I expected a wonderful story from the writer Kim Eun-Sook that gave us Secret Garden and compelling acting from our main romantic leads, Lee Min-Ho (Boys Over Flowers, City Hunter) and Park Shin-Hye (Flower Boy Next Door, You are Beautiful). What I got was an OK story and two leads that had better chemistry with the other supporting actors on the show rather than with each other.
Unfortunately man-handling and dictating orders to our leading lady is what passed for romance in Heirs. I like both lead actors but they did not click as a couple. Witness the awkward passionless final kiss of the last episode. How many scenes did the director insert of our leads passing each other while not acknowledging the other due to some misunderstanding between them?
What I liked about Heirs:
a) most of the men supporting characters were handsome, assured, and engaging even though there were plenty of character flaws. The character Choi Young-Do, the second male lead, was damaged goods but the actor, Kim Woo-Bin, made him compelling and interesting when he could have just been the classic bully without any redeeming qualities.
b) the hidden mistress mom of our male lead and mute maid mother of our female lead had wonderful chemistry and were fun to watch.
c) original soundtrack is good and the music was woven in the series nicely.
What I didn't like about Heirs:
a) could you find worse actors to play the American roles? I don't think so. So glad when the characters returned to Korea.
b) the writing made the characters passionless and flat. Most of the women were bitchy or doormats. Most of the men were domineering or stuck under the thumb of their domineering parents. Limited fun was had in this show. Some cute lines each show did not save this series. Episodes 1-12 were a lot of setup/repetition and episodes 13-20 were the payoff. I loved the writing of Secret Garden so my expectations were high for Heirs and I was disappointed.
Unfortunately man-handling and dictating orders to our leading lady is what passed for romance in Heirs. I like both lead actors but they did not click as a couple. Witness the awkward passionless final kiss of the last episode. How many scenes did the director insert of our leads passing each other while not acknowledging the other due to some misunderstanding between them?
What I liked about Heirs:
a) most of the men supporting characters were handsome, assured, and engaging even though there were plenty of character flaws. The character Choi Young-Do, the second male lead, was damaged goods but the actor, Kim Woo-Bin, made him compelling and interesting when he could have just been the classic bully without any redeeming qualities.
b) the hidden mistress mom of our male lead and mute maid mother of our female lead had wonderful chemistry and were fun to watch.
c) original soundtrack is good and the music was woven in the series nicely.
What I didn't like about Heirs:
a) could you find worse actors to play the American roles? I don't think so. So glad when the characters returned to Korea.
b) the writing made the characters passionless and flat. Most of the women were bitchy or doormats. Most of the men were domineering or stuck under the thumb of their domineering parents. Limited fun was had in this show. Some cute lines each show did not save this series. Episodes 1-12 were a lot of setup/repetition and episodes 13-20 were the payoff. I loved the writing of Secret Garden so my expectations were high for Heirs and I was disappointed.