I've had this book on my shelf for a while now, just learning there's a live adaptation. I felt kind of meh about the book, part of that could also be translation. But I feel like it's the type of story that would translate very well to film.
Lee Soo Hyuk's character having so many S lines had no significance to the plot. Personally, I think this series would have benefitted from more episodes (just like 4 more) and if it leaned into being a crime/courtroom drama. I wasn't really sold on how being able to see the red lines lead to such extreme behaviors.
I enjoyed the subtle sci-fi/fantastical elements of the first season, but it felt a bit gratuitous this season, especially in the last few episodes. That's my only gripe. Regardless, as a whole, a great watch! And just want to say, I love Kasamatsu Sho.
Is it just J-Dramas watchers (I watch both) tend to rate shows lower than the average only-K-Drama watcher at…
I have been thinking about this. The common thought I've noticed is that people just think it's an unfair bias against J-dramas. But I do think J-drama watchers are a little more critical than a K-drama watcher. And I think someone who equally watches both would be just as critical.
My un-professional opinion, I think it's just because the range of types of stories in K-dramas have only recently started to expand. Especially in a singular season. So I think anything that remotely deviates from your typical K-drama story is seen in a more positive light due to novelty. But I too could also be tripping.
Personally I think MDL should lower the rating scale from 1-5 since people rarely use the the full range of scores 1-10. And anything below an 8 is seen as "not good" even though reality it would just be average.
Just started watching this! I really don't mind dramas and film centered around sex, I know a lot of people get up in arms about it. However, definitely wasn't expecting the very graphic images right off the bat, lol. I am obviously still not used to this age of non-public network Korea.
Look forward to catching-up, kind of meh as of episode 1. Wish there were better subtitles.
Honestly, overall enjoyed this. My guilty trope is contract marriages, and I enjoy the twisted take on a pretty cliched concept. Also appreciated the greater commentary on marriage and relationships. Although, I don't know if the subtitles sucked or the writer started feeling like a poet, but sometimes it was way to convoluted. Otherwise, I share the same criticism as everyone else, the murder/trunk plot line seemed like a second story line, rather than what drove the narrative. Because of this, the last two episodes, I felt, were the weakest and suddenly felt very Kdrama-ish. Didn't ruin the whole experience for me, but definitely kept this drama from being great.
I looked forward to watching this because it was advertised that it was created by the same person who did "It's okay, that's love", which is one of my all-time favorite dramas. But I am starting to learn in life that what's really important is the writer, not exactly the director (unless your also the writer like Bong joon-ho)
I agree, and this was my fear. I feel like they had a chance to do something novel since unlike the other Skam remakes, the cultural context is completely different, but instead they just really toned everything down. Even though every season has a main couple, the real take-away is not really the romance. The main take away for Ji yu (aka Eva) was completely lost throughout the entire season and just poorly summized in her break-up speech. This just makes me unexcited for future seasons, if there are any, which tackle even more delicate issues.
I really wanted to love this. The pacing was unfortunate and I feel like too much of the plot was focused in flashbacks. Also way too many scenes of Queen Woo just emoting on us.
I'm actually looking forward to this. After watching what feels like, every country in Europe's remake of this…
Additional thoughts; spoiler tag for those who have not seen the original Skam.
Some things I do miss is the iconic slo-mo scene with the trap music playing when William is first introduced, along with the whole character of penetrator Chris. Also, Noora's bold red lipstick, which I understand is not at all a thing in Korean schools, nor even a popular color among the Korean public.
It is interesting how little we have seen of the friendship between the characters playing the equivalent of Isak and Jonas which was pretty strongly established in the first episode. Along with fleshing out Isaks and Eva's relationship. This is definitely not a cristicism on the series, just curious to see how it all plays out with these differences.
My un-professional opinion, I think it's just because the range of types of stories in K-dramas have only recently started to expand. Especially in a singular season. So I think anything that remotely deviates from your typical K-drama story is seen in a more positive light due to novelty. But I too could also be tripping.
Personally I think MDL should lower the rating scale from 1-5 since people rarely use the the full range of scores 1-10. And anything below an 8 is seen as "not good" even though reality it would just be average.
Look forward to catching-up, kind of meh as of episode 1. Wish there were better subtitles.
I looked forward to watching this because it was advertised that it was created by the same person who did "It's okay, that's love", which is one of my all-time favorite dramas. But I am starting to learn in life that what's really important is the writer, not exactly the director (unless your also the writer like Bong joon-ho)
Some things I do miss is the iconic slo-mo scene with the trap music playing when William is first introduced, along with the whole character of penetrator Chris. Also, Noora's bold red lipstick, which I understand is not at all a thing in Korean schools, nor even a popular color among the Korean public.
It is interesting how little we have seen of the friendship between the characters playing the equivalent of Isak and Jonas which was pretty strongly established in the first episode. Along with fleshing out Isaks and Eva's relationship. This is definitely not a cristicism on the series, just curious to see how it all plays out with these differences.