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I loved how both leads matched their insane, dorky energy. 😅 When she was explaining to her sister about the blind date she went on--so many little endearing moments in there! Her mannerisms were so cute.

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I don't think they ever said! 😉

This was actually pretty adorable. I had watched the first episodes when it was airing, then took a break and revisited it, finishing it in one go.

The humor is cringe and over-the-top, yet sometimes I genuinely howled with laughter. And the leads are so funny and SOOO dorky that sometimes it hurts. 😅

The ex boyfriend and girlfriend coming into the story was also handled in a refreshing way, and not a part of the story in a way you'd expect.

It's not much of a romance drama, if you're looking for that; instead, it's more about how to become a healthier version of yourself (not just physically) as a WHOLE PERSON, which results in an added perk of automatically becoming a better boyfriend or girlfriend, which we got to appreciate for slightly longer than one episode.😉 (The way the ML discovered he likes the FL was precious and a very original reveal).

I enjoyed watching Do Hyeong Joong become more human, and the antics and growth arcs of the gym members.

Loved the voice over of the last few minutes of Episode 12 about the stories our bodies tell. I thought that was actually so beautiful!

Cute, cringy, quirky, and super heartfelt. Enjoy!

There is more later. :)

No children (that we see), but eventually their marriage becomes real. :)

Not sure about the novel!

Right! Haven't gotten there yet, but he's clearly a guy who used to be nicer but has grown worse over time (his female guard indicates that to me, too, based on how she treats him (she obviously likes him, too)).

There are some fun and entertaining parts, and I like the leads, but the story, writing and plot require a lot of suspension of disbelief.

(One example: imagine you're watching a Shakespeare comedy so that you can get into the head space of watching an obvious girl playing a guy and somehow in the story fooling everyone into thinking she's a guy. 😅)

Ever Night has the best fighting scenes I've ever seen in a Cdrama (among those I've seen).

So far, he just seems ambitious to the point of being willing to compromise any values he might have had before he was ambitious, and selfish.

Oh, I didn't ship them. I thought the director did. 😅 But he wasn't making a BL, so this was the best he could manage (imo). 😉

I usually try to see friendship where more is implied (because I think nonromantic friendship between men (as well as between women) should be protected), but I couldn't pull it off with this one.

I saw it as Gaon's resemblance to his brother drew Yohan to Gaon initially, and after that something romantic was formed in him towards Gaon that grew from affection.

The line that confirmed it for me: when Yohan was reminiscing about Gaon living with him and Elijah in Episode 13, Yohan sits down to play cards with them in his daydream, and it shows him admiring/missing Gaon. As he looks at him, Yohan speaks in voice over, "I don't care if mankind goes extinct, as long as I have you." (That just sounds like something a lover would say; if I were to say that about my sister or a close friend, I wouldn't phrase it that way).

Also, the plethora of shirtless scenes between them, the long stares, angst and the fact that they live together for much of the drama. I'd be willing to admit Gaon was clueless, but Yohan was aware, he just never said anything because he knew Gaon believed he loved Su Hyeon and the last half of the drama watched Gaon mourn her death.

For the record, I don't watch BL. This is not like bromance I've seen in any other drama with straight romance that has bromance.

It wasn't overt, but there was intention in the way their dynamic was shot, and it was definitely implied.

He whole Rules The World!

😅😅 It wasn't necessarily a dis on either of them. CEW is maybe not the most amazing actor out there, but he's also not terrible. Just a bit stiff. But there's of course no denying he's quite pretty to look at.

We know they kiss at some point, cause it's in the intro montage! 😉

He's very beautiful. Some of his acting mannerisms and expressions remind me of Cha Eun Woo.

I like that better!

The first few episodes are a hot mess, and they turned me off, too. 😆 Episode 3 on does get better, but it still isn't the most logical, well-written drama ever, even once it improves. Lots of suspension of disbelief necessary throughout. I'm still watching because some of these tropes are fun, some scenes and interactions are really nice, and the leads are fun/cute to watch together. Taken as a whole, hard not to poke holes right and left. 😬

It's a slowly rolled out revenge plot that's as intricate as they come. Chang Su uses people in the court and with politics to achieve his desired end, but keep the bigger picture in mind, and watch the masterpiece unfold.

I also love that, unlike other revenge stories, Chang Su does not set traps to cause/make characters suffer to "punish" them. He does not plot assassinations or plan BAD things to eliminate bad people (trying to make a right a wrong). He merely exposes bad people for who and what they are, and trips them up at their own game. He weaves their exposure into his plan, and slowly declaws everyone who is a threat to the prince he supports for the throne, while replacing them with goodhearted leaders who care about the right things. Pretty masterful, cool stuff, that. 😉

The ultimate revenge-master. Needs to teach a masterclass in plotting revenge without compromising one's own integrity in the process!

It's much slower and more subtle than JoL, but the writing is superior to JoL. Just got to settle in to the pace, and trust where it's taking you. All threads lead somewhere and will come to a head by the end or contribute to the climax in the last 1/3.

I was fully engrossed--hook, line and sinker--by Episode 30. 😅