There are echoes of Secret Garden in this drama in that both main characters will undergo angst and tests where either one will have to give up their lives for the other. The clever banter and push-and-pull situation between Goblin & Eun Tak is similar to that of Gil Ra-Im and Kim Joo-Won. Even the second couple, Grim Reaper and Kim Sun aka "Sunny" are similar in their situation with Oska & Yuen Seol's story in that they have a past relationship that ended badly but both still pining for each other. Therefore, my prediction is the ending for this drama will follow a similar trend:- our main characters will end up together but with some differences, eg: Goblin and Eun Tak lose all their memories together, Goblin become a mortal man but ten years later, Eun Tak meets Goblin in a business meeting in Canada (hence the brief future Goblin saw) where Goblin/Kim Shin is the president Eun Tak was waiting for in the cafe; Grim Reaper and Sunny end up together but with some consequences as well. Or if the writer wish to follow a comedic trend, then Eun Tak was meeting a business associate while Kim Shin at home taking care of their kids (house-husband)...which will be hilarious. So, no matter how you look at it, it will be a good ending. Kim Eun Sook (the writer)'s 'mold' when it comes to drama is pretty standard.
Whether she ends up with Yuwen Yung or Gao Changgong no longer matters coz this drama is one big piece of disappointment! The story is very simple and straightforward but lots of delaying tactics and repetitive recollection were used. At some point, you simply get bored watching the female lead trying to escape again and again and again. Not worth your time. Period.
Ep 7 and what I've feared is coming true......the repetitive use of 'delaying tactics' in the drama! Lots of repetitive scenes and although I enjoyed the banter between the characters in this drama, it is now used excessively that it's fast becoming old. The story needs to move forward now or it's going to start to head downhill. You can only fill a drama with so much fluff and get away with it before being caught by perceptive and experienced viewers! In Ep. 7, there were a few disjointed scenes too; thanks to poor editing. Seriously, people, the story needs to take precedence now before all the repetitions and commercial tactics (ending every episode with cliffhangers only for the beginning of next episode to dampen and move to the use of banter and repetitive recollection of past scenes) gets old and you start to lose audience! I would rather have a solid excellent 10-12 episodes' drama than one that uses lots of delaying tactics just so you get 16 episodes out of a rather straightforward storyline!
Definitely popularity vote! I think this should be re-named "Most Popular KDrama/Movie of 2016" instead of "Best of Korea 2016". Best indicates quality while popularity is not necessarily reflective of quality. Hence, the title of this post is misleading. There are a number of really good dramas and movies that are not in the list but because they are not popular, they didn't make it into this list. Personally, I think of dramas like Scarlet Heart Ryeo as total fluff. It is a drama made for fans, not for judgment of quality. Descendants of the Sun is okay but not THAT good to be taking top spot in most of the categories. W-Two Worlds started out promising but fell flat half-way through. We have Goblin that has just started in Dec this year and so far raking high ratings. It looks promising but I can already see signs of the story dragging out its storyline to make it into 16 episodes. I am crossing my fingers. Really hope Gong Yoo made a wise decision to act in Goblin. Let's hope it won't turn into another W-Two World case - great start but the writer ran out of good idea halfway through and the drama lost its initial impact towards the end. Takes a brilliant writer and exceptional storyline with great pacing, directing and acting to create the 'best' of dramas. In other words, all the elements MUST come together brilliantly for a quality product. Idol power can only do so much when the drama is placed under professional scrutiny! I suggest you re-name all the polling posts to better reflect what they are:- popularity votes.
Ahn Jaehyun? Seriously?! Amongst the young ones, he can act okay but he's not THAT good. He must have really good and powerful connections in the industry to receive excellence award when he's only mediocre. And Cinderella & Four Knights is a fan service kind of drama and should not be taken seriously.
sensing a bickering sort of bromance happening between gong yoo & dong wook. i'm looking forward to that. i hope the rest of the drama holds up to the expectations created by the first episode. questions arising from Ep. 1:
1) who is the old lady? another grim reaper?
2) if Eun Tak is the goblin's bride, then why can't she see the sword?
3) who is Eun Tak's father? why is her mother a single parent?
4) who ran down Eun Tak's mom (the first time around)? a bit weird for a car accident to happen in the middle of nowhere. it certainly looked like she was there (looked like a playground of some sort) alone to meet with someone but got ran down instead. so maybe there's a little mystery there re. Eun Tak's father or at least something Eun Tak's mom never told her?
5) what happened to the insurance $ Eun Tak's mom left for her?
I hope the drama will appropriately explain all these in time.
This is fast turning into a disappointment! Simple story but long-winded and repetitive (coz they ran out of story to tell!). Watch with finger firmly on the fast forward button.
Princess Wei Young is an interesting drama so far...and I've been watching it daily since it started airing. Tonight, it's ep. 27 & 28.The plots so far makes for an addictive watch and although I know the history associated to this character and thus what happens next, it is still interesting to watch the creative direction of this drama. Wei Young is depicted as a smart, intelligent, patient, loyal and understanding person who also has a strong sense of justice. I enjoy seeing how the evil ones fall into their own traps out of their own greed and fear and all Wei Young had to do was to just be herself! That is some high level 'manipulation', if you ask me! The romance is developing well so far. This drama does not come across long-winded as it has many plots running at the same time and you just want to keep watching the next episode after another! As opposed to the other princess drama I'm watching at the moment (Princess Langling) which has a simple plot line and is quite long-winded (and repetitive! meaning, finger on the fast forward button all the time!), Princess Wei Young is definitely the better drama of the two!
It has the potential to be something good but before it reaches the climax, it fell flat and became mediocre instead. It is as if the director and writer dared not reach higher and settled for just an acceptable offering. Too bad!
I'm still not as impressed with this compared to the original chinese version (BBJX). I know it's a…
Oh, Kiao you've missed out not watching BBJX! Palace: locked heart was good but BBJX will bring it to the next level of good. Trust me, it may be 30+ episodes, but you won't feel the episodes go! Once you start, you are hooked in! It's a perfect marathon drama despite the many episodes.
1) who is the old lady? another grim reaper?
2) if Eun Tak is the goblin's bride, then why can't she see the sword?
3) who is Eun Tak's father? why is her mother a single parent?
4) who ran down Eun Tak's mom (the first time around)? a bit weird for a car accident to happen in the middle of nowhere. it certainly looked like she was there (looked like a playground of some sort) alone to meet with someone but got ran down instead. so maybe there's a little mystery there re. Eun Tak's father or at least something Eun Tak's mom never told her?
5) what happened to the insurance $ Eun Tak's mom left for her?
I hope the drama will appropriately explain all these in time.