You and I share the same sentiment and final rating. Not even their chemistry and acting managed to save DAYS.…
I honestly don't understand what makes anyone even think this drama deserves anything more than 7.5, and that's giving it A LOT considering how lazy it was. The happy ending was the least they could've given us after going through the bore that all eps were, but even the ending feels like a waste because it just circled everything back to the point that none of the actions of the mains were needed at all because they would end up together anyway.
They built (or tried to) so much curiousity and anticipation to the decision of choosing the world or choosing your loved one that eventually the sacrifice Myulmang did and Dongkyung's illness were completely disregarded. Like, the initial deal was that she was going to die either way, it was only whether she would experience pain or not while waiting for her death. So Myulmang dying to save her wasn't part of the contract as far as I understood, but even if it was, the fact that he came back just fine and the Deity was like "you know what? Just go back and be happy with your girlfriend! I needed to see you guys struggling and fearing each other's sudden disappearance to make sure you deserved each other :) " makes the drama feel like nothing in the story was ever needed at all and they were just the Deity's toys, lol.
I skipped most of it after ep 30 something and fast paced the entire drama after it. This should've had less than 30 eps and not make it so awfully painful to watch. The romance for Meizuo and Ximen were beyond the most boring thing in the world, literally skipped all of it after realizing how annoying and dull it was. The chemistry between the leads and even their relationship were the only good things in the drama, even though they started off pretty toxic and ab*sive even. The ratings are way too high for this.
Every kdrama is focused on a straight couple except a handful of BLs that are having attention now, why would you be scared of a rare drama being potentially focused on gay male leads?
1. From the nun's account - Ji Yong ISN'T the child of another man ( she said it to the old chairman out of spite)…
Hi-soo literally had a miscarriage when she found out the type of man he was, she also found out he supported illegal fights and coordinated a murder, I don't think any amount of love they apparently had in the previous 6 years would compensate her husband being a psycho.
Oh for the love of god please someone cut this red string of fate. So frustrating. I hate the fact the I'm feeling…
Same here! Dam and Woo-yeo have such a great chemistry and healthy relationship so it's useless to root for them with other people, but Seon-woo is so cute and lovely and literally changed entirely for her, so it's hard not to fall for him :(
I binge watched this overnight last night and couldn't stop because it's honestly so good. It's so sad the ratings are the lowest ever because it does have quite an interesting story. Most of the actors are unprepared, that is true, but it's the first time of many of them and they're doing a pretty decent job for the type of roles they have. I'm loving it tbh.
I liked what everyone hated: the fact that they kept it very faithful to the original ver. It wasn't that interesting and the Chinese ver. is certainly better, but I enjoyed the remake enough. Yohan is still learning to act, so it's funny that they gave him a main lead right away. Still, it's a cute story to watch on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
It's the way everyone knew since the very first ep that Myunghee would be gone and Heetae would be left alone exactly like it was portrayed, YET we still kept watching till the end... Masochism. I don't know what broke me the most but I know I had been crying since the second half of ep 9.
When older Heetae took off his watch and his scars showed, when he tried to drown himself... Wow. I don't think there are many dramas that portray failed suicide attempts in such a subtle, respectful and realistic way without romanticizing it.
I projected a lot on this show since my country has been in protests similar to Gwangju Uprisings, although ti a lower extent. But still, police and military abuse is shown. So seeing Sooryeon being so eager to help even though she knew that her individual actions wouldn't change much... It's so inspiring. When she said "even though we can't change what's happening, there are things that we can do." Those small actions save lives. Even if they don't change the future or the current situation, there still will be at least one life saved. And that will make it worth it.
When Soochan said he felt ashamed that he was released because of connections, that he felt comfortable in his cozy and warm bed while he didn't even know if the people arrested with him were alive or not and that made him take the decision on his hands and serve and help the wounded... I'm so glad both of them survived.
Towards the end when Heetae sees the posters attributing the protests to North spies... I can't imagine how much things like that hurt the people that suffered through the protests, those who lost loved ones in the hands of their own army.
Also, when Myungsoo's immediate reaction to seeing soldiers hurting their own people was, "the North has invaded us" and wondering, "why would our own army hurt our people?" Such a realistic way of showing how the government turns against all logic and harms their own people they sore to protect.
This was such an incredibly beautiful story, and it had the perfect length to finish it in an amazing way without including unnecessary or filler scenes.
They approached so many sides of the Uprising, so many victims in their own jobs/labors/activities, so many people helping each other to believe in a better future.
"In the face of the storm, the only thing we could do was hold each other's hands so that we won't lose each other."
First of all, his name is Hobeom, not Hebeom. He mentioned multiple times, both to Chaerok and to his father that…
The explanation that the previous comment said is true, though, it's based on what the characters said and explained. The team dissolved because the coach went to jail, it is true that Hobeom could've joined another team just like Chaerok's friend did (don't remember his name), but he had his own economical issues and was abused so he was crushed apparently, deciding to quit soccer completely since this affected him more more it may have done to others.
Chaerok's dad hit the students and Chaerok hated him at the beginning, eventually deciding to forgive him, the dad apologized to Hobeom and the other kid and they forgave him too. I don't really see how that part is a plot hole.
My only complain actually is that if the father was convicted for abusing student athletes, then he wouldn't be able to coach or even be close to students anymore, or that's how it should have been. But oh well, it's not that important to the rest of the story so I just ignore it.
I left this comment below on someone's reply but I want to post it here too.
The flow of the show feels messy but I'm still interested (mostly because it's In Guk obviously). But I feel confused most of the time watching the show, I don't understand the actions of the leads in many occasions, their dialogues sometimes feel misplaced and there's a lot we don't know about the nature of Myul Mang and the deity. I read below that the deity may have 'reset' their relationship before already and it would actually make a lot of sense, and I hope it's actually like that. I think Myul Mang is a really interesting and complex character, but I doubt the writers will explode the potential of the show. It kind of feels like it will get boring or weird after ep 10 or so, especially because the romance feels rushed even though the story is advancing slowly? I don't really know how that works but that's how it feels...
As for the second leads, I find their relationships and connections very shallow and highly boring, imo. Like, Ji Na and Lee Hyun Gyu were each other's high school crush but it never progressed past it, not even a kiss, yet she resents him even in her late 20s/early 30s? It's just very immature and I don't see how that would be anything realistic. Also, the team leader saw a woman and thought she was pitiful so he kissed her, later found out this woman is his younger brother's first love in high school and still wants to push forward and fall in love with her/make her fall for him? It's so messy... I also don't like how he's around her, it feels like he ridicules her or dismisses her feelings. When he touched her face and asked if that made her heart flutter, the way he keeps telling her she's hung up on a dumb high school crush (which is true, but he has no right to say so), when he noticed his umbrella and was sarcastic on the "looks like you use your stuff for a long while"... It feels intrusive and arrogant. I like his relationship with Dong Kyung but not with Ji Na.
Anyway, it's not like I don't like this show but I'm just a little disappointed because I was looking forward to In Guk's comeback drama a lot but it's kind of underwhelming. I'm sure he chose this one because the story sounded promising and new, but I feel like the writers aren't handling it in the best way possible. As for Bo Young, I don't know if she's having a good rush in her dramas lately because Abyss was a whole mess too, I couldn't even finish it. I feel like they're both too good for this.
For the car, I really dont know why he would choose to use it. I guess to feel somehow alive. He once said he’s…
I agree that MM's appearance changes naturally, however, it wasn't introduced only on ep 6. The deity mentioned it before, ep 1 or 2, that she was the first human to recognize him.
I have a lot of thoughts about Myeol Mang. I think he's a very complex character who I still don't fully understand.…
I agree a lot with your comment. The flow of the show feels messy but I'm still interested (also because it's Inguk obviously). But I feel confused most of the time watching the show, I don't understand the actions of the leads in many occasions, their dialogues sometimes feel misplaced and there's a lot we don't know about the nature of Myul Mang and the deity. I read above that the deity may have 'reset' their relationship before already and it would actually make a lot of sense, and I hope it's actually like that. I think Myul Mang is a really interesting and complex character, but I doubt the writers will explode the potential of the show. It kind of feels like it will get boring or weird after ep 10 or so, especially because the romance feels rushed even though the story is advancing slowly? I don't really know how that works but that's how it feels...
As for the second leads, I find their relationships and connections very shallow and highly boring, imo. Like, Ji Na and Lee Hyun were each other's high school crush but it never progressed past it, not even a kiss, yet she resents him even in her late 20s/early 30s? It's just very immature and I don't see how that would be anything realistic. Also, the team leader saw a woman and thought she was pitiful so he kissed her, later found out this woman was his younger brother's first love in high school and still wants to push forward and fall in love with her/make her fall for him? It's so messy... I also don't like how he's around her, it feels like he ridicules her or dismisses her feelings. When he touched her face and asked if that made her heart flutter, the way he keeps telling her she's hung up on a dumb high school crush (which is true, but he has no right to say so), when he noticed his umbrella and was sarcastic on the "looks like you use your stuff for a long while"... It feels intrusive and arrogant. I like his relationship with Dong Kyung but not with Ji Na.
Anyway, it's not like I don't like this show but I'm just a little disappointed because I was looking forward to In Guk's comeback drama a lot but it's kind of underwhelming. I'm sure he chose this one because the story sounded promising and new, but I feel like the writers aren't handling it in the best way possible.
They built (or tried to) so much curiousity and anticipation to the decision of choosing the world or choosing your loved one that eventually the sacrifice Myulmang did and Dongkyung's illness were completely disregarded. Like, the initial deal was that she was going to die either way, it was only whether she would experience pain or not while waiting for her death. So Myulmang dying to save her wasn't part of the contract as far as I understood, but even if it was, the fact that he came back just fine and the Deity was like "you know what? Just go back and be happy with your girlfriend! I needed to see you guys struggling and fearing each other's sudden disappearance to make sure you deserved each other :) " makes the drama feel like nothing in the story was ever needed at all and they were just the Deity's toys, lol.
Honestly such a waste of everything.
When older Heetae took off his watch and his scars showed, when he tried to drown himself... Wow. I don't think there are many dramas that portray failed suicide attempts in such a subtle, respectful and realistic way without romanticizing it.
I projected a lot on this show since my country has been in protests similar to Gwangju Uprisings, although ti a lower extent. But still, police and military abuse is shown. So seeing Sooryeon being so eager to help even though she knew that her individual actions wouldn't change much... It's so inspiring. When she said "even though we can't change what's happening, there are things that we can do." Those small actions save lives. Even if they don't change the future or the current situation, there still will be at least one life saved. And that will make it worth it.
When Soochan said he felt ashamed that he was released because of connections, that he felt comfortable in his cozy and warm bed while he didn't even know if the people arrested with him were alive or not and that made him take the decision on his hands and serve and help the wounded... I'm so glad both of them survived.
Towards the end when Heetae sees the posters attributing the protests to North spies... I can't imagine how much things like that hurt the people that suffered through the protests, those who lost loved ones in the hands of their own army.
Also, when Myungsoo's immediate reaction to seeing soldiers hurting their own people was, "the North has invaded us" and wondering, "why would our own army hurt our people?" Such a realistic way of showing how the government turns against all logic and harms their own people they sore to protect.
This was such an incredibly beautiful story, and it had the perfect length to finish it in an amazing way without including unnecessary or filler scenes.
They approached so many sides of the Uprising, so many victims in their own jobs/labors/activities, so many people helping each other to believe in a better future.
"In the face of the storm, the only thing we could do was hold each other's hands so that we won't lose each other."
I really cried my eyes out to this.
Chaerok's dad hit the students and Chaerok hated him at the beginning, eventually deciding to forgive him, the dad apologized to Hobeom and the other kid and they forgave him too. I don't really see how that part is a plot hole.
My only complain actually is that if the father was convicted for abusing student athletes, then he wouldn't be able to coach or even be close to students anymore, or that's how it should have been. But oh well, it's not that important to the rest of the story so I just ignore it.
The flow of the show feels messy but I'm still interested (mostly because it's In Guk obviously). But I feel confused most of the time watching the show, I don't understand the actions of the leads in many occasions, their dialogues sometimes feel misplaced and there's a lot we don't know about the nature of Myul Mang and the deity. I read below that the deity may have 'reset' their relationship before already and it would actually make a lot of sense, and I hope it's actually like that. I think Myul Mang is a really interesting and complex character, but I doubt the writers will explode the potential of the show. It kind of feels like it will get boring or weird after ep 10 or so, especially because the romance feels rushed even though the story is advancing slowly? I don't really know how that works but that's how it feels...
As for the second leads, I find their relationships and connections very shallow and highly boring, imo. Like, Ji Na and Lee Hyun Gyu were each other's high school crush but it never progressed past it, not even a kiss, yet she resents him even in her late 20s/early 30s? It's just very immature and I don't see how that would be anything realistic. Also, the team leader saw a woman and thought she was pitiful so he kissed her, later found out this woman is his younger brother's first love in high school and still wants to push forward and fall in love with her/make her fall for him? It's so messy... I also don't like how he's around her, it feels like he ridicules her or dismisses her feelings. When he touched her face and asked if that made her heart flutter, the way he keeps telling her she's hung up on a dumb high school crush (which is true, but he has no right to say so), when he noticed his umbrella and was sarcastic on the "looks like you use your stuff for a long while"... It feels intrusive and arrogant. I like his relationship with Dong Kyung but not with Ji Na.
Anyway, it's not like I don't like this show but I'm just a little disappointed because I was looking forward to In Guk's comeback drama a lot but it's kind of underwhelming. I'm sure he chose this one because the story sounded promising and new, but I feel like the writers aren't handling it in the best way possible. As for Bo Young, I don't know if she's having a good rush in her dramas lately because Abyss was a whole mess too, I couldn't even finish it. I feel like they're both too good for this.
As for the second leads, I find their relationships and connections very shallow and highly boring, imo. Like, Ji Na and Lee Hyun were each other's high school crush but it never progressed past it, not even a kiss, yet she resents him even in her late 20s/early 30s? It's just very immature and I don't see how that would be anything realistic. Also, the team leader saw a woman and thought she was pitiful so he kissed her, later found out this woman was his younger brother's first love in high school and still wants to push forward and fall in love with her/make her fall for him? It's so messy... I also don't like how he's around her, it feels like he ridicules her or dismisses her feelings. When he touched her face and asked if that made her heart flutter, the way he keeps telling her she's hung up on a dumb high school crush (which is true, but he has no right to say so), when he noticed his umbrella and was sarcastic on the "looks like you use your stuff for a long while"... It feels intrusive and arrogant. I like his relationship with Dong Kyung but not with Ji Na.
Anyway, it's not like I don't like this show but I'm just a little disappointed because I was looking forward to In Guk's comeback drama a lot but it's kind of underwhelming. I'm sure he chose this one because the story sounded promising and new, but I feel like the writers aren't handling it in the best way possible.