DramaAndCandy

It is not just JE that's broken though. NB is broken too. Maybe no man should ever touch her with a 10 foot barge pole or he might end up being a rehab for her?

There are no checkboxes he could check with Nabi that he couldn't with other women you mean? I don't know, i guesd because checkboxes don't matter for emotions. It's just two souls and the right timing.

First off, people need to stop learning life's lessons from soap operas. That being said, did i hope for a happy ending for the leads, yes! So was I happy with the ending? Heck NO! 10 hours later, the ending was as f***ed up as the beginning. I had hoped for the leads to communicate and open up but it was the same as "i might regret it later but i will have fun now" speech NB gave in ep 2 before kissing him.

This is a masterpiece that hits all the right points in my brain. Hyun Bin was at his best. Never been a big fan of Shin Hye but she fit the role well and the chemistry between them is great even though romance is not the primary focus of this drama. It is indeef a sci fi, so it requires some suspension of belief from the viewer. Once you get past that, rest everything is as perfect as it can get.

@OneAjhussi I agree you did that. I get that you feel misunderstood here. But I can also understand why the community is always on the defensive. If you are being discriminated and stigmatized constantly for who you fundamentally are, it does make you be on the guard all the time. Just taking a step back and clearing up that you understand their feelings doesn't make your opinions any less valid is all I am saying.

PS: I am happy to hear your entire family understood your cousin's sexuality. Hopefully one day, parents will be able to dream only of their kids being happy and loved despite their sexual preferences and are not disappointed. It is a heavy burden on a kid to do nothing wrong and yet feel like they are letting their parents down.

@OneAjhussi if you did indeed mean look gay, I am confused as the others too.

I understand jiwan has been conflicted but i am here for character development and hope for a happy ending for the two. But that has nothing to do with how she looks. Sol does not look gay either from your standard, hand gestures or whatever, but there is no confusion there for you, is there?
The ML of the drama is also conflicted but you are not saying he doesn't look straight. I am not calling you homophobic but by your logic if you are using stereotypes they set for themselves then could you also not use them when they don't want them anymore?

The webtoon has ended with a note that it is ending because of an issue with the length of the episodes. So i wonder if the ending was rushed and how it could have ended if the length was not an issue, it might have shown some character development from both the leads, we never know. But because of the webtoon, people are rejecting the idea that JE and NB could have character development and might even learn to communicate in a relationship. Bad boys turning good or clearing up misunderstandings between leads isn't unusual for a kdrama.

I think @oneAjhussi meant she does not "seem" gay and that she is confused about her sexual orientation. English is not everyone's native language. I speak a different language too, so i understand the confusion.

To be honest, JE has never been shown as anything but a flirt in the drama. The engaged girl who he was supposedly having an affair with says her brother misunderatood their relationship before he cut ties with her. And he was only being a friend to his ex gf and not in a relationship with her. His alleged infidelity is all heresay from other people which made NB insecure and JE is guilty of not wanting to explain because he is afraid of commitment. And towards the end he seemed to be realizing his faults and trying to make changes.

I agree. If jiwan was a man, she would have been called toxic already for ghosting sol.

I agree, she does lack in communication, more so than JE in my opinion. If JE sincerely had a change of hear and not chasing her for tge thrill of conquering a challenge, he is making an effort with the offer to date or wooing her or even confronting her towards the end of ep 9. All Nabi did was tell him off again without any explanations or questions. I honestly wouldn't mind if they ended the show with her choosing to figure herself out but I also wouldn't mind if she takes her chances with JE and let the chips fall where they will. I just hope they don't end her with DH considering she has no romantic feelings towards him yet.

Well, It is a romance genre, so ending up with a guy is par for the course

While i agree that NB is conflicted in her interactions with JE, i do not think it is because JE is gaslighting. Nabi entered the relationship knowing the limitations of it only later she changed and wanted more and he wanted to maintain status quo. Being rejected into a particular college or program does not necessarily mean she is not handling her career well either. I believe Nabi can have both, the guy she likes and the career she wants, she just needs a more open communication with the man (assuming JE is being sincere when he asked her to go out with him but such is life anyway, a leap of faith) .

Nabi already did that to him with his ex-girlfriend. So she has no right to sit in judgement about JE. She shouldn't choose YDH because he is the safest choice at the moment, that isn't fair to YDH. She has chemistry with PJE and it is better for her to either take some time off to figure out what she really feels for each of these men or she could take her chances with PJE and see where it goes but on her terms this time instead of letting him set the pace of their relationship.

And I am honestly baffled with people saying it is not a progressive storyline if she ends up with a guy? Is there something wrong with women wanting both career and also a happy, committed relationship?

What is NB's real problem with JE at this point? Did she lose trust in him? Did she think he is not being sincere when he asked that they date? Did she stop liking him? Does she need time to figure herself out? I would understnd whatever reason she has right now as long as she says it out loud. Jeez, just say something, say anything to anyone or even in self narration. Her silence is frustrating.

I agree with you that it isn't all that bad like people are making it out to be.

He is certainly a bad boy because he never clarifies his stand in the relationship. People keep accusing him of being a cheater and he never offers an explanation (like with the engaged woman's brother) and he seemed to be flirting with anything that wears a skirt. Which would be fine in a FEB rlationship but then he acts jealous and was out to ruin her date when he sees her with another guy. She knew she can't deny the chemistry and she ran out of town and yet he pursued her there too. Too many mixed messages. And he never clearly answered when she asked him what he wanted from her but then she never persists until she gets answer and just caves in.

I would guess that most people it is either because the plot is not following the webtoon or if they haven't read the webtoon they think the relationship is too toxic, each to their own.

The reason why he is bad is probably because of the mixed messages he is sending. He either wants no commitment relationship and willing to let go or he is willing to commit if he is going to pursue her as persistently as he is.

Personally, i like that they are showing the realistic aspects of life where girls fall for the bad boy's charm knowing fully it may not end well. But even bad boys could turn out well and commit when the right person comes along at the right time. I am going to look forward to how the leads will end up and i hope they wrap it up convincingly.

If they do plan on giving PJE a redemption and a happy ending for the leads though, I hope they show that Nabi grew a backbone, have them properly communicate and learn to develop mutual trust. If she is just going to fall for him again without any of that, I will officially hate it even if it is a happy ending.

I read the webtoon and while it was good, it also left me with an unpleasant feeling. I kinda like that the drama is a bit different from the webtoon. I am not unhappy that they are not showing him as a complete jerk and that he did develop feelings towards YNB during the course of their relationship. I just hope they stop dragging the plot and end it on a happier note.