Vincenzo Cassano

I just finished it. That's not the type of feelings from a SFL I'm referring to. They showed only 10 seconds of a short scene to show she had a crush on him in high school. That's not a love triangle or a SFL with feelings for him. And she wants to control him not because she has feelings for him but to stop him from becoming king. If you remember, she even tried to marry him off.

Very good, especially the second half. The first 6 episodes there was no progression in their relationship, well, not from her side. We could clearly see that the ML had consistent progression. Then, like a flick of a switch, she likes him. That was probably my main criticism. But the second half romance was great. They very briefly touched on the SFL's past crush on the ML (no feelings, just a crush from high school). They showed maybe 10 seconds of a single scene, but nothing came of it. So what's the point of it. I wanted the SFL to actively pursue the ML. Have her become infatuated with him for either her feelings or the crown. Kdramas needs to understand that it's ok to have a love triangle between a ML, FL, and SFL. And finally, IU back in romance dramas (I'm not counting that nonsense When Life Gives You Tangerines. That's not romance. That's a slice of life/healing drama). She's one of the best at romance. And she's very attractive. More romance IU.

Oh, finally, some progression in their relationship. But i just don't see her feelings growing over those last 6 episodes like how we saw with the ML. The ML's feelings makes sense. Hers doesn't. Let's see how the second half goes. Don't f*ck this up.

No, I'm on episode 6.

They’re openly and casually talking about divorce halfway through the drama, and there’s still absolutely no sign that the FL has any feelings for the ML, even though I've been watching him fall for her for ages already. The romance is painfully one-sided. She even has more heartfelt interactions with the SML. The pacing is beyond frustrating. I'm halfway through the series, and the relationship hasn’t progressed at all. Ridiculous.

A 12-episode drama doesn’t automatically mean the romance is fast-paced. Episode count and romance pacing are two different things.

A romance can still be a slow burn in 12 episodes if the writers choose to focus more on character development, emotional tension, misunderstandings, personal growth, side plots, trauma/backstory, or delayed confession/payoff.

Some dramas spend half the series just building chemistry before the couple even properly gets together. If each episode is around an hour long, that’s still roughly 12 hours of storytelling, which is basically the length of multiple movies combined.

There are also plenty of short dramas where the leads don’t confess until episode 9–11, they barely have skinship early on, or the relationship stays emotionally restrained for most of the show. Meanwhile, some 16–20 episode dramas actually move faster romantically because the leads get together early and spend the rest of the series dealing with relationship issues.

So episode count alone doesn’t determine whether a romance is slow burn or fast-paced, the writing style and relationship progression do.

"There is a SFL with feelings for ML but she doesn't want him for herself."??????🤔 Then she doesn't really like him. If someone genuinely has feelings for a person, of course they’d want them for themselves.

I thought so to both. Just wanted to confirm. And let me guess, it's a SML? And let me take another wild guess. The ML will have fans and admirers, but no SFL with serious feelings for him even though he's probably the most handsome male character in the show?

Important questions:
Fast-paced or slow burn romance?
Any love triangles?

It's ok. Tormenting the FL was unnecessary. It didn't make sense. Not because of the misunderstanding, but because of his reason to protect her.

Yeah, it was okay. It was pretty good actually. I like the fantasy element and the mix between the fantasy and the real world. I liked how it kept going back and forth between the mortal realm and the void.

This is actually the first time I’ve liked the female lead in a show. In the other shows I’ve seen her in, I haven’t really liked her as the female lead, except for one, but she wasn’t the female lead in that one. I don’t know, I’m just not really a fan of her. She’s a good actress, I just usually don’t find her attractive, and that’s kind of important for me when I’m watching a show. The female lead has to be attractive for me to really get into it.

But in this show, her acting was good enough that it kind of overshadowed that. And she actually looked quite good in this costume, so it worked better than I expected. Overall though, it's pretty good.

What a disgusting drama. She had no feelings for him whatsoever until the last couple of episodes. Usually, in slow burn, it does take a while, but you see progression. You see her starting to develop feelings, even though she doesn't admit it. But this is not like that. He likes her almost from the beginning. We can see progression. But for her, it's like I don't like you, and then all of a sudden, right at the end, oh, I like you now. It's bullshit. Over halfway through the drama and she’s trying to set him up with another woman. It takes forever to clear up misunderstandings. And there's no chemistry at all. It's just fake. Everything is fake. At no point did I ever see any connection between them. The poor male lead, poor bastard he is, he deserves so much better. He should have just found someone else. Let her be duped by that second male lead. For all these comments that say they've got great chemistry and it's very good and whatever are just lying. They're either straight-up lying, or they have selective viewing. They see what they want to see. This was awful. How dare they compare this to a Business Proposal? This is shocking. Three quarters of the way through the drama, and we're still watching her disregard the male lead while confessing to the second male lead in front of him. She is the most annoying, arrogant, selfish female lead I've ever seen. What kind of short series fast-paced drama is this? It's ludicrous.

They didn't respond because they can't handle the truth. It's like selective hearing but it's called selective viewing. They see what they want to see even though it's clear the misunderstandings aren't resolved quickly and the FL never liked the ML throughout the drama.

I'm on episode 15 right now and i 💯 agree with you. How is it possible at this stage she has no feelings for him. She was even trying to set him up with another woman. Even in slow burn dramas, we see some feelings from the FL towards the ML early on and then gradually deepens, but here absolutely nothing. That's why I'm here in the comments to find out what the hell is going on.

There's no change. I watched the last episode. No more episodes.

So he's now a jellyfish. Wonderful.

Yeah, I agree with you. I don’t think love triangles are automatically bad either, but in a lot of dramas they really do feel forced in just to create tension and keep viewers emotionally invested. Instead of naturally helping the story or the characters grow, they often just delay the main couple and give unnecessary screentime to the second lead. Sometimes the shows even treat it like there was a real relationship when there never actually was one, which can make the whole thing feel emotionally manipulative rather than meaningful. I also think the marketing around it plays a big role, because the "who will they choose" discussions and shipping wars create a lot of engagement online.

Ate they in a relationship by the end?

WDBTD was fantastic. I gave it a 10. VoS was awful. I dropped it immediately. Not having a clear ML and FL doesn't sit well with me. I also believed one of the ML's was supposed to be with one of the FL's. So i already shipped them. Then i realised they weren't a couple, so that ruined everything.

I am following. As i said, I'm on episode 15. What does swallowing the pill have anything to do with him being invisible to mortals and spirits believing he's a spirit? I already knew it gave him spirit powers. That's not what i asked. Did you actually read my question thoroughly? If you're accusing me of not following or paying attention, then you're also not understanding my question. Sometimes, these dramas are not straightforward. They use terminology I'm not accustomed to and stories that require complete focus at all times. Sometimes, meanings can be implied without any explanations. Just because some things i might not understand doesn't mean I'm not following the show.