Aside from the fact that it goes against a very persistent trope, it makes sense character-wise. The show is actually…
Well, it's not that simple sadly. :D It's one thing to be friends even best friends, it's another thing to be living together under the same roof as spouses. Song-hwa knows that too. What if they screw it up? In her mind it's better to maintain the status quo and keep the friendship going because it's precious to her. Why ruin a good thing for an unknown and unnecessary gamble?
That said, I don't know what the show is going for. I don't mind one way or another. But I can totally understand if Song-hwa stays single right to the end.
Does anybody else not want romance to be between the main group of friends? I just really enjoy their 20 year…
Aside from the fact that it goes against a very persistent trope, it makes sense character-wise. The show is actually quite clever about her dynamic with Ik-jun it seems to me. The part where he rips the plastic off the dash and she got mad, I can relate. I'm like Song-hwa in that regard. I keep the plastic on for a while as added protection. But it's interesting how Ik-jun immediately presumed that he's doing the sensible thing without consulting her. They're both strong-minded people who have particular ways of doing things. Romance aside they will have a tough time with new house rules and a child in the mix. My other half made the observation last week that two perfect people with opposite personalities don't bode well.
Doing a bit of rewatch and I'm more impressed than ever with the writing. It's clear that Dong-sik pegged Ju-won has a man with an agenda pretty much straight away. That scene where he tells the man who is reporting a disappearance that S. Korean law designates a missing person as a runaway was telling. He said so loudly and clearly in Ju-won's hearing and the camera deliberately zooms in on Ju-won as if he's the runaway -- running away from something.
In Episodes 2, it's hilarious that Ju-won was doing to his father what Dong-sik was doing to him. The playful irony plays out differently of course.
This is s show rich in symbolism and irony. It's absolutely my favourite thing about this show.
What drama is not strung together by a kaleidoscope of tropes? In my opinion it does ease up, but not go away…
Some certainly do it better than others. The bickering is so unnecessary especially in the first episode. It makes the FL look combative for the sake of being so.
The action scenes are good though. But overall this show feels like it's come out of a manhua or a James Bond film.
Although there are ominous signs of what's to come, this show is truly a pleasure and a delight. It doesn't do anything new but what it does, it does immensely well. The nerd in me loved the museum walkabout. The gumiho was a better date than the so-full-of-himself blind date. His reactions to her are just... dear God help us... to die for.
I see many people shipping them, imo, Han joon hwi may be liked Sol A, but not vice versa. She only ever saw him…
I don't see it being a betrayal if two people genuinely like each other. But we don't know what happened during the time jump. For me there were moments in the final episode that suggest that Sol A could have feelings for him particularly with the elderly man's trial. To each their own I suppose.
The finale was decent enough and I liked everything they tried to do there but I think there was a fair bit of cramming to get it all in. They could have easily split the episode into two. There was a lot going on and I'm not sure how much of what had to be in there. Still I enjoyed the "life goes on" rhythm that underpinned the finale. As someone who was/is barracking for Joon-hwi and Sol A, I was fine with what we got. Everything is open to personal interpretation. I just can't see either of them being with other people now or forever more. They like each other too much. What they have is really special... whichever way you look at it.
Overall I had a great time with the show. It ticked all the boxes for me and I adored the collaboration of the Big 3.
I think I misjudged the show at the start because I thought it would some kind of breezy light-hearted rom com. But there's a bit more depth to it than I had initially thought. It isn't because the male lead quotes Nietzsche or Love in the Time of Cholera at the drop of a hat either. I really like how the leads interact with each other despite the gentle push and pull. (Jang Ki-yong constantly reminds me of Christopher Reeve especially when he breaks into that megawatt smile) Despite the antics, there's an unlikely authenticity in their dynamic. Woo-yeo does feel like an old soul who feels much more than he lets on and Lee Dam has a maturity that rings true. It isn't hard to see why the two men are drawn to her despite their own misgivings. Yes, there's nuttiness but there's a strong likeability factor in this because the leads talk to each other without the word games or play these ridiculous the mind games that happens so often in romance oriented dramas.
This has been a lot more fun than I expected. Hye-ri is doing really well here. It certainly has a strong manhwa vibe. It's uncanny (or maybe not) that the set up is almost identical to Doom At Your Service. What I like about this show is that it doesn't pretend to be more than what it is -- a good cheesy romp.
My problem with K dramas being more than 16 episodes is that they often get rather repetitious rather quickly…
I hope I didn't give the impression that I thought Assemblyman Ko was an uninteresting villain because his place in the narrative was predictable. Because I certainly wasn't saying that.
Of course Assemblyman Ko has a place in the story but my problem with him being the "ultimate" villain is that it can only go so far. A sixteen or twenty episode cat and mouse game needs a hierarchy of villains so that the show has the stamina to make it all the way to the end. Now that Assemblyman Ko has been revealed as the instigator of many things although he's not responsible for everything, the show is clearly reaching its endgame. His modus operandi has been revealed and now it's time for him to be prosecuted. There is really nothing else left for the team to discover in terms of Seo Byung-gu's death which is what started the entire present chain of events. That is done and dusted. Besides this isn't a slice-of-life drama like Hospital Playlist although Hospital Playlist does also have multiple mini-arcs at play.
One of the things I have liked about this show is that there are multiple adversaries... I think that would be the better word. From within the law school and external to it. It's given the show a lot more legs than it would have otherwise.
My problem with K dramas being more than 16 episodes is that they often get rather repetitious rather quickly…
If there's a good story, definitely. But I feel that this show has reached the end of its run. Anymore it will feel tacked on. However, I'm up for another season especially if they can muster a good script.
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That said, I don't know what the show is going for. I don't mind one way or another. But I can totally understand if Song-hwa stays single right to the end.
Hospital Playlist is back... as good as ever.
In Episodes 2, it's hilarious that Ju-won was doing to his father what Dong-sik was doing to him. The playful irony plays out differently of course.
This is s show rich in symbolism and irony. It's absolutely my favourite thing about this show.
The bickering is so unnecessary especially in the first episode. It makes the FL look combative for the sake of being so.
The action scenes are good though. But overall this show feels like it's come out of a manhua or a James Bond film.
Does the childish obligatory tropey bickering last long?
Oh lord... another cohabitation trope.
For me there were moments in the final episode that suggest that Sol A could have feelings for him particularly with the elderly man's trial. To each their own I suppose.
As someone who was/is barracking for Joon-hwi and Sol A, I was fine with what we got. Everything is open to personal interpretation. I just can't see either of them being with other people now or forever more. They like each other too much. What they have is really special... whichever way you look at it.
Overall I had a great time with the show. It ticked all the boxes for me and I adored the collaboration of the Big 3.
It's uncanny (or maybe not) that the set up is almost identical to Doom At Your Service.
What I like about this show is that it doesn't pretend to be more than what it is -- a good cheesy romp.
Of course Assemblyman Ko has a place in the story but my problem with him being the "ultimate" villain is that it can only go so far. A sixteen or twenty episode cat and mouse game needs a hierarchy of villains so that the show has the stamina to make it all the way to the end. Now that Assemblyman Ko has been revealed as the instigator of many things although he's not responsible for everything, the show is clearly reaching its endgame. His modus operandi has been revealed and now it's time for him to be prosecuted. There is really nothing else left for the team to discover in terms of Seo Byung-gu's death which is what started the entire present chain of events. That is done and dusted. Besides this isn't a slice-of-life drama like Hospital Playlist although Hospital Playlist does also have multiple mini-arcs at play.
One of the things I have liked about this show is that there are multiple adversaries... I think that would be the better word. From within the law school and external to it. It's given the show a lot more legs than it would have otherwise.