But this is one of the few shows I would willingly give a 10/10. Only a few shows I've watched were that good; Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Avatar, Daredevil, the first season of Stranger Things and of course, Spongebob Squarepants.
Hotel Del Luna joins that niche. It isn't perfect in the same way Breaking Bad is, but the few, minute problems it has are completely outweighed by the overwhelming positives. IU and Yeo Jin Good have phenomenal chemistry and I actually think they work perfectly as a couple rather than friends. The emotional scenes are done perfectly and there's enough supernatural stuff to keep it interesting, aided with the history of Man Wol plot-line that is somehow even more interesting than the ghosts. Every character is insanely likable, to the point where they're Avatar status of likable. Even the side-characters like Sanchez, Detective Park, Mi-Ra, all of them are awesome and fleshed out. My favourite scene especially is when Man Wol meets Detective Park and then it flashbacks to Yeon Woo and his cancer curing smile. My first tears were shed during that scene.
And you get to know the characters so well that it actually hurts to see them leave one by one by the final episode. Mr Kim leaving proudly, Hyun Jong happily reuniting with his sister and Ms Choi leaving free of any resentment.
But of course, the hardest part to watch is Man Wol departing and Chan Seong knowing he will never see again, at least not in his current life. It's incredibly bittersweet to know that's the end for them currently, but many many years down the line, their paths will cross again. The goodbyes aren't even cliche: There are tear, sure, but each party tries their hardest to compose themselves. There's no overlonging goodbye, they just bid farewell and she leaves. One simple hug, not even a kiss. And when they're all seen together in that final scene, it just makes the current ending to Man Wol's story all the more bittersweet.
One last thing: The OST is Godly.
Hotel Del Luna joins that niche. It isn't perfect in the same way Breaking Bad is, but the few, minute problems it has are completely outweighed by the overwhelming positives. IU and Yeo Jin Good have phenomenal chemistry and I actually think they work perfectly as a couple rather than friends. The emotional scenes are done perfectly and there's enough supernatural stuff to keep it interesting, aided with the history of Man Wol plot-line that is somehow even more interesting than the ghosts. Every character is insanely likable, to the point where they're Avatar status of likable. Even the side-characters like Sanchez, Detective Park, Mi-Ra, all of them are awesome and fleshed out. My favourite scene especially is when Man Wol meets Detective Park and then it flashbacks to Yeon Woo and his cancer curing smile. My first tears were shed during that scene.
And you get to know the characters so well that it actually hurts to see them leave one by one by the final episode. Mr Kim leaving proudly, Hyun Jong happily reuniting with his sister and Ms Choi leaving free of any resentment.
But of course, the hardest part to watch is Man Wol departing and Chan Seong knowing he will never see again, at least not in his current life. It's incredibly bittersweet to know that's the end for them currently, but many many years down the line, their paths will cross again. The goodbyes aren't even cliche: There are tear, sure, but each party tries their hardest to compose themselves. There's no overlonging goodbye, they just bid farewell and she leaves. One simple hug, not even a kiss. And when they're all seen together in that final scene, it just makes the current ending to Man Wol's story all the more bittersweet.
One last thing: The OST is Godly.