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HEAVY SPOILERS, srry, but i have a LOT of questions
I honestly don't know what to think about this series. The cast... maan, was amaziiing. The acting and the soundtrack were completely wonderful, however the plot literally didn't exist. The story overall was cute, but most of the time nothing really happenned and was boring sometimes, this is why it took me about 4 months to finish.The Goblin's and Ji Eun Tak's death were almost completely pointless, or more of like tiring in my opinion. By that time I already could figure it out what is going to happen and how would the series end. Don't get me wrong, what I mean is, that i get why they had to die, but by the last two or three eps, I was literally just hoping that the series will end soon and I can close it down.
The relationship between the Grim Reaper and Sunny, and how all the caracters had been connected to each other were amazing and gripping, but maaan. So much suffering and crying from my part, and all without any use.
What I really did not like, is this open ending. And under open, I mean that it's great, that the Reaper and Sunny got a happy ending, but we've never got to know how many lives the Reaper has got left, and how is that that they didn't have their memories back.
AND, I would just like to mention, that although it's really cute, that Special Case was reborn, but she's still a human, and will die eventually. AND, how is that, that the Goblin managed to get back to life, and got back his powers and everything, but somehow nobody mentioned how will he die. Like... Will he just live till eternity, after Eun Tak dies the forth time??? Broo.. And ALSO, I really, really wanted all three(four mby) of them to meet again, but since the Reaper and Sunny has serious memory loss, although netiher of them drank that fcking tea, I think I must just let it go and leave it be.
In the end, just to sum up, I would definetely recommend this kdrama, but let me just warn y'all, that it's not for the weak ones. xd
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Some people have already pointed out it's flaws.
- Full of fillers
- Crazy flashbacks
- Weird Romance Story for lead characters
- Oh my Gosh, it's so hard to finish this drama, i keep skipping it
- I prefer second lead story line but there is not much time for them
- End up It's so cliche
- Very predictable story line
- Boring
- The end (with so much resentment towards this drama)
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Most overrated boring drama ever.
I've watched 170+ k-dramas but believe me goblin was one of the worst kdrama i've ever seen. Storyline was very boring. And the female lead character was very clingy.I hate this type of nonsense character. The age gap between both leads are quite disturbing to watch.They're looking like father and daughter.I regretted after watching this series.But the bromance between Goblin and Grim reaper is quite enjoyable. If you have enough time than go for it.But if anyone wants any recommendations than I'll never suggest this drama anyone.Was this review helpful to you?
There has been a long time since a drama moved me in such a way like this one. It is a touching and sincere love story and have the one thing I love the most about romance, it being drama, movie or book. Goblin has “great love”. For the ones who doesn’t know, “great love” is that genuine love that the person is capable of sacrificing everything for the other one, without selfishness or jealousy or greed. It is just pure love and it is great. Many love stories try this line but few achieve it, Goblin does.
If you are reading this, you probable already read de description on the top of the page, it is terrible so let me tell you. This drama is the story of a goblin, a darned creature, who was crushed to walk on earth forever and see all his loved ones die. The only person capable of ending this curse, so he can go to ashes, is his bride. So he goes on waiting for the bride to appear. That’s all you need to know.
It is beautifully made, the tempo of all drama is well done, none of it gets boring, in the end of each episode you will die wanting more. For the drama veterans, it don’t have almost any clichés of Korean dramas, no second league guy, no annoying girl, no mother in low or and to me it fells new and refreshing. It has one thing that is cliché but this one is to you to find out.
And the acting, I can say that Goblin revived a lot of carriers and impulse new ones, for sure. Gong Yoo as Kim Shin was a gift to me, it had been such a long time I watched and loved a drama with him. I love Coffee Prince, and I love him on Coffee Prince. So to me watch him doing so good as the Goblin makes me really pound. Kim Go Eum was a nice surprise, I watched some episodes of Cheese in a Trap, but I didn’t finished it so I couldn’t tell mush of her background, in Goblin she is refreshing and funny and a strong female lead, you can relate to her and both of them together is explosive .
In the beginning I thought the age difference between the characters would make it a little weird, not because the Goblin has more than 900 years, but Gong Yoo is in this late 30’s and Ji Eum Tak is in high school. She even calls him “ajushi”, but you buy it and you buy their love, by the way, she is over eighteen.
For the second roles, Lee Dong Wook as the Grim Reaper was other acting as was really happy to see revived, he was not long gone like Gong Yoo but the last few years I was happier watching him in Roommate than in a drama, and it is sad. But he did so well in Goblin that I hope the next drama he does are the same incredible. Yoo In Na, Sunny, did also an amazing job, I don’t know if I’m being mean but seems like In Na has a face of a mean lead but do so much well as second one, not saying she is not talented but she did so well in this character that I want to see her do it again.
One very important point I have to talk about is the Grim Reaper and Sunny story line. Technically is the second story line but it is so well treated here that it feels like main one. The two story lines need each other to be excellent and neither of them feels less because of it. It is something really hard to do in story telling. So applause to the Globin team for archiving it.
About the sound track, “Never far Away” is my favorite music high now. I listen to it 5 or 6 times a day. So it is enough to say I love it and if someone say it is not good, they are crazy. The rest of the songs too, are amazing.
And about the end, it is something very important to me in a drama. It can break or make the drama for me. There was so many drama that went down on ranking to me because of bad ending, I was afraid this one would too. It didn’t. The end is not fairytale, it is not necessary happy… it is beater sweet I would say, but it is as much of beautifully made as the rest of the drama. And now if I think about it, for the entire drama there was clues of the end, you just don’t realize it.
So, you may be wondering why my score was 9,5 and not a 10 if I liked it so much. Well, even if it was an amazing drama, there were some questions and inexplicable aspects that this drama didn’t answer. Things that I found out in the internet but it was the drama that had to give me it, but how it was nothing major I just took 0,5 a point.
Overall Goblin is a jewel, worth of watching at least one time or three or four. I’m for sure coming back and watching it again.
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Overrated...
Seeing how Goblin is considered to be one of the most popular K-dramas of all time, being the most popular drama on MDL, I had to watch it. I wonder why it's so popular since though it is good, it isn't that good. There's plenty of K-dramas that are much better than Goblin with mainstream appeal like Crash Landing On You. I think its popularity can be attributed to the age and social class difference between its ML and FL. A wealthy older man with a poor, young student. Since its a bit taboo, the drama gets controversy which gets eyeballs to this drama. It also helps serve as wish fulfillment for older men who lust after young women and young women who dream of an older man taking care of them, akin to Lolita.Anyhow, I thought that this Kdrama was addicting and engaging though I wouldn't say that it grabbed me like Crash Landing On You. The story didn't make much sense at times and there are moments that made me scratch my head, but it's an interesting melodrama that kept my attention nevertheless. That is until the last several episodes, which were melodramatic, nonsensical and boring unfortunately.
I didn't care for the main couple (Goblin and Ji Eun Tak) to be honest. Not because of the age/class difference but rather because their story was quite boring. I prefer the relationship of the second leads (Reaper and Sunny), which was charming. Whenever there are scenes with the first leads, I would get restless and anxious for them to be over so that I could get Goblin and Grim Reaper scenes or Grim Reaper and Sunny scenes. I love the bromance between Grim Reaper and Goblin! To be honest, I ship them. I would have preferred that they got together instead. That would have made a better, far more interesting drama in my opinion.
On a side note, it's impressive that Gong Yoo starred in the one of the most popular K-drama, Goblin, and also one of the most popular Korean films, Train to Busan.
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The writing could have been so much better, it`s a story about grim reapers, ghosts, goblins, and gods who live unnoticed by normal humans. Many of the side stories were good, but it seemed like the writers put so little effort into the main story compared to the side stories and how much effort it was put into the cinematography. I think the romance between the main couple was good, it didn`t care about the age difference it`s just that it was boring to watch compared to the secondary couple.
Conclusion; I think this drama is overrated and could`ve been so much better it had great actors, cinematography, and music but the story just dragged the drama so much down. It`s not a terrible drama I have watched a lot worse but it`s not a great drama either.
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After thinking about this overnight, and some more thought it time to give my thoughts. Story: AI'm Not one for historical dramas, but I feel this was a great start for me, in historical dramas. It not really all historical but it a very intriguing part of Goblin. The Romance was really great in this, I have one flaw but can't really go into it because of spoilers
Acting/Cast: I'm not going to be doing the acting/cast the way i usually do a person in the cast but I'm going to do the chemistry. Gong Yoo, and Lee Dong Wook, is the first two I want to discuss. They had the perfect bromance in this that made me really love it between the two were really what made the show for me. the other one is Gong Yoo and Kim Go Eun had great chemistry, and they had great chemistry with their romance was really well done. Honorable mention to the second lead chemistry.
Music: The song that stuck out to m the most in this drama was Stay With Me. It fit the show so well, and It lets me have somewhat I call, that it made me love the show more. the other songs were OK, but they did not stick much (which is saying much because music is what I rate hard in dramas).
Rewatch/Overall: Overall this is a 10 for me, I love this show so much that it worth a watch. The re watch value is also a 10, I will rewatch this.
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Pro's: beautiful sceneries, beautiful house, first episodes were interesting
Con's: romance was borderline pedophilia (19 years old high school girl with a 900 year old 40s looking man! Whoever ships this... think again ;)), extended running time for each episode made every episode drag on and on, lost steam after the first 3/4 episodes
I'd say a 6.5 maybe 7 (perhaps if I ever watch that last episode :D)
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A hugh miss from the story to the execution
Since the drama received so much love from the people watching it, maybe I went into with too high an expactation. Nevertheless, I'll try to be as objective as possible, despite the fact that this is still a subjective opinion of a person.Personally, I find the romanticism of most scenes too cheesy and long. It's not because I dislike the type in general as I'm a regular consumer of kdrama and I quite like the time the show gives for the audience to process the emotions. However, the age gap lead to a large portion of the scene being unused because they can't physically do anything to lovey dovey as it's not appropriate. In the end, I didn't find myself emotionally attached and invested into the character.
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When I asked my friends for recommendation when I got interested again in watching Korean TV series, this came highly recommended. If you are not fan historical settings/adaptations in a series, the first episode might discourage you which happened to me. After watching the first episode, it took me two days before watching the second episode and I got hooked ever since!
I love the story line. Very refreshing and unique which attracted me most and kept me hooked all throughout. The cast were amazing! Even the supporting ones. Watch out for Sunny ????. She will steal your heart with her wit and charm! There are too many funny scenes which added spice to the show. And when tragedy hits, it really made me cry. It also made me think about afterlife and reincarnation. Although ending is expected, I still love how it turned out. Even the music were on the spot! I’ve downloaded the music/OST related to this show.
Overall, if you want to deviate from the usual romcom plot, I highly recommend this series. It will keep you smiling and laughing. Dramatic part will hit you hard and were done tastefully. I love even the places where they shoot it especially the beach, buckwheat field and the tea house! I wouldn’t hesitate to watch it over and over again!
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