JLM

Agree

Personally I'm totally loving the show for a lot of reasons but I have to agree that Gu and MJ getting back together seemed like an incongruous Disney dream after all their respective misery over those years apart. Even though Gu is so appealing as Mr Charming Tough Ass, his behaviour over all is pretty disgusting, the way he left MJ and eg. the way he treated the women in the cosmetic company etc etc. He drinks so much he should be on an intravenous alcohol drip, and he needs to buy a decent puffer jacket.
Otherwise this is one of the best Kdramas I have ever seen.

interesting pov!

All the comments on here are just fantastic so spot on!!
Gong Yoo "I worship you....My Liberation Notes"!!!

Kudos to everyone involved in making MLN!! It's just the best series imo!! Amazingly clever writing, real people grappling in their own individual way with life, Yeom Chang Hee with verbal diarrhoea,
Mi Jung and Mr Goo have virtually shut down their communication to cope, the parents in a constant stressed mood, Ki Jung by being overly inappropriately expressive and honest, but what she has to say is so poignant and interesting. The ennui of repetitive everyday life and work, crushed dreams and fantasies, the reality and complexity of people, relationships, work. There is a really slow reveal of each characters background so we are getting to understand their behaviour. And then suddenly there are events like the storm, Goo's long jump scene, everything is unpredictable, including the pace.
It is so beautifully shot. It represents what a lot of us actually deal with, as opposed to the usual escapist kdramas. It may not be for everyone, but I absolutely love it.

Will definitely check it out! thanks :)

Really enjoyed every moment of ep 1, it's just so well done in every respect. Fantastic cast. How can you go wrong. There is so much great stuff on atm The King of Pigs, Military Prosecutor Doberman, just amazingly good!

Yes exactly! Every cliche in the book, but her acting is awful and not believable, like she's going through the motions with the script. Amazing because I thought she was great in My Name. In this she looks like a nervy amateur. And ML's friend/manager is also weirdly non believable, his acting is also contrived and over the top.

I can't help enjoying this drama, but 8 eps of NGJ being a narcissistic a'hole is a bit much, although on the other hand at least it didn't descend into trope boring predictable bla. I just feel sorry for LSA she's always so anxious and nervous and abused by him. I really like her, she's so cute and good hearted. NGJ's little victory dance is a total rip off from John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.

I agree, well said. although they are sure making a lot of drama about their ex partners finding out, I think other factors are more interesting like the gambling fathers etc.

She's a good actress, but doesn't seem to extend herself. these days since Healer..I guess she tried with When The Weather is Fine. but that was like the other extreme, like Skandinavian noir!

Yes that's a fair observation, it's very personal!! On the "too hard" point you make, I am really glad that in this drama there is none of the endless breaking down torrential weeping and screeching over past or present trauma that goes on in most Kdramas. Even though you can already tell both leads attitude is based on past events, they are refreshingly tough and comedic!!

It's interesting how opinions vary, and it's impossible to argue with personal preference, it's just the way it is, and fair enough, all of us have the same thing going on. I personally love to watch Jo Bo Ah in anything, to me she is stunningly beautiful, and an actress who really commits to her role. I think she has an amazing capacity to perform a whole range of characters with a really high level of skill. To me she has a kind of intelligence that shines through even when she's cute and feminine, or on a revenge mission with kickass martial arts skills. She doesn't just use her beauty to do fluffy, lazy performances. Her presence in a drama means it's probably going to be high level, and captivating, and probably not cliche, trope driven and boring.

I'm really enjoying this!! Jo Bo Ah is just the most adorable, talented actress,. I really like her kick arse character in this. I loved her in Tale of The Nine Tailed, and I can't imagine series 2 without her. Ahn Bo Hyun is great,! Thus far the writing seems free of endless tropes and cliches, you can't see what's coming. I rank this with Bad and Crazy which I thought was fantastic. It's so entertaining, and touches on some serious issues, can't wait to see what happens.

Totally agree.

It would be pretty unethical, but maybe....but plot wise, in terms of the series and narrative...it feels weird that Mi Jo is getting so much airtime. This should be about all of them, I guess that's coming up...

I agree, !!!

Because the characters are not multi dimensional, they are boring, there is not much chemistry, not a lot of action...it's bland....compare it to CLOY for example, or all of the above series you mentioned. My Mister was heart rending, amazing acting and development of each main character, it was complex, interesting plot...this is trope city, and a shame because the cast is great!

Up to this point ep 3 I'm finding Yeon Woo Jin's character overly "saccharin sweet" and boring. This has not been written, or acted in such a way as to understand his intense dedication and wooing of Mi jo, she's kind of lukewarm, towards him, leaving for the US, and now is totally depressed by her friends terminal illness. What is keeping him in there apart from the script telling him to, is he a social worker/priest? I'm not feeling any chemistry at all!
I agree with everyone that there is no way a doctor would disclose a terminal diagnosis to a friend before the patient, and so now it's all about Son Ye Jin's character....a long depressed response. Why is the focus on her and not the three friends dealing with this?
Why wouldn't Kim Jin Seok's wife feel concerned about her husband's relationship with JCW, she has no idea of the illness. Surely in her ignorance she has the right to say something. Of course things could be quickly cleared up if people would only explain, but then the series would be over in 2 eps. It is the lack of communication that is driving the plot, but something is missing, or has not been properly developed to make the audience relate deeply to the characters.
I am finding JJH, the third friend a total idiot. what's with the hackneyed "I can only function when drunk on soju" trope.
With this stellar cast, and potentially interesting plot, it hasn't come together at all IMO!!

What a perfect summary, couldn't have said it better !!!