what did I just watch?this went from ok this is interesting -> wait, what? -> hold on, how - why? ->…
Everything's clear and explained until Ep9. After, needs to think a bit and not miss moments when there are clues/explanations. I think you watched in "light mode" not taking attention or thinking it would be a no-brain drama. The drama is ultra-logical. Zero Deus ex machina.
If you want answers, just ask, I'll try to answer with examples from the scenes. But maybe your experience as audience is already wasted, you don't like or can't like this drama. Then don't waste time about it. I understand it's not a drama for everyone.
Episode 2 down! And noooo, the long hair is gone!Anyways, I like the comedy and love the grannies. And Genie deserves…
My fav part of the drama is Ep3 to 8 for now. But I didn't end yet. The episodes are so dense about comedy that I could feel a slow down at Ep9. While it's not exactly bad, but I was just used to get an overdose during 6 episodes, lol! Now I'm going in Ep11.
I'm at Ep10. For me, the romance is meh. I mean, I'm not into that, just it helps the story to progress. But I like the drama about everything else. Good or not, I could see screenplay tricks that no other kdrama could dare.
This drama is top tier about comedy. The comedy has a large scope and can please anyone. You like slapstik and goofy? You get that. You dislike slapstik? So many scenes are situational comedy. You want more? Absurd, non-sens comedy? You get a lot. Black humor? Ditto! Good smart lines? Lot lot lot. More subtle "off" comedy with tone and acting details? Yes yes! Comedy from screenplay/editing using scene transitions or various visual tricks? Yes again!
It may help people to know that I didn't enjoy Ep 1 and mostly Ep 2. Ep 1 because it wasn't clear why she's not surprised by a supernatural being (explained Ep 2). Ep 2 because no goal, wandering, feeling to get fillers, until the plot is set at the end of episode.
So I started to enjoy from Ep 3. And could enjoy more Ep 1 and Ep 2 if I rewatch. It took me a little time to adapt to the "off" tone of the drama, the non-sens humor. Note that I've no problem to get it when I watch movies like Fargo, Buffet froid or Dr. Strangelove. But I wasn't expecting to get that in a kdrama, so it's why I missed this important step.
Later, I can just say I enjoy a lot. Writing is brillant about pace, quick scenes transitions, and comedy hits. I'm not amator of slapstick but on the whole there is also lot of smarter comedy or absurd one.
I'm sorry but I can't support this series. I usually employ a high propensity for the suspension of disbelief…
I may help. It's not a drama needing suspension of disbelief because most of it is absurd, and non-sens humor. There is no need to trust it. The whole drama is "off" on purpose and I enjoy it like that. You can classify this style with other movies of the same kind. For example french director Bertrand Blier (Buffet froid) or Fargo, Being John Malkovich, Dr. Strangelove. Only points true about the drama are probably only the characters relationships.
the negative comments made me put this off for so long and I regret that smthis is PEAK
Ahaha! Yep, beware of comments. This drama isn't everyone taste. But for people liking it, it's genius. Also, the screenplay is awesome. The writer said in a interview: "I just barely pulled off writing for the mainstream.". Masterpieces can be hermetic to audience, even from best directors, like Kubrick's 2001.
Yes, she initially thought of him/drew him, but she's not the author of the webnovel so there's not much of an…
5th time. That's a lot. Well, I rewatched it more, but of course I needed to check everything, lot of details, so I'm not a good example.
Yeah, few flaws, I'll fix that, 3 scenes on the whole. Then about isolated lines, it's not apparent.
I think you would like the sequel, because it's deeply W spirit. Well, you know, the awesome mind-blowing feeling when a plot-twists is coming from an unknow phenomenon, with crazy meta. Or situational comedy.
I started in 2017. One year of endless ideas storm, night and day. Then I build the structure of the whole (with new ideas coming, ARGH). Then wrote first draft, maybe 2018-2019, don't remember well. I put it on shelf, progressing about screenwriting. Then started to rewrite, 2022 ? With moments of doing nothing (months).
I can't say exact screentime, but aproximatively, it's a 32h kdrama. Writing is similar to the one of Song Jae Jung W screenplay. Same format, except I endembed it in a visual-screenplay format with pictures. Well, not one want to read western screenplay. Reading a korean screenplay is much more easy. But reading a visual-screenplay is almost like watching it on TV. I want to give the TV experience the most I can.
Yes, she initially thought of him/drew him, but she's not the author of the webnovel so there's not much of an…
Hey, as I open MDL, I see unexepected news from you. That's fine, thank you to write. I was mad about finishing the whole rewriting. I'm in the last episode now. Ep54. I plan to end this in one or two weeks. Then spend time to do an edit pass on episode 43 to 54. Then add translate & add pictures.
Then doing another edit pass on the whole drama + various things to fix I already have on a check list + add pictures on episodes with not a lot (between Ep14 and 27).
I'll need to fix Ep15 too. Probably the episode in the hole, from feedback, it's the episode people like the least. I could spot few things to rework. I can't do miracles and just provide my best, but now it's from a two years ago rewriting. Then I know it's not the best of what I make now. So, well, rework. Working, endless working. It's how it is. ahaha!
Nothing. Leftists are offended, as always. That's why. 😉
Watch the teaser they removed, so you can make your own opinion: https://x.com/Kdramastars1/status/1958463300045300202 People who posted that is from arabia and not offended. Only ones that are screaming are even not concerned.
I guess it's more the woke little crowd. Link I posted before is from arab (probably islamic) country. The guy never mentioned to be offended and just provide information about the drama.
??? Queen Seondeok, Dear My Friends, The Queen's Classroom were all great shows and this one sounds promising…
+ Sandglass, the 4th biggest rating in korean TV history. Iconic kdrama. And recently, Reflection of You was underdog, but if you watched it, you know how good was the acting and how amazing the directing.
If you want answers, just ask, I'll try to answer with examples from the scenes.
But maybe your experience as audience is already wasted, you don't like or can't like this drama. Then don't waste time about it. I understand it's not a drama for everyone.
But I didn't end yet.
The episodes are so dense about comedy that I could feel a slow down at Ep9.
While it's not exactly bad, but I was just used to get an overdose during 6 episodes, lol!
Now I'm going in Ep11.
I mean, I'm not into that, just it helps the story to progress.
But I like the drama about everything else.
Good or not, I could see screenplay tricks that no other kdrama could dare.
The comedy has a large scope and can please anyone.
You like slapstik and goofy? You get that.
You dislike slapstik? So many scenes are situational comedy.
You want more? Absurd, non-sens comedy? You get a lot.
Black humor? Ditto! Good smart lines? Lot lot lot.
More subtle "off" comedy with tone and acting details? Yes yes!
Comedy from screenplay/editing using scene transitions or various visual tricks? Yes again!
Ep 1 because it wasn't clear why she's not surprised by a supernatural being (explained Ep 2).
Ep 2 because no goal, wandering, feeling to get fillers, until the plot is set at the end of episode.
So I started to enjoy from Ep 3. And could enjoy more Ep 1 and Ep 2 if I rewatch.
It took me a little time to adapt to the "off" tone of the drama, the non-sens humor.
Note that I've no problem to get it when I watch movies like Fargo, Buffet froid or Dr. Strangelove.
But I wasn't expecting to get that in a kdrama, so it's why I missed this important step.
Later, I can just say I enjoy a lot. Writing is brillant about pace, quick scenes transitions, and comedy hits. I'm not amator of slapstick but on the whole there is also lot of smarter comedy or absurd one.
Total produced screentime of Kim Soon Ok is: 740 hours !
But for people liking it, it's genius. Also, the screenplay is awesome.
The writer said in a interview: "I just barely pulled off writing for the mainstream.".
Masterpieces can be hermetic to audience, even from best directors, like Kubrick's 2001.
Yeah, few flaws, I'll fix that, 3 scenes on the whole. Then about isolated lines, it's not apparent.
I think you would like the sequel, because it's deeply W spirit. Well, you know, the awesome mind-blowing feeling when a plot-twists is coming from an unknow phenomenon, with crazy meta. Or situational comedy.
I started in 2017. One year of endless ideas storm, night and day. Then I build the structure of the whole (with new ideas coming, ARGH). Then wrote first draft, maybe 2018-2019, don't remember well. I put it on shelf, progressing about screenwriting. Then started to rewrite, 2022 ? With moments of doing nothing (months).
I can't say exact screentime, but aproximatively, it's a 32h kdrama.
Writing is similar to the one of Song Jae Jung W screenplay. Same format, except I endembed it in a visual-screenplay format with pictures. Well, not one want to read western screenplay. Reading a korean screenplay is much more easy. But reading a visual-screenplay is almost like watching it on TV. I want to give the TV experience the most I can.
Then doing another edit pass on the whole drama + various things to fix I already have on a check list + add pictures on episodes with not a lot (between Ep14 and 27).
I'll need to fix Ep15 too. Probably the episode in the hole, from feedback, it's the episode people like the least. I could spot few things to rework. I can't do miracles and just provide my best, but now it's from a two years ago rewriting. Then I know it's not the best of what I make now. So, well, rework. Working, endless working. It's how it is. ahaha!
https://x.com/Kdramastars1/status/1958463300045300202
People who posted that is from arabia and not offended.
Only ones that are screaming are even not concerned.
Link I posted before is from arab (probably islamic) country.
The guy never mentioned to be offended and just provide information about the drama.
And recently, Reflection of You was underdog, but if you watched it, you know how good was the acting and how amazing the directing.
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/mbc-apologizes-for-cultural-mockery-in-the-k-drama-to-the-moon-teaser
https://x.com/Kdramastars1/status/1958463300045300202
It could be any random ads. You have to have knots in brain to see something mocking.
Take a drink of water and stop using drugs.