Toot

I know. It's just one thing though. There are many other elements that are presenting Hong Jo in a particular light, that I see as making her appear unequal to the ML.

Thanks for "cleaning" that up 😁
But, I would still argue the styling of Bo Ah (white dress, cleansing before casting spells etc.) And the repeated admonitions that she has NEVER dated, are firmly implying that she is virginal/innocent/pure... That and the 'damsel in distress needing to be rescued', scenes. I think the subtitles might be, albeit accidentally, pretty accuate.

Regarding the secondary romance between the workplace couple: Gong Seo-Gu asked for Ma Eun Young's consent, before hugging her. THIS is a freaking miracle for K-dramaland! But her immediate response is to mock him for essentially being unmanly. This is WRONG! The sexiest thing a lover can do is show respect and care for you.

This was such a golden opportunity to show the audience how consent is done, in a really natural way. But they burned it. I actually yelled at the TV, it made me so furious!

If I'm honest I'm finding the entire show is slightly off when it comes to gender stereotypes. The repeatedly implied 'virginal' and 'pure' is just really irksome. The ML and FL do not come across as equal in the contemporary time setting. Hong Jo is endlessly, the virginal damsel in distress, in need of saving by the heroic ML 🤮. The ancient timeline shows glimmers of Aeng Cho as being stronger, more knowlegeable and less oppressed, than her modern counterpart, so I am holding on in hope that they somehow meld into one strong, assertive, contemporary FL

I have just caught up on ep 9 and 10. I am admittedly enjoying this. BoAh and Rowoon are finally starting to show the chemistry I always believed they were capable of. And they're just so beautiful I can't look away.
But I have a massive gripe that I have to get off my chest.

I would watch the heck out of an action/thriller drama, if this man were in it...and basically anything else.

Excruciating aegyo warning: Ep 15 approx 30 min mark.

Ooooooooohhhhhh! Thankyou for posting!

I find the cutesy, childish behaviour frustrating too, but I think it's pretty typical SK 'aegyo', so not really a trope per se.

I think it's also meant to be 'aegyo'.

Thanks for sharing I was going to wait until my local multicultural channel (another station called SBS) screened it...

Any chance you can post links to the BTS?

I still think it's flirty. He flirts with his male colleagues. It's just not with any expectation...

I think many of us are right there with you. Banter, cheekiness, teasing; and always from an expectation that she can match him, whatever he dishes out. So refreshing!
Unfortunately, I think the rarity is in them being characterised as equals.

What?! Really?
This is the 2nd time today I've heard of a Kdrama Cdrama comparison that is just ridiculous (the other being Meet Yourself and Hometown Ccc...) Again I'm baffled: What perspective are people carrying, to view things in this way?!

Also
- be "extremely good looking" yourself.
Still, I'm enjoying it

It's made me go looking for it btw 😁

It's a slower moving show than HTCCC but it is entirely satisfying. I envy you watching it for the first time ❤️

Do you mean the Greek thriller "Act Like You're Asleep", or the Chinese drama "MeerYourself"? ;D 😉

Highly recommend Meet Yourself! It is ABSOLUTELY worth watching.

Agree, stolen phone vs lost stiletto shoe - where is the similarity!? And yeah, the opening logos... nope.