on ep 13, I'm watching for Tan Jian Ci, this drama is a bit less interesting than his previous ones, but still cute. I'm not sure of video boy's name, but his parents are beyond invasive, I'm sure it's supposed to be funny and cute but I find them revolting. I really get why the girl was turned off. I'm sure he'll redeem himself and find independence etc, hopefully sometime soon.
No because the REAL insanity of this show is that it keeps pretending it’s about destiny and romance when it’s…
Wow, you have summed up all the complex nuances so amazingly. I wonder if even the writers are this aware of the multi layers of this story. I seriously so much enjoyed reading what you have to say because the craft of a drama is so fascinating to me. How a group of creatives manage to put a show together that requires so much thought and reflection right through from casting, script to cinematography. So agree that ML characterisation is all over the place, as is FL (one minute she's a regal, powerful, switched on, hyper aware, take no shit, woman operating in an era 300 years in advance, then she's a vulnerable weeping, damsel in distress. But that vacillation and lack of strict, conventional rigid stereotyping which are the bane of many kdramas, which makes them so boring and predictable, is in essence what makes this show hysterically funny, it's all over the place without a coherent narrative. But that chaos is the method of making statements about life, values, etc as you point out. Congrats.
My only issue with that scene is that the path they took into the forest was lit up 🤔. So all she had to do…
Exactly, how did she get from the pathway into the thick of a forest??? lol , how convenient. How did she go from a resilient, powerhouse of a woman to a drivelling mess, while only metres from the highly lit pathway near the hotel? So silly.
She was just trying to help the old manand the grandson that later came didn't go with her, instead he went after…
I thought exactly the same thing, although I'm really liking this drama, and find it hilarious, the forest thing was ridiculous, she walked straight off a normal pathway, and was suddenly in the thick of some "forest", totally distressed. When in the first ep, she navigated an entire new era with guts and determination, beat up thugs as you say, was switched on and amazingly resilient, a powerhouse. Suddenly she has to be rescued by the "guy"...I suppose strong women have vulnerable moments, but her character is all over the place, and the vulnerable moment was just a device to develop the "rom" part of the romcom.
PAJ really? You wait until he finds out it was her that sent that email. Guess what? Like I said, several episodes,…
I know JJY looks seriously depressed, I thought the same. I wonder how the writer is going to pull him out of this miserable situation, he virtually gave up everything in the hope he could turn back time.
I love this show, but their zeal when trying to uncover affairs, etc seems ridiculous when they are having an undercover affair, or is it ok because neither is married. I don't get the rules.
This is one of the funniest things I've seen in ages. I am actually laughing out loud which I virtually never do, while watching dramas. It's hysterical and ridiculous. I had no idea of how good IJY was at comedy, I have only seen her in The Glory. The ML is doing a great job as her serious straight foil, and his secretary is fantastically witty and fast. . The entire cast is excellent, It's just so entertaining, and you're still intrigued about what is going to happen next.
The writing on him is inconsistent and too plot convenient. Him treating the FL like her only value is to be his…
Yes exactly. We don't know too much about their past relationship. Obviously FL encouraging him to marry for the company, while secretly wanting him to pursue her, pushed him into a miserable existence. Also she must have known about his mother's situation, so she dedicated herself to support him I'm assuming. To the point where she did something quasi illegal. And it's true the character is so depressed and downtrodden and trying to keep his dignity. He is otherwise kind and keeping his boundaries intact. I suppose all of us in an extreme situation can do weird out of character things. Given his wife, mother, father and brother, maybe he can be forgiven for being desperate.
I'm still enjoying this drama though it's not light and funny anymore, now very D & M. The cast is just too good. Unfortunately I can't seem to dislike SML, he seems so miserable. What happened to his wife, she just seemed to disappear?
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So agree that ML characterisation is all over the place, as is FL (one minute she's a regal, powerful, switched on, hyper aware, take no shit, woman operating in an era 300 years in advance, then she's a vulnerable weeping, damsel in distress. But that vacillation and lack of strict, conventional rigid stereotyping which are the bane of many kdramas, which makes them so boring and predictable, is in essence what makes this show hysterically funny, it's all over the place without a coherent narrative. But that chaos is the method of making statements about life, values, etc as you point out. Congrats.