Great movie. Only thing I didn't like was the old "blood clot" cliche and finding each other at an Andy Lau concert. It felt contrived and didn't suit the totally natural, nostalgia feels of the previous two hours. Best Taiwanese movie I've watched tho
This is only 2 episodes and I still dropped, haha. Right after the first one.
The first 15 mins was actually super fun. After that, I just felt they took too much liberty. Selcas with the king? Trying to teach him football, and him hitting the crossbar everytime (believe it or not, it takes skill to hit the crossbar everytime) - they were flaunting plot holes in my face like no tomorrow. Perfect for 12-year-olds, or people who don't mind stuff like that. Harmless way to pass the time x
This is the beautiful thing about opinions. They're highly subjective. I thought Who are you School 2015 was extremely generic. Loved Reply 1997. Agree with you about 'You Who Came From the Stars.' I see this article nothing more than click bait - there to antagonize the fans, lol. Good luck! Maybe if you're lucky, you can reach the self-effacing crowd, and get them into a mature discussion of how popular mainstream vision isn't for everyone. But isn't that common knowledge anyway?
I'm not sure how everyone else feels but I feel that Yoo Jung is at times too controlling over what Seol does…
He is too controlling. But Seol is no doormat victim. She challenges him, when she thinks he's out of order (good!) though he always makes it twist, so he comes out looking like the wronged party (also good, as he's a fascinating character and I don't want him to be compromised to fit a PC agenda.)
*FANGIRL SQUEAL* Omo. Ep 8. Jung burrowing his whole face into Seol's hair! Even his mouth was buried deep! It's still raw, but I think he was moaning, "Chirro..." which means..."I don't want to (get up?" Omo! Otteke! Otteke!
And I'm so curious as to what Jung sees in Seol! That flashback scene seems to suggest only when the change of…
Great points @Domo! Seol is an unreliable narrator. Either she is very paranoid, or she sees something else no-one can see (except all those Jung intimidates.) Seol is like Jung, because they're both overachievers and keep themselves closed off. Bear in mind Bora berated Seol for 'never letting her in' and 'not knowing about Seol's situation because she never talks about it.'
I too agree Jung noticed Seol in that beer-pouring incident, purely because she saw 'behind his mask.' Last year, he was frigid, but this year he started a long-standing campaign to win her over. The first time I saw he might genuinely like her, is when he tears of his wristwatch and puts her gift on instead.
Also his favourite phrase is "get yourself together." He is obsessed with people getting themselves together! With In Ha, he wants her to become self-sufficient. With In-Ho, he wants him to back off and stop leeching of his family alongside his sister. With Seol, he warns her to be careful about drinking. With her neighbour, he wants him to stop cavorting around witth his boyfriend (for some reason.) With Jung, it's one strike - or you're out. He has high expectations and if you fail even slightly; you're cut from his life.
I didn't find him particularly attractive in You Who Came from the Stars, but his role as Yoo Jung, in Cheese…
Or a particular hairstyle or dress. And wham! You see them in a whole other light. Attraction can be manipulated like the best of forces - that's why people spend a fortune on the beauty industry.
Defending Yoojung? I feel his biggest flaw (and we all have them right? :P) is that he remains silent as a defense…
There are certain bits about Yoo Jung that I find troubling. When alone, he chucks the phone after texting Seol, like he couldn't be bothered - and also in the latest, he deleted ALL of Seol's messages, just because he felt she wasn't 'in his corner'. He has the ability to compartmentalize whole areas of life, and he can also manipulate people into doing what he wants. Tbh, that's part of the charm. If it turns out he 'secretly has a heart of gold' or he's 'just misunderstood by all those around him' - I'll be hella disappointed. The ambiguity of his character is what makes this drama stand out from every romance out there. Plus the previews to ep 7? What's going on there!
Though maybe we can substitute 'white' to include a multitude of ethnicities?
But congrats on writing an article :)
The first 15 mins was actually super fun. After that, I just felt they took too much liberty. Selcas with the king? Trying to teach him football, and him hitting the crossbar everytime (believe it or not, it takes skill to hit the crossbar everytime) - they were flaunting plot holes in my face like no tomorrow. Perfect for 12-year-olds, or people who don't mind stuff like that. Harmless way to pass the time x
I too agree Jung noticed Seol in that beer-pouring incident, purely because she saw 'behind his mask.' Last year, he was frigid, but this year he started a long-standing campaign to win her over. The first time I saw he might genuinely like her, is when he tears of his wristwatch and puts her gift on instead.
Also his favourite phrase is "get yourself together." He is obsessed with people getting themselves together! With In Ha, he wants her to become self-sufficient. With In-Ho, he wants him to back off and stop leeching of his family alongside his sister. With Seol, he warns her to be careful about drinking. With her neighbour, he wants him to stop cavorting around witth his boyfriend (for some reason.) With Jung, it's one strike - or you're out. He has high expectations and if you fail even slightly; you're cut from his life.