Eleison

True, it is in its own category. 😉

I am almost positive the rating will go down (I don't think it deserves a 9.2, personally). It probably will stay fairly high, though, because it's a beautiful watch and has a lot of spicey scenes that people liked. I think the plot/editing/pacing could have used some work, but no denying the visuals are stunning.😉

I personally got to Episode 28 and waited after the rest got leaked online. I'm a bit hesitant to finish because the story seemed to get less tight, more confusing, and a little more illogical as the episodes progresses (from what I've been reading).

Actually, a martial artist ace in NIF 2 dies falling off a cliff, so it DOES sometimes happen, but I'd say NIF 2 (despite a few somewhat fantastical elements) is one of the most realistic, grounded Cdramas I've seen, so I guess it makes sense they have someone die properly from a cliff like a normal human. 😅

A lot of us found it annoying and unnecessary and it does cause some problems later. It might bother you a decent amount if it already bothers you now. 😅 I took a pause at 28 or so, I think? Once the drama got leaked, I decided to wait it out and see how things turned out. I started noticing a dip in quality around 25 (things started getting cut up kind of haphazard, rushed and I've found the political aspect (and at times just the basic plot) confusing and hard to follow from the get-go). Some great characters, though, and beautifully filmed!

Her voice was fine in Love Between Lines, so I'm not sure why they had her speak this way. 😭 If I listen to her talk too long I get the itch to fast forward... 😬

I think she's a great actress, but I don't know why, I just can't stand the way the 2FL speaks (or whoever dubs her, if she's dubbed). When she speaks she kind of makes me feel remotely like how I feel when I hear nails on a chalkboard. There's something about the slow, whispery way she enunciates that makes me shiver. I know it's supposed to be elegant and mysterious or something, but I find it hard to bear. 😅

I wish it didn't have this effect on me, but alas, it does. 😭

I've heard it's an open ending; the two couples don't end up together as both girls leave, but it implies/hints at the possibility they might return (I think the main couple does love each other, but she has to leave to protect him or something) and leaves the window open for them to come back together.

I'm going based off of spoilers I've read because I haven't finished it either.😉

Still hadn't seen this, but I finally started it with my sister! Curious to see if it lives up to the hype. 🤔

Well, 16 of the 32 episodes were pretty fluffy. 😉

I don't know if all the gripes have to do with her being strong, per se. People loved that about her early on.

It seems like people are annoyed that her strength/power/effectiveness physically or mentally doesn't always make sense in terms of the plot or her character.

If they're going to write a strong female character in a female-centric plot, she's got to be consistent and well-written to be convincing, especially in a costume drama which has some historical context needed despite the blatant anachronisms throughout. 😉

Loved him in Ghost Doctor, but he did struggle with the romance part of the plot.

How am I being delusional? 😉 And of course, I could be wrong, I'm just going based on what I've seen from both of them in projects they've done.

I wasn't thinking looks, but onscreen presence. Both are very good-looking! I just think Kim Bum is the superior actor. Ahn Hyo Seop does well in certain types of roles (he was fabulous in Dr. Romantic 2!) but I wouldn't call him extremely versatile.

I suppose the kind of melancholy vibe that comes from the emphasis on struggle and suffering paired with half a dozen messy humans in various seasons of growth paired with the slice of life format. That seems accurate of this, and it was accurate of My Mister.

While My Mister focused most on the leads, there were a lot of characters (as it seems this has, too). The screenwriter tends to be a little too somber/melancholy for my taste, but she's good. Excels at darker slice of life, which I haven't observed too much of outside her works. Netflix originals can do dark, but haven't observed her kind of contemplative, heavy, remotely-depressing-while-still-somehow-hopeful slice of life style anywhere else.

Me, too! 🥰

That makes lots of sense! Do screenwriters ever write anything original for Cdramas? Or are they all basically adaptations of web novels?

I'd highly recommend NIF 2. It's a different drama than Season 1 (which is also one of my top dramas of all time--the NIFs are the only two of three in tital Cdramas I've given a 10/10 to), but so beautiful. Heartbreaking and hard to watch at points, but worth every moment of heartache. 😉

I read the plot synopsis and thought, "Huh, why does this feel like My Mister somehow?" And then I saw the screenwriter's other works and sure enough--"My Mister"!😯

I love Ahn Hyo Seop, but casting Kim Bum as a 2ML here was a mistake--he's too cute and will overshadow the ML!

I was rewatching Nirvana in Fire 2 to tide me over during the one episode per day week, and I think it spoiled me. It's making it hard for me to go back to POJ. The actors, costumes and cinematography are beautiful in POJ, but NIF 2 is just so well-written (it's a breathtakingly beautiful drama in plot, character and theme) that POJ feels like something of a writing mess in comparison when held up side by side. 🫣 I won't say more since this is not NIF 2's thread, but just sharing some context for why I've lost some steam with POJ.

Also, I think I might hold off on POJ until it's all released and I can get a sense for the entire story and how it lands overall without having to wade the quagmire of spoilers getting dropped on here for episodes I physically can't access yet. 😅