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it's because netflix is just another moneygrubbing corporation who own IP rights for all the well made shows and rarely give shares after their successes except for massive successes like Squid Game that Netflix depends on, and after the director publicly complained about it. All they do is throw money at production companies to make them a show and whether it is a major success or not, it doesn't matter because best case scenario they just get renewed and hired for a next season, which isn't impressive if you see what type of shows are getting repeated. then it's a rinse and repeat cycle. after the producers get the bag, what's their incentive to put all their heart and soul into a project if they will end up getting shafted once it succeeds? they will get the same reward for putting in minimal effort compared to a lot of effort. That's why shows like kingdom isn't getting a season 3. the foreign production companies have long caught on and are halfassing everything, constantly churning out dramas referencing webtoons and mangas which are basically half made films. koreans are smart. if netflix and hollywood use mass production formulas to hire their talents, then they will create films using mass production methods with some flair like the cool editing or visuals to distract the average viewer from its rotten core. the only people who suffer from all of this is the audience. kdramas in the past didn't have the best production but the writing was a tier above the garbage we get today.

We can agree to disagree.

I think this is just your problem. The pacing was good. too many recent shows have been very fast paced and and extremely simple to appease for gen z and gen alpha's goldfish attention spans, but the well made shows take their time to explore and introduce every detail of the story to incorporate more nuance and complexity. The show also uses the atmospheric wide-shots frequently to juxtapose the idyllic periods with the zombified ones and to establish themes with color. Maybe you should watch All Of Us are Dead, Happiness, Duty After School, and shows like those if the pacing was an issue for you because they exist and they are a dime a dozen.
I agree with you about the movie though and it should have never been made.

You're so right.
The nerdy hacker sidekick was actually useless? Who would have guessed!? 😱

Wdym? Mr. babyface can't have a good time?🤣🤣
jkjk, but nah, I didn't have expectations for him to not have sex. I think it's fine because he's an adult.
It was just sooo abrupt and weird. Like BOOM! In your face kind of moment and I was like what was the point of that? Apparently, the first thing you do after finding out that the guy you killed was a serial killer is beat your meat at home?

I think that's what people mean when they say it's unnecessary. that it felt forced and unnatural. Given the proper context of when they inserted the scene I think it was in a very awkward spot to place.

Man, the lack of consistency of this drama, especially with Minwoo's character, is so unnerving.
First we're told that he dislikes Young-woo for her apparent "connections." Then, we're told that he was actually envious of her genius all along!
Okay so, how the hell does that pardon him from spreading office rumors, sending courtroom files falsely in her name which can potentially get her fired and blacklisted in the industry, and pretending like Youngwoo was getting special treatment for her autism when she was clearly more capable than everyone in the room?! And then, get this, the real kick out of it is that rather than calling out his toxic crab mentality, the writer justifies and acknowledges his messed up beliefs by saying instead of acting "smart" he should just be an idiot or a "babo." In other words: It is understandable for Minwoo to act this way since Youngwoo is better than him in every fashion; he needs to use underhanded schemes or dishonorable methods to stay within the herd. This is the most logical path for success, but sometimes he should just be an idiot and do the right thing...

Like what??? Joining a law firm isn't the same as joining one-on-one competitions, that's why you are part of a team for a reason... Such things like win-win situations arise in real life. What is this nonsense? Are interns in Korea engaging in Squid Games or something? Did the writer never have a job in her life? It's not as if the law firm said it would hire only 1 out of the 3 interns or something. Why does he need to step on his coworkers to get ahead? Furthermore, if he's already in a top law firm, why the hell does he need to get into Taesan? His family situation, money situation, or his apparent "political ambitions" are never portrayed properly so I really have no idea what Taesan would provide more than Hanbada. And finally, until episode 16, we never see Minwoo respecting or acknowledging Youngwoo in any way, so why was he redeemed in episode 14? Did I miss something important?

I agree with what your analysis of the scene, but I disagree that they "really needed that breakup" in the way that it happened.

Prior to Episode 13, Attorney Woo has been vocal and overtly transparent about her problems; this, although, may have caused uncomfortable situations, also remedied a lot of the misunderstandings and problems. In other words, even with autism, Woo was ironically able to communicate her feelings and thoughts better than anyone else on the show. Furthermore, Jun Ho was able to interpret and understand her in most situations, and was patient enough to try to comprehend what Woo was saying when he couldn't. Yet, just to have this "conflict," the writer seemingly has forgotten the values and traits that she has given her characters from her previous episodes and turned them into angsty teenagers unable to communicate properly, just to convey the banality that an unwillingness/inability to communicate destroys relationships (via Attorney Jung's marriage). Not to mention Kwon Min Woo's antagonistic role just went down the drain for no apparent reason except to give the side characters some romantic closure with another banal justification as a cherry on top (yeah, Min Woo is not a bad guy; he just comes from a poor family so it's completely justifiable for or understandable of him to try and sabotage his coworker or have prejudicial beliefs... *eye roll*). All in all, ep 13-14 was a complete disaster in terms of the drama's consistency.

The later episodes are becoming inferior and lazy in quality. I felt it is becoming more of a circlejerk for the writer's own biased views. I sincerely hope at least the last two episodes won't make the same mistakes.