The Light in Your Eyes
눈이 부시게Checked and re-read
Twelve episodes that present themselves as a fantasy romcom about a woman who wakes up in a body fifty years older than hers, and are doing something else entirely. Kim Hye Ja is extraordinary, Han Ji Min matches her, and the two of them are playing one person. It is confusing on purpose for four episodes and some of the romance is filler, because the show cannot yet tell you why it is there. The rewatch value is low for an honest reason: once you know, the trick cannot work twice. Worth every minute the first time.
Time manipulation comes with a steep price for a young woman, who becomes 78 years old overnight after using a mysterious watch.
Slow start Episode 4. Sit with the confusion, it is doing work.
Where we recommend it
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Recommended alongside
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