Aramintai

It didn’t meet mine. I’m watching this for several months now, because my friend insists we finish it. But it’s like pulling teeth, tbh. Not only I’m not seeing a 9 here, I barely see an 8. First half can be condensed into three words: teens, gym, killer. After that it’s flashbacks of flashbacks inside flashbacks of their parents' past as government agents. Don’t expect any origin stories about how they got their superpowers and it’s all down to earth with mundane adult world struggles , no disgusting “The Boys” satire or dumb Marvel here. I’m at episode 14 now and just wish it had ended already. From what I’ve seen the end’s gonna be kids beating the killer and then the show ends.

An interesting movie unconventionally set in the 70s. I especially loved the authentic representation of haenyo (diver women). I also liked one very intense and spectacular fighting scene between two Vietnam vets and a ton of gang members.
Actors were good in general, but I feel it needed some comedy here, these actors could have done it well.

It's a skin care device:
https://www.amazon.com/CAXA-UP-Lifting-Beauty-Device/dp/B0B57NPNY3
Actual benefits...unproven.

Yea, it's not FL's fault ML is a doormat. She didn't groom him into one, that's just the way he is.

Yea. I think it would have been better if they didn't do those annoying sudden flashbacks (which at times are confusing because same old actors are acting their younger selves with same old faces and not always wearing school uniforms), but rather told that story in normal format about their younger days and without giant 8 years old gap. Could have been a nice coming of age story, instead of an embarrassing coming home story to a village of incel simps.

That Lambo guy simp is the unfortunate SML here, I guess? Those women pining for him are so dumb, the guy's clearly overcompensating for something and it's not just about being poor in the past 🤔FL seems to attract only losers and simps.

There's nothing much to watch lately, so I'm still watching it while training. And calling someone a hater just because they're not into the otp peachy couple because of their looks or whatever is just you not wanting to hear any different opinion.

Like, not captivating. Like the plot is very basic, fails to be funny and this drama feels like a shallow eye candy.

So who's the main bad villain? Is it as basic as this plot looks to be overall and it's the crazy psycho youngest son? Or is it some side character nobody would think, like SML, for example? Or is it Agatha Christie's style where everybody is in on it? I'd want it to be SML, this show is kinda boring and the mastermind villain intrigue is the only thing that makes it barely captivating.

And they just had to insert the beaten to death reincarnation trope here 🙄. As always, something, something in the past and they're fated for each other. In the last year or two it seems to be very heavily overused.

I hate bullying themes and in SK they love to show them especially over exaggerated, and always with no help, no hope, and bully always being a complete serial psycho for whom the jail cries or lifetime in a psychiatric ward. I’ve yet to see a kdrama where bullying is prevented or stopped with school staff or police as it should, there’s always another popular trope that comes into play - nepotism and corruption. What are they trying to say in these dramas? That there are no prevention laws and rules? That the system doesn’t work? What bullied people irl can learn from these dramas, how can it help them? That the only way out is violence, suicide or vigilantism? And on the other hand, irl any rumor about bullying, even years ago, is a sure way to ruin any person’s career there. So is the bullying problem really that bad in SK and hypocrisy is out the charts, or are they making these frustrating to watch, over the top bullying dramas just for sick entertainment? Anyway, hated the plot, but watched this one only for FL, she did good.

Imagine how much funnier and crazier this drama could have been if FL here was like FL from Graceful Family or It's Okay to Not Be Okay, ML wouldn't be able to keep up with her 🤣. Even though FL actress often does make that funny big eyed face, comedy is too tame and boring here, I keep wishing for something more explosive and hilarious. I guess it's good that it's not as boring as Goblin so far, which this drama clearly took ideas from.

I'm always tripping when I see him because he looks so similar to Oh Jung Se (Revenant's ML) actor, even though they're not related.
https://64.media.tumblr.com/3316157f4d9592b558f58beae723453b/tumblr_inline_pozg7tXLtu1r0l7zm_540.png
I mean, come on. Like two brothers.

There's also Aziz actor from Gaus Electronics. He again plays a migrant worker.

She didn't have her personal PR team who worked only for her, that's the problem.
Company's PR though is not there to help an individual worker and save his/her image image, that's common misconception. Company's PR is there to save image of the company and they'll drop bad ballast as soon as it starts to stink. Meaning, firing said person and cutting all ties.
Cold, but that's how it is with all those "me too"-ed people. And even if innocence is proven said person unlikely will ever work there again.

Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana.
Here's some of ML's power tripping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiVyN2ftrrs

And they did! 🤦‍♂️

Not related to kdramas, but this drama's premise somehow reminded me of one Indian movie where FL ran away from the wedding with ML because she didn't want to be a housewife, but a career woman. She forgot all about him in 5 years after moving to big city, but after she got framed for bribery she met ML again who became a prosecutor. Then it was revenge served cold, was very entertaining to watch🤣. What wasn't though was FL suddenly developing feelings for ML, which he called her out on.
It's apparent that ML won't take revenge on FL in this kdrama though, he's too much of a simp. But it's a sure bet FL will fall for him now since it has romance. Which I'm not sure is a good idea, can a workaholic married to her job stay in the rural town for life? Will she drop her career for the rural town loving guy? Didn't happen the first time and sounds unrealistic to happen the second time.

Yea, and that list could be way longer.

I dunno, I feel SHS is too good for this drama.

Yea, why is it often FLs in kdramas who get to have multiple bfs and to forget that MLs even exist until something happens and they meet again? And MLs waiting faithfully for them like dogs without even looking at other women (this one's just so unrealistic)?
Is it the similar thing to always showing FLs embarrass themselves being dead drunk while MLs are stoically white knighting through their shenanigans? I don't recall a single kdrama where ML gets drunk and acts embarrassingly.
Is it because the audience are mainly women?
Or they just like to make fun of women in SK, show them in various derogatory situations and idealize men?

Must have been a slow month with no news for reporters to swarm a photographer's house like she's some superstar celebrity. They tried to stage FL like she is in the first episode, but let's be real here - who cares about people behind the camera irl unless it's some world famous director?
And why did she give up without a fight? Just not consistent with her "general" character.

I know these are two completely different dramas, but I liked PEB's previous one way more. And something about her acting Mok-Ha here reminded me of Extraordinary Attorney Woo. These glimpses like childish behavior, mannerisms, manner of speech were at times similar. I hope she won't get typecast into playing such roles, but I guess with EAW season 2 on the horizon it's a hollow wish so far.

Anyway, Castaway Diva was only an ok drama for me, I liked the songs and all of FL's and Ran Joo's parts of the plot. But that annoying subplot about ML's psycho father looming over the whole drama and taking about half of its screen time was a letdown. That the father was unrepentant and still tried to take away that family's happiness until the very end also left a bad taste. But I guess without that subplot there wouldn't be enough plot for even 12 episodes. I wish the drama focused more on FL's struggles on the island and later when integrating back into society, but I guess the writers didn't think it was an interesting enough topic.