itwillneverbefar

I have never seen any other drama where I was actually disappointed when the child backstory was over. I was like man these guys have big shoes to fill and sadly they did not remotely fill them.

I know Suzy can act and has put in some good performances, but there is a subtle art to making a psychopath character engaging vs flat, and she unfortunately does not have that particular art. Please watch SYJ in It's Ok to Not Be Okay if you want to see how it's done. Ultimately the writing is the true villain of this drama--you cannot have two callous, compassionless MCs and expect anyone to root for them. There has to be some humanity and some contrast between them to create that deep tension that pulls you into a drama and a story. They're both not great people but in the most boring way imaginable, I didn't care about either of them for sooo long, and by the time we learned about their backstories it just felt kinda thrown together and tacked on and rang so false. Huge flop in the writing department. Not even woo bin can save this drama, he put everything he could into it but the writing was just godawful. I want those 13 hours back.

Lee Chae Min really nailed ep 11, I thought his acting was flawless in that scene, now I can see why

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WAIT. Terrible -directing-?? bruh , he is one of the best in the biz, look at his past dramas. He is a great director, and chae min wouldn't have done as well under a terrible director, this director specifically worked with chae min and brought out the absolute best in him (no shade on chae min, he worked super hard and clearly has the talent), but like that's just a crazy take. The writing was sometimes shit tho, agreed.

I agree that the last 2 eps also made me like the show again when it had started to seem kinda bleh. I'm happy with it overall, glad I watched

I actually think a season 2 could work really well? Like show him struggling hilariously in the future and then they get tranpsorted back again or something. Cause like WTF happened to gong gil, I need to see the rest of his story.

She tried to tell him she was from the future and he kept acting like she was insane, and at that point he was bein an ass and threatening to execute her and she was cooking to survive so she kinda just gave up even trying to warn him, and I don't blame her

It was actually so refreshing to see him play a chill good guy, I've only ever seen him as the evil guy

honestly chae min really did well or this man would have totally stolen the show, I really want him to get a lead role.

Mr Queen was just a lame version of Tree With Deep Roots following your logic

I have never seen her before and was shocked people complain about her, I thought she was perfect start to finish.

This is what I wanted too, like coulnd't he come a little earlier and some hilarious "man from the 1500s" shenanigans happen as she's trying to get that Michelin star? We coulda taken out like one long slow mo shot of another person getting stabbed and fit it in.

I was super duper impressed with him esp that long scene where the truth about his mother was revealed, like the way he reacted to all of that was just so subtle and well done I was like wow, this man can act. There was one moment where just his eye twitched but I could feel it in my bones

I love how they were not even trying to hide that the huge plot hole of how he got to the future, they're just like "we know what the people want" lolll.

OMG I forgot about him! And he didn't even appear in the future. They gave his character arc so much screentime only for him to end like that. Loved the actor, hope he gets a lead role next!

I was really engaged up till about 6, the ming competition dragged so long. I did like the last couple eps tho

Whaaat I actually thought that was something the drama got right--it wasn't some superficial love, they fell in love not just cause they were both hawt or whatever like other dramas, they shared a deep passion and understood eachother on a level others couldn't, and her steadiness changed him as a person and he inspired her to be the best version of herself too. There were issues w the drama but the romance wasn't one of them.

This type of role is not as easy as it may seem--playing a larger than life character who has high arrogance and intensity/violence, but is also often absurd can be disastrous if not done with skill and care. I can see areas he can improve, which is normal for an actor of his age, but he really put his whole soul into nailing this and it shows. The success is very deserved and I really enjoyed watching him in this role.

I do have to say Lee Chae Min has proved to me he's got the chops to be a great romantic lead, being a King is not an easy role and requires a lot of charisma and presence, and he is really nailing the romance as well. The way his lips were quivering during the kiss scene in the side room had me feeling all sorts of things.

Also I really hope the popularity of this show gets Kang Ha Na a really big FL role because something about her is really engaging and I feel she is wasted in this show and I wanna see her be a saucy badass lead opposite some dreamy K drama man.