Kdrama: "it started strong but it got boring and worse at the end"water found in ocean
I was watching a cdrama (Love between lines) and Spooky Love at the same time and it's such a huge difference - plot falling off, genre shift, middle lagging all seem to be so common in kdramas these days and cdramas are just getting better and better. So sad as an avid kdrama fan.
Excellent pacing, no middle dragging, no story inconsistencies. So refreshing to see a drama that's not clichéd to its eyeballs.
Also I have to admit I love the villain! He is such a well written character - when he smiles I don't know whether to laugh or be scared. You never know what he's thinking and he is a proper psychopath with no redeeming features. Loved him.
It was shot in Singapore, so most likely. They could’ve faked Singapore locations using stock footage otherwise.…
Not faked. Actual Singapore outdoor shots - I know the restaurant they went to is in Clarke Quay. I think the indoor conference scenes/garden scene were not Singapore though.
I would never have predicted how ep 9/10 turned out compared to the first episodes. It's almost a 180 degree change from a supernatural/action drama to a chaebol politics/romance drama. I love the romance/chemistry but it's such a strange shift in genre given ep 1!
Someone should have warned me how good this series is! I started watching on my phone and now going back to watching it all again on the big screen! And the comedy is top tier.
Are you one of the few people who missed the entire Lovely Runner hype?!
It is very light hearted and funny, I guess ep 1 is the only exception (starts off dark) but all other episodes are super cute and laugh-out-loud funny mostly. You should give it a try!
I think there is one major difference (unless I misunderstood something) but the King appoints the Prime Minister…
Here also the king 'appoints' the prime minister and the prime minister can only assume power once the king 'consents', it's just a tradition and only for maintaining the ritual though, as the prime minister is democratically elected.
If anyone wants to know how the succession, regency and duties work in a constitutional monarchy, have a look at the British royal family. I thought it was very much modelled after it (one of the few large constitutional monarchies left in the world) with the king having not much power in governing, but has a lot of attention/celebrity status.
I know this drama is full of praise everywhere but this is my take - The first 10-12 episodes are absolutely amazing and really keep you engrossed - 12-28 episodes or so, it gets more complex with many more characters added and I think it begins to lose its initial charm here. It's 80% war/fighting + villains' romances and 20% leads' romance, I don't mind this because the fighting scenes are very good as well - 28 and beyond - I think the plot becomes difficult to follow here, too much palace politics and poor pacing/editing which means we don't understand anything happening fully. I had to read the forum discussions and parts of the book to really get what was going on. I didn't even understand the famous (infamous?) ep 38 scene because there was no context.
I like some of the older cdramas better, like Love Between Fairy and Devil , Untamed, Joy of Life etc. They didn't have any editing issues and the context was clearly laid out.
can someone explain to me what is it abt and why every season has a new male lead
It's about relationships, like in real life. Things dont always work out in real life, you break up and meet someone else. It's a good series, you should try it!
Also I have to admit I love the villain! He is such a well written character - when he smiles I don't know whether to laugh or be scared. You never know what he's thinking and he is a proper psychopath with no redeeming features. Loved him.
- The first 10-12 episodes are absolutely amazing and really keep you engrossed
- 12-28 episodes or so, it gets more complex with many more characters added and I think it begins to lose its initial charm here. It's 80% war/fighting + villains' romances and 20% leads' romance, I don't mind this because the fighting scenes are very good as well
- 28 and beyond - I think the plot becomes difficult to follow here, too much palace politics and poor pacing/editing which means we don't understand anything happening fully. I had to read the forum discussions and parts of the book to really get what was going on. I didn't even understand the famous (infamous?) ep 38 scene because there was no context.
I like some of the older cdramas better, like Love Between Fairy and Devil , Untamed, Joy of Life etc. They didn't have any editing issues and the context was clearly laid out.