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I am at the same point as you and I feel quite differently. CP likes the FL but he's not honest with himself. At first he's angry because he thinks she killed his father. But later he realizes that she's not the killer so that's why he's secretly happy and jealous at the thought that she likes Ak Hee. I am curious where they'd go with this plot although I'm also not sure if 10 episodes are needed to resolve the issue with the king out of the way. I am, however, intrigued at what kind of ruler the CP will make. And will he be able to make up for his terrible father.

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Yes but why should that be the only realistic aspect to the show? That's my point. 😋

Not sure if this drama can really be called "realistic" to begin with considering all the murdering, raping, and conveniently managing to get the bad guys by the end. If we can get a successful revenge at the end of such dramas, which doesn't happen in real life, we can get some happily ever after as well. 😊

Ah maybe.

Not sure why writers are afraid to give women with children a second chance at love. Doctor Cha teased a new love and so did My Happy Ending and both just skipped depicting that.

Started off good but lost track towards the end. Not a bad drama. But it could have been more.

The FL said that the painter got to do a better job this time. Did they know the artist? I felt like I missed something with that statement. Did they mean the artist as in God?

What was the significance of the paintings at the gallery?

Doctor Slump - grasshopper and ladybug in ep 5

Doctor Slump - there is a grasshopper on a blade of grass in ep 5.

I know a lot of people find the original better and in some ways it was good like the FL's family and her relationship with her brother. But she was split up with the ML for more episodes than they were together. And it dragged towards the end. I definitely think 41 episodes was overkill. It was tiring waiting for them to get back together unlike this Thai version. I'm actually glad they shortened it. The FL's brother was a hypocrite in the cdrama towards the end and it made me hate him. At least that aspect was subdued in this version. I'm glad they managed to cover the essence of the story in 16 episodes. I'm happy it was actually cut down. The time apart wasn't as bad. For the most part, I enjoyed it even though it's far from perfect.

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Actually, I am implying that it WAS for the male gaze and to possibly attract western men who wouldn't otherwise touch a kdrama to watch. Even in Hollywood, I won't say that productions haven't forced female leads to expose more than they were comfortable with. Sharon Stone spoke about how she was coerced into removing her underwear for the Basic Instinct scene with the claims that her groin would be censored. That is why I never take such scenes at face value. Plus Korea doesn't have the strongest of laws to protect women in cases of rape, revenge porn, hidden cameras and the like. People want to talk about normalizing bodies but at whose expense? I'd rather not normalize such scenes if it means keeping more women safe tbh.

The reaction might seem over the top because so many of us are probably into kdramas because of a cleaner content. If I watch a drama about couples, I can understand there might be sex. If I watch a drama about killers, I know I'll be seeing blood. And often times I ask those watching about things like torture or gore. But I am used not seeing blatant nudity in kdramas so it caught me off guard. And I've noticed this to happen more often with Netflix shows. With American movies, I was always checking the parental guide before starting one with my family. I didn't need to do that with kdramas so I've been a bit spoilt. Of course, that's just the icing on the cake as their content is quite good.

I have watched a number of kdramas and some kmovies where the topic involves sex or nudity so that isn't the problem either. It's the way sex is presented. More than sex, the scene felt more like an excuse to include a naked female while deliberately avoiding her male partner's nudity. If you want to normalize bodies, sex, masturbation, etc, do it for both. Why cover the man and expose the woman? If one has to speak on the psyche of the character, again the female isn't needed at all since the male was actually alone. Again, he was completely covered and censored in that scene. Why this discrepancy? She could have also been completely covered in that scene without losing the commentary of the moment.

Korean dramas are popular indeed which is all the more reason why Netflix's inclusion of sex and nudity in it's Korean dramas feels like a gimmick. Their other gimmicks include splitting up a season into two so that people extend their subscriptions. I have often complained about this as well but no one has gotten offended over it like the way people did over the mention of the sex scene. lol.

I've also noticed that this series didn't really have any impactful female presence. Though that's not always required to the story but it doesn't really fill me with confidence that they weren't just using and disposing female characters as it suits them. This show certainly felt different from the other productions covering similar topics. Sensitivity on various matters seemed to be quite lacking. However, I am not saying that the "sex scene" ruined everything. I'm glad so many comments are highlighting it. Had I read the comments beforehand, I could have avoided watching it with family. :) Overall, I found the series entertaining.

Overall I enjoyed the series (barring the sex scene) but something doesn't really feel complete about it. For a justice/vigilante drama, it feels a bit weak. During the second half, the ML was almost sidelined. Normally I'd give this genre an easy 9 but this time an 8 is more appropriate.

You seem to have lost your marbles. No point explaining logic to someone who is themselves obsessed with sexualizing them. But I'm glad Netflix is catering to you. You can just watch Korean porn if that's your thing. Or maybe you can watch some sex-positive shows and see the difference between selling nudity and normalizing sex.

I can't take someone seriously who rated this series 9.5 after watching 1 episode. Take some deep breaths next time before writing a response.

Your level and my level are clearly different, isn't it? I didn't watch evil dead, wrong turn, I skipped SAW series after the first movie. If you don't consider shows I mentioned bad then clearly my tolerance is lower than yours. So my point stands.

You can add Squid Game to the list as well.

The "sex scene" was more of a female nudity scene because they deliberately hid the male's groin. No one wants to see the male genitalia? Why the inequality? Might as well show us both. It's female nudity that sells and of course Netflix will insert it in kdramas to "attract western audiences" as if the west can't enjoy a show otherwise. I ran way from "western shows" for the very reason that I wanted to be able to watch all kinds of genres with family without the random nudity and sex thrown in. But I keep forgetting to check for kdramas from Netflix for nudity. Ugh. And yes, before anyone tries to point this out, too much gore and torture also bothers me which is why I usually take a break from those shows. It's why The Worst of Evil is still on hold. It's why I was skipping scenes from The King of Pigs. It's why I took breaks while watching The Game of Thrones and watched the sanitized version (censored scenes) on youtube of several seasons. And quit The House of Dragon after episode 1 because it didn't feel worth continuing and I don't want to be desensitized to brutality. But at least with gore and such shows, you have an idea that it's coming. But A Killer Paradox is not advertised as a sex show so it annoys me more because it is unexpected. That's the difference. Not hating on the series itself. Just Netflix.