Do You Like Brahms?: on episode 9~16

One thing i’ve been (unconsciously) doing while watching dramas is managing my expectations of the plot development based on where we’re at in the series. Because there are trends and tropes we pick up through years of watching dramas no matter the genre. That if the nemesis is zeroed in on before the last third of the show, i’ll think it is a red herring or there’s a bigger baddie behind them. That if an OTP gets together early, i’ll be expecting (breakup) angst to follow before the ultimate happy ending — or worse, it may end tragically, although sad endings are a rare occurrence now.

In Brahms‘ case, i thought the leads would be an item in the second half