Jyte12

I couldn't get into Ep 3. I've never had an issue with comedy in dramas before, in fact, I love it, but for this drama, the comedy is jarring and some of it seems unnecessary to me. I honestly can't figure out why so I'm going to take a break and try later. Disappointed because I was so looking forward to watching weekly. :(

There's a reason I try not to watch remakes. You cannot help but compare it with the original. And tbh it's rare that a remake beats the original. Which is why I'm kinda glad I couldn't get into the original Money Heist despite the hype. Going into this with zero expectations. I'm prepared to love it.

I live for the ANGST!

Every VeeMark scene ends with them looking like they're holding back tears. It's a little over the top but I get the emotions/intensity they're trying to convey.

Realised that in dramas where the male lead is warm and kind and gentle opposite a fiery and powerful female lead, the verdict is usually that a) the actor can't act b) the leads don't have any chemistry.

Enjoying this drama so far. I've been pretty indifferent to Hwang In Youp in his other dramas but he's doing a good job with Gong Chan. Character is a little annoying with all the meddling. Yes, Oh Soo Jae does need more people in her corner but he doesn't have any real power so he could end up getting hurt or being her Achilles heel. Her reaction to Gong Chan is spot on. She's equal parts touched and exasperated, lol.

As for chemistry, I'm not sure what that should look like other than what it currently does given the plot of the drama and the characters' personalities. Oh Soo Jae is not going to stand around staring for 30 seconds into some man's eyes waiting for someone to knock and interrupt the moment.

Didn't you drop this drama at Ep 4? You made a point of responding to a couple of comments with that information. Now you're spoiling the following episodes willy nilly. Not cool.

This is such a weird comment.

Lol. With greys.

I guess since everyone hates this drama it's okay to not put spoilers behind spoiler tags. smh

Yes to age-appropriate cast. I think it's one of the reasons I like this so much.

You'll have to watch ep 8 for the answer :)

Given the leads' unique situations, the break-up (even though we understand it's a device to move the plot forward) is plausible. If they communicate any better than they already are, we'll be left with no drama in a drama. Let's see how quickly they clear up the current misunderstanding in the next episode.

I'm not really enjoying any of the support characters. The ones that should be likable are just so irritating. Then there's the spoilt brat. Ugh.

Adapt (verb): alter (a text) to make it suitable for filming, broadcasting, or the stage. The key word is "alter". It does not have to follow the source material religiously. (I'm probably like a broken record repeating this every time there's a drama adaptation of a webtoon or novel.)

LMAO. Dude just yelled, "Why are you so hard to get?" as if she hasn't told him the reason for her decision 12,646,848 times. Ech.

Wish I was watching this when it aired just for the discussion.

I know the leads will probably end up together but so far the male lead is a bloody self-centred jerk. The romanticisation of persistence in the face of rejection has my blood boiling. You can see she's going through a hard time and all you can think is "Oh yeah, she needs to get into a relationship with me even though my mother and grandpa could ruin her and her family for it" all the while being condescending about her choices, even though said choices make her happy but you're convinced she can't be happy without you.

Howling with laughter because I just read a comment somewhere saying there were too many happy endings and it's unrealistic. You can't win with viewers which is why writers should just write what they want to write and what feels true to their story.

I don't think I've seen a more satisfactory finale to a drama in a long time. There was sadness but there was also joy. Even found myself chuckling at some of the scenes between Dong Seok and his mum.

I like that they showed us the mum's background without laying it on too thick and forcing a redemption arc, but still found a way to give Dong Seok some closure. I'm not mad that the mum didn't apologise. It'd have been out of character for her. She was selfish to the end. She was also loved and adored. Such binaries exist and I'm glad the writers expressed them so eloquently.

Dong seok has so much pent-up anger it's a wonder he hasn't done something drastic. Feel so sad for the boy he was and the man he became. Just hope he can find some peace after his mother dies.

Starting off with a 10 rating just because of how happy ep 1 made me. Didn't realise how much I missed Yumi's cells. They're still as cute as ever. Jinyoung is so charming as a romance male lead. And Go Eun, my priceless love, is still the embodiment of Yumi. Will probably be difficult for me to bring any objectivity to this drama so I'm going into full fangirl mode.

There's no "I did it for your sake" reason the writers come up with that'll take away the fact that a mother pretty much ruined her son's life. Hate is difficult to live with, and he's had to live with it pretty much his entire life. Plus not being able to settle with any woman because you see your mother in her. Does she look at him and think, "Yes, this is the life I wanted for you when I assaulted you and put you in the path of abuse and did not lift a finger to help"?

I am curious though about why she decided to become a concubine. She's a haenyeo so it's not like she could not provide for her son. The village is close-knit. I doubt they'd have let them starve. Let's see what the final episodes hold.

I don't know where the idea that an open ending is the "safe" the route for a drama writer to take comes from. Especially for this drama. It's such an unfair assertion to make because your expectation wasn't met. If there's one thing we know about this writer, it's that she's not afraid to do justice to her characters. All of her dramas I've seen, the characters stay true to themselves and their journeys from start to finish.

And really (keeping it a buck) if she wanted to go for safe, she'd have given Gu and Mi Jung a "they lived happily ever after" ending which, if we're being honest, is what most of the disappointment is about. I wanted that too (and a steamy kiss). Alas.

There are tons, tons of dramas being made every year and I assure you the bulk of those dramas have closed endings. And it will continue to be so. Don't worry too much about people "supporting" open-ended drama. They probably just understand the place of and artistic license in storytelling. :)