This was supposed to be an easy watch, filler series for downtime in between other shows. Unfortunately the continued adding of new plots without enough time to resolve old ones and the choice to keep certain plot points from the original but change everything else around them, makes those things not make sense. I donāt see this wrapping up satisfactorily. Iāve had enough. Iām out. āš½
I can actually get past the bad lighting, weird camera effects, and the background music on steroids, as I think Iām able to watch it how it was intended to be watched in 2007. I imagine the concept back then and the original plot would have been very exciting to 2007 viewers. I see that, and I embrace that but try as I may, I cannot get past the over the top acting. I donāt think I would have been able to in 2007 either. Sometimes the Japanese style scream acting works depending on the series but I donāt think it works here. Still, it was enjoyable and I can see why many viewers still look upon this series fondly.
Ep 29 and we are so far behind! I'm guessing that 4 episodes will be rushed as we now have 4 love stories to sort…
Yup. This is why I started to get annoyed around the ep 25/26 mark because I realised we only had so many episodes left, with the story only being half way through, yet they were releasing filler episodes with 10 minutes of the previous episodes in the next episode.š¤¦š½āāļø
Sir Philipās reactions to Brandon just kills me. He is so funny. š
I really, really like his character. I enjoyed the Korean counterpart and didnāt think it was possible to like the character more, yet here we are. This version is even funnier. š
And Iām getting annoyed now by the episode offerings since episode 26. They basically repeat the last ten minutes of the last episode in the first ten minutes of the next episode. Meaning you only get about 10 minutes worth of new scenes. I donāt understand why there isnāt much to these newer episodes, considering there are only 5 episodes to go and we are only just over half way through the story.
The, āwhy are they hiding it from sec Kimā future reveal is already making me mad because you know itās gonna be the ficklest of reasons.
I said I wasnāt going to drop it but I donāt know now. I might. Iām losing hope for a satisfactory conclusion and Iām starting to care less and less. I feel like Iāve wasted my time and that irks me so much.
Iām just commenting to say, temper your expectations for the uncut version because it is not much in terms of substance or length. It does not add any depth or extra story. Even the additional seconds of kissing scenes (and I mean seconds), I wouldnāt say is substantive enough to warrant an uncut version. Nor does it add anything to the ending. Therefore, save your money and even if youāre hoping to watch the uncut version for free; you really are not missing much. Trust me.
IKR the characterisation of this version of the brother has no saving grace. It looks like they are going to go all in on making him a pantomime āvillainā. I was re-watching the Korean version this week and remembered why I thought the brotherās character was so unashamedly selfish but even that version wasnāt as twisted as this version where the brother knows heās not the one that was kidnapped, yet heās still playing the victim and behaving like an a-hole for shits and giggles.
The second half is definitely the better half. Part of Mewās skill set is being able to create really good chemistry with his onscreen partner. Because there wasnāt a lot of romance building scenes with the both of them prior to the halfway point, this chemistry was practically non existent. Episodes 1-8 are about a 6.5-7/10 and episodes 9-12 are more like a 7.5-8/10.
As for the ML and the FL getting together, neither of them have stolen anyone from anyone. They were both single and free to mingle. Their respective others gave them up for whatever reason. This caused them to miss their chance with the leads. Thatās life.
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The, āwhy are they hiding it from sec Kimā future reveal is already making me mad because you know itās gonna be the ficklest of reasons.
I said I wasnāt going to drop it but I donāt know now. I might. Iām losing hope for a satisfactory conclusion and Iām starting to care less and less. I feel like Iāve wasted my time and that irks me so much.
Also, it seems everyone has missed where the FL said she didnāt love her ex fiancĆ© that much. She says she never allowed herself to love someone fully. That she was more upset over the embarrassment of having him call off the wedding than losing him. It doesnāt make him a bad person, it just means heās not the one for her and itās right that she didnāt get back with him. Itās only right that he finds someone who he can be the āoneā for.
As for the ML and the FL getting together, neither of them have stolen anyone from anyone. They were both single and free to mingle. Their respective others gave them up for whatever reason. This caused them to miss their chance with the leads. Thatās life.