Eleison

Kdramas wouldn't be Kdramas without their tropes and cliches. 😉😅

Also not my favorite!

Never explained! I like to assume he magically becomes human/morphs so it's a happy ending because being in an relationship with an actual robot is not romantic. 😅

The leads have pretty, matching eyes. 😅

I was like, "Whoa!" She came on so strong and out of nowhere! I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that it can be funny when a girl does it to a guy but not the other way around. Probably partly due to the power differential maybe?

I also like that it doesn't feel like only 15 people work there and somehow run a skyscraper office building like so many other dramas. 😅

It ways seems like those 15 people do all the work, so I like that they are showing all kinds of different people and teams so it feels like a real corporation.

Haha, I kind of like that we have no idea. 😅

Also, I hope all the ambiguity around the FL's view of the ML's encounter with that girl on the staircase is intentional. I kind of like not knowing yet how she interpreted it and what she thinks it tells her about the ML and why she "demoted" him.

It seems gutsy of the 2ML to bring her around, then, if he is indeed having an affair, and the FL is notorious for digging up dirt on people. 🤔

That confused me, though. She seems to be against corruption and poor ethics, so if she thought the ML was someone in that category (willing to get involved with a married woman), giving him the job of finding affairs would seem counter-productive, no? Why would a guy who is engaging in an affair be a good investigator of them and handle them properly? My thought is he wouldn't.

I'm hoping she saw the whole exchange where the ex girlfriend (or fling, or whatever she was at some point to the ML) came on strong and he rejected her. I wonder if his, "I'm not that kind of guy" made an impression? The ML had nothing to prove when he rejected her, which means he does have some semblance of morals. Maybe she noticed that?

Yes, so true! The roles are reversed. 😅

Yes, it does feel a bit different. I like it, too.

The FL is already cool; the ML not so much, 😅 but he's clearly being set up as a character with a growth arc on the horizon.

I get a kick out of dramas making fun of dramas/drama tropes while repurposing those very same drama tropes. 😉

The first episode was pretty entertaining! Never seen this ML in anything so I'm interested to see how he'll deliver. So far so good!

She does act more subdued in My Mister, but be warned, it's a somber, heavy drama that just oozes melancholy.

The acting was fabulous, but the story was not my cup of tea.

So true!

Don't forget Vincenzo and Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Goblin (I think?). Honestly, the list is practically endless. 😅

So sabotage is just transliterated/appropriated from English? I find that hard to believe since sabotage seems to be such a huge concept in Korean history. 😅 It's what the ministers do to the kings constantly. 😅

I assume you're asking about Princess Hours: I think the scene that started them on better terms was when they were locked in a room to consummate (which of course they didn't) and when she runs away after finding out about his little stint with his former flame in Thailand (that's when he objectively starts treating her well and with genuine kindness no longer hiding his feelings behind meanness like a middle schooler). I can't remember the episodes specifically because they took Goong off of Viki in my region 😭 (otherwise I'd give more specifics with episode numbers). I started to love them after he chases after her and they make up in the forest above Seoul, and their chemistry is actually very good from then on. Sorry I can't provide more concrete details. 😅

For sure! And sometimes I do diverge from people whose reviews I respect. I just find sometimes other people whose opinions I respect can help be a resource for me to figure out what to avoid rather than putting myself through the agony and feeling like I wasted my time.

I just know I tend to dislike secondary leads' stories (especially if they're not likeable or seeking revenge) becoming a focus and when there's excessive romance angst/sad/open endings (there are a few exceptions to this 😉). In dramas I watch, I kind of want the romance to work out well or be partially or completely nonexistent. 😅

Same! I thought the wedding was sweet, but the love at first sight didn't do it for me. Felt out of character for the ML.