InspectorMegre

Wow soooo true!!!!!

A lot more than that LOL
But it doesnt matter. Use your common sense and check with yourself if what I wrote makes sense to you.

New kdramas are getting quite good.
Idol I that just finished airing, had true equals with excellent communication. To my Beloved Thief is ALMOST there as well and seems like No Tail to Tell.
My Dearest Nemesis had equals in excellent communication.
There are others like Moon River etc Typhon Family was not bad, etc. etc etc
Current Positively Yours is not terrible either


Spring Fever is overall not bad in equality. FL can make mistakes - sometimes... and sometimes she saves the ML bc he makes mistakes... it is all give and take. So I do NOT count Spring Fever as a bad drama for equality. It has overall positive messages. SOMETIMES it slips but it is not bad. FL was honest and is sticking to ML and their promises. I count her as a relatively good female role model (after she gave up being snotty in defense, and fessed up.) I am glad she gave up quite quckly :)
Spring Fever shows toxicity in the teenage relationship - where it is somewhat proper LOL it has to be overcome like a childhood disease and gotten over with LOL

c-k colab drama Making Family has equals too

Older kdramas do suffer from mysogony, loser weak trepid female and a guy who saves her was a typical plot.. .but it is luckily changing. And, it is like the only major flaw of kdramas LOL

I do not watch cdramas ... I have tried but ... Cdramas are a little too crude for my taste... they lack the warmth and lightness, the sense of humor and compassion and working on one's own and as a team that kdramas have .
UNLESS it is a master cdrama, which is rare, but when it happens - wow there is nothing as deep. Like 2016 movie Xuan Zhang about a Buddhist monk walking to India to get sacred texts

Stephen Chow from Hong Kong has gender equality and honesty in his movies.

Thanks for letting me know about that movie, BUT WE WERE NOT DISCUSSING THAT

you are still missing what I wrote, you are not even replying to what I wrote, so please... stop bothering me. I do not have time to babysit you and write the same thing 10000 times without you ever reading it. Bye.

i have to think about this. I agree that some of typical sexist tropes cater to women, but ... they also cater to men. The male gets to be the superhero and always smart, capable and ruling over the woman, she is so dumb that she MUST have his protection and guidance. And yeah now you can say that's hard work for the man to babysit someone like that. no thanks to that, where is the payoff to the man???
The payoff is that he gets to fu.k her and gets his dishes washed and kids taken care of - yeah you can say, that is cheap, who cares for that, there are zillion other women... for free... without any trouble....
I then say - but the message that the man is the superior, thinks better, does better, woman cannot live without his protection, advice, guidance, etc bc the woman is LESSER and is to be CONTROLLED kept on the leash by this superion being called man - that is a powerful bait message... This is how poor whites chose to side with rich white and torment the African slaves - the payoff of having SOMEONE lesser than you, that you can despise, control and exploit... That payoff is always too tempting to the stupid...

There are LOTS of males watching this and commenting. So clearly kdramas are not only for female audience. This sexist trope flatters males too.
There are quite a few kdramas which do not have much if any female characters too and are clearly for male audience, like thrillers, etc .
And dumb women just flatter men. Watching dumb women makes any insecure and/or sexist male feel ah so satisfied. There is SOMEONE out there more stupid that him that he reigns over.

ULTIMATELY THIS IS NOT ABOUT DRAMA TROPES. Ultimately it is about brainwashing the society that one half of it is "lesser" so that the other half IS ENTITLED TO EXPLOIT the first half. It is a fundamental premise that allows less than 50% of population to control 100% of resources, decision making, etc. This is very very serious stuff. Women have been essentially slaves for thousands of years and that kind of thinking has hard time dying off.. because 50% of popualton benefits from it and hogs all power and resources and doesnt want to let go of such a ;lucrative arrangement... And many women also cling to it, bc it allows them a cushy irresponsible lifestyle at the expense of some sugar daddy. Basically, a woman gets a free ride, she is not responsible for anything, she just cooks cleans and supports the ppl in power. To make an analogy, a sexist woman consents to be a domestic animal bc it is safer and more comfortable than being a wild animal, but domestic animals have to work and abide by strict rules and are basically in a jail and to be killed one day. But still, that cushy lifestyle seems enticing.

I agree that there is probably a greater number of female audience
and many women propagate mysogony

otherwise, there would have been a lot more women in power positions.

Sure, SOMETIMES... but this is like practically almost ALWAYS

So it is so fast but still ML has a chance to run fast and save the paralyzed woman... ?

Thank you!

Seems like it is you who doesnt understand the quiet moments when you relax and go into alpha mode, when you self reflect, when you LISTEN to your heart, when you rest from the mind chatter.
Those "staring and talking" moments are exactly what I described, a chance to get into a character's head and find out what is going on . I used cup of tea as a simple example but it happens in so so many ways.
AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE that this happens, bc you never do it yourself. Your comment illustrates that you are permanently distracted, frenzied, stuck in the busy mind.

So yeah, farewell, until you learn to have some prayer/meditation/self reflection moments, you will not understand what I said. This is all gibberish to you :) and it speaks about who YOU are :)

Life is a lot better nicer calmer happier when you spend some moments in these conversations with yourself and ... however ou want to call it - your angels? I wish you to experience it. Good luck :) and yeah bye. It might take you a long time but send us a note when you get there :)

I dropped in and wow this is a circus of toxicity, this drama is like a psych ward ... so many creepy ppl fighting for money by any ways. The drama plot is straight from hell.

WHICH EPISODE IS AIRING ON JAN 27? Thank you It should be ep 32, but did they miss a day? I dont watch this every day, so I have no clue where we are at now. Thanks

LOL there is MORE reason to be awkward after he said he likes her and then grabbed her to kiss her - but they still are solving his case together.

Either you are a player or you have NEVER been in love. Your response does NOT make ANY sense. :)

So let me explain this to you. It is very awkward bc now SHE has to say where she stands and then take action. And it is so new to her. And she really really likes him and is super careful not to lose him. And she does not really know him yet. It is building up but .... One wrong move and it could all explode. Like when he discovered the merch and left
MOST IMPORTANTLY: What are his plans with her - just trying to bag her or is there more? How serious is he? How much does he like her, and what are his expectations and habits? WHAT ARE HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AND IS SHE IN THERE? IN WHAT CAPACITY?

Of course it is awkward for her. This dude is using every chance to hug or kiss her and he said he LIKES her but ... where is he going?

It is slightly awkward for him too. He likes her and keeps probing her and she does not respond. He too feels like he is walking on thin ice.

PLUS, EVEN IF HE IS SERIOUS, There are other awkward things to be talked about, for example who has been he seeing after breakup with the Ex?
What does he do when he goes on tours?
Are his alcohol and sleeping pills days over for real?

There are some additional questions - how long was he on that tour - it seemed one year? So was he sleeping around or partying there?

Does he have any STDs?

SO YEAH IT IS SUPER AWKWARD. Se Na never ever dated and never ever dealt with these questions.

It is awkward for La Ik. This super star who is so adored and chased, has to wait while his chick buys merch online. How long and how much of that could he take? CAN he date or marry her? WOULD he like something like that, being a superstar? DOES HE HAVE THE TIME to date her??? etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

As you can see, before that concert they did not even live together. The drama ends with a hug in her house, but .... we never know what really happened - did they become Mickey and Minnie Mouse, living in 2 different homes and sometimes meeting, or what.... ?

At that point they dont look awkward but they will be - discussing living arangements, marriage, or just dating, ... open dating, strict committment, etc etc etc. They dont have anymore anything strong to bond them and how they will navigate this new situation will present many awkward moments.

So now the key point that you totally missed: AWKWARD MEANS VULNERABLE. and that comes with love. So it is inherent in any love relationship :)
How do you ask a star who was on a tour for a year who they slept with during that year?

SML is the Chef Brother? That actor cannot act so the character is boring

I dont think you understood anything I was saying, and I am too busy to spend more time explaining. We will have to end here. Have a nice day.

How many times have i seen dramas where - typically a woman - just STANDS there while a truck or a heavy piece of metal or a ball is coming her way. This is really a tired trope...

And I am tired of entitled AND dumb narcissistic FL. So she tells him to cry bc she is ok. Omg...
kdramas really portray women as brainless idiots

WRITTEN LATER BASED ON REPLIES: I am sorry if there was any misunderstanding, I am not saying the ENTIRE drama is mysogenic. Just these little details. They are red flags and I really start worrying the whole drama would go in that direction...

Even when I wrote that, I thought that overall the drama is very positive and forward, ML and FL have a good honest communication and it is quite a healthy relationship and improving as they communicate more and more openly. FL was snotty to begin with but she gave it up fast, luckily. It is OK that FL makes mistakes SOMETIMES and ML saves her, and vice versa.

Luckily this drama stays on track and realistically portrays gender equality.

After Tue episode, I saw that ML scolded FL for being stupid and forcing him to save her out of her stupid wandering in typhoon... I am glad to see that. That is realistic and FAIR. he is not letting her use him as a sugar daddy savior... THAT IS PROGRESS!!!! He forgave her only when she presented a super important exuse.... which was still stupid but forgivable to a city slicker...

Gosh the Nephew needs to grow out of that toxic obsession destructive behavior in the name o "love". He is feeling something, but that is not love. And, she is a moron.

Nephew actor is underutilized in his drama. He can act complex stuff, he was a ML in Spirit fingers, and in this drama is kept essentially a zombie with a poker face all the time - so boriing. BUT that scene when he finds out - he nailed it. ML or FL could not act that. So the nephew actor should go on to really complex roles, he is talented.

I am not sure what post you are replying to? What "Depends on the genre" ? Are Light Shop, Moving, Judge From Hell, and Call it Love from Disney?

"hollywood effect" is not only supernatural/superhero or special efects etc. It is more about ... lack of content, more frills like s.x violence special efects etc. and the overall isolation, despair, bad guys as main characters, overall message that there is no way out.

Honey pie: such scenes are very short and not sooo frequent to demand whining about it.

People have to reflect and think, to rest, to have a quiet happy moment, to feel, to empty their head... Drinking a cup of tea is a way to do that. I am biased and will say coffee cannot do that bc it is a stimulant LOL So... drinking a cup of tea .... LOL

Such a scene is a way to show that a person is deeply processing something or enjoying a quiet moment or starting their busy day or pausing in the middle of their busy day....
OR escaping reality and wasting time OR playing hookie OR doing a product placement OR really loving tea / coffee LOL

So it would be good to be patient and go with the mood and FEEL what is going on. That cup of tea also gives you, the audience, to stop and reflect and feel yourself.

If you can. If you cannot and/or are not willing to .. then drop the drama.
Bye :)

First, you have no idea about breakups and subsequent deep grief, esp after 10 yrs like ML and 2FL had... Many ppl end up zombies for years. 2FL was "lucky" to be rich so they put her into a psych ward. Most people just botch their daily life, turn to alcohol, drugs, sleeping around, not sleeping, being disfunctional, etc.. Men or women.

You are playing some medical professional with latin diagnosis but you really have no understanding of the context and what is really shown.

Second, **** The Ex did NOT murder anyone on a whim... *****

She was pretending threatening or maybe even seriously going to stab HERSELF and that is totally possible with someone psychotic and manipulative selfish snoflake entitled weak person and narcissistic

She was making a self centered drama and she was a NARCISSIST totally so it is all possible

She never stabbed anyone. That dude took her too seriously and WRONGLY and tried to take the knife away in a really bad sloppy idiotic way... sure he was too clumzy and she was too dramatic and clumzy too, and so... they slipped and fell and he impailed himself

It is an ACCIDENT, not a murder

It became murder of JH, that was intentional, to hide the accident

Ep 1 was disappointing to me bc it was too much alcohol, they were so egoistical, etc.

But they improved...

I am not saying this is a top drama that will become a classic forever. I am saying... it turns out relatively decent and has some positive messages.

PLEASE DECIDE FOR YOURSELF, Your opinion of this drama is what matters to you :) Feel free to watch or to drop, whatever is the best FOR YOU.

Sometimes dramas are trash and I drop, like Dynamite Kiss or Can this love be translated. Sometimes they have potential and then become a mess and I drop. like For Eagle Brothers or Our Golden Days.
Sometimes my buttons get pushed and I bitterly complain, like when one of "my" fav characters got killed in Haunted House.
Sometimes I watch bc I MUST LEARN something from that drama like Discovery of Love, when I realized I behaved very similarly to one character..... and this helped me to bravely make a decision that I was sitting on for weeks...

Sometimes I watch trash because I have to learn something. I watched trashy Twelve to learn HOW a drama gets ruined LOL
I watched trashy Would YOu Marry Me to learn how to copy a character into another drama and what the parts of a weak woman are, and just 1 minute speech of FL in one of the last scenes was a great learning, and my reaction to the trashy drama was a testimony to me that I passed an internal test for myself and sort of "graduated" in my own life

Sometimes I watch trashy stuff bc I need to learn something, like Typhoon family and IMF crisis and the SONG they played at the very last minute of the very last episode..


SO ... WHATEVER YOUR REASON WILL BE, WATCH WHAT YOUR HEART SAYS YOU NEED TO WATCH

Enjoy your life :) Live long and learn :)