This drama is all about a marriage contract between Nam Da Jung
(Yoona) and Kwon Yul (Lee Beom Soo) all due to a misunderstanding. I’m a sucker
for characters being forced to live with one another. Making characters live
together doesn’t allow the characters to run away from their feelings too long.
It doesn’t take long before Da Jung and Yul are trying to understand their
feelings for one another.
Despite the age gap
between our two principals, the drama was able to create the romance
convincing. The drama could’ve been overrun with tropes and stereotypes, yet it
was able to incorporate these into the plot without it feeling and looking too
silly. The drama tried to do something new in its premise of bringing together
a new type of family one form from a lie. The contract of the lead’s marriage
could also lead to Yool’s political downfall if word got out.
Surprisly, the drama made some interesting characters come to
life by giving them believable human flaws. The second lead characters Kang In
Ho (Yoon Si Yoon) and Seo Hye Joo (Chae Jeong An) didn’t take long to become
the cliché of second leads. However, they were realistic and consistent to help
move the plot forward unlike many dramas. The second half twist of the drama
didn’t come out of left field and was alluded for us viewers knew what to
expect.
Sadly, the melodramatic twist changed the ambiance and the groundwork
of the first half. The second half was aggravating to watch as plot holes and inconsistent
characters took over. The melodrama sucked the life out of the warmth and human
elements established. Those tropes and stereotypes were encouraged in the later
half instead of sticking to the drama’s original formula of turning KDrama tropes
on its ear.
One of my pet peeves in the KDrama industry is horrible
endings. Has anyone never heard of an outline? One of the things I remember
about writing is putting together an outline. An outline is the help ensure the
writer to keep constancy and stability of
the story from beginning to end. The Prime Minister and I was decently structure
with the characters and foreshadowing, yet the conflict was too much of a
problem the writers didn’t know how to overcome. I bet those writers wished
they had an outline.
The ending leads our couple to a being reunited to shake
hands with one another. The drama teased us with skinship moments and proved
age is but a number with the sizzling romance with no payoff for a warranted
series.
Goodness level: 50%
Badness level: 50%
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