Evergeen/That Man, Oh Soo (2018)
Grade:
D+
16 Episodes, 50 minutes each
Viewing
Platform: Dramafever
Seo Yoo-ri is following in her father's
footsteps as a local police officer while caring for her high school
age sister. Then Yoo-ri's boyfriend of 3 years breaks up with her seemingly out
of nowhere. Little does she realize it was because of Oh Soo
experimenting with the family's secret, magic tree's pollen, as he
was supposed to do to learn and take over the family business. It has been their
family's legacy for generations to help others find love. One person from each new generation is gifted with the power
to sense another person's emotional state. Oh Soo doesn't realize that the pink love aura
coming off of Yoo-ri's boyfriend wasn't actually for her, and when he
gives the love-boosting pollen to the boyfriend, the boyfriend
immediately breaks up with Yoo-ri to pursue his new love. What
happens when Yoo-ri comes back to the cafe, drunk and upset over her
break up? Will Oh Soo be able to make amends for his mistake? And is
the tree a truly magnanimous master, helping humans find love in exchange for protection and care, or is it a malignant monster, a
curse from centuries past?
*So
disappointing! The writers could have done SO MUCH with the fantasy
element of this story! Instead it focused on the tragedy and
suffering as a result of the family's doomed fate. There was even a
shamaness character in this show – why on earth couldn't they have
used her for help in breaking the tree's curse?? This could have also
been a very FUN kdrama if they had used the pollen in a more
mischievous capacity. The only good part was the older
brother character. He was definitely the comic relief, but it was a
unique way to write an oldest sibling. Most of the time we see older
siblings being straight-laced and hardworking, so it was nice to buck
that stereotype while still incorporating some of the more tender
brotherly love aspects to a sibling relationship. Other than that,
this was a big miss for me and I won't watch it again.*
