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How do you fail an open note test?!????
This story really pissed me off from the very start.I had an assumption for where the story would go, but it never really did that.
She gets to go back and rediscover her interest without the weight of a relationship, but not really. She ends up giving it all up for their marriage AGAIN!! If that was it, I could charge it to the game and walk away with a 7.
Her husband is trying to identify the faults in the relationship and win her back, but not really. THIS is where my frustration really lies. I know this feels like it is supposed to play out like a love triangle, but that's not what this show is. That young boy was NEVER going to win. He was a foil to the ML .There was no universe where that relationship would have succeeded. She IS a grown woman and she was ALWAYS going to get those memories back. However, he fought like hell going down.
Imagine having a complete knowledge of shared history, her likes, her dislikes, no past traumas nor money problems holding you back, and still end up winning by a technicality. He won because he had no choice but to. It felt insulting that he didn't even try. When his wife came back, he had every opportunity and resource to become the man she needed but what does she come back to instead? An unemployed bum who is living for himself AGAIN. I guess this time he's not weighed down by self imposed ideals of responsibilities.
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What happens when a Scorpio and a Capricorn get together (Again!)
This show was FAB. Not too many luls. Great twists! Even if you pin it down, there's always an extra detail to shock and delight. If you like angst, slow burns and bickering, this is the show for you. A very fun watch. I would recommend. I was screaming at the screen every other episode.This show is essentially what happens when a Scorpio man and a Capricorn woman are in a relationship. Their priorities are in completely different directions. No communication just assumptions than actions because they think they know the other person so well. If they didn't love each other so much this would be a problem. I mean, I too would find it difficult to get back together with the husband I thought was coveting after my brother's beloved wife and I was personally getting out of a 17 year situationship. The romance was slow and sweet, but well earned when it finally came. The banter was a nice break between angst and political scheming. The chemistry between the leads was SO good. I do feel bad she never got her year of rest and relaxation.
However, where they lost me is when it was time to pick sides. Everyone says "if they could go back in time, they would kill xyz". But when Rongqing does it, it's a problem. I may be biased because I agree with him. Hell, in any other show, he would be the hero. From his perspective, if he knows in 10 years, that prince will kill everyone who knows and loves. Why would he allow that to happen? Only a fool does the same thing twice and expect different results. On top of that, the only two people in the world who also have this information are completely willing to let it happen again. Moreover, helping support it. He must feel like he's going crazy. Now everybody cares about "free will" and "letting destiny take its course" after they made made the changes THEY wanted. He's an Aquarius so he's very fair even though they REFUSE to empathize or compromise with him at all. Like why is it illegal to try something new??? (which they lowkey end up doing anyway)
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The definition of a scheme that Todd set up
It was really good and engaging. The villains made me feel something. I had genuine anxiety because I did not know how they were gonna make it out. This is the first trauma where I could feel how high the stakes were as a viewer. However, why was every episode a scheme that Todd set up???? That or nonsense (little bit).Was this review helpful to you?
The Perfect Drama. Timeless like it was made yesterday.
This show is clearly the greatest ever do it. Everyone showed up to set firing on all cylinders. They were in the studio recording that OST locked in, handled. Only the baddest on the floor. God was in the writer’s room that year. There hasn’t been anything to even tilt the crown. Dramas TO THIS DAY bend their knee to the queen. I’m so serious about this drama they could put my name in the credits. Feel free to send complaints to me directly. This is now OUR drama.What makes a contemporary drama beautiful is leaning in to life and what makes life beautiful. Life is already hard and crazy enough just follow it. They didn’t have to exaggerate Samsoon’s characteristic, they just honored it. This show thrives because of his dedication to the characters. She gets to be silly like a person in love, but not clumsy as a character trait. She’s talented in what she does not because she’s born with it but because she works at it and is passionate about it. She gets to be magnetic without being mystical so when she has these moments of insecurity or doubt it doesn’t feel misplaced. She’s dreamy but is not ditzy. She doesn’t get hardened by her experiences in love. She remains hopeful. She’s just a girl and she’s MY girl. Watching this show is like watching your best friend fall in love with a guy you love to hate. At the end of the day she is a Cancer stuck in a situationship with a Virgo coming hot off the heels of a three year relationship with a commitmentphobic Leo. She’s doing the best she can with what she got.
Even though this show has some crazy #prettygirlpunishment the love triangle was so natural. Dr. HIPAA violator definitely had the right idea but he couldn’t communicate that to anybody, not that they would listen. Still, you watch them all learn that same lesson. I like to think of the famous Langston Hughes poem “Harlem”, what happens to a dream deferred? They clearly evolved and went through their lowest point in life without each other. However, they just needed a minute to explore what could’ve been to understand that it will never be. I hate when people complain about how his character just sits there pretty and silent, but he’s just as crazy as hee jin. He is sticking beside the person he loves just like her. He knows they’re on borrowed time. So when it all fell apart, which it inevitably did, she didn’t have to go through it alone. That’s why they’re so compatible.
I watch it every year like a Peanuts’ Christmas. In my living room on the TV December 24th, I am sat like clockwork. (And maybe twice or three more times throughout the year.)
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