A Bit Much…

Not long ago I was singing the praises of Hometown Cha Cha Cha, a Korean romance drama. It was good fun, and I liked it plenty because it was a welcome diversion and alternative to the violence and darkness of Squid Game.

But that didn’t last long.

The show took a bit of a turn right in the middle. It was a turn that you could’ve seen from a million miles off, but it was done far too early. I and everyone else who watched it found ourselves having to put up with a whole new tack that was gonna have to run for eight episodes or so, and for me, it was just a bit too much. I won’t go further with this for fear of spoilers, but it was as I’d mentioned in my earlier writing on this — even the bad things that happen in life come out rosy. Perfectly so. And in line with some momentous moral lessons that are so obviously pointed at any one of a number of Korean societal issues that I’m surprised they didn’t put a warning on the show like they did for product placement.

And speaking of product placement, Domino’s was the winner, hands down. It was anything but subtle. Comical, actually. So much so that I think the actors who did the “commercial” weren’t laughing only because they were having a good time eating pizza.

So, do I still recommend Hometown Cha Cha Cha, having seen the whole thing? Well, yeah. Why not? It didn’t go the way I would have gone, but it ended up in pretty much the same place. So if you’re up for shallow, sickeningly-sweet entertainment with obvious messaging, go ahead and watch it. I’m sure it’ll make you smile. At what, I don’t know. Could be any one of a number of things…