I think I made a huge mistake by starting this before all eps are out.....................
lol you can just read the webtoon. It's completed. And so far it is pretty closely adapted to it. Just the beginning is differently where it begins somewhere close to the ending.
Ok man....I loved it but at the same time I feel like this should have been extended to 20 episodes where the ending was not jumping from one thing to the next without any explanation as to how we suddenly got there or as to how suddenly relations develop as they do. The drama focused mostly on shogi, and that is fine, but at the core is a family feud and Asuka does say this all is about said feud. So why is there not much more attention given to the specific characters. I get that shogi is important but this took a lot away from the story and made it feel unsatisfying Dont get me wrong this is a really really good made drama, and definitely worth the watch but it just misses character depth.
So it is a really well done drama so far. Especially music and acting? Top notch. I do have a little trouble with Kim Young Das coz I did sort of have a different Yun Jun So in mind but it is what it is. Funnily his role reminds me a lot of his Penthouse role.
In terms of webtoon changes.....I honestly don't know how to feel about them so far XD I do think the story got more humanity to it. Especially Ajin feels a little less like her crazy sociopathic persona and more like a sad person. It's an interesting change.
Story construction......tbh I think the webtoon does it a little better with them starting nearly at the end and then going backwards to explain how we get there. And also the interviews. I really loved that about the webtoon and I sort of miss it with the drama but its probably coz they dont want to reveal some sides of some characters yet. But....it had something extra gripping to the webtoon.
I don't and since you have chosen the name "Mephisto", which is a character from Goethe's Faust, you should know that best that we never know anything at all even if we have studied everything there is to study in this world (opening page from Faust I). And thus we should not judge a book by its cover and give things a try without saying something is bad. ;)
you don't even know how this one is going to be. Just because it's a dark and serious topic doesn't meant it has to be bad. Give things first a try, and then judge it.
but why is that supposed to be a scandal? I mean dating rumours aren't so tragic when people are not in an established relationship with other people right?
man when it comes to thrillers/serious dramas ratings often end up on the lower end compared to rom-coms or those where the good people are doing good and the bad are bad. Dramas that bend the morality understanding of viewers are always facing large dislike for the weirdest reasons.
very much agreed. Ever since OCN stopped producing dramas, these types stopped existing. But Thankfully this specific…
Tunnel is very similar to Signal. So if you have not seen Signal I actually recommend you to start with that first. Especially now that s2 is finally a fixed thing.
Train was really good but it has an open ending and I'm still waiting for the announcement of a s2.
You could actually also check out Lies Within? Because this is done by the same screenwriter that wrote Walking on Thin Ice but it was produced by OCN.
And also I highly recommend giving Watcher a try. This is also a fantastic drama production from OCN.
This is so Underrated!It should be at least 8.5!It gives the same vibe as The Penthouse and the Dramas during…
very much agreed. Ever since OCN stopped producing dramas, these types stopped existing. But Thankfully this specific drama shows, there is still hope left :)
Can you refrain from writing comments on C dramas everywhere? It is a K drama news. I am so sick of this agenda.
though to be fair, it wasn't like this always. Like I joined this page 10 years ago and back then MDL wasn't mainly only covering korean dramas. This is sort of a thing that happened over the last few years with korean dramas gaining more popularity.
Walking On Thin Ice is by far the best series currently airing regardless of that unfortunate word in its title.
It's so freaking good! I absolutely agree! I dont truly get why the viewership dropped XD Howwwwwwwwww????? I'm on my seat each episode because it is os unpredictable.
So the first 8/9 episodes were quite good but then the big climax and conclusion felt very rushed as if the producers had suddenly run out of episodes and needed to leave parts of the story out. There were moments with the romance story of the main leads that made you go hu??? How did we go from A to B. Especially since the first 8 episodes had this sizzling chemistry and then voila complete switch? It was a bit strange. Especially when comparing it to a backstory romance of two other characters. That one I suddenly ended up rooting for more. Then also something happens to the ML and later on also the FL and suddenly we jump and we dont truly see how each impacts the other or how each thing actually impacted the characters themselves. Very weird. But otherwise its an interesting take on the social media and influenca world. 8/10
The drama focused mostly on shogi, and that is fine, but at the core is a family feud and Asuka does say this all is about said feud. So why is there not much more attention given to the specific characters. I get that shogi is important but this took a lot away from the story and made it feel unsatisfying
Dont get me wrong this is a really really good made drama, and definitely worth the watch but it just misses character depth.
7,5/10
In terms of webtoon changes.....I honestly don't know how to feel about them so far XD I do think the story got more humanity to it. Especially Ajin feels a little less like her crazy sociopathic persona and more like a sad person. It's an interesting change.
Story construction......tbh I think the webtoon does it a little better with them starting nearly at the end and then going backwards to explain how we get there. And also the interviews. I really loved that about the webtoon and I sort of miss it with the drama but its probably coz they dont want to reveal some sides of some characters yet. But....it had something extra gripping to the webtoon.
Still super well done so far
Give things first a try, and then judge it.
Dramas that bend the morality understanding of viewers are always facing large dislike for the weirdest reasons.
Train was really good but it has an open ending and I'm still waiting for the announcement of a s2.
You could actually also check out Lies Within? Because this is done by the same screenwriter that wrote Walking on Thin Ice but it was produced by OCN.
And also I highly recommend giving Watcher a try.
This is also a fantastic drama production from OCN.
Ever since OCN stopped producing dramas, these types stopped existing. But Thankfully this specific drama shows, there is still hope left :)
Its so good!
The series is fully focusing on the main characters, especially episode 9 gives a lot of backstory.
I dont truly get why the viewership dropped XD Howwwwwwwwww????? I'm on my seat each episode because it is os unpredictable.
There were moments with the romance story of the main leads that made you go hu??? How did we go from A to B. Especially since the first 8 episodes had this sizzling chemistry and then voila complete switch? It was a bit strange. Especially when comparing it to a backstory romance of two other characters. That one I suddenly ended up rooting for more.
Then also something happens to the ML and later on also the FL and suddenly we jump and we dont truly see how each impacts the other or how each thing actually impacted the characters themselves.
Very weird.
But otherwise its an interesting take on the social media and influenca world.
8/10
It's also very gripping and very good. Makes waiting a little easier for next week ;)