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You know this is going to be sad when the FL already has tears in the teaser poster.

I really dislike how so many kdramas are shifting to 8 episodes now. I've enjoyed so many kdramas with 20+ episodes, let alone 16. It can absolutely work if the writers have enough material, and I love slowburns where I get to really spend time with characters and the story to get me invested. Right now, I'm seeing a lot of recent dramas being rushed to the end and not reaching their full potential, because of the lack of episodes and time for writers to work with.

This is super entertaining. KHY hard carries this at first with how she easily jumps from silly to serious in the beginning moments, and really makes you invested in her story. I especially loved how hilarious her meta commentary is as she points out how cliche and terrible some romantic scenes are as she's forced to go through them. I fell in love with JGJ, LJW, and RW's characters too. These four are the absolute standouts especially Kyung in the latter half who I found way more interesting than Haru with his acting and writing. To be honest, Kyung/LJW was the main reason I even continued till the end.

The first half of this was a 10/10 for me, however, it gets really repetitive in the second half with repeated amnesia plots, boring hand grabs, and it becomes less about the fantasy and about the love triangles. Kyung was my absolute favourite character by the end, even though Haru is meant to be more likeable. I had to fast forward a lot in the second half because some plots became too unnecessarily serious and draggy, and I think there should have been more focus on answering questions about the fantasy. There were a lot of unanswered questions about who the writer is, the portals that were appearing, Ju Da's role in this, etc. Very unsatisfying, happy ending. A lot of wasted potential but still worth watching!

Thanks for sharing! Wish I understood Korean :(

I just started this, and the first game was literally an exact copy from the Liar Game manga so I knew the strategies and tactics. Liar Game did it much smarter and better though. This was still interesting, but I hope the other games won't be copied from other fictional series too. I've read and watched way too many already.

I'm glad you finished. Also no, I doubt anyone would have enjoyed that ending. Those last 10 minutes of EP 16 were out-of-character and absolute garbage. The whole tragedy plotline in the last two episodes was terrible and unnecessary.

I really enjoyed this. This would have been an easy 11/10 (top tier romcom) if I could omit the last 10 minutes of that finale. I am going to miss the Eunpo gang a lot, and all the secondary couples and side characters really grew on me more than I thought they would have. I normally find myself skipping secondary couple scenes in other romance dramas, but I loved the characters so much in this, and wanted everyone to have an happy end. It was really enjoyable seeing the FL turning everything upside down and livening people's lives, while she also matures, faces hardships for the first time in her life, and learns a lot more about the real world.

Trust me that the FL is really annoying in the beginning, but she really mellows down, matures, and becomes more independent and less selfish by the time you get to the middle of the drama as she experiences more and more hardships and kindness. I've never seen the actress in anything else, but I found her acting very good, and her chemistry with LJW is amazing. Also, I swear nobody expresses quiet pain and loyalty in a slowburn with their emotions like LJW -- I've been a fan since AOS and this man destroys every role he's in.

There are a lot of great plot revelations all the way until episode 15 which is the big climax for me personally. I don't think you should watch Ep 16 (or at least the last 10 minutes of it) at all unless you want an ending that will crush your dreams. I hope whoever wrote that ending was fired. This would still have been perfectly bittersweet if they wrapped it up on episode 15 or even followed through on the tragic ending they clearly built up, but then taking it all back in the last 10 minutes and shoehorning a happy ending with no consequences for that is the dumbest thing you can do. Those last 10 mins of Ep 16 are so out-of-character for both the ML and FL and it's horribly written just to give the audience an emotional shock. It's so painfully terrible, absurd, and senseless.

Did you continue? I felt the same way, but she really matures, becomes less selfish, and a lot more independent by the middle of the drama. I didn't regret sticking it out for the earlier episodes, and there's quite a lot you learn about the backstories of the characters later on, and why exactly they put up with her naive and selfish attitude in the beginning so much.

I'm so excited for this! Huge LJW fan since AOS and this role seems so perfect for him. I swear no one does slow-burn emotions as good as him, and all the real locations filmed are going to make this an incredible experience! May 16 can't get here soon enough.

Also, people should seriously watch the trailer. It literally tells you that the ML and FL aren't related, but throughout they do develop a bond with each other coming to trust in one another. I don't think this will be full on romance. "Whether you are a fake or not, I hope you will no longer suffer."

This is really unnecessary. I loved S1 (other than the ending) and it was a complete story. What's the point of a season 2 for this when other dramas need it more like Vincenzo or Vagabond? SJK probably won't be coming back for this.

This is really unnecessary. I loved S1 (other than the ending) and it was a complete story. What's the point of a season 2 for this when other dramas need it more like Vincenzo or Vagabond? SJK probably won't be coming back for this.

I love how this movie just put me 100% entirely in the director's mercy, with no idea where the story was taking me anymore, but my absolute faith in the storytelling and filmmaking made the journey well worthwhile.

FL and LJW aren't related. He seems to be faking as her brother based on the trailer.

From the trailer, LJW is playing a fake Hong Rang. Him and the FL probably aren't actually related, which is why romance is a thing in this.

L opinion for so many reasons, but you clearly just aren't a fan of older actors from what I see in your absurdly lowest rated dramas and least liked tropes (bio). I find it pathetic you feel the need to seek attention by posting on a drama you won't even watch. You can be as narrow-minded as you want, but don't go around spreading that sickening mentality of yours where you can't even respect the hard work and talent that goes into people's craft just because of their age. I really feel sorry for you.

I was only able to finish this for Lee Jae Wook. He's as great as always (so is LJY), but the story, and especially the FL, bring it down after the great first 2 episodes. There is an unnecessary love triangle with zero chemistry, and the girl does not know how to act whatsoever, so every scene with her made me groan and fast forward. This is the first time a drama has completely failed to connect to me emotionally. This should have been more bromance, and they should have cut the FL completely. It would have been a lot better without everything that has to do with her. One of the worst FL actors I've seen in kdramas!

Really underrated. It's not like other sports dramas with a lot more fluff and positive growth. In this, you'll see people giving up on their dreams in heartbreaking moments because of injuries and their own choices, sports politics that affect the players' careers negatively, nepotism, betrayal, etc. I don't think there's any other sports drama that come close to portraying the technicalities of the sport itself, and the real struggles and angst of competitive sports. I agree the romantic relationships suck, but they are meant to drive character growth whether it's for the worse or the best. Xu Tan changes because he realizes there's no value or trust in relationships, while Yu Ke Nan becomes too involved with it that he neglects to focus on his career. I think it's a great drama with a lot of heart and real emotions behind it, but it does hurt to see how much Xu Tan gets tortured on his way to the top so I understand why so many people fail to enjoy it as much. Also, there's a deleted scene of the final episode that people should go watch as it's a really happy moment for Xu Tan and I don't know why it was deleted.

I think they tried to cover too much story in just one season. A season 3 would have been nice, but I doubt we'll get one since almost everything is resolved. Pacing was very rushed, but everything from the characters to the acting was as amazing as season 1, but the story was much better in Season 1. I can easily rewatch that compared to Season 2, which I most likely never will cause of the rushed buildup and going through the motions. Plus, the moments with Si-Eun monologuing his observations of his opponents and making plans was completely removed from this season, which I really missed.

Why is the director horrible?

Yeah, we did talk about preference anyways. I just meant that people tend to talk about how HL and FF are different enough, that you can watch one or the other without problems, even though they're in the same universe. People do compare them through their differences, but not through their similarities or by bringing one's quality down over the other which is fine. I've enjoyed both for different reasons.

Ah, as for why it's not on my list, I just tend to not track cdramas that I've watched on television as they aired. Most of them, I didn't pay complete attention or I don't know how to rate them anymore, so I plan to rewatch binge them some day and write proper reviews like I do for kdramas and the like.

Anyways, have a great day :)