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yoooooooooooo that's dope

Smh, the producers got me waiting on part 2 just to see the leads climb a tree goddammit.

To resolve the climax of the ice stone. That's it.

I suppose his sweeter interaction with Jang Uk last week was meant to set up the emotional gutpunch of his 'conclusion' this episode, but it was just too abrupt and too little so how he played out in episode 19, it ended up feeling more empty and underdeveloped than moving for me

Had to slip in a freaking proposal immediately after their first real kiss to keep things copacetic. Plot getting squandered to shit and character stupidity reaching new heights? Who cares, here's the two cute leads canoodling each other. It's such a damn disappointment for me to see the fall from grace part 1 has had past its explosive opening run

Wonder if we'll get a tree scene next episode. Would be a nice way to cap off the first part but it seems they're building toward a more suspenseful cliffhanger than a blissful one

Jang Gang's return/conclusion wouldn't have been such a let down if it wasn't hyped from literally the first episode, and repeatedly thereonout. The build up to his return had 0 indication that his return would also be his demise... what was the point of establishing so much mystique around him :/

Ah, then yes probably . I haven't watched it myself yet but LJS is excellent at picking dramas and he's a very solid actor too. I have heard good things about it

In what metric?

I love the romantic scenes when the romance is sustained underneath plot. Like when Naksu wraps herself under the blanket with Jang-Uk to keep him warm, or when he hugs her when she starts panicking and fearing over her eventual petrification. The 'acts of service' unspoken love is sooo good. But when it's just lighter, slice of life romance or when they're just talking things out I'm not feeling it as much either

'Also, at the time of the rumor leak there was JSM's tweet reply saying she's still in and in the talks for part 2' - wait what? I never heard of this. What was it exactly?

big old anachronism I guess. Makes the setting less historical and more fantasy

I don't mind whether GYJ replaces JSM or not. They both have their strengths and weaknesses and if its portrayed as a necessary consequence to the storyline then it is what it is. The worry is not a change of actress (or not) its whether it takes too much hammy writing to get there

I think GYJ will excel at the action sequences and more aggressive, assertive emotions of Naksu whereas JSM has done a great job at alternating between all of Naksu/Buyeon's personas. Lastly I hope GYJ can capture and consolidate the spirit of JSM's portrayal.

I am also expressing my opinion. And I never said I didn't know what an anti fan was - the statement was precisely that what you seem to consider anti fans have not been 'anti-fans' at all and then I walked through that isn't the case. No worries though: if you are not grasping what an anti fan is I recommend you google it and look thoroughly into it, it will do you good :) have a good one

Aching hits different. It got a bit overused toward the midpoint of the series though, sometimes it got spammed in really light hearted scenes. But it hit different when Jang Uk and Naksu first hug in episode 2 and its what sold me on the show forever

my ultimate OTP 😍 😂😂

SY SY couple 🥰 🥰

Yes but unfortunately for some that's the issue.

It is inevitable that the pacing will be slower, because the show was divided into two parts/stretched into 30 episodes. But that doesn't mean it wasn't a bad choice on the producer's behalf to do so - many people enjoy it all the same, you are enjoying it plenty so its a decision that paid off for audiences such as yourself - the end product is more AoS to be enjoyed. For others it isn't nearly as enjoyable as before, as it hasn't been for me.

Its not inevitable however, for a show to slow down or to be inherently faster earlier on to unpack all the stories, backgrounds, characters. Especially not when those stories/backgrounds/characters exist. The beginning didn't unpack all of them perse, it set the table for them - if anything it only means the pacing later down the line should be comparable to accommodate all of it. 1st episode and we are colorfully introduced to the 4 Seasons but 18 episodes deep and we are yet to see 2 of those 4 seasons do anything meaningful. Choyeon particular its a bit disappointing that this powerful female character has only enjoyed time as a jealous girl trope thus far.

'Especially when events such as the reveal of the ice stone is taking place' - again, there's no reason why these events couldn't be paced with the same engrossing urgency of the first 8 episodes. Same overarching storyline, same info dumps required surrounding a universe with vast worldbuilding potential, yet the pacing of such reveals was much stronger/faster earlier on.

The only legitimate reason for slower pacing being an inevitability is as I mentioned, a producer/executive decision - but it doesn't justify the change, it only explains it. That change can be critiqued - I hope future korean series don't see as much creative input from individuals other than the director/writers/artistic heads of the works.

Ah yes fair enough. I take it then filler in this context means the episodes feel too stretched out/padded with uninteresting/uncompelling scenes, in which case you are totally justified to not find it filler. Finding a scene interesting or well paced is a subjective thing. I do wonder though - do you feel the pacing has changed from when the show first started? Because that's a common criticism relevant to this kind of opinion - if the pacing was perfect before, and it feels slower than before, then that is where the perceived issues of 'filler' can start to poke out

I think I prefer discussions on reddit over MDL for this reason. MDL drama pages are more like echochambers to collectively heap praise onto shows over rather than forums of two pronged discussion. EAW was indeed tremendously flawed toward the end, the late tonal shift, declining quality of cases and classic 16 episode drama issue of 'jumping the shark' and needlessly injecting drama started to wear on me for a show I enjoyed tremendously early on

That's a brilliant analysis. I think you might be right - it does feel as though Part 1's climax is building toward the trial of Naksu's character set by Bu Yeon