Times (2021)

It gets boring and over complicated.

The first 5 episodes had me hooked and could've completed the show in all honesty, but as the show progresses it becomes less about the time warp and more political than necessary. Though much of the political jargon seemed necessary I believe the story could've progressed well without so much of it.

Once the father is saved the show drops off on how interesting it truly was, especially since the perpetrator was revealed early in the story. It seems as though the remainder of the show will be to convince the ML that the father of the FL is not the murderer of his brother, and when he is convinced they will work together for justice. It has just become boring and longwinded, compared to the earlier episodes.

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Present vs. Past -- good first outing

I like Times' concept of a reporter with a president for a father. For as long as I can remember, people have said politics has no relation to morals. Still, I think Seo Jung In's father ( Kim Yeong Cheol) may have been the last honest politician. But that's not all that Times' about; it's more about the desperate need of a daughter played by Lee Joo Young to save her father's life, which leads to the uncovering truths that shake her and the country. In that sense, I completely understand why, when presented with the opportunity to turn back time, save her father, and reveal the truth, she jumped at it regardless of time and space. Who among us given that opportunity wouldn't take it.

There's always a reverence to watching time-crossing/travel dramas; if not done right, they can be downright confusing, and most of such dramas except for maybe Signal and Karios as time-crossers and Train as time-traveling have fallen in that pit. It's too early to pass judgment on Times as of yet, but I will say I was a bit confused halfway through the first episode as it wasn't clear to me whether the female lead was suddenly transported to the future or if the first half was a flashback from the past. That said, I liked Times' first outing, and I am interested in seeing how Lee Seo Jin plays into things but more so how the show will work the time-crossing element compared to the dramas I noted.

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