AncientLoveGoddess

they even shortened this season to just 12 episodes. So sadly, rather than 18 x 3 it looks like we will only get 18+ 12.

The comment was not referring to you.

I don’t understand why some of you feel it is your duty to police peoples opinions and feelings about this or any drama. This is not a fan cafe. it’s not a fan club. it’s not a place that fans of certain actors need to police the feelings of those who may not be as devoted. SJK’s fans used to do this with Vicenzo and any criticism of him or the show and it was terrible and turned people off to SJK. LJG does not need hyper vigilant defenders to become so overly defensive they cannot tolerate anyone who is not absolutely in love and happy with his portrayal in season 2. if people have a hard time adjusting to a new Saya and Eunseom, or new Nyeonbol , Chaeunn etc …. whoever… it doesn’t need to be explained away. This is where people express THEIR PERSONAL FEELINGS and they are entitled as you are entitled to express yours but if you are “losing sanity” with any criticism maybe touch grass and get some perspective that it’s a drama, it’s art that people either connect with or they don’t, and if they are not connecting with this version it’s not because they are “wrong”. it just is what it is. Art is SUBJECTIVE. This was an established IP with established world building, actors and characters, this season has enormous change in casting, not just the main leads, it’s a lot of adjusting for people both with the new actors and the new visual aesthetic. let people express their feelings as they watch. Encourage them to keep watching. Empathize with their difficulty adjusting if anything.

The show is still phenomenal. it’s still compelling and amazing and a wonderful drama but let’s let people freely state their views without acting like you have a duty to combat them for some bizarre irrational reason.

thanks.

it’s not a one week delay for most markets. it is STILL not airing in most markets. aside from that basic fact, it was released with NO eng subs available while 99% of Kdrama’s in the last 4 years will have eng subs available on some platform somewhere. So people had to wait for auto subs and fan subs. this is not common in the year 2023 anymore. The show has no U.S. release date. None. As a NETFLIX show yes, the rollout has been a mess with little communication for some of the markets who are the biggest International fans.

it’s ok to absolutely love a show and still be objective enough to criticize where they have fallen short.

the changes they made in costuming do not make it look more Korean and less western, they just make it look cheaper, grungier, bulkier and less rich. If Knetz prefers a grungier uglier aesthetic that’s their right. but it doesn’t look any more Korean than it did last season. it just looks worse overrall 🤷🏻‍♀️ there is no improvement in the ratings so the changes did not increase viewership compared to season 1 and only bothered fans so in the end, was it worth it to listen to the knetz?

knetz are usually a very loud, very wrong minority and it never works out listening to these bullies.

I extremely extremely love this show, love the story and characters and it’s still a 9.5 to me in season 2, but I can still clearly and objectively see the obvious flaws in season 2.

also, MDL is an international website. it’s not a domestic site for the domestic Korean audience so the feedback here will obviously be from international fans, many of whom were the shows largest supporters keeping the fanbase active over the past 4 years so while it’s somewhat enlightening to know what the domestic media is saying, it’s not going to impact much here.

no not all countries. only select countries so far. I think Canada, Australia, maybe Uk.

yikes this schedule is awful. why would they do this. sigh.

it’s not that impressive at this point in the story. I’m any action movie you find main characters who can take on 50 men. They are highlighting the incredible powers of Neanthal while making Igutu’s very indistinguishable in many ways from Saram. yes they are half Saram, but at this point in the storyline I want more.

why is there no new episode today? only Mondays no episodes???

8 years later it should be more apparent and pronounced. IGUTU’s are very underwhelming compared to Neanthals. there should be more difference between Saram and Igutu’s since they are highlighting the huge difference between Igutu’s and Neanthals.

it’s not about being old. it’s that he looks waaaaaaay younger. barely 20!

I don’t know the reason. I was told by someone in Korea about the 2 episodes next Saturday.

because the roll out has been a mess. it first rolled out only in Korea with no subs. then to a few more countries but still not the United States. if you scroll down you will see the various ways people are watching.

another minor irritation: The igutu blood should be a bright purple. So purple you cannot miss it. this season they made it a much deeper purple and it doesn’t stand out as much as season 1. they have taken a lot of the “punch” out of both the igatu powers and aesthetics.

I just rewatch episodes and watch other shows to get me through lol

He showed it most in his scene with Taellha today actually. when she discovered who he was, in that scene JoonGi caught the essence of Eunseom.

multiple MULTIPLE people have commented on how bad the costumes and hair have been this season. she may be a super talented costume designer but that doesn’t mean she will hit it out of the park in every project. this IP had an established base to work off of and her costumes all look bulky, unflattering and cheap. this isn’t a minority opinion it’s being commented on by a lot of people. The costumes simply are not flattering at all, the don’t compliment and highlight the characters, instead they are drowning out the characters. it’s bad styling.

One minor…. problem I’m having.

while they are clearly showing the incredible strength & abilities of the Neanthals, they’ve made almost no distinction this season between Saram & Igutu strength. Yes Eunseom has shown he’s an elite fighter, but in almost all the fight scenes they aren’t showing any recognizable difference when the Igutu’s are fighting. it’s like any other action scene in many movies where the main character can take on 50 people at once. heroes do that with zero Igutu characteristics. 8 years into this story I wish they would have highlighted the difference more…. ORRRRRRR I hope that it was purposeful because they’ve been hiding their “Igutuness” and now that it’s out in the open, we get some serious purple power going. I want purple eyes and igutu strength and quickness.

I agree about the aesthetic. it’s amazing how lacking this season is in so many areas and yet I still find it extremely compelling and I’m invested.

at least next week we will get both episodes on Saturday 😍