After reading all the comments and writing a comment myself, I finally watched it and guess what...... I like…
I agree. I didn't know that it was filmed so long ago, but I think it's holding up pretty well. There isn't a serial killer or major mystery ... no grand injustice to right or problem to solve. It's a romance. How do they get together? How do they get their HEA or HFN? Some stories are light and fun so we don't even question a superficial change of heart from one crush to another ... some take more time. I wouldn't have minded if the events at the end of ep 6 had happened an episode earlier, but I can't point to any specific scenes I'd cut either. Overall, I'm liking it so far.
TLDR: I'm liking this so far. It takes time to change feelings ... Heesu needs time to get over his friend and Seung Won needs time to come out of his shell.
The mainest of the the main characters is Heesu ... and he is in 85-90% of the show. His solo scenes and interactions with all the characters IS the show. The revelations about who he is, him liking his friend for years, his security in knowing that his friend doesn't actually like the girls he agrees to date (but ignore) while spending all his time with Heesu, him advising classmates on their relationships and crushes, him getting most of the advice from living with his sisters and seeing their romantic lives, Him gradually making friends with the classmate who has become his new neighbor, his world getting rocked when his best friend/crush actually likes someone for the first time, him trying to make sense of his feelings, his teenage brain thinking that fixing up his crush's crush with someone new would put his life back in order, getting even closer with his new friend during the process ... slowly realizing that he's having fun and not thinking about his crush 24/7 anymore, and now .... he finds out his efforts have "failed" because the 2nd couple is already together. So far ... that is the story to me. Heesu's growth.
With how much he liked his friend, I'm glad they didn't just spin it around for a new crush. Those original feelings don't just disappear so I'm glad they are giving him time to adjust. I didn't read the book so I don't know what turned his head from Chan Yeong to Seung Won in the original .... but in this version, it's the 2nd couple getting together. I'm okay with that because they've already laid the groundwork for Heesu's changing feelings. And we've mainly seen the 2nd couple in relation to Heesu and Seung Won ... rarely by themselves.
I've seen comments about the first couple dragging their feet when the second couple are already together ... but my thought on it is that the 2nd couple just have less to sort out. They like each other, they have a lot in common, they decided to act on it right away.
For Heesu and Seung Won ... Heesu still thinks Seung Won likes Ji Yu. He has no idea that SW is gay let alone likes him. SW is so shy and skittish about it that if Ji Yu wasn't pushing him then he would probably stay silent forever. And while that may be the whole point of some viewers' complaints ... I see it as necessary time for change. I wouldn't call the progress they've made less important than the other couple just because one couple is together and the other is not. It's just a different path.
I'm enjoying SW getting bolder in each episode. I like that Heesu is going to be forced to reevaluate his feelings now. I'm not sure what "couple moments" we'll get from them, but the combo of goofy and awkward has been cute so far. Looking forward to them figuring things out in the remaining 4 episodes ... even if it does take all 4. There really isn't a large storyline that needs to be resolved beyond them getting together so I've set my expectations for that. If they get together before the end then I'd have to wonder what conflict would shake up their relationship enough to warrant more episodes to fix.
I was also wondering why they made Gawin act like that. He is usually very good but the directing here is very…
I noticed that too because Gawin usually has the deepest voice in the cast of any show I've seen him in. It took a few episodes before Gawin's voice didn't seem like it was coming from someone else.
I may be in the minority but Gawin's acting is just off, his expressions don't seem to be within context . (I…
I noticed it more in this ep (ep 4) than the others. It's like he's decided on "Tong's" default "resistance" face and he's sticking too it. (And he kinda looks a little like Santa with the up-chin and the smooshed mouth, like he's trying to pout and give angry face at the same time.)
Unfortunately, now that Tong knows that vampires exist and he's in serious danger .... the more he insists he's fine and the more childish he looks. These are powerful beings that want your blood at the expense of your death. It's fine to want a say in what happens to you ... it's not okay to be defiant to the point of stupidity.
No, the first one was actually Hyeong Da Un imagining his perfect life where his parents came to his house to…
I was wondering about that too. They really should have made that more clear. I had it in mind as a possibility, but only because it seemed unbelievable that they would film two endings and use them both.
This finale was a lot. The last 2 episodes really. It seems like there should have been more but was cut down for time, omitting key scenes. So many things just happen out of no where.
A lot of what you said wasnt explained was explained very well. First off, dont worry about the parallel worlds.…
Thanks for responding, and your thoughts. I understood many of these things while watching, but I just expected more. They led the promo with this awesome sci-fi concept and it turned out to be just a tiny blip of the actual show.
I really like Boss and Noeul as a team and thought they did a great job. Especially when looking at the show as a romance-focused series. I really don't care what they are in .. I'll watch them in anything and enjoy it. I gave the show an 8.5 overall because regardless of my expectations, they did well with the material they were given.
But for the sci-fi elements, it needed more depth for my taste. We were expected to assume or question too many points with very little supporting details. I agree that we are to believe that there really are multiple worlds and that Cir really was going back and forth. But was he always the one from this world? Was he just going back and forth between this world and a "waiting room"? If the other Cirs where able to overtake this Cir's body then the implication is that he could overtake another Cir's body, assuming he knew how they did it. I bet we could line up 10 viewers and each would have a different theory.
Many of the things you mentioned as background info not to worry about ... I wondered about from the very beginning. It was a cool concept and I'm bummed that it turned out to just be filler. The characters in the know rarely asked any questions, which boggled my mind. I would be asking a whole lot of questions in that situation, so to me, there are still many things left unresolved at the end.
One of the biggest is Zone, actually. Cir made a big deal about never leaving Zone alone with their mother, that he would have always come to save him. But unless we see different down the line, Cir just handed over his brother to save himself. (I get that Zone is an adult and he claimed to be willing to trade, but that makes no sense. That their father would bring him knowing the cost, or that both sons couldn't just refuse to cooperate and walk out. They are implying a threat that forces them to agree with only her mad face to back it up.) If the real answer for their family drama is just that the mother was vindictive and psychologically disturbed ... ok. But play that out all the way. When she started talking about property and Cir peeling another part of himself away to "pay" for his release ... I was hoping that was a part of the sci-fi part. Like maybe her family/company was part of the tech that made the travel from one world to the next possible ... that maybe we were going to find out that he grew up as a test subject and that's why he could move back and forth, because he had somehow split/shared his consciousness with the other versions of himself, seeing what they would see/experience. Or was this something he could always do, like Jin being able the read minds and his mother exploited it?
Maybe it's true that MAME didn't see the potential beyond the romance when she originally wrote this. And that's too bad. Because a few details here and there would have turned an okay story (that BossNoeul improved with their performance) into a great one.
There has to be more to the story, right? Bonus episode? A season/book 2?
The other world / multiple Cir and Phu / clock room / Cir's visions and knowing stuff from the other versions / Cir's missing and reappearing scar ...... none of that is explained. And then the stuff with Cir's family .... the "property" mentions as if all of it is okay.
Add on Jin's ability to read minds .... if everything else is just one reality, then that means that Jin is the only one with an actual supernatural ability???? How does that work in this non-magical/regular world??? What makes him so special that he is the only one (presumably) in this universe who has a power like this? Why introduce it if nothing else about the supernatural/sci-fi plot was actually supernatural or sci-fi?
2 Moons is season 12 Moons 2 is season 22 Moons: The Ambassador is season 3 - I haven't seen this one yet, but…
Right?!? I was very concerned the first episode of Ambassadors because of the time jump. On top of that, it turns out I'm not a fan of the actors playing Wayo and Pha this season. The 4 new Ming, Kit, Forth, and Beam seem to be fine so far though.
By the 2nd episode I had gotten used to the new faces and introduction to the new couple. I'd actually be fine if the previous characters just stay in the background and let the new couple's storyline be the focus.
2 Moons is season 12 Moons 2 is season 22 Moons: The Ambassador is season 3 - I haven't seen this one yet, but…
Based on comments and posts, I thought 2 Moons: The Ambassador was season 3 and started up right after 2 Moons 2 ended. However ... that does not seem to be the case.
It starts with the 3 main couples talking (with Wayo obviously fine), and then goes into the next year, because there is another Star & Moon competition with the incoming freshman. So some significant time has to have passed.
Maybe they back track at some point, but I'll be surprised (based on how it starts).
The mainest of the the main characters is Heesu ... and he is in 85-90% of the show. His solo scenes and interactions with all the characters IS the show. The revelations about who he is, him liking his friend for years, his security in knowing that his friend doesn't actually like the girls he agrees to date (but ignore) while spending all his time with Heesu, him advising classmates on their relationships and crushes, him getting most of the advice from living with his sisters and seeing their romantic lives, Him gradually making friends with the classmate who has become his new neighbor, his world getting rocked when his best friend/crush actually likes someone for the first time, him trying to make sense of his feelings, his teenage brain thinking that fixing up his crush's crush with someone new would put his life back in order, getting even closer with his new friend during the process ... slowly realizing that he's having fun and not thinking about his crush 24/7 anymore, and now .... he finds out his efforts have "failed" because the 2nd couple is already together. So far ... that is the story to me. Heesu's growth.
With how much he liked his friend, I'm glad they didn't just spin it around for a new crush. Those original feelings don't just disappear so I'm glad they are giving him time to adjust. I didn't read the book so I don't know what turned his head from Chan Yeong to Seung Won in the original .... but in this version, it's the 2nd couple getting together. I'm okay with that because they've already laid the groundwork for Heesu's changing feelings. And we've mainly seen the 2nd couple in relation to Heesu and Seung Won ... rarely by themselves.
I've seen comments about the first couple dragging their feet when the second couple are already together ... but my thought on it is that the 2nd couple just have less to sort out. They like each other, they have a lot in common, they decided to act on it right away.
For Heesu and Seung Won ... Heesu still thinks Seung Won likes Ji Yu. He has no idea that SW is gay let alone likes him. SW is so shy and skittish about it that if Ji Yu wasn't pushing him then he would probably stay silent forever. And while that may be the whole point of some viewers' complaints ... I see it as necessary time for change. I wouldn't call the progress they've made less important than the other couple just because one couple is together and the other is not. It's just a different path.
I'm enjoying SW getting bolder in each episode. I like that Heesu is going to be forced to reevaluate his feelings now. I'm not sure what "couple moments" we'll get from them, but the combo of goofy and awkward has been cute so far. Looking forward to them figuring things out in the remaining 4 episodes ... even if it does take all 4. There really isn't a large storyline that needs to be resolved beyond them getting together so I've set my expectations for that. If they get together before the end then I'd have to wonder what conflict would shake up their relationship enough to warrant more episodes to fix.
Unfortunately, now that Tong knows that vampires exist and he's in serious danger .... the more he insists he's fine and the more childish he looks. These are powerful beings that want your blood at the expense of your death. It's fine to want a say in what happens to you ... it's not okay to be defiant to the point of stupidity.
I really like Boss and Noeul as a team and thought they did a great job. Especially when looking at the show as a romance-focused series. I really don't care what they are in .. I'll watch them in anything and enjoy it. I gave the show an 8.5 overall because regardless of my expectations, they did well with the material they were given.
But for the sci-fi elements, it needed more depth for my taste. We were expected to assume or question too many points with very little supporting details. I agree that we are to believe that there really are multiple worlds and that Cir really was going back and forth. But was he always the one from this world? Was he just going back and forth between this world and a "waiting room"? If the other Cirs where able to overtake this Cir's body then the implication is that he could overtake another Cir's body, assuming he knew how they did it. I bet we could line up 10 viewers and each would have a different theory.
Many of the things you mentioned as background info not to worry about ... I wondered about from the very beginning. It was a cool concept and I'm bummed that it turned out to just be filler. The characters in the know rarely asked any questions, which boggled my mind. I would be asking a whole lot of questions in that situation, so to me, there are still many things left unresolved at the end.
One of the biggest is Zone, actually. Cir made a big deal about never leaving Zone alone with their mother, that he would have always come to save him. But unless we see different down the line, Cir just handed over his brother to save himself. (I get that Zone is an adult and he claimed to be willing to trade, but that makes no sense. That their father would bring him knowing the cost, or that both sons couldn't just refuse to cooperate and walk out. They are implying a threat that forces them to agree with only her mad face to back it up.) If the real answer for their family drama is just that the mother was vindictive and psychologically disturbed ... ok. But play that out all the way. When she started talking about property and Cir peeling another part of himself away to "pay" for his release ... I was hoping that was a part of the sci-fi part. Like maybe her family/company was part of the tech that made the travel from one world to the next possible ... that maybe we were going to find out that he grew up as a test subject and that's why he could move back and forth, because he had somehow split/shared his consciousness with the other versions of himself, seeing what they would see/experience. Or was this something he could always do, like Jin being able the read minds and his mother exploited it?
Maybe it's true that MAME didn't see the potential beyond the romance when she originally wrote this. And that's too bad. Because a few details here and there would have turned an okay story (that BossNoeul improved with their performance) into a great one.
The other world / multiple Cir and Phu / clock room / Cir's visions and knowing stuff from the other versions / Cir's missing and reappearing scar ...... none of that is explained. And then the stuff with Cir's family .... the "property" mentions as if all of it is okay.
Add on Jin's ability to read minds .... if everything else is just one reality, then that means that Jin is the only one with an actual supernatural ability???? How does that work in this non-magical/regular world??? What makes him so special that he is the only one (presumably) in this universe who has a power like this? Why introduce it if nothing else about the supernatural/sci-fi plot was actually supernatural or sci-fi?
By the 2nd episode I had gotten used to the new faces and introduction to the new couple. I'd actually be fine if the previous characters just stay in the background and let the new couple's storyline be the focus.
It starts with the 3 main couples talking (with Wayo obviously fine), and then goes into the next year, because there is another Star & Moon competition with the incoming freshman. So some significant time has to have passed.
Maybe they back track at some point, but I'll be surprised (based on how it starts).