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Yeah, but that's just still not a fair criticism; I read what children write for a living, and it's much, much worse. 😂

I liked when he was flirting with her to find out if he was her crush. Oh my gosh, he made her so flustered and giddy. Watching him delight in making her squirm with giddy confusion was the highlight of the drama for me!

1. I think @biased pointed out that South Korea's prosecutors ARE like detectives. They can investigate and do what the West would consider "police work." It makes law dramas fascinating because their emphasis is so different from legal shows in the U.S.!

2. Rude? How?

3. Ji Hwan's morals and compassion are what makes everyone in the story love and admire him, though? And if he accepted his workers for who they were, they would still be frauds and making poor decisions and self-sabotaging, etc. They are choosing to work for him because he reminds them they deserve a better life than that. I liked that he reminded them how they had messed up and so "deserve" the poor treatment they receive from people in one sense, but his area of weakness was thinking that he had less VALUE because of his mistakes and didn't deserve to be happy (which is ironically something he can't get for himself but reminds his employs about all the time). That was a part of his arc and something he needed to realize was false.

If you like fluffy rom-coms with good chemistry, aren't super nit-picky about minor plotholes and don't mind some fantasy/time-travelling elements, then you'll probably love this!

I wish he would start a blog instead and find a different readership, one that will be more supportive of his "poop flinging."

And does he really have that much time to waste? Most of us don't have the kind of luxury that makes our lives so chill, that our free time can be devoted to unpleasant past times that amount to "poop."

#privileged

That was banter, I don't think any of the last minute Visa talk was serious (in my opinion, at least).

The actor caught my eye in My Perfect Stranger. He was a disappointment in Hierarchy (I never even added it to my watch list because I'm ashamed I watched it, it was so bad), but this performance was much more on par with his performance in My Perfect Stranger. He also stands out, features-wise, too!

I'm kind of curious to see what kind of Kdrama ChatGPT would write... I don't imagine it could do much unless it had better access to scripts than just what's posted on the internet.

"Written by a child for children," seems a little too hyberbolic. The writing did feel more like a web drama at times than a network drama (e.g. I think of Love Revolution, which was cute but not a top-tier script because the story was about high schoolers but they never showed a single parent in the drama, which made no sense and a few kids lived alone in apartments? Weird. It just didn't land solidly enough in reality to convince.) and does have a simple plot and not very well-developed characters with clunky pacing, but I don't think it was quite as terrible as you make it sound. It's certainly nothing special, but I've seen much worse.

I never look at reviews and always go by comments, rating and number of watchers. ☺️

Yeah, some people can't do the domestic abuse as it's too triggering. I get it! Episodes 5, 7 and 11 are my favorites after Episode 1, which is by far the most powerful. I think Eun Bin did a great job, though the accent is a little distracting, since in Kdramas we're used to the Seoul accent!

True, the screenwriting is far and away better for CD. Good point! He probably had more to work with. :)

Yeah, it's been several months now and the rating shows no sign of dropping yet, but the number of watchers steadily grows each week. Most dramas drop at least a point within days of it finishing, so those two details prove this drama has become quite beloved by many who watch it.

Don't understand the extreme negativity in the reviews either. 🤷‍♀️

CJH's character in this is similar to his character in Castaway Diva, but I think in Castaway Diva he refined his portrayal of a cold/aloof-looking but actually earnest person in a way he didn't quite capture as well here. In this he just alternates between apathetic (when around anyone but Hong Joo) and one of two demeanors around Hong Joo: stoic and cute/smiley. It actually kind of bothered me that he was never very warm with anyone BUT Hong Joo. He always seemed somewhat checked out when with his uncle, or mom, or Sang Pil.

Overall, CJH did a fine job, but I feel like he did a more cohesive performance in Castaway Diva and was a bit more subtle. I think this was filmed earlier than Castaway Diva so it makes sense he was able to make improvements since filming this!

Nothing spectacular, but sweet and enjoyable. The leads' chemistry and cuteness were the best in Episode 8. :)

He literally let his hair down more, too. 😂 It was originally slicked back. 😎

It features the same cafe/coffee shop as in Soundtrack #1! 😂

True, a lot of people take issue with aspects of Kdramas that are embedded into the formula of all Kdramas. I just laugh and think, "Dude, you do realize that by complaining that MLs are almost always innocent in the way of love (and most likely portrayed as a virgin *gasp* 🫢) and devoted to one girl, that you're complaining about a stock FEATURE of the romance Kdrama. If that drives you nuts because you think it's fantastical, dumb or unrealistic, then realize like a sensible person would that you don't like romance Kdramas." It's on par with complaining that horror movies are scary. That IS the expectation of the genre, my friend. 🤯

Some dramas do get draggy in the second half, though, and I would say that's a pretty common pitfall that many dramas fall into. This one, I agree, is not as bad as some!

Fellow MDLers, "feed" the contrarians and they will keep coming...

Anyone know how to get the block feature to work on the app? 🤔 When I block someone they can't read my posts, but I can still read theirs, which in large part defeats the purpose of the block feature, no? 🤦‍♀️

My Perfect Marriage Revenge (more of a makjang, but still accessible to non-makjang lovers) and F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (if you want to see an updated BoFs, though there is still some bullying violence and such, but it inproves on the toxicity of the Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions (in my opinion)).

Racket Boys doesn't have a ton of romance, but it does have a sweet family/friend vibe to it like Castaway Diva. It was a 10/10 for me like While You Were Sleeping or Castaway Diva or Under The Queen's Umbrella.