Legend of the Blue Sea: Spoiler-Free Mini Review
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Title: | Legend of the Blue Sea (2016) |
Platform: | Apple TV, Viki, Hulu |
Genre: | Urban Fantasy/ Romance |
Episode Count: | 20 |
Parental Guidance Rating: | PG-13: Some swearing and 2 minor innuendos. For more info: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5766194/parentalguide/ |
Staring: | Jun Ji Hyun (Tempest) Lee Min Ho (Pachinko) Lee Hee Jun (Karma) Shin Won Ho (20th Centuary Boy and Girl ) |
RBTS Rating: | 4.25/5 Stars  |
Synopsis:
Shim Chung, a mermaid from the Joseon era, follows her true love, nobleman’s son Kim Ryung, to modern-day Seoul. Ryung’s doppelgänger, Heo Joon Jae, is a skilled scam artist who becomes intrigued by Shim Chung due to a $6 million jade bracelet she wears. With nowhere else to go, Shim Chung moves in with Joon Jae and his con partners, Jo Nam Doo and Tae Oh. As Shim Chung navigates her new life, she faces competition for Joon Jae’s affection from researcher Cha Shi Ah. Meanwhile, a dangerous killer, Ma Dae Yeong, sent by Joon Jae’s stepmother, threatens their safety. @MDL
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Spoiler-Free Mini Review:
From the scriptwriters that brought us Crash Landing on You and My Love From the Star, The Legend of the Blue Sea is a comedic and fantastical love story loosely inspired by the Joseon legend found in the historical tales of Eou Yadam by Yoo Mong In. Like the drama, the tale follows a man who captures and then releases a mermaid.
Before you watch on Viki: Start with episode 1, not 0! For some reason, episode 0 is a recap episode. The show also only has 20 episodes, although Viki shows 23.
TLotBS was so funny. I'm not the biggest fan of Jun Ji Hyun (FL actresss), but her acting style was very in line with this role. I watched My Love From the Star after I saw this drama, and it cracked me up because I felt like she was acting like her Mermaid character, which confused me given the context of MLFtS's character.
Though the drama stars a mermaid, it didn't show her as one that often, which I was very okay with. The romance was cute and the side characters are pretty fun. Episodes 1-12 are genuinely some of the funniest out there, but the show does slow down after that, but overall it's worth watching.
Story=4.25, Acting=3.75, Production Quality=4, Ending= 4, Enjoyability= 5, Would I rewatch= Yes!
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