When I first went into My Demon I noticed it’s weak spots and gaps but found the drama as a whole really engaging and worth watching. But as K-dramas are wont to do, as it went along it never got better and the weak parts started to weigh down the show to the point I FF-d the last few episodes scenes other than the OTP and didn’t feel like I missed much. Kim Yoo Jung did end up acting circles around Song Kang who to his credit tried (lol I could see his effort) and as a stationary love interest for Kim Yoo Jung to act circles around he looked very very good standing there so the visuals were top. The finale was a complete copy of Goblin‘s penultimate ending but with a more satisfying fantasy hoodoo to get the two back together and a more fulsome wrap up for viewers. Ratings remained low through its run from low 3s to mid 4% but it was one of the few recent K-romances I’ve enjoyed for the sum greater than its parts when all is said and done.
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