Kolorful Palette: Green light [Girl Who Sees Smells]

by Fanderay

I always love it when a new drama comes out. I’m inevitably filled with hope and optimism, which is especially welcome when I feel like Dramaland is in a bit of a slump. The premise of Girl Who Sees Smells is pretty peculiar, but I enjoyed the opening episodes far more than I ever expected and the story somehow comes across as more normal than it has any right to.

One of my biggest apprehensions about this drama was that Shin Se-kyung’s character, Cho-rim, would be obnoxious in her pursuit of comedy and drive me batty with constant failed attempts at humor. I needn’t have worried since Cho-rim is bubbly and sweet in the best way possible, and she has fantastic chemistry with Moo-gak (Yoochun) right off the bat. She’s got spirit, and I admire the way she brazenly investigates the men’s locker room and even assists Moo-gak in his arrest.

That chemistry was a big reason I chose this scene to draw (for those who didn’t watch the episode it’s Moo-gak helping Cho-rim with her Green Light comedy skit in exchange for helping with a missing persons case). Moo-gak is a bit of an overly serious curmudgeon a lot of the time, but he’s spirited too when he wants to be, and I think my jaw may have quite literally dropped opened when he threw himself into his comedy role with such gusto. He was more enthusiastic than Cho-rim! I actually can’t help but feel that they should switch jobs. He’s not the most impressive cop around (although he’s great at causing property damage) and Cho-rim is hardly the next Tina Fey. It would actually be kind of cute and romantic if they did end up switching jobs in the long run.

I decided to resist the charms of conte this week and went back to my old staple, digital watercolor, in hopes of creating a softer look. In retrospect I think a different medium could have worked better for me (especially with the color range I chose). Ah well, live and learn! I always find more comedic shots like this the hardest to approach, but they’re also difficult to resist since they offer up something fun and different to draw. I’m sure I’ll be drawing these two again though, so I’ll have ample opportunity to perfect them.

This is one of those jack-of-all-trades dramas that includes a mix of comedy, romance, drama, and mystery. The mixing of genres always has the potential for disaster, or can just frustrate us with incessant changes in tone, but Girl Who Sees Smells manages to smoothly transition from scene to scene and I find myself enjoying every type of moment. This is also a show that cuts to the chase, and I love that. The back story was kept short and sweet, and our main couple was teamed up almost immediately. Even their first big case involves the big bad murderer from their pasts, and that alone has me incredibly intrigued (it’s an especially interesting case with all the barcodes and strange choice of victims).

In a nutshell, I can’t wait to see more of everything. Who’s with me?

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