Yea, I would be really curious if in the future they do a director's cut, if we would even see any extra eps.…
I would like to know who is saying this -- who the source of this information is. Because that's about 7 hours of footage that didn't make it. That is a lot of television. I've never heard of a director's cut of any show before. In all the years I've been watching C dramas seriously I've never seen one. Not even of the wonderful Nirvana in Fire. (And I have a box set of that)
I've been seeing comments that this was a 66 episode drama that was cut to 56 due to censorship or broadcasting reasons. A claim I find rather suspect. It's a terrible waste of resources even for a C drama. I can understand if it's anything from 3-5. But 10? That beggars belief. As it is they've already split the drama into two so why couldn't they have added a couple more on either end of each part?
Still got that goosebumps of the killer smirk when Ling Yi asked him if he's really wanted to kill his own father,…
I am a huge fan of his vocal delivery all throughout the series. He does such a brilliant job modulating his voice in his various interactions. I love how he has this special voice reserved for Niaoniao. He's really on top of his game.
I'm thankful for all the nutty stuff that Ling Buyi got up to in Episode 48 because then we wouldn't have been witnessed to all that fantastic acting that Wu Lei delivered. That lad really has got some serious acting chops.
Imagine what his acting is going to be like when he's in his 30s when he's already this accomplished. Let's hope he keeps picking good scripts.
I'm on epi 40 and I still think 'The Long Ballad' is the best in this genre.What did you think guys?The struggle…
This is a better show by far. It is more cohesive and better executed in general. The Long Ballad was fun and immensely watchable for most of the drama but it's by no means close to being one of the best C historical dramas produced in the last decade. There's honestly no comparison whatsoever. There are aspects of the Long Ballad that were really not needed and didn't contribute to the overall plot whereas nothing's really wasted in LLTG which is overall leaner and tighter. Moreover the bad guy plot at the end just didn't impress all that much. The actions sequences in The Long Ballad are also nowhere nearly consistently good as the ones in this show.
TLB had a lot of potential to be sure but the final act was a definite disappointment.
I've just watched Ep 45 and how tragic. I feel there has been no justice for Lou Ben's arc. Yes, he chose his…
This is the first time in the entire drama that I've felt so upset about the perpetrator being caught. I got a bit choked up and so angry with the Uncle. Why is it that everyone around the Crown Prince ends up being so awful? It speaks to his leadership and judgment.
I didn’t understand that part when he talking, how would LY not meeting CSS change the course of events? Is…
It's the mirror that he made for his wife that helped Niaoniao to pin the crime on him. She remembered it from when she visited the first time and were engaged.
My main criticism of the drama at this point is the juggling act. It's trying to do far more than the format is…
I don't think the coming of age story only started in the last few episodes. I can't see how that's true when the romance and her naivete about the neural-typical world was set up right from the start. The cases and the legal aspects were meant to highlight social issues and the lessons that she would gain from interacting with the so-called real world via these cases. If you're arguing that the romance could have been better developed -- I may concede the point after what transpired more recently. But from a writing perspective the romance between Young-woo and Jun-ho was always foundational to the storytelling.
An episodic drama relies heavily on having strong core characters who can provide the cohesion that's not there with the cases. I think the weakness of this show is that it often allowed the individual cases and guest characters to command the stage to the detriment of the core characters. This is why people can't relate to Min-woo or buy into his growth arc because he's not in it enough.
The writer here has nowhere near the experience or finesse of the writers of Hospital Playlist or Racket Boys.
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I've never heard of a director's cut of any show before. In all the years I've been watching C dramas seriously I've never seen one. Not even of the wonderful Nirvana in Fire. (And I have a box set of that)
He's really on top of his game.
Imagine what his acting is going to be like when he's in his 30s when he's already this accomplished. Let's hope he keeps picking good scripts.
https://40somethingahjumma.substack.com/p/love-like-the-galaxy-2022-episodes-47d
Happy reading. Thanks!
TLB had a lot of potential to be sure but the final act was a definite disappointment.
Why is it that everyone around the Crown Prince ends up being so awful? It speaks to his leadership and judgment.
https://40somethingahjumma.substack.com/p/love-like-the-galaxy-2022-episodes-b03
Thanks for reading.
An episodic drama relies heavily on having strong core characters who can provide the cohesion that's not there with the cases. I think the weakness of this show is that it often allowed the individual cases and guest characters to command the stage to the detriment of the core characters. This is why people can't relate to Min-woo or buy into his growth arc because he's not in it enough.
The writer here has nowhere near the experience or finesse of the writers of Hospital Playlist or Racket Boys.