"Oh My Baby" went "Oh Down Hill" Review

Well.

The pros.

Go Joon is adorable and does comedy really well. This was my first drama with him and I look forward to more. I liked Jang Na ra but she didn't really grab me with her acting style by herself. Together they were nice.

When Yi Sang and Ha Ri had adult conversations it was done really well. I liked it showed the male side of infertility and how much he struggled. I thought Ha Ri was a bit unfair at times to him regarding his struggles. He needed the time to deal with it even if she didn't think she did.

The office gal pals were supportive and that was nice to see.

And while a baby would have been nice, it just wasn't meant to be yet and that's ok. That's life. They learned to be happy with themselves and with the other. Love alone was enough. Though don't miss the extra scene at the end!

The cons.

The lack of kissing. One open eyed kiss the whole time. Hardly any hugging. After today's scenes I am convinced there is a BTS story here we will never know. Maybe some weird COVID clause. Just GLARING omission. The fade out about to kiss made me laugh but hey bare shoulder scene the next morning!

The relentless narcisstic "BFF". I could have taken one episode of it, maybe two but it kept getting worse and worse and no amount of "yeah I was pissed at my ex" makes me forgive him. Not even Yi Sang saying he liked him in the end. I wish more time had been spent on the ex-wife with the post-partum depression angle. It made her out to be so awful but she was really struggling with PPD and that should have been explored more.

No serious consideration for adoption even through the very end.

The Mom annoyed me with her inconsistent behaviors and advice.

I felt the third sperm donor option was annoying for most of it and then became super irrelevant.

Great concept for a drama that was executed well for half of it. Could have easily been 12 episodes because the "BFF" wasn't needed to advance the story and be the end neither was the other male option.

Rating: What started out as a 4/5 "Loved it but issues" dropped over the last four-six episodes to a 2/5 "had a lot of issues with some enjoyable moments with some fast forwarding of the "BFF".