Ahn Sarang:
10 titles in which ML asks FL not to do something/to stay somewhere and she actually listens to him and stay safe
Unlike those situations when he warns, she still does and he has to rescue her afterwards
Oh that sounds boring. It's either she ignores his command and being the one who saves ML by hurting others or hurting herself, or she listens to him and getting kidnapped, hurt, or die. It could also be ML is the one planning the stage of hero saving the damsel in distress so that there's such convenient scene. But I can't remember any for now.
autumn iris:
Oh that sounds boring. It's either she ignores his command and being the one who saves ML by hurting others or hurting herself, or she listens to him and getting kidnapped, hurt, or die. It could also be ML is the one planning the stage of hero saving the damsel in distress so that there's such convenient scene. But I can't remember any for now.
"she listens to him and getting kidnapped, hurt, or die" It's literally against my request lol
I'm just done with all those damsels in distress who are responsible for being ones because they are ignoring warnings and looking for troubles
You may find my request boring but I want something not cliched
Oh that sounds boring. It's either she ignores his command and being the one who saves ML by hurting others or hurting herself, or she listens to him and getting kidnapped, hurt, or die. It could also be ML is the one planning the stage of hero saving the damsel in distress so that there's such convenient scene. But I can't remember any for now.
"she listens to him and getting kidnapped, hurt, or die" It's literally against my request lol
I'm just done with all those damsels in distress who are responsible for being ones because they are ignoring warnings and looking for troubles
You may find my request boring but I want something not cliched
I read you Ahn Sarang! I too am looking forward to the answers.
Yes, my bad, I thought people would understand and some did. But it wasn't obvious :)
Is there something personal in your objection to my response? Are you implying that I should have understood, and that other people did understand? Because that's your opinion only. Beyond the fact that it "wasn't obvious," it couldn't have been understood. It is likely chance that other responders did not mention FL/ML chemistry, which in addition is in the eye of the beholder. For example, many people agree that Reaper and Goblin have "better" chemistry, but many people watch Goblin for the FL/ML pairing, and their love story and romantic chemistry are not only great, but epic. I'm going to have to respectfully ask you to not single me out.
I'm just done with all those damsels in distress who are responsible for being ones because they are ignoring warnings and looking for troubles
You may find my request boring but I want something not cliched
I don't have anything that literally fulfills your request, but if you're tired of damsels in distress who are seen mostly as endangered and an excuse for the ML to carry out a brave rescue, then what about thinking about a couple that collaborate really well, have each other's six, and are stronger together than apart? I'm thinking of two dramas I see on your Completed list, Healer and Happiness. In Healer, they collaborate from their individual strengths, and there's trust between them. They have a spontaneous agreement, for example, that she will cover her eyes to respect that his identity is secret. That elevator rescue, even though she's having a panic attack, she follows his physical instructions perfectly in a situation where if she hadn't, the outcome would have been fatal. A couple of dramas I don't see on your Watchlist that have complementary, collaborative couples are I Hear Your Voice and The King: Eternal Monarch. If you'd like to hear more about them, please DM me. I don't mean to hijack your request.
kabocha:
Is there something personal in your objection to my response? Are you implying that I should have understood, and that other people did understand? Because that's your opinion only. Beyond the fact that it "wasn't obvious," it couldn't have been understood. It is likely chance that other responders did not mention FL/ML chemistry, which in addition is in the eye of the beholder. For example, many people agree that Reaper and Goblin have "better" chemistry, but many people watch Goblin for the FL/ML pairing, and their love story and romantic chemistry are not only great, but epic. I'm going to have to respectfully ask you to not single me out.
I'm not sure why you call it an objection when I basically agreed with you. You had point, it wasn't obvious what I meant, so I had to accept your answer.
There's not such an implication, the word I used is "some", I didn't say "everyone but you". If others would write something similar to your explanation, for example, say that Goblin's main couple's chemistry was epic, I would quote and adress their choice as well. Maybe you noticed that I only questioned #5 and had nothing against #6 and #7 (even though my opinion is different and I loved A Korean Odyssey's main couple). I revisited that topic, while some wrote something I expected to see, the rest didn't leave any descriptions, so I had to apply my logic to that answers and accept them, whether I agree or disagree with them.
It had nothing personal, so I hope you won't be overthinking this.
Now if you don't mind we should be respectful to others and stop spamming the thread as people are here for the game, not our conversation.
Right on.
2 - Healer
I didn't watch the other two dramas but I've heard something about them. If there are situations in there like I mentioned above, for example, ML reads someone's thoughts, warns FL to not contact this person because it's dangerous and she actually keeps away from that person, it fits.
In I Hear Your Voice, they work like a team in the courtroom, where the ML reads thoughts and signals the FL so she knows how to proceed. So you see trust, and they work well together. But that specific situation, of the FL in danger and following the ML's instructions, rather than disobeying, I don't remember that happening. Although in the final crisis, the fact that they share a deep trust and moral compact makes them stronger. One character acts on a vow, which might be considered an instruction of a kind. I wouldn't count it here, because it goes beyond reversing the damsel in distress trope. But as a side note, if you're looking for a drama that stands that trope on its head and then some, you might like I Hear Your Voice.
3 - As far as Happiness goes, what about her final, major choice in Episode 12? I seem to remember her honoring his wishes about which action she should take, with a lot hinging on the outcome? The spoiler tag doesn't work, so hopefully this doesn't give too much away: it's partly for her to stay safe, and partly to save others. And in an earlier episode, I think in one of their fighting side by side moments, he tells her to get behind a door and she does it. That's what I love about their partnership -- they're both on mission and it's not about rigid protector and protected roles, but rather about them both being on the same tactical page.
4 - Flower of Evil - she's really strong, and a kickass detective, and I think there are a couple of examples of her doing what he says because she's being strategic. The leads are sometimes in conflict, and sometimes in sync against danger, but she always has her mind on the game. I think some of the time she does what he says, and some of the time she doesn't, but she never does the damsel in distress thing.
P.S. Thanks for setting my mind at ease.
