This one isnβt as random as the bus scene. Theyβre in the campus so thereβs a high chance the FL can find…
SFL was supposed to be at home after she took the bus. So after that, she goes out? And randomly walk at night? And why SML would look at the campus, unless his sister is studying here. Both of them coming at the exact same moment. At this exact place (a campus is big).
Ep2. I can see the threads. Somehow the drama is also boring. Mother situation (scene looks like a Strong woman nam-soon one). Steals money to a gang. Loud plot contrivance. Funny gang come for the FL at school. (what an idea) Just to play it dramatic without much reason for the SML to come, hug and kiss. It quite badly done. Then give a reason for the FL to flee and go live with him. Then ML sad because of forced love story. FL is a creep. I see no reason why someone would fall in love with her.
30:40, Running circuit park, night. SFL has runaway, rich and spoiled girl. ML is with SFL when RANDOMLY... FL comes. π Then RANDOMLY, SML comes. π
Ep2, 23:10. On the beach. Here a bad scene. ML and SML speaking. (by the way, I don't see how SML could become a CEO when we never got the idea he's at least a bit good at business and working on that). They talk about a plan, give tons of names we can't remember who's who. In short they talk about other people not in the room, and we understand nothing.
Ep2, 18:05, in the bus. ML takes the bus and randomly, FL is already on the bus. π It reminds me the old dramas where people cross path dozen of time per day in an elevator "by chance". See Cunning Single Lady. π But it doesn't work in a serious drama. π
Follow a dialogue where people don't want to speak to each other, as usual. Painful and depressive mood.
Ep2: 16:47, in the stairs. FL is really not pretty. hug. Here she have a yellow ear. it looks like a prosthesis, like an alien who's glued on a fake ear, scary. I can't believe the guys fall for her, she's so dull!!
Then, ML have dozen of side jobs. Does it make sens? He's supposed to be on a very serious business plan!! He already win money with courses, and at least his friend could help for the sake of their project. Damnit. It doesn't make sens. I'd prefer to see him working on business. How he's supposed to be business expert if he spends his time in course or on side works?!! It's like the writer insists on making something I can't believe.
Ep2: what??! Among all hotel-restos, FL work in the one SML and sister have a private dinner. AND she precisely serves here? Unless there is an explanation, it's a too big coincidence.
Ep2: I notice a pattern, ML and FL are systematically vexing, answering NO to absolutely everything, even to each other (scene on the roof). At the start it adds a bit of conflict, but on the long run, it makes the mood heavy and painful, scenes looking the same.
FL asking for ambitious partnership feels prematurate because we don't have the idea they know each other a lot. I find weird the idea that the ML can do a "super-report" on the company, as if it's something no one could imagine before. And we don't have the idea he knows a lot about business before.
Yeah. Comment section is funny, but scary when you are about to start. π I found only negative comments except…
I watched ep1. For now, it's ok. π Not rushed, even some slow scenes. A bit unclear about a plot point. We are supposed to connect the dots, but I couldn't find the clues for that.
The FL isn't pretty enough. I don't find her attractive, quite depressive, cringe. People say she can only make big eyes but I wonder how because she already have big eyes and there isn't much room for enlargement unless to be exorbited.
Omg reading all these comments makes me scared to watch it because I dont want to waste my time watching something…
Yeah. Comment section is funny, but scary when you are about to start. π I found only negative comments except few ones. Two categories. - Some make me want to drop: erratic transitions, too much dialogue, and other technical issues well explained by some people here. - Some make me want to watch: annoying FL, grey characters, toxicity, irrational behavior, painful love triangle, cinderella trope.
I saw annoying, frustrating, terrible, but I didn't find even once the word "boring". No one said it's a boring drama, comments or reviews. So, maybe I'll try first episode?
The drama failed to follow the 'show, don't tell' rule. I don't know if it has something to do with the number…
If you watch older dramas like "temptation of wife", there are often short info-dump by dialogue. But the reason are obvious: - lack of time: k-screenwriters are often in a hurry, and I don't think they can polish their script as long as they should. They need to be good almost on first draft, what is crazy difficult for a whole drama. - lack of budget: reason why the excellent writer of "temptation of wife" use many "tell don't show" is because there is a limited number of set, and no budget to shoot flashbacks, side-scenes, or anything needing money to make it visual. For the writer of this drama, let's add this one: - lack of experience: the writer here just wrote 3 movies and it's her first drama. That's a big change, because a drama is basically a movie, but of 16h screentime.
The drama tried to provide a bit absurd tone, step-back comedy. But it falls flat, out of pace or forced. It tries to take seriously the plot, but the characters aren't true to what happens. It's quite boring, so I've drop,.
I don't know what the controversy is but arabs are angry at Korea again? Why are they always so sensitive and…
Do you live in Saudi Arabia? No. So currently, you are the typical colonialist western guy believing every country in the world should be like your way.
A second season of a K-drama is NEVER a good idea!
Except when it's planified, I prefer kdramas to be one unique story. So, one season. But I don't have a rigid opinion about that.
Facts show that for movies, series or kdramas: - A sequel can be a miss. Dull, empty, far to be what is the original. - A sequel can be as good, even better than original.
I think it depends of the purpose and material: - Production order a sequel, but the writer doesnt have good ideas for it. - Writer have good ideas and ask for the sequel to be produced.
I've met this situation, as I'm in rewriting phase of a season2 of a kdrama. I didn't want to make it, it takes a lot of time and work. Even stranger: kdrama W didn't need a season2. We have a feeling of closure at the end. But the high-concept has such a potential that it could be larger than that.
After thousand of ideas noted on files, I asked to myself: is it worth it to write a season2. And as I didn't want to do it, I said "no, I'd need to have even better ideas, with the goal to make it better than season 1". It sounds impossible, as the original writer is so excellent. But finally these ideas came. So, well, I was trapped, I had to do it. I didn't have a choice but to do it, like the story was here and saying me "I'm too good, you have to write me". It's a sincere way. I wouldn't do it if I start saying to myself "oh, I like this drama and I'll write a season2" but I've no idea what to do. Obviously, I won't do something like that.
go watch it iβm pretty sure youβll love this drama..
I watched and was surprised as so good it is. Best drama from this screenwriter, I take back my confidence to her. Excellent screenplay, unexpected dialogues, top of her work!
Mother situation (scene looks like a Strong woman nam-soon one).
Steals money to a gang. Loud plot contrivance.
Funny gang come for the FL at school. (what an idea)
Just to play it dramatic without much reason for the SML to come, hug and kiss.
It quite badly done. Then give a reason for the FL to flee and go live with him.
Then ML sad because of forced love story.
FL is a creep. I see no reason why someone would fall in love with her.
SFL has runaway, rich and spoiled girl.
ML is with SFL when RANDOMLY... FL comes. π
Then RANDOMLY, SML comes. π
Here a bad scene. ML and SML speaking. (by the way, I don't see how SML could become a CEO when we never got the idea he's at least a bit good at business and working on that).
They talk about a plan, give tons of names we can't remember who's who. In short they talk about other people not in the room, and we understand nothing.
ML takes the bus and randomly, FL is already on the bus. π
It reminds me the old dramas where people cross path dozen of time per day in an elevator "by chance". See Cunning Single Lady. π But it doesn't work in a serious drama. π
Follow a dialogue where people don't want to speak to each other, as usual.
Painful and depressive mood.
FL is really not pretty. hug. Here she have a yellow ear. it looks like a prosthesis, like an alien who's glued on a fake ear, scary. I can't believe the guys fall for her, she's so dull!!
Then, ML have dozen of side jobs. Does it make sens? He's supposed to be on a very serious business plan!! He already win money with courses, and at least his friend could help for the sake of their project. Damnit. It doesn't make sens.
I'd prefer to see him working on business. How he's supposed to be business expert if he spends his time in course or on side works?!! It's like the writer insists on making something I can't believe.
Among all hotel-restos, FL work in the one SML and sister have a private dinner.
AND she precisely serves here? Unless there is an explanation, it's a too big coincidence.
FL asking for ambitious partnership feels prematurate because we don't have the idea they know each other a lot. I find weird the idea that the ML can do a "super-report" on the company, as if it's something no one could imagine before. And we don't have the idea he knows a lot about business before.
Not rushed, even some slow scenes. A bit unclear about a plot point. We are supposed to connect the dots, but I couldn't find the clues for that.
The FL isn't pretty enough. I don't find her attractive, quite depressive, cringe. People say she can only make big eyes but I wonder how because she already have big eyes and there isn't much room for enlargement unless to be exorbited.
I found only negative comments except few ones. Two categories.
- Some make me want to drop: erratic transitions, too much dialogue, and other technical issues well explained by some people here.
- Some make me want to watch: annoying FL, grey characters, toxicity, irrational behavior, painful love triangle, cinderella trope.
I saw annoying, frustrating, terrible, but I didn't find even once the word "boring".
No one said it's a boring drama, comments or reviews.
So, maybe I'll try first episode?
EDIT: finaly I watched first episodes. haha.
I was reading comments for checking the mood.
So, I don't think I'll watch it now. π
- lack of time: k-screenwriters are often in a hurry, and I don't think they can polish their script as long as they should. They need to be good almost on first draft, what is crazy difficult for a whole drama.
- lack of budget: reason why the excellent writer of "temptation of wife" use many "tell don't show" is because there is a limited number of set, and no budget to shoot flashbacks, side-scenes, or anything needing money to make it visual.
For the writer of this drama, let's add this one:
- lack of experience: the writer here just wrote 3 movies and it's her first drama. That's a big change, because a drama is basically a movie, but of 16h screentime.
Shorter version about the point you're speaking about here:
https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Rules-for-screenwriting-David-Mament-has-some-for-you
π
It's quite boring, so I've drop,.
I didn't have time to look at that yet, but I'm aware of this.
But I don't have a rigid opinion about that.
Facts show that for movies, series or kdramas:
- A sequel can be a miss. Dull, empty, far to be what is the original.
- A sequel can be as good, even better than original.
I think it depends of the purpose and material:
- Production order a sequel, but the writer doesnt have good ideas for it.
- Writer have good ideas and ask for the sequel to be produced.
I've met this situation, as I'm in rewriting phase of a season2 of a kdrama.
I didn't want to make it, it takes a lot of time and work.
Even stranger: kdrama W didn't need a season2. We have a feeling of closure at the end.
But the high-concept has such a potential that it could be larger than that.
After thousand of ideas noted on files, I asked to myself: is it worth it to write a season2. And as I didn't want to do it, I said "no, I'd need to have even better ideas, with the goal to make it better than season 1". It sounds impossible, as the original writer is so excellent. But finally these ideas came. So, well, I was trapped, I had to do it. I didn't have a choice but to do it, like the story was here and saying me "I'm too good, you have to write me".
It's a sincere way. I wouldn't do it if I start saying to myself "oh, I like this drama and I'll write a season2" but I've no idea what to do. Obviously, I won't do something like that.
Best drama from this screenwriter, I take back my confidence to her.
Excellent screenplay, unexpected dialogues, top of her work!