Painfully beautiful. I still hear “Stay With Me” in my head.
I don’t think any drama will ever top Goblin in terms of impact. It’s been years and people are still referencing it—ads, parodies, new dramas, literally everyone’s trying to recreate that vibe. The rain, the red scarf, the walk in slow motion… iconic. Every single scene felt cinematic without even trying. The chemistry, the humor, the pain, the quiet moments that just sit with you—it all just worked.There’s something about Goblin that makes it more than a fantasy romance. It feels like a memory, something you lived through rather than watched. It’s emotional, weirdly comforting, and somehow gets sadder the older you get. I swear, no matter how many new dramas come out, nothing has that same magic. 2016 K-drama era was unbeatable—and Goblin is still the standard.
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Bromance! Romance-meh
I watched this after seeing other newer dramas with the male leads in it, so that influenced my feelings a bit. I do want to mention though, that smart phones aside, this did not feel "dated", considering it was 7 or so years old.Review:
Firstly; the bromance is WAY more interesting than the romance & the male lead (s) interaction with each other are the most interesting parts. I found the female lead's character annoying & yeah, like everyone has mentioned; her being in high school at the start & also at the end puts a damper on how you feel about the main couple. They really tried hard not to cross inappropriate lines, but still, it is very uncomfortable .
This fun overlooked fact gets an honorable mention for being annoying :
it was ALWAYS fall in Canada- like, could the Goblin control that ???
The frequent Product placement was pretty obvious.
***Heavy Spoilers are necessary to explain my low rating.
1) I hated how the grim reaper's storyline went. OK he gets a happy ending, but it was too little too late for me.
2) I Loathe time skips and this drama has a 9 year one near the end. I get why they put it in, but I hated it & wished it had happened around Ep. 4
3) I never really connected /understood how the female lead was a part of the Goblin's past & his attraction to her was inexplicable to me.
4) we get a happy ending once the Goblin came back from the in-between (or whatever that was), But WHY is he still a Goblin ???? He's still immortal, his lover is not! What is his purpose ?
5) They overused Crush's lovely song
6) they give us a happy ending, but spoil it by throwing in the proverbial "monkey wrench" of putting the lead couples through yet more, MORE pain AND separation before they finally let us have the final, final happy ending. It's like pouring gravy on icecream [make up your mind, one, but not both!!] So these things, added to the other misc. annoying bits , just soured the ending feeling.
rewatch; no- and it kinda breaks my heart to say it
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2. The plot could be OK if she (FL) would not be so pushy toward the Goblin. God girl, you have to be "hard to get"!!!
3. She just all of the sudden declare herself as a Goblin bride. Self-respect is missing.
4. The good thing about this is Sunny and Grim reaper relationship and probably just because of the actors who work together perfectly.
The conclusion is OVERRATED.
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Have you ever cried because of a movie/drama? Well I promise you that after watching this drama you will have many mixed emotions through just one episode.
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like other drama.
nothing special.oh there is, in other ddrama the villain end up in jail, in here they live a happy life more happy than the goblin withhout worry and the goblin will help if they meet trouble.
the only good thing about this is the actor/actress, the places and music...as for the story pretty much the same like other k-drama with the villain actually always near ml, the villain forgiven, the villain not regret what they have done, a dark human nature unnfulfilled without resentment just because from all the bad thing there is a little goood thing. the 1st couple cannot have a normal relationship even after all the trouble but the 2nd couple can have relationship with better enviroment and clear mind like they have not done a thing wrong just like that.
at the end this show is like watching top moment in social media, they are addicting because cute/the music good/the dances good/what the person doing interesting but there is no story in it, if there is! it is just a story to make the moment connectng in natural way.
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1st Episode
I feel so confused right now, I just finished the first episode and I really enjoyed the plot and the characters of Ripper and Goblin a lot. Even the visual effects too, BUT and here comes the big but, I didn’t like the almost 20 years age gap between the main couple, it’s so cringe. During the whole episode I was waiting for a time skip or something where we would have an older female lead actress, don’t get me wrong, I really like all the actors, but Kim Go Eun is too young for Goong Yoo (who I'm really fond of), they should have had more of a father-daughter relationship, not a romantic one (very uncomfortable to watch) in my point of view. I still don’t know if I'll continue watching it, I thought it was important to bring this up beforehand, so you can decide, otherwise you would feel as frustrated as I do.Was this review helpful to you?
Story: so sad love it
Script: good...
Cast: awesome
Note:
Lots of funny and sad moment in the story for sure... there is also a lot of very slow but sweet moment too
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I personally truly enjoyed the drama, i would rewatch it again with no doubt. I hope that if you're still debating whether to watch it or not you do decide to give this drama a chance, I promise you it won't disappoint you.
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Story: After I have watched most of Kim Eunsooks dramas I was excited when Goblin was first announced. But then there was the casting. Although I liked the story from the beginning I didn't know If I should watch the drama. But then I read many positive about it and so I gave it a chance. The Story is about a goblin, but I was more interested in the story about the Grim Reaper. I love Grim Reapers. I don't know why but every time I think about fantasy stories, I think about the grim Reaper o.o.
Acting/Cast: When I heart of the Cast I wasn't very excited to watch Goblin. I will begin with Kim Goeun. I didn't know her very well, but I used to watch Cheese in the trap and dropped it after one episode, because of Kim Goeun. I don't know if it was her character or her acting, but I couldn't stand it. So her casting wasn't a reason for me to watch the drama. But in the End I have to admit that she is a very good actress. Her Character is one of those who grow from episode to episode. At first I didn't like her Euntak, but after a few episode I liked her. Kim Goeun plays the role very emotional and the role was sure very hard to play. But she made the best of it.
The last drama of Gong Yoo I have watched was Big...And I dropped it after a few episodes. It wasn't because of him but because of the story and the female lead. But he wasn't so good, that I've watched it for him. The role of an over 900 year old goblin who is tired to live but has no other choice suits him very well. The big age gap between Kim Goeun and him doesn't annoy. He doesn't look like his age and his character who sometimes can be cute and childish is funny and gives fresh wind. Gong Yoo is a very great Actor and I hope his future roles will suit him as well as this one.
Next up is Yoo Inna. I watched Queen Inhyun's Man and a little bit of One more Happy Ending. The first was very good, the latter was bad, so I dropped it. In Goblin she plays a Chicken restaurant owner. She remembered me a little bit of her role in Queen Inhyun's Man. Maybe I liked her role because of this so much. Her Scenes with Lee Dongwook were so intensive and the chemistry was the best. Her Acting is amazing in this drama, the most in the second half of the Drama.
Now I come to my favourite character and Actor in the whole Drama. Lee Dongwook...I watched him first in one of my first K-Dramas (My Girl) where I liked him (but there was also Lee Junki v.v). Then there was Scent of a woman, where he broke my heart into pieces because his acting was perfect. After that drama I lost him out of my eyes. I began this drama because I wanted to see him again, but I thought he would be the second Lead. Kim Eunsook is wonderful. After Descendants of the Sun, a second time she spares us with a second lead syndrome. Thank you so much! Lee Dongwook acts as a Grim Reaper who can't remember his past life. His Bromance with the Goblin is funny and excellent. The Chemistry between the two Actors is very very good. Lee Dongwooks acting skills in Goblin surpasses his skills in Scent of a Woman. I didn't know it would be poosible but the role of a Grim Reaper and his chemstry with Gong Yoo and of course Yoo Inna is amazing. I love this Oppa because he wakes up feelings. If he cries I want to cry, too. If he laughs, I want to laugh, too. But the most of the Time I wanted to give him a big hug.
Music: The Soundtrack is very good. I love the song Wish by Urban Zakapa the most. But Soyus OST is very good, too.
Rewatch value: Very high, but for now I want to watch Lee Dong wooks other dramas, I didn't watched.
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Thanks for reading my review this far, if you have! :)
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