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Starts as light fun! Excellent acting UNTIL EPISODE 7 and 8 WHEN IT TURNS INTO TRASH
SUMMARY:
The first 4 episodes is a cute coming-of-age college delusion affair, two flawed young ppl of weak character doing trial and error and trying to get together. So we hoped they would overcome their toxicity but heck no it kept getting worse.... . THEY STAY IMMATURE, TOXIC AND DISFUCTIONAL FOR PRACTICALLY ALL EPISODES AND THE DRAMA IS **** D E A D *****.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH HALF OF EPISODE 12, the drama is a drag of staring at each other and SOMETIMES mincing a few quiet meaningless words in constipation-like voices. This drama is like a vampire sucking your energy. Super toxic.
So from ep 5 to 8, it was AGONY to watch this rotten murky smelly toxic mess of really immature closed-off selfish people doing dumb things or just staying passively in one spot. The female lead was a passive princess who required coddling, ML was trying but then gave up at the first obstacle and showed his true selfishness, and second ML was a passive standbyer. NOTHING was moving forward....
I dropped this in frustration as it was wasting my time. I was generous and patient enough to drop it after watching ep 8. I dislike giving bad reviews and I felt responsible to check the pulse on this dead drama, so later I fast forwarded through ep 9-11 to check if it came back to life, and yeah the drama was still DEAD.
Then I took a peek at ep 12 and yeah at the very end of ep 12, it has a sorta happy end, after a time skip of 1 year and again challenges of both of them being closed down and not communicating... so MAGICALLY AT THE VERY VERY VERY END of ep 12, they come out and say they like each other and there is a happy end with rings. But it was too fast and not explained enough at all. We didnt see them put too much effort. Obviously the script writer doesnt have experience.
So overall you watch a very flawed relationship and TOXIC characters for 11.5 episodes and then magically they come together as a couple with rings. Hm. No thanks. WASTE OF TIME and esp for those who are toxic and confused and cannot tell who is doing what in this kdrama.
YEOL AND BUNNY AND JI WON ARE SUPER TOXIC CHARACTERS ALL THE WAY TO ALMOST THE END OF EP 12
The only functional couple is the side couple, they communicate
-----WRITTEN AFTER EP 11
I dropped this after ep 8 bc it was just so toxic. The characters started as flawed character immature college kids in trial-by-error phase, so it was fun in the beginning BUT THEN THEY NEVER GREW... they stayed immature as always, nothing changed, this is a bunch of VERY CONFUSED toxic young ppl who do not communicate, who do not self reflect, who do not understand boundaries or commitment, and who NEVER EVER grow. The characters in ep 11 are the same old same old as in ep 1. NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER.
Just now I fast forwarded to see ep 9,10,11 bc kdramas can always take a U turn and turn out super great, unexpectedly, so I checked the pulse on this drama, is it still alive? NOPE it is a dead horse still.
Then I took a peek at ep 12 because I would dislike to be accused of calling this drama bad unless I really had to, so I had to check the pulse on this dead drama.... and yeah it has a happy end after a time skip of 1 year and again challenges of both of them being closed down and not communicating... so MAGICALLY AT THE VERY VERY VERY END of ep 12, they come out and say they like each other and there is a happy end with rings. But it was too fast and not explained enough at all. We didnt see them put too much effort. Obviously the script writer doesnt have experience.
So overall you watch a very flawed relationship and characters for 11.5 episodes and then magically they come together as a couple with rings. Hm. No thanks.
AND NOW I UNDERSTAND HOW THE BAD SCRIPT AND BAD FILMING RUINED IT. Technically, I can tell you how the filmmaker ruined it. Totally ruined it.
***** Bc the script is super poor and has no action nor plot, so they create action by these long holding scenes where nothing happens except staring at each other. ******
The script is lazy and lacks energy. Most scenes are the ML and FL or whoever just STARING at each other for a VERY long time with some gloomy music, and then ML AND FL FOR SURE SPEAK IN THESE LOW ENERGY DEAD-HORSE WHISPERING and ****FLAT LIFELESS BORING VOICES****** They sound totally pathetic.
It takes energy from the audience to listen to that. It is so..... DEADLY. It kills ya.
******As the audience, you instinctively feel repulsed and want out. You dont want your energy sucked out of you, by being forced to GIVE ENERGY to the actors. *****
THIS DRAMA FORCES YOU TO GIVE ENERGY TO THE ACTORS and then you feel dead after watching this.
THE CONVERSATIONS, ESP BETWEEN ML AND FL, ARE LIKE THEY ARE SITTING ON THE TOILET WITH SOME MAJOR CONSTIPATION AND MINCING A FEW WORDS HERE AND THERE BARELY ABLE TO SPEAK!!!!!! THEY NEVER COMMUNICATE!!!!! the best that the ML can do to communicate is to grab her arm or to yell at her !!!!!!
and FL tries to look cute and sexy by looking totally spaced out, zombied out absent, anxious, and scared, with her lips slightly open, not able to talk, and if she does talk sometimes, she says a few scared words in that whisper without any energy it in.
**** YOU AS THE AUDIENCE CAN FEEL YOUR ENERGY BEING DRAINED BY WATCHING THAT *****
THIS DRAMA IS TRASH!!!! THE SCRIPT IS TRASH AND THE FILMING IS TRASH!!!!! THE ACTORS ARE FORCED TO ACT HALF DEAD!!!!!! And I think ML could be a lot more spunky but FL is all set to always be this fish out of water open mouth gasping for air half dead person that just CANNOT speak. I think the FL actress is known for flopped roles and botched movies, and I can see the pattern of lazy roles where she doesnt act, and just receives attention of male characters who have to hustle around her character while she acts like an innocent and 100% entitled princess, all spaced out. In other words, her roles are super passive, boring , PARASITIC roles where she does not GIVE anything but keeps receiving. It seems like she thinks it is sexy and picks those roles and acts that way. Heck no. IT IS BORING. MOST BORING. IT IS SUCKING THE AUDIENCE INTO A BLACK HOLE. IT SUCKS LIFE OUT OF THE AUDIENCE.
Initially, I enjoyed a fluffy kids romance until .. ep 6,. then 7 was WOW this is trash!! and now after ep 8... I am like YUCK THIS IS TRASH.... THE KIDS NEVER CHANGED, NEVER GREW UP THEY STAYED AS CONFUSED AND TOXIC AS DAY 1. WHICH IS BORING TO WATCH
This is a highly toxic drama with very dumb, immature characters who do not communicate, and there is no hope because there is really no salvation to this kdrama. The script is just OFF. The characters are not trying to grow up and it just will never work.
Yeah. Yeol is an immature jerk who does whatever he wants. He is that SLIMEY POPULAR HOT GUY WHO DOES WHATEVER HE WANTS AND EXPECTS HIS CHICK TO COME TO HIM AS SOON AS HE SNAPS HIS FINGERS
This kdrama is an advertisement for toxic relationships and sexism to the max.
The scene of FL running across the street to him is like .... jees.... this is TOXIC.
His ex Yeo Reum is a pathological type. She lies to him and breaks HIS heart so that she wouldnt break HER own heart, leaves him for years and then comes back to claim him as if he were a lost-and-found umbrella. Hello. Yeo Reum is super toxic and confused.
THE FEMALE LEAD IS A PATHETIC ACTOR, her face is always in pain and confused and sometimes she smiles, so I am done with her. Her role is written for her to be a DUMB LITTLE GIRL. As an actress, she is 0. And also, I got tired of watching 1 kg of white powder on her face to make her look white, and her hair bangs straight into her eyes. Hello, get a haircut so that I can see you, and wash your face, and then maybe I am willing to watch you.
The second ML is a toxic type himself, always quiet and always trying to be nice to this damsel in distress FL who is just a little girl, extremely immature, weak, passive and delusional. So the second ML is just a wasted role. He has no chance with this idiot chick he kinda likes, but not really. He never DOES anything to win her over. And he wouldnt succeed anyway. She is a little girl and just USES HIM to babysit her and escort her around. She is ABUSIVE to him.
So - SAYONARA. I am dropping this, it is a waste of time. I got something out of it in the first few episodes which were light fluffy kids romance, and it served its purpose for me.
Now the kids proved to be just kids, there is no substance here, the kids are just trashy weak people doing really stupid egoistical things, and I have no reason to watch their muddling through because THEY ARE NOT HONEST
The kdrama lacks HONESTY
I understand that we have to dive into the ugly to see how they will overcome it, but these kids are NOT diving into ugly and are NOT overcoming it, not even trying
THEY ARE NOT TRYING. THE SCRIPT IS OFF.
They are confused spoiled brats, all of the characters, so I cant watch it
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This is what I wrote after watching 4 episodes:
I am not into fluffy dramas and romance, AND the writeup of this drama totally turned me off....bc it was all about PRETTY FACE and that was disgusting. So much about pretty face was too much and that's why I gave less reviews. So I did not want to watch this and I was cringing during the first episode when they were swooning over pretty faces...
So I was watching this for the first time when it was already up to ep 5, to unstress bc there was nothing else on Wed Th.
I watched 4 episodes at once, I FFed through the "pretty face ah!!!" scenes that were basically an advertisement for plastic surgery, and I kept watching because the characters were interesting.
As usual, the ML has a lot more interesting script than FL, Yeol is a really complex and interesting character to watch. And still has a big nose and is considered "pretty face" which I REALLY appreciate. Also Yeol's character is handsome because of HOW he is. He is a really interesting prick - a combo of an overwhelming controlling boss and a very great softie. Perfect for a movie maker, the person behind the camera controlling a whole team... Really...
Luckily the FL was not an idiot and had some sense in her and actually acts well the little that was given to her, and I enjoyed watching her. She is a master of subtle acting. She was so tiny and skinny and rather helpless compared to the tall husky athletic looking Yeol so I was wondering ... this would NOT work in real life :) I wish kdrama females had BODIES with some meat and muscle on them, so that they COULD hold their breath for a few minutes and kiss properly LOL No wonder Korea lacks kids these days!!! these skinny frail women will NEVER be able to pounce on anyone or give birth.... But that set aside...
the drama was so light and airy and positive, and I was enjoying "good kids" exploring love, and at the end of my watching, I realized I suddenly had some great realizations about the financial crime I am researching now :) The drama helped me clear my head and fill it with sunshine :)
The Yeol actor is really an amazing actor and Yeol character is very complex. The character is a very enterpreneuring bossy confident guy who has a mean streak and also a very caring good side, and that actor has it all. Yeol character is like a benevolent rulers. A little too bossy for my taste, but ALMOST always with good intentions. I wasnt sure about putting stuff into locker that the other guy wanted. That seemed MEAN...
That actor can be scary too. That scene as thugs in those funky clothes and bubble gum ... he was a natural.... I believe it. HE COULD ACT A THUG. That actor has a mean streak to him so he COULD switch to all kinds of roles. He could be a thug, a bossy CEO, and also, he could act a pushover softie, and all in between
The FL is really cute!!! She is very feminine and soft and the lighting, colors and her acting really makes it look beautiful. DO NOT PUT SO MUCH WHITE POWDER ON HER FACE!!!! she can smile so nicely and she acts very well. I enjoy watching her. One of the scenes that is memorable is when Yeol ties her hair. That is such a detailed scene, both of them are acting is 1000%.
I think the script has to be a little nicer to FL. A woman who just stands there watching a bball flying into her face ..... ? ???? do ppl exist like that.... ???
Also, she is super skinny and so much shorter than the guys. Can you put women of normal size... ? Why look like a child next to a guy... ?
and her naivette... the guys are doing all the romantic work for her. She has not reached to grab anyone and she is so insecure, she doesnt know when a guy is reaching out.
So I am waiting to see FL grow up a little bit.
The first 4 episodes is a cute coming-of-age college delusion affair, two flawed young ppl of weak character doing trial and error and trying to get together. So we hoped they would overcome their toxicity but heck no it kept getting worse.... . THEY STAY IMMATURE, TOXIC AND DISFUCTIONAL FOR PRACTICALLY ALL EPISODES AND THE DRAMA IS **** D E A D *****.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH HALF OF EPISODE 12, the drama is a drag of staring at each other and SOMETIMES mincing a few quiet meaningless words in constipation-like voices. This drama is like a vampire sucking your energy. Super toxic.
So from ep 5 to 8, it was AGONY to watch this rotten murky smelly toxic mess of really immature closed-off selfish people doing dumb things or just staying passively in one spot. The female lead was a passive princess who required coddling, ML was trying but then gave up at the first obstacle and showed his true selfishness, and second ML was a passive standbyer. NOTHING was moving forward....
I dropped this in frustration as it was wasting my time. I was generous and patient enough to drop it after watching ep 8. I dislike giving bad reviews and I felt responsible to check the pulse on this dead drama, so later I fast forwarded through ep 9-11 to check if it came back to life, and yeah the drama was still DEAD.
Then I took a peek at ep 12 and yeah at the very end of ep 12, it has a sorta happy end, after a time skip of 1 year and again challenges of both of them being closed down and not communicating... so MAGICALLY AT THE VERY VERY VERY END of ep 12, they come out and say they like each other and there is a happy end with rings. But it was too fast and not explained enough at all. We didnt see them put too much effort. Obviously the script writer doesnt have experience.
So overall you watch a very flawed relationship and TOXIC characters for 11.5 episodes and then magically they come together as a couple with rings. Hm. No thanks. WASTE OF TIME and esp for those who are toxic and confused and cannot tell who is doing what in this kdrama.
YEOL AND BUNNY AND JI WON ARE SUPER TOXIC CHARACTERS ALL THE WAY TO ALMOST THE END OF EP 12
The only functional couple is the side couple, they communicate
-----WRITTEN AFTER EP 11
I dropped this after ep 8 bc it was just so toxic. The characters started as flawed character immature college kids in trial-by-error phase, so it was fun in the beginning BUT THEN THEY NEVER GREW... they stayed immature as always, nothing changed, this is a bunch of VERY CONFUSED toxic young ppl who do not communicate, who do not self reflect, who do not understand boundaries or commitment, and who NEVER EVER grow. The characters in ep 11 are the same old same old as in ep 1. NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER.
Just now I fast forwarded to see ep 9,10,11 bc kdramas can always take a U turn and turn out super great, unexpectedly, so I checked the pulse on this drama, is it still alive? NOPE it is a dead horse still.
Then I took a peek at ep 12 because I would dislike to be accused of calling this drama bad unless I really had to, so I had to check the pulse on this dead drama.... and yeah it has a happy end after a time skip of 1 year and again challenges of both of them being closed down and not communicating... so MAGICALLY AT THE VERY VERY VERY END of ep 12, they come out and say they like each other and there is a happy end with rings. But it was too fast and not explained enough at all. We didnt see them put too much effort. Obviously the script writer doesnt have experience.
So overall you watch a very flawed relationship and characters for 11.5 episodes and then magically they come together as a couple with rings. Hm. No thanks.
AND NOW I UNDERSTAND HOW THE BAD SCRIPT AND BAD FILMING RUINED IT. Technically, I can tell you how the filmmaker ruined it. Totally ruined it.
***** Bc the script is super poor and has no action nor plot, so they create action by these long holding scenes where nothing happens except staring at each other. ******
The script is lazy and lacks energy. Most scenes are the ML and FL or whoever just STARING at each other for a VERY long time with some gloomy music, and then ML AND FL FOR SURE SPEAK IN THESE LOW ENERGY DEAD-HORSE WHISPERING and ****FLAT LIFELESS BORING VOICES****** They sound totally pathetic.
It takes energy from the audience to listen to that. It is so..... DEADLY. It kills ya.
******As the audience, you instinctively feel repulsed and want out. You dont want your energy sucked out of you, by being forced to GIVE ENERGY to the actors. *****
THIS DRAMA FORCES YOU TO GIVE ENERGY TO THE ACTORS and then you feel dead after watching this.
THE CONVERSATIONS, ESP BETWEEN ML AND FL, ARE LIKE THEY ARE SITTING ON THE TOILET WITH SOME MAJOR CONSTIPATION AND MINCING A FEW WORDS HERE AND THERE BARELY ABLE TO SPEAK!!!!!! THEY NEVER COMMUNICATE!!!!! the best that the ML can do to communicate is to grab her arm or to yell at her !!!!!!
and FL tries to look cute and sexy by looking totally spaced out, zombied out absent, anxious, and scared, with her lips slightly open, not able to talk, and if she does talk sometimes, she says a few scared words in that whisper without any energy it in.
**** YOU AS THE AUDIENCE CAN FEEL YOUR ENERGY BEING DRAINED BY WATCHING THAT *****
THIS DRAMA IS TRASH!!!! THE SCRIPT IS TRASH AND THE FILMING IS TRASH!!!!! THE ACTORS ARE FORCED TO ACT HALF DEAD!!!!!! And I think ML could be a lot more spunky but FL is all set to always be this fish out of water open mouth gasping for air half dead person that just CANNOT speak. I think the FL actress is known for flopped roles and botched movies, and I can see the pattern of lazy roles where she doesnt act, and just receives attention of male characters who have to hustle around her character while she acts like an innocent and 100% entitled princess, all spaced out. In other words, her roles are super passive, boring , PARASITIC roles where she does not GIVE anything but keeps receiving. It seems like she thinks it is sexy and picks those roles and acts that way. Heck no. IT IS BORING. MOST BORING. IT IS SUCKING THE AUDIENCE INTO A BLACK HOLE. IT SUCKS LIFE OUT OF THE AUDIENCE.
Initially, I enjoyed a fluffy kids romance until .. ep 6,. then 7 was WOW this is trash!! and now after ep 8... I am like YUCK THIS IS TRASH.... THE KIDS NEVER CHANGED, NEVER GREW UP THEY STAYED AS CONFUSED AND TOXIC AS DAY 1. WHICH IS BORING TO WATCH
This is a highly toxic drama with very dumb, immature characters who do not communicate, and there is no hope because there is really no salvation to this kdrama. The script is just OFF. The characters are not trying to grow up and it just will never work.
Yeah. Yeol is an immature jerk who does whatever he wants. He is that SLIMEY POPULAR HOT GUY WHO DOES WHATEVER HE WANTS AND EXPECTS HIS CHICK TO COME TO HIM AS SOON AS HE SNAPS HIS FINGERS
This kdrama is an advertisement for toxic relationships and sexism to the max.
The scene of FL running across the street to him is like .... jees.... this is TOXIC.
His ex Yeo Reum is a pathological type. She lies to him and breaks HIS heart so that she wouldnt break HER own heart, leaves him for years and then comes back to claim him as if he were a lost-and-found umbrella. Hello. Yeo Reum is super toxic and confused.
THE FEMALE LEAD IS A PATHETIC ACTOR, her face is always in pain and confused and sometimes she smiles, so I am done with her. Her role is written for her to be a DUMB LITTLE GIRL. As an actress, she is 0. And also, I got tired of watching 1 kg of white powder on her face to make her look white, and her hair bangs straight into her eyes. Hello, get a haircut so that I can see you, and wash your face, and then maybe I am willing to watch you.
The second ML is a toxic type himself, always quiet and always trying to be nice to this damsel in distress FL who is just a little girl, extremely immature, weak, passive and delusional. So the second ML is just a wasted role. He has no chance with this idiot chick he kinda likes, but not really. He never DOES anything to win her over. And he wouldnt succeed anyway. She is a little girl and just USES HIM to babysit her and escort her around. She is ABUSIVE to him.
So - SAYONARA. I am dropping this, it is a waste of time. I got something out of it in the first few episodes which were light fluffy kids romance, and it served its purpose for me.
Now the kids proved to be just kids, there is no substance here, the kids are just trashy weak people doing really stupid egoistical things, and I have no reason to watch their muddling through because THEY ARE NOT HONEST
The kdrama lacks HONESTY
I understand that we have to dive into the ugly to see how they will overcome it, but these kids are NOT diving into ugly and are NOT overcoming it, not even trying
THEY ARE NOT TRYING. THE SCRIPT IS OFF.
They are confused spoiled brats, all of the characters, so I cant watch it
====
This is what I wrote after watching 4 episodes:
I am not into fluffy dramas and romance, AND the writeup of this drama totally turned me off....bc it was all about PRETTY FACE and that was disgusting. So much about pretty face was too much and that's why I gave less reviews. So I did not want to watch this and I was cringing during the first episode when they were swooning over pretty faces...
So I was watching this for the first time when it was already up to ep 5, to unstress bc there was nothing else on Wed Th.
I watched 4 episodes at once, I FFed through the "pretty face ah!!!" scenes that were basically an advertisement for plastic surgery, and I kept watching because the characters were interesting.
As usual, the ML has a lot more interesting script than FL, Yeol is a really complex and interesting character to watch. And still has a big nose and is considered "pretty face" which I REALLY appreciate. Also Yeol's character is handsome because of HOW he is. He is a really interesting prick - a combo of an overwhelming controlling boss and a very great softie. Perfect for a movie maker, the person behind the camera controlling a whole team... Really...
Luckily the FL was not an idiot and had some sense in her and actually acts well the little that was given to her, and I enjoyed watching her. She is a master of subtle acting. She was so tiny and skinny and rather helpless compared to the tall husky athletic looking Yeol so I was wondering ... this would NOT work in real life :) I wish kdrama females had BODIES with some meat and muscle on them, so that they COULD hold their breath for a few minutes and kiss properly LOL No wonder Korea lacks kids these days!!! these skinny frail women will NEVER be able to pounce on anyone or give birth.... But that set aside...
the drama was so light and airy and positive, and I was enjoying "good kids" exploring love, and at the end of my watching, I realized I suddenly had some great realizations about the financial crime I am researching now :) The drama helped me clear my head and fill it with sunshine :)
The Yeol actor is really an amazing actor and Yeol character is very complex. The character is a very enterpreneuring bossy confident guy who has a mean streak and also a very caring good side, and that actor has it all. Yeol character is like a benevolent rulers. A little too bossy for my taste, but ALMOST always with good intentions. I wasnt sure about putting stuff into locker that the other guy wanted. That seemed MEAN...
That actor can be scary too. That scene as thugs in those funky clothes and bubble gum ... he was a natural.... I believe it. HE COULD ACT A THUG. That actor has a mean streak to him so he COULD switch to all kinds of roles. He could be a thug, a bossy CEO, and also, he could act a pushover softie, and all in between
The FL is really cute!!! She is very feminine and soft and the lighting, colors and her acting really makes it look beautiful. DO NOT PUT SO MUCH WHITE POWDER ON HER FACE!!!! she can smile so nicely and she acts very well. I enjoy watching her. One of the scenes that is memorable is when Yeol ties her hair. That is such a detailed scene, both of them are acting is 1000%.
I think the script has to be a little nicer to FL. A woman who just stands there watching a bball flying into her face ..... ? ???? do ppl exist like that.... ???
Also, she is super skinny and so much shorter than the guys. Can you put women of normal size... ? Why look like a child next to a guy... ?
and her naivette... the guys are doing all the romantic work for her. She has not reached to grab anyone and she is so insecure, she doesnt know when a guy is reaching out.
So I am waiting to see FL grow up a little bit.
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