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MDL is changing the way the rating is calculated or something, because literally every drama has dropped quite a bit. They really shouldn't have changed the algorithm.

The writer has shown countless times at this point that they love to subvert tropes and fool the audience into thinking something much worse is happening. They play with our expectations as drama viewers, and they've done that even in their past dramas.

Chill out a bit everyone. Have some faith. Everything will be fine and happy in the end.

I think rather than doing it because he doesn't want HJP involved, he's doing it because he doesn't want a Plan B. Both Do San and Dal Mi are characters that are deeply troubled by their own insecurities. Both of them feel inadequate. Both of them feel like they don't deserve what they've achieved thus far. In order for them to gain the confidence necessary, they need to succeed on their own merits.

Ji Pyeong handing them success on a silver platter by being their "Plan B" and investing regardless of whether they deserve it or fail is not what they need.

And I think that's one thing that is in Do San's favor. Both himself and Dal Mi come from similar circumstances. They're both trying to make it. They both have the same issues and fears. They're both underdogs trying to prove themselves. They're working TOGETHER to achieve something. Ji Pyeong wants to be a fairy godmother.

It's not always the perfect guy that gets the girl. Sometimes it's the one you can relate to the most and feel the most comfort in because you're equals. Dal Mi is not Ji Pyeong's equal, and his wanting to give everything to her is a detriment.

I feel like you're putting too much importance on being "first lead". Just appreciate a character as a character. He's going through conflicts, but I'm sure he'll come out at the end just fine and will have been a complex and interesting character all the while.

I love the very delicate, sincere, and patient way this relationship is starting.

I agree for the most part. In this case at least, Jun has lived as an adult on his own for a while now. He's very mature, independent, responsible, and capable of making his own educated decisions. He's also of legal age, and his Korean age probably isn't even more than 4 or 5 years apart from Ra Ra's. There's very little if any power imbalance here (as a result of the age gap) because Jun is the one that has lent money and been taking care of Ra Ra. He has been the reliable adult.

So long as he's a mature and consenting adult of legal age, the gap should not be a point of contention.

It's a bit much to say it's creepy, IMO. Even a 12th grader in Korean years would be roughly 19 or 20, which isn't far from Ra Ra's 24. Plus he's matured and lived alone as an adult for a while now, so it's not like he's innocent and needs to be protected.

Though I think the doctor's comments were applicable to last year and he's probably 20 or 21 right now.

He COULD be 20 at this point. Remember that Korean age is +1/+2 the age we're used to. If he was in high school last year (the way the doctor spoke was sort of unclear), he could even be 21 right now, which isn't far from Ra Ra's Korean age of 24.

Exactly this. No one is blaming the woman. It's just sad/unfortunate for the man, because his feelings were stronger than hers and/or unrequited.

"Unique" can be contextual as well. Romcoms of this style aren't made often anymore, so among the recent catalogue of dramas that have aired or are airing, it's unique.

As Ra Ra says, the song is titled "Je Te Veux" or "I Want You" and was written by Erik Satie because he loved one woman, his accompanist, more than anyone in the world. He loved her until the day he died.

When Ra Ra notes that the woman was popular and married 3 times, it's sad because she clearly didn't feel the same way and loved other men.

So many people are calling this basic but it's exactly what I wanted. It was a relatively simple, cute, fluffy BL drama that didn't feature any homophobia conflicts, no extended gay-questioning, no rapey scenes, no insistence that one of the MLs isn't gay but just loves this particular male character, and no overly done melodrama.

We got a simple love story between two guys that fell in love without even thinking about the concept of sexuality labels. That's so rare. I'm dead tired of homophobia plots, BL tragedies, and what everyone loves to refer to as "realism". Mr. Heart doesn't stand out as a kdrama, but it does as a BL drama specifically because it takes a simple and sweet Korean romcom formula and makes both the leads men without adding stereotypical BL conflicts for the sake of it.

I love them both. This drama has a very different vibe than WYEL, but I love how breezy and fun it is.

The most recent airing trend in Korea is 2 split half hour episodes airing on the same day for a total of 4 half hour episodes every week. This gives them the chance to fit some commercials between them, since Korea has airing laws that prevent commercials in the "middle" of an episode.

Basically, it's a loophole so they can air commercials.

I've seen many Thai and TW BL dramas, but this one really beat them all for me despite its short length. It was basically perfect all around. No complaints here.

TKEM seems to be using a similar variation of time travel as J.K Rowling did in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. In this regard, you need to think of it as cyclical and fated. It's a causal loop, not a conditional difference. That means you can't think in terms of "original" timelines and variations. His going back to save himself doesn't actually "change" anything because he is fated to save himself at this point in time. There is no timeline in which he isn't saved by himself, basically.

Bingo.

So Lee Gon at the end of Episode 10 is wearing the same outfit we see him in at the very beginning of Episode 1 (as he's riding his horse into the gate and holding the sword). The flowers he gives Tae Eul are also the same flowers she's trying to grow, and he speaks as if he is burdened with tons of regrets. His language has also changed, noting that he traveled a great distance to see her, when previously he described the trip between worlds as "going to a nearby town". Tae Eul's step back from him also makes it seem like she noticed something is off, strange, or different.

The in-between world has also changed. In Episode 5, it was a long narrow strip of land with a singular balloon (the one Lee Gon used to test wind). In Episode 10, the land is much wider, there are mountains visible in the distance, the water is no longer calm, and there are DOZENS of balloons.

I'm sooo ready for all the timey-whimey stuff to come into play.

They did show it. It's the scene when she spreads flower seeds in-between worlds.

He's replacing key high figures in Corea with their Korea counterparts by offering them a better life. Most of the Korea counterparts are living in poverty or have miserable lives. With this, he can assemble a sort of army that has power in Corea.