal with,
it has strong ties to watching a loved one go through Alzheimer's or
even cancer. Most of the other characters are pretty cute, and this
has a decent pace overall, so I'd watch it again.*
