Review of A Couple of Cuckoos

As it always is with these kinds of rom-coms, it gets us hyped with first few episodes with some unique plot point – being exchanged in hospital to another family, and parents of both exchanged children decide together to get them married to each other. After this event, it is as basic and average as one can imagine. There is no element that ruins the show. The problem is that it is incredibly plain. Nothing major happens, no real development, just day-to-day mundane life of a betrothed teen couple living together. Although the show sometimes brings some interesting twist, it fades away after some time orremains unsolved.

The main cast is likable and frustrating to follow at the same time. The male hero is not totally lame – he is very intelligent and shows some courage (being able to beat up delinquents) – but even with that, he is still pretty generic. He panics all the time, screams all the time like a little brat, and seriously, why is he tripping over so often…

When it comes to girl cast (three of them in total), they have each their own charm – beautiful character designs and likable personalities; interactions between the main cast are mostly fine, but nothing groundbreaking. Since these interactions are the main part of the story, it requires more focus on character development, which is lacking in this show. Jokes are cheap and cliche like in all generic rom-coms; nothing funny.

While the artstyle is beautiful and colorful, and the show sounds promising at the beginning, it abandons its premise and becomes very formulaic slice of life show right after introductory episodes with no substance or romantic development. If it was more focused on those heavy segments of the story that are scattered here and there (an actual story), I could imagine this show being way better.

Pros:
+ gorgeous artstyle and character designs
+ main female cast is likable

Cons:
- very plain – nothing really happens
- weak character development
- cheap, boring, almost non-existent jokes

Double-edged:
+/- male protagonist is a mixed bag
+/- character interactions are not bad, just generic
+/- has some very intense parts, but is overall inconsistent

5/10 (AVERAGE)