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It definitely feels like that to an extent; people are hating on the female lead just because she's a female. I've seen a few comments saying that they only came here for Ryeoun, which fair enough- that's also one of the reasons I started watching this show. But they then complain about his lack of scenes. Hello, he's literally a criminal who is locked up in jail. What more can he do? Do they want to see him break out or something, or ignore the rest of the story just so they can stare at him the entire 8 episodes?
I'm convinced that if it was a male prosecutor, there wouldn't be this many hate comments. I've watched my fair share of shows where there are male prosecutors written exactly like how she is, yet there are near 0 comments on them. If you look at both sides, neither of the characters are wrong in their intentions. Context aside, a prosecutor wants to lock away a criminal who brutally killed 17 individuals, hell- majority of the show so far has shown that even the public wanted that outcome. His healing abilities hadn't been proven yet even to the audience, so what makes people think that that the characters in that show have access to that knowledge? I think that personally, she is acting the way she should be acting. Collecting evidence against him, trying to prosecute and lock him away. She doesn't have any kind of personal connection to him (not that we know of yet) nor did she know that the reason the attorney was fighting for him was because his child is terminally ill. So painting her as a villain for her lack of knowledge is just abysmal.
Plus, you could see that the moment she found out about Minseo, she finally understood why he chose to defend U-Gyeom. She's not a heartless villain, which is what the audience is trying to paint her as. She's just a prosecutor trying to do her job, someone who had no idea about what the other was fighting for. We can only see how she chooses to carry herself from here on out.
I've never gotten rage baited into writing a comment before. I don't think I've even posted five comments in all my time here at MDL.
Yes, there's definitely a difference between constructive criticism and constantly nitpicking a character. "Oh she shouldn't act like this, he shouldn't act like that, etc" Like who are they to say how a character should act? Why do they act like humans are all uniform individuals who should all follow a set standard for how they're "supposed" to act? Isn't that the point of fiction? To take a certain role and dramatise it a bit to entertain the crowd?
It's also a serious discredit to say that a certain character cannot 'act' well. I've watched almost 100 kdramas, and many of the cast here are veterans who have a wide and very successful body of work. They haven't reached such fame and respect for no reason. To say that someone cannot 'act' just because you dislike the way their character is written is objectively a very disrespectful insult. If the writers intended for the FL to be a snarky, nosy, and so-called 'annoying' character, then the actress herself portrayed it fantastically well. Personally, if her character really pissed off this many people that it ragebaited them all into logging in and writing a review just for her, I think she truly succeeded in the role she intended to play. It just proves what a great actress she is. I've seen her other roles in other shows and think she is just amazing with the types of roles she has played in.
And quite frankly, if the FL wasn't written the way she is now, would the show really be as engaging as it is now? Then people would complain that it's boring, that the leads are too rigid and serious, that it's not very hooking. I agree with what you said about people refusing to understand the context she appears in. Genuinely, people need to get that through to their thick skull and stop bashing her when she's just trying to do her job.
If you don't like the show, then stop watching. Simple?? If the acting wasn't "convincing" enough or if a character annoys you, why not drop after the first episode and move on? Who put a gun to your head and forced you to keep watching? Why keep making yourself suffer and then making it everyone else's problem? Frankly, not every character is made to be a cookie-cutter version of whatever preconceptions you had in mind. And obviously, a drama is very different from reality, so I don't understand the meaningless complaints about certain things happening in the drama that would never happen in real life. It's fiction, ffs.
I don't think I've ever watched or stumbled upon a dark romance in K-drama history!!! And those who've read the webtoon know exactly how crazy the story is...WOW!!!
SO HOPING they release this soon!!!
1. They literally get together in the first episode hahaha. They've been 'unofficially' together since they're 9 years old, it's truly a beautiful childhood love.
2. I wouldn't say they had a 'break-up', but at around episode 2-3, ML's mom kept telling FL that she doesn't approve of her, so to break up with ML. FL gets heartbroken and decides to let go of ML, but they can't stay apart from each other one bit so she chases him down in the same episode and they get married immediately after.
3. No love triangle, it's a very sweet and gentle romance.
4. It's a beautiful ending. There are of course heart-breaking moments, but the story is wrapped up so well that you won't feel the sadness or like something is missing- I cried tears of joy.
5. It is the best, most beautiful romance one could ever witness in a k-drama. As someone who has watched over 100+ shows, nothing can ever top WLGYT. It's the kind of real, raw romance that deviates from unrealistic notions of romance- you'll truly feel it in your heart.
6. It's set in the past and written from a very realistic standpoint, so kisses aren't all that flashy or toe-curling like you'd see in modern day shows. However there are definitely a lot of kissing/skinship scenes of which will always make your heart-flutter. Rather than focusing on simply the physical aspects of the relationship, there is a deep emotional intimacy that really enhances the skinship scenes.
Overall, this drama is absolutely beautiful and incredibly heart-touching. I have nothing to say really, but just know that it will be a real rollercoaster of emotions.
It was definitely super heavy in the beginning and quite honestly? I almost quit in the middle of episode 2 as many of the scenes brought back incredibly traumatic memories for me. But I'm so glad I kept going, because the ending was so cathartic and beautiful. I sat there processing and cried for a while once the credits rolled in.
This is truly a one of a kind drama. I've never watched one with quite of a strong friendship as this one, and it truly healed some parts of my heart. I truly loved everything. The revenge was so satisfying.
I understand Korean to some degree and I can say that almost half of the subtitles didn't match. They changed so many tones and nuances and specific adjectives in the subtitles that actually completely change the meaning of the scene which is really freaking annoying. Did Netflix run out of money to hire proper translators or something?
So excited to see his entire potential and range. I hope he starts getting main roles soon.