Just dropping by after watching episode 7 before I jump into the next one. Although some people here don't seem to like the drama, I thoroughly enjoy it. The mixture of deceit, darkness with some light moments feels really balanced to me and I find myself holding my breath, every time I thought the show was giving me a breather. It feels like two giants are playing an enormous game of chess - and everyone else is a pawn, mostly without even realizing it. Looking forward to the rest of the show.
I'm Thai but watched it with lazy subber's subtitles. I love the series but she made it so much better lol.
I am completely with you on this one. Her comments to some of the events made me laugh incredibly hard xD genius! I which a lot more dramas were dubbed with commentary.
THE ONLY THING REALLY BOTHERING ME: why is the second male lead ALWAYS wearing the SAME tie?!?! like seriously - wasn't there enough budget for at least another one?!?!?! is this only bothering me?!?! xD
as for the rest: I really like this drama because of the cliches and cheesy-ness. but if you don't like your dramas the same way as your comfort food - then this is not the drama for you...
I'm only in episode 1 and laughed my *** off already (which really rarely happens) - the reference of descendants of the sun with the same music was just genius! - I hope it continues this way
Yes! Yes! Yes! It drives me nuts how everybody is quick to throw his character in the trash and put hers on a…
THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one seeing it, when it is soooo obvious!
But we have to admit - the show is genius. I was trying to figure out, why I was only taking her side in the beginning and it is really cleverly leading us this way. Everything is her POV in the beginning, so you only see the negative in him. We are so used to television depicting the main character as heroic and right, that we seldomly question their narration. Also, the way other characters play into her (and therefore our) opinion is fascinating. Every few scenes, she (and we) gets reminded that he is not a relationship person - but we have (until later) never had evidence of that - nevertheless we believe it. Then she is told that he is acting differently around her - which is true from what we see - but in our (and clearly her) minds, we are so used to fairy-tales in television/books/etc. that we immediately jump to that kind of storyline and this "prince charming"-image for him - which is 1) unrealistic 2) unfair to the other person.
I'm a huge fan of the show, because it's quite realistic in its depiction of relationships and people in general. I think in many ways you are spot-on, when it comes to his red flags. However, I am surprised, that many people that watch the show only seem to spotlight HIS red flags, when it is obvious that both of them are gaslighting each other.... I watched all episodes multiple times so far and at first, I, too, was only seeing things from the FL's POV. But rewatching everything again and trying to put myself in ML's shoes creates a different story. Sure, he is non-commital - but he never claimed to be! She created the image in her head and was trying to make the relationship something that she knew, it was never going to be - and then the audience blames him for his actions. In the end, she is as toxic as he is. She has expectations that he can not live up to, but is not able to communicate well. She wants him to act a certain way, but doesn't tell him and is disappointed, when things don't turn out her way. The show is really good at showing what is wrong with the idea of relationships today. Everything is romanticized. You catch yourself rooting for them and hoping for both of them to change - when they want different things, are both unable to vocalize their needs and it's never going to work.
So, in the end, I am torn. I am still rooting - but I know it will never work healthily. And that makes a good show - making you rethink your own stance on relationships, expectations and people in general.
Although some people here don't seem to like the drama, I thoroughly enjoy it. The mixture of deceit, darkness with some light moments feels really balanced to me and I find myself holding my breath, every time I thought the show was giving me a breather.
It feels like two giants are playing an enormous game of chess - and everyone else is a pawn, mostly without even realizing it.
Looking forward to the rest of the show.
as for the rest: I really like this drama because of the cliches and cheesy-ness. but if you don't like your dramas the same way as your comfort food - then this is not the drama for you...
But we have to admit - the show is genius. I was trying to figure out, why I was only taking her side in the beginning and it is really cleverly leading us this way. Everything is her POV in the beginning, so you only see the negative in him. We are so used to television depicting the main character as heroic and right, that we seldomly question their narration. Also, the way other characters play into her (and therefore our) opinion is fascinating. Every few scenes, she (and we) gets reminded that he is not a relationship person - but we have (until later) never had evidence of that - nevertheless we believe it. Then she is told that he is acting differently around her - which is true from what we see - but in our (and clearly her) minds, we are so used to fairy-tales in television/books/etc. that we immediately jump to that kind of storyline and this "prince charming"-image for him - which is 1) unrealistic 2) unfair to the other person.
I watched all episodes multiple times so far and at first, I, too, was only seeing things from the FL's POV. But rewatching everything again and trying to put myself in ML's shoes creates a different story. Sure, he is non-commital - but he never claimed to be! She created the image in her head and was trying to make the relationship something that she knew, it was never going to be - and then the audience blames him for his actions. In the end, she is as toxic as he is. She has expectations that he can not live up to, but is not able to communicate well. She wants him to act a certain way, but doesn't tell him and is disappointed, when things don't turn out her way. The show is really good at showing what is wrong with the idea of relationships today. Everything is romanticized. You catch yourself rooting for them and hoping for both of them to change - when they want different things, are both unable to vocalize their needs and it's never going to work.
So, in the end, I am torn. I am still rooting - but I know it will never work healthily. And that makes a good show - making you rethink your own stance on relationships, expectations and people in general.