Oh gees. I'm mad. I have not seen this level of betrayal since Prince Hans in Frozen. Man betraying the FL has…
True. But I love that this show does not go where you think it's going. Very unique.
Also, when you think about it, it was inevitably going to turn out that way. He was using his charm to con her. I'm still on the fence as to whether he really loved her as much as she loved him.
Hotel Del Luna was the very first K-drama I ever watched. I didn't know any K-drama tropes. I wasn't familiar with Korean culture. It was all new to me. I've watched many K-dramas since, and I just started rewatching Hotel Del Luna. It still holds up!
The plot is VERY unique compared to all the other modern day fantasy K-dramas I've watched (like My Demon, Doom at your Service, Destined for You, etc. etc.). There are no tropes in Hotel Del Luna. You'd lose if playing a K-drama BINGO card. Every episode is bitter sweet, and I love it.
Synopsis is so wrong it actually annoys me greatly. If you didn't read the synopsis you wouldn't know that Seong…
I thought Seong Jun worked for Wonderland as some sort of AI concierge, since he could talk to the live Wonderland people and he didn't seem to belong in Bai Li's Wonderland scenario. She never knew who he was, and she never had flashbacks to him.
And it seems like the rules for Wonderland were, "You have to be dead before we start you up in Wonderland." EXCEPT when the writer wanted to have a different plot, and then we can do it if your boyfriend is in a coma.
From the synopsis above: "Meanwhile, a man in his 40s is deeply affected by the loss of his beloved wife, Bai Li. Struggling to cope with his grief, He seeks solace in Wonderland. There, he requests a reunion with her, hoping to see her again once more and find peace. "
What the? She didn't even know who he was. She never had flashbacks to him. Every time she met him, he was a stranger to her. And he could talk to the live AI folks. I thought he worked for Wonderland as an AI concierge to make sure new recruits transitioned to their Wonderland environment successfully. Was he dead or wasn't he? He'd have to already be dead for him to be there, right? And he's not supposed to know he's dead if he's there, so how is he talking to the live AI folks? AHHHHHHHH! Makes no sense.
This movie was disjointed and didn't make sense. The "rules" for Wonderland seemed to change depending on how the writer wanted to write the plot. I get that people who were dying could sign up to live in Wonderland and FaceTime with their live family. Those were the rules as explained to patients. BUT, a comatose person could be signed up WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. That seemed like a special dispensation just because the writer needed it for their second plot. It also seemed like a tacked on line when the Wonderland people were talking to Father who was dying. He kept asking for special cases, and they kept saying no, you have to be dead. Oh, yeah, or comatose, because otherwise the other plot line doesn't work.
1890's? I'm getting a Bridgerton vibe off this, because everyone looks like they belong in a different century or decade. Rich Mom looks like a rich housewife from 1980. Rich sister looks like a 1930's siren. Li Lan and Amah with her short purple hair look like they're going shopping today. Heavenly guy looks like a teen idol. And eyebrow guy looks like he's cosplaying the 1920's.
The FL was the healthiest, most beautiful person I've ever seen. It was very hard for me to believe she had been sick all her life and only had 6 months left to live. The ML at least looked grey, but according to his glamour shot, he always looks grey, so at least they cast him right. Those bangs in his eyes, though. Ugh.
I cried through the whole movie, but honestly, it was not a good movie. Everything happened exactly as expected. The FL had some undisclosed terminal disease with no apparent physical manifestations, except occasionally she says, "It hurts." Her skin and hair are glowing. She can walk around just fine, even though they never let her leave the hospital. The ML has cancer with a giant tumor on his heart, and apparently can still walk around like nothing happened, except when he suddenly has a heart attack type of thing.
And nothing happens. They never kiss. They never say "I love you" to each other. I keep downgrading my rating for this movie.
Also, when you think about it, it was inevitably going to turn out that way. He was using his charm to con her. I'm still on the fence as to whether he really loved her as much as she loved him.
The plot is VERY unique compared to all the other modern day fantasy K-dramas I've watched (like My Demon, Doom at your Service, Destined for You, etc. etc.). There are no tropes in Hotel Del Luna. You'd lose if playing a K-drama BINGO card. Every episode is bitter sweet, and I love it.
And it seems like the rules for Wonderland were, "You have to be dead before we start you up in Wonderland." EXCEPT when the writer wanted to have a different plot, and then we can do it if your boyfriend is in a coma.
What the? She didn't even know who he was. She never had flashbacks to him. Every time she met him, he was a stranger to her. And he could talk to the live AI folks. I thought he worked for Wonderland as an AI concierge to make sure new recruits transitioned to their Wonderland environment successfully. Was he dead or wasn't he? He'd have to already be dead for him to be there, right? And he's not supposed to know he's dead if he's there, so how is he talking to the live AI folks? AHHHHHHHH! Makes no sense.
This movie was disjointed and didn't make sense. The "rules" for Wonderland seemed to change depending on how the writer wanted to write the plot. I get that people who were dying could sign up to live in Wonderland and FaceTime with their live family. Those were the rules as explained to patients. BUT, a comatose person could be signed up WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. That seemed like a special dispensation just because the writer needed it for their second plot. It also seemed like a tacked on line when the Wonderland people were talking to Father who was dying. He kept asking for special cases, and they kept saying no, you have to be dead. Oh, yeah, or comatose, because otherwise the other plot line doesn't work.
I cried through the whole movie, but honestly, it was not a good movie. Everything happened exactly as expected. The FL had some undisclosed terminal disease with no apparent physical manifestations, except occasionally she says, "It hurts." Her skin and hair are glowing. She can walk around just fine, even though they never let her leave the hospital. The ML has cancer with a giant tumor on his heart, and apparently can still walk around like nothing happened, except when he suddenly has a heart attack type of thing.
And nothing happens. They never kiss. They never say "I love you" to each other. I keep downgrading my rating for this movie.
1. Saying that I-na's birth was the happiest moment of his life, that he always goes back to, and then . . .
2. Ignoring I-na until she's 13 years old,
3. Then disappearing for 5 years and . . .
4. Reappearing when she comes home from boarding school at the age of 18 and surprising her for dinner.
5. And lastly, not knowing that he also has a 5 year old son, whose formative years he also missed.
I loved this show, but damn, Gui-Joo was a shit father.
And the Award for Worst Father of the Millennium goes to . . .