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There is nothing like a perfect victim. Kinda funny that you'll probably change your tune if the smallest scandal about Yoo Ah In appears. Media literacy means nothing if you can't separate immorality from criminality and look only at the facts.

No difference in the two cases. They were both accused of drug use and the media and police turned the whole thing into a circus. We should be grateful that Yoo Ah In is still with us but the truth is his career may never bounce back. There is no perfect victim. He paid sex workers, so what? If it's against the law then he should be booked for it not hounded to death.

Again, not ugly. People in villages (fishing and farming communities, etc) from different parts of the world have outfits like those for every day use. I've seen rougher clothing in the English countryside. And it's mostly middle-aged and older people. Even in this drama, the younger people/people in offices dress with a little more style.

There's no "origin". People are dressing for comfort/ease.

I know you really can't decide for anyone when they should forgive but the dad is taking out his grief and anger on innocent parties and that's all shades of wrong. Hopefully he lets go of some of his pain and becomes happier.

Can't wait for Bang Eun-ju to unravel completely and get her comeuppance. Crazy how it's happening without Samdal raising a finger. I wasn't agitating for Samdal to get revenge because she needed the time away from all the toxicity and fakeness in her Seoul life. She's going to recharge and restart her career even stronger.

Comfortable clothing. And yes, that's how Koreans in the countryside dress. There's is nothing ugly about it. Not everything has to be color-coordinated and fashion-coded. Real people have variety in their outfits.

I'm usually a fan of police procedurals but this isn't quite hitting the mark. I'm seeing too many things that could be better handled and the police dialogue falls on the meh side. The "As you know, Bob" is quite heavy

That said, I'm still invested in how the cases turn out so they're getting some things right. The actors are really carrying this series. Even Montree had a presence and he wasn't onscreen for very long.

How is Tharn not seeing that the doctor is provoking Phaya deliberately? For someone with precognition, he doesn't see far.

That explains things then.

"Deserves"? "Stole"? What "things" specifically? Did you see the original script?

This show was a little difficult to watch as someone who comes from a country that was colonised. Colonisation is violent, no matter how you look at it. Histories are lost. Languages are lost. Lives are lost. A people's right to self-determination is taken away and the effect reverberates for decades even after "independence". If you think the treatment of Koreans in this show is exaggerated then you're unfortunately an ignorant idiot. There is an adage that says "the story of the hunt always glorifies the hunter". Much of the history available is whitewashed and the atrocities watered down. We will never really know how bad things were (and continue to be if we look at what's happening in the world today).

Park Seo Joon was a happy surprise. I've always had the opinion that he's not the best at emoting, and that there's too much Park Seo Joon in his characters. The last few episodes proved me wrong. Every one of the actors pulled their weight. Kim Su Hyun was a revelation and I'm going to be paying more attention to her going forward.

(Can someone explain why the Yakuza had knives and not guns? I'd think someone with Maeda's power would be able to arm a few of them.)

In all, a well-written properly executed drama. Looking forward to season 2

Kwon Joon Taek is a necessary supporting character. Rich boy turned independence fighter. Heart in the right place and useful to the lead characters in their quest. Take him out and how do they gain access to the hospital in the first place? Or escape from the hospital? The story needed a character with such a pull to move the plot forward. Pretty sure Wi Ha Joon saw the role had little screen time and still decided to take it on. If you're disappointed, that's because of your expectations and not a fault in the writing.

Blocking a user means you don't get to see their comments again, right? I get the feeling this drama will require liberal use of the block button.

compared to the rest of the cast he is almost a giant lol

No. The solution is for society to better protect women with violent partners. In the absence of that women have to find the best way to leave such situations with the least chance of them ending up dead. Because they're fucked either way.

Pretty sure there are several news stories about violent partners murdering the women who leave them to answer your question. Despite restraining orders and in some cases prior arrests. Adding how much the police don't care and will do very little against a threatening man unless he actually hurts the woman badly enough to put him behind bars. Money can buy some measure of witness-protection level shit (leave her job, move to a different city/country, change her contacts, etc) but as also shown, she barely has a million won in her account. In this situation, him leaving her is the safer option and what she's scheming towards.

Damn. You must have access to police investigation files.

Hollywood has no respect because they're making tons of terrible films, protect pedophiles and rapists, unequal pay for non-white people and women, underpay writers and other creatives, etc. Not because Will Smith slapped a comedian at the Oscars. Or because some actor made their opinions known on social media.

The "Korean celebrity conduct rule book" as you call it has led to the loss of careers over nothing but rumours or non-criminal actions. The Korean system has led to the loss of lives.

I don't care much for either system but what we won't do is misrepresent facts.

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Rak Diao begs to differ. Comedy requires quality. You can't slap any silliness together with "funny" music and sound effects and call it a day.

I have the same curiosity too. Hopefully it's properly revealed in the coming episodes.

The bigger story for me is the fight for freedom. A people trying to break free from their oppressors. The monster feels more like a subplot. I barely noticed the romance. Colonisation is brutal and has an impact that continues to be felt decades after. Colonisers continue to go to great lengths to whitewash their past actions. Work like this makes sure their efforts fail. (If you think any of this is exaggerated, you need to read some history.)

I knew Lady Maeda was more than just a housewife from the moment she first came onscreen. I don't know her backstory but I wish her the most violent death.

Ishikawa is another character I hate. It's easy to look at his actions and think he's in love. Nope. Dude just wanted his possession back. There's no love. Just ownership.

I won't use the word "enjoy" for this show but it certainly held my attention.

Interesting. You watched this show and thought it was a rip-off of Stranger Things? Have you watched Stranger Things? Have you watched this show? There's no way you've seen both and have such a take. Same genre, yes. What else? A monster? That's tons of shows. You can dislike the show for many reasons but please put some intelligent thought behind it.