HJP simp

Thanks for your comment. It was heartbreaking. I've never been so upset by an ending before even when things didn't end the way I wanted. I don't think I'll try another K-drama because if this is in any way the normal formula then I don't think they're for me. I think maybe I was inappropriately applying Western plot norms to this drama which is why I got it into my head that it would be HJP who prevailed in the end. Often the main couples don't get together for ages in Western dramas which I actually like because it creates more suspense and you know there'll be a payoff in the end. Actually, often it gets dragged out too long but when it's done right I think it works better than the couple getting together right away.

It was also the way HJP was written. He had so much significance that I just assumed he was the whole point. I guess I was also thrown by the way NDS was written. I thought it was obvious that they weren't putting as much care into him which set me up to think that he was the less important character overall. I'm curious, as a Dodal shipper, did you ever feel like NDS was treated with less care than HJP by the writers? I honestly thought that Dodal shippers were probably pissed at how he was being written and I was feeling sorry for you all. I had no idea. I'm almost laughing at myself.

That is good news but nothing can lift my spirits right now. I don't even have the appetite to eat chocolate.

The thing is, as much as I loved KSH in this drama, it was really the character that got me. Characters like that are rare and I doubt KSH has had another equally charismatic character. I'm sure KSH is good in everything he does but he's not always HJP.

Petition to have this whole thing rebooted but this time with competent writers.

Are there any K-dramas with a male love interest as charismatic as HJP? A charismatic male lead is usually all I need to enjoy a romantic drama. I also like a more sophisticated romance than the one in Startup. Take what this drama could have been; a slow burn romance with plenty of angst but ultimately a happy ending. I'm a sucker for that.

They did you a favour. Don't watch this.

This is exactly how I feel about it. I can't believe the wasted potential.

Okay, this is my first time ever leaving a comment. I usually don't do comments at all, not for anything. However, I have to vent because I can't stop thinking about how terrible the ending is. I feel so cheated I want to cry. I probably will cry. This drama has given me an existential crisis. I'm wondering what the hell I'm doing with my life that a drama of all things can make me feel like this.

Are the writers evil or stupid? There are so many questions I have about their decisions with this drama. I genuinely believed that HJP would get the girl. This was my first ever K-drama and I think it will be my last. I started watching it for lack of something to do. I had no expectations but the first episode got me hooked. The next few episodes kept me hooked and I fell in love with HJP. As the story progressed it really started to suffer but HJP stayed strong. I never got bored of him. I was sure he would be the ultimate winner. I thought it was obvious up until episodes 11 and 12, then I started to have doubts. Even then, I still thought things would turn around and the writers were just putting us through a loop. I can't describe the disappointment I felt in the last episode. I actually had to lie down. I mean what the hell was that???

HJP was by far the best thing about this drama. I guess the fact that everything else was so poor should've been a warning sign that it was not being written by people who knew what they were doing. They accidentally got one thing right. No, he was beyond right. It's so rare to get such an amazing character like that, I think that's why I feel so let down. Such a waste.

2020 has been a terrible year, not just because of everything that's going on in the world but for personal reasons as well. I thought this drama was like a tiny good thing in my life. I know it's pathetic to be this upset by it but like I said, I'm having an existential crisis.