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Yup, I have the feeling that most of the students are quite spoiled. I have always felt Hosu dorm is the home of the political elite and wealthy South Koreans.

The writer missed the opportunity to hammer this fact home and give the hostage situation more political meaning.

As I've said before 70 hostages literally has no purpose. It makes it harder for the other character to stand out, and makes the plot heavier to move. Here is hoping they cut down the number of hostages to just RM 207, and we see cleaner writing moving forward.

yes!

Didn't they both appear in Skycastle? Probably wanted to work with people she's worked with before.

But yeah, both are being underused, given their acting prowess.

I believe it's because deploying those two would overshadow Jisoo, and Jisoo's character is already in a disadvantageous position due to how she is written.

I've seen this done in other Kdrama, it's nothing new. Kdrama for the most part are obsessed with having their FL and ML dominate their dramas screen time and plot. In many ways, western dramas are better at splitting the cake.

Domestic Jisoo is queen.

I have no problem with painting the leads with a grey brush.

I just wish they had made the path more palatable and riddled with less ethical landmines, given that Snowdrop is touted as melodramatic romance, with a historical backdrop.

I also dabble a bit in politics myself, especially US politics. And your right in that the Trump and Biden are both like oversized children.

From my perspective, Snowdrops depiction of a political arc is drawn crudely on what two opposing forms may take. It's been distilled on human emotion rather than political machination.

But maybe because I've seen my fair share of brilliant political movies/shows that my standards are higher for a political Kdrama, and I expected more.

I actually feel that when I just look at Snowdrop as an average drama and don't expect anything from it, that it is more engaging. By expecting good writing and a plot that makes sense, I end up just disappointing myself and thus affects me enjoyment.

Also snowdrop is touted as political satire. And I have an issue when writer misuse the word political satire, and I feel Snowdrop misses this point.

Getting romantic sympathy for forced oppression is a slippery slope.

Just because you were tricked or forced to do wrong deeds doesn't make you innocent. To say otherwise opens up Pandora's box where almost all wrong doings can be defended and symphatize with.

He is a gem.

It's unfortunate his character is taking a nose dive tho development wise.

Jung hae in and Jisoo actually have good visuals together, maybe they will date.

Actually, quite the contrary, I think boon ok is one of the few who actually understands the gravity of the situation.

boon Oks acting really properly conveys how she is feeling how her life is already hard enough, and now she has all these things happening to her.

All the other hostages including young ro seemore interested in career,love and other trivial things.

I say just power through.

As the run times are so long, I rarely finish each episode in one sitting.

Interesting that you think the political aspect is it's strength. I actually find it one of the weaker aspects of the drama.

Less hostages, more character growth, and higher stakes.

Otherwise the dorm scenes will drag.

Don't worry. I plan to write an unbiased review.

It's 10 days to keep hostage alive. That's a life time 8n kdrama. At least 3 more dorm episodes I feel.

I suspect both of them or one of them will fake their deaths. Most likely sooho and start a new life in another country.

Young ro maybe after school will graduate and study abroad. And guess who she runs into...

But you know it will :)

I haven't done near as much research on Blackpink as I should, but I am slowly understanding the group. BTS is another interesting Kpop to study, they way they splashed into mainstream is equally interesting.

But BTS has too many members, and I get lost. At least Blackpink only has four members and they all look distinct.

Yes, I know Lisa is known for her dances, but I never got the impression that she's one of the better singers.

I hope Lisa doesn't pursue a solo career, the dynamic of the group is quite good.

To be fair, I am sure most of Lisa's fan are men. Most of her meme's online are because of her body, and not her talent.

But female fans would prefer Jisoo IMO. And in South Korea, it's not even a contest.

I am learning more and more about Blackpink, and what they have accomplishes is impressive.

Just recently got into Blackpink. I am not a Kpop fan, but their documentary on Netflix is interesting.

Jisoo is not the best dancer, that would be Lisa. But she's definitely the best singer, up there with Rose.

Jisoo is from blackpink and an amazing singer.

I don't believe she has a lisp...

Still in dorm. Possibly 2 EPs more.