he showed her a whale, DO NOT TALK TO ME. literally the most beautiful love demonstration ever and he didn't say a word. i'm so whipped for this drama, like wow. i literally never rate dramas while i'm still watching them/ongoing dramas but this one has been a whole 10 all 4 eps.
park eunbin is an absolute queen, she never ever disappoints and she's delivered every little detail of youngwoo with the most perfect execution. maybe because of the subs we'll miss a lot on the character's portrayal, but i encourage everyone to rewind her scenes sometimes and pay attention to how she acts with every part of her body, like it's not only the voice or facial expression - it's the fingers, the shoulders, the legs. park eunbin is acting with her whole body, like you can TELL she studied autism to portray it respectfully and accurately.
i was concerned about how this show would portray autism but i'm so glad to know that all my concerns disappeared and i can completely trust this drama to make an accurate and educated representation of autism, for real i have so many things to say about this show but i will save them for a review later.
i just want to say that if you're hesitant to start this show, THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO DO IT NOW. i promise you will not be disappointed.
i am in PAIN every time eunpyeong is on screen, i want to hug him. please don't hurt him @ eve writers. i really wish rael would realize her feelings towards yoonkyum aren't real or right at all so that she doesn't suffer seeing him fall when her revenge is completed, and obviously so that she would go to eunpyeong. please i love him so much. the fact that he's so supportive of her in every sense despite her having an affair with a man and being mad for revenge should be reason enough for her to know that he is THE MAN. i really root for a happy ending in this show.
same.. and the comments would always dissapoint me, that's why now I don't pay keen attention to them and just…
right? I was thinking this drama was really cute, the main leads have a really sweet relationship, seulbi is cute and smart, secondary characters are fun and don't take up too much time from the main story. like it's just a light romcom with a bit of fantasy, people can't seem to enjoy things anymore.
my only complaint is with the acting of some of the extended cast, particularly ki dohoon. I watched him before in 'scripting your destiny' and i thought he was a good rookie/new actor, but here he's so stiff but like way too stiff imo, even if his character is supposed to be emotionless. but other than that, the drama is a pretty light and fun watch, idky everyone is so negative these days lol.
every day i'm reminded not to check mdl comment section bc whenever i like a drama everyone seems to hate it, and whenever i dislike a drama everyone seems to love it so idk why do i even try
i'm on ep 6 now and i can definitely affirm eunpyeong sees rael as a woman, not as his little sister, like some people say. he said his heart pounds for her and that he can't resist it. that's a very weird way to describe brotherly love lol he obviously loves her as a woman. and now i've been thinking that the sad ending that i think will happen will probably be eunpyeong dying protecting rael in some way, not necessarily taking a bullet for her physically, but somehow dying in the process of protecting her. i'm bracing myself already.
tbh for someone who was stalked and almost killed, and whose stalker could come back to her at any time, dahyun surely likes to walk through the darkest, creepiest and loneliest alleys. not blaming her for anything of course, but i'd just try to be more careful for my own sake. i do it already despite not having such a experience.
Whatever were their intentions, the traits of this character are an insult for all the women who are trying to…
Tbh I agree with everything you've said, except for one thing. There are many male characters in power positions that are also asses and treat everyone badly, in fact, this is a very common male lead stereotype that might not be written as often anymore, precisely because it was too overused, but there are tons of dramas with "cold male lead" type of man. Many of these male characters develop into good people only when the kind (and often dumb) female lead comes into the picture. Like I said, she's often dumb, but there are also many "strong" female characters that are kind, fall for the cold/narcissistic male lead, and he changes because of her.
So this isn't really a stereotype created only to show powerful women are psychopaths (I agree that this is incredibly sexist and portrays very well how SK views powerful women), but it also exists and is very common to see male leads with this type of attitudes, whether it is worse or not as bad.
Actually, it doesn't even have to be a powerful (as in, CEO) male lead, Do Baeman in Military Prosecutor was like this too, to some extent, and even kept leaking the shoes of a man who he knew had raped/aided the rape of a woman, all for his own benefit. Then the strong woman with good morals and principles comes into the picture and shows him the right path, which he takes by himself and he is redeemed. I personally didn't think he would be redeemable after that, but he actually had a really good character development and got well redeemed.
Again, I agree with everything, or most of what you said (I also wrote a review with similar points), but it also makes me wonder if this type of female character irk us more because we are women and naturally don't like to see women portrayed in a bad light? I love to see powerful, independent female characters, but obviously Oh Soojae is beyond that. Still, I hope she gets a good redemption arc beyond the kind male lead leading her through the right path, something more like she realizing it on her own and seeking redemption.
I've already commented on the other post but I wanted to say that I totally agree with your review. I'm so over…
I also don't really mind the younger man - older woman, actually I love noona romances much more than the other way around, mostly because like you said, men and minors never sit well with me either, but also because in most of these cases, even when the woman is not a minor, the man in very often in a higher position in terms of power or economic status or whatever, which is weird to me.
I will also keep watching it for the leads, I love both main leads and Bae Inhyuk, so if I could get through You Are My Spring for Seo Hyunjin, I can get through Why Her. Hope we can enjoy this drama despite all the things that annoy us about it!
I don't usually read long reviews because I rarely agree with them, but with yours I don't only fully agree, but also laughed a lot. You couldn't have said it any better, the drama is a loop of events that make no impact whatsoever on the story, yet the writing expects the viewers to be somehow shocked by them, but that moment never actually comes. I ended up watching most of the eps in 1.5x and finally gave up to 2x towards the third act. Such a wasted potential from Joonggi.
park eunbin is an absolute queen, she never ever disappoints and she's delivered every little detail of youngwoo with the most perfect execution. maybe because of the subs we'll miss a lot on the character's portrayal, but i encourage everyone to rewind her scenes sometimes and pay attention to how she acts with every part of her body, like it's not only the voice or facial expression - it's the fingers, the shoulders, the legs. park eunbin is acting with her whole body, like you can TELL she studied autism to portray it respectfully and accurately.
i was concerned about how this show would portray autism but i'm so glad to know that all my concerns disappeared and i can completely trust this drama to make an accurate and educated representation of autism, for real i have so many things to say about this show but i will save them for a review later.
i just want to say that if you're hesitant to start this show, THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO DO IT NOW. i promise you will not be disappointed.
my only complaint is with the acting of some of the extended cast, particularly ki dohoon. I watched him before in 'scripting your destiny' and i thought he was a good rookie/new actor, but here he's so stiff but like way too stiff imo, even if his character is supposed to be emotionless. but other than that, the drama is a pretty light and fun watch, idky everyone is so negative these days lol.
So this isn't really a stereotype created only to show powerful women are psychopaths (I agree that this is incredibly sexist and portrays very well how SK views powerful women), but it also exists and is very common to see male leads with this type of attitudes, whether it is worse or not as bad.
Actually, it doesn't even have to be a powerful (as in, CEO) male lead, Do Baeman in Military Prosecutor was like this too, to some extent, and even kept leaking the shoes of a man who he knew had raped/aided the rape of a woman, all for his own benefit. Then the strong woman with good morals and principles comes into the picture and shows him the right path, which he takes by himself and he is redeemed. I personally didn't think he would be redeemable after that, but he actually had a really good character development and got well redeemed.
Again, I agree with everything, or most of what you said (I also wrote a review with similar points), but it also makes me wonder if this type of female character irk us more because we are women and naturally don't like to see women portrayed in a bad light? I love to see powerful, independent female characters, but obviously Oh Soojae is beyond that. Still, I hope she gets a good redemption arc beyond the kind male lead leading her through the right path, something more like she realizing it on her own and seeking redemption.
I will also keep watching it for the leads, I love both main leads and Bae Inhyuk, so if I could get through You Are My Spring for Seo Hyunjin, I can get through Why Her. Hope we can enjoy this drama despite all the things that annoy us about it!