> Had to be one of the well done Ghost related shows I've seen but falls short in the end.

This is a drama where the character development was rich and quick, but the plot dragged on too much.It is not a totally bad drama and it does have a lot of romance in it.But it is simply not my kind of drama, it just lacked an intelligent plot. The central questions were very intriguing, notably the cause of Soon Ae's death, they were only really addressed in the last episodes of the drama. But still, while I felt that on the whole this drama's themes weren't well balanced, the quality was pretty consistent from start to end.


PLOT
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Despite the blurry romance line for a couple episodes (was it Soon Ae or Bong Sun the chef loved?), it was very touching from the three points of view. It was nice that all characters involved were ultimately respectful of one another other, and never turned petty or jealous.

I generally don't like Ghosts/Reapers/Robots impersonating someone but I was cheering for possessed Bong-Sun/Soon Ae more becuase the real Bong-Sun is so timid and boring initially. The pacing in the first half of the show is good and the interactions b/w Soon Ae & SunWoo were funny and interesting. The second half gets boring when it tried unveil the mystery behind SoonAe's death. [spoiler]The way they sidelined Soon Ae in the second half and focused more to fabricate the romance b/w Bong-Sun & Sun woo made it boring.[/spoiler]

CAST
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Chef Sun Woo, shy Bong Sun, brash Soon Ae, the policeman Sung Jae, Sun Woo's sweet sister Eun Hee, the cool and likeable second female lead Lee So Hyeong, Sun Woo's meddlesome but endearing mother, the reluctantly friendly shaman, Soon Ae's brother and father, and of course the hilarious crew at the restaurant: all these 14 characters were perfectly cast, and it really felt like the director managed to bring out what was special about each one of those actors, down to the more minor roles. Somehow Oh My Ghostess managed create a world of characters that felt very alive, all while keeping a strong focus on the romance between the leads.

Oh My Ghostess is truly a gentle drama, where one can wholly empathise with the characters because of some hidden flaw, weakness or insecurity -- and this goes from the leads to the villain. Something that touched me was the way this drama sometimes showed the gap there can be between a person's inner life, and the image that person projects exteriorly to other people. Bong Sun was a person with passion that came across as dull, Sun Woo was someone very unsure about himself, but who learned how to appear confident, Soon Ae was a very sensitive and caring person behind her loud antics, Sung Jae was someone deeply troubled with a happy mask, and the list goes on with Joon, the mother, the shaman, Eun Hee...

Park Bo Young was of course amazing, as everybody says, Jo Jung Suk was completely charming, and Kim Seul Gi managed to be both comedic and deep.


VERDICT
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I definitely think this drama is worth a try, but stay away from it if it's a fast-moving mystery plot you're looking for! In terms of events, this drama is sloooooow (though I do like that)...