In some kdrama, female leads characters were written as passive,weak or damsel in distress. So it's kinda refreshing…
You make a very good point that the passive, weak damsel in distress is becoming boring and an overused trope. However, somehow to me, the plot doesn't fit together either.. The ML is sort of just hanging there, appearing once in a while, helping. Whereas the FL, is just a one dimensional character which becomes boring as each episode moves on to another. I guess I was anticipating more. I can't seem to synk with it. Sad.
I'm really disappointed with this drama. I had waited for this drama with anticipation.
But I found it somewhat confusing and boring at the same time. Main leads' lines seem to be not well scripted. I'm disappointed in ML Lee Sang Yoon part since normally he's given top billing in every role he's played in previous dramas. but in this drama he's seems to be only in a supporting role at best. FL's role also seems one dimensional and acts in an exaggerated way most of the time. Hope the ending makes up for this.
Well said as usual John! Love reading your reviews. Thank you!
Yes, agree but I think Parasite and Squid Games has helped broaden the Asian entertainment overall. American children are watching Squid Games. Times are a changing :-)
Well said as usual John! Love reading your reviews. Thank you!
Yes, MDL is for English fans who like Asian dramas, never thought about that. However, Asian dramas/movies are becoming more and more popular outside of Asian countries: Squid Games, Vincenzo, Parasite, thanks to Netflix in particular. I've given up on American movies and ventured toward foreign ones - especially Asian. Thanks John!
Well said as usual John! Love reading your reviews. Thank you!
I have a question, maybe a dumb one, with all these MDL comments about dramas, do you think the writers ever read them? Or are they shutoff from the rest of us?
YSC leaving the contract in his office and walking out was such a dumb move... What did he think would happen?…
There are a lot of potholes in this drama. But the main leads are adorable and I'm watching it until the end just because of them. I love the facial expressions on the FL - the expressions are so telling on how she feels. The rest of the actors, meh, except for the precious grandmother.
do they cause the leads a lot of misunderstanding? and when do the leads get together?
A few suggestions; On Viki, A Young Woman and a Gentleman, (many episodes but if you can ff out the screaming women, it gets better) I like You Are My Spring on Netflix. Problem is to weed them out, the ones that are not worth the time.
do they cause the leads a lot of misunderstanding? and when do the leads get together?
The leads get back together and fall apart over and over again starting 7 years ago. However, I'm still trying to figure out if it is just an act towards the end to find out who the bad people really are because they seem to land in bed over and over again. It's over the top in many ways but as I said, I don't skip.
Yes they do cause the leads a lot of misunderstanding, the ML's adopted sister and her conspiring partner Gu Yan are the really evil ones besides the ones that are less evil :-)
Plot Love is a good name for this series. Hope this helps!
I dont know where or what went wrong, but its so hard for me to keep my focus on the show. And not end up googling…
I actually have a similar problem. The plot is somewhat confusing and the translation is missing something. Yes 10 times is over too much. And the FL is repeating her humor too much. Thanks for bringing this up
Surprisingly I'm really enjoying this and do anticipate for the next episode. I think mainly i like the fact that…
Actually, in spite of all the evil people, I'm actually enjoying it, cringe, evil and all! The child makes up for a lot of negatives- wonder child actor.
I just finished Ep 20 so far. I actually like it. Yes, there are horrible, evil people in the series but the romance between the main leads is unbeatable! The child actor is fantastic. All in all, the acting is sometimes over the top but I rarely fast forward which is something I do often in other dramas. I look forward to the next episode even though the evil ones keep creeping out!
PLEASE MDL, change his bio. Get rid of the last paragraph. It looks so vengeful and out of place. Also there is no mention of his ML in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Bad show for MDL!
The ML is sort of just hanging there, appearing once in a while, helping. Whereas the FL, is just a one dimensional character which becomes boring as each episode moves on to another.
I guess I was anticipating more. I can't seem to synk with it. Sad.
But I found it somewhat confusing and boring at the same time. Main leads' lines seem to be not well scripted. I'm disappointed in ML Lee Sang Yoon part since normally he's given top billing in every role he's played in previous dramas. but in this drama he's seems to be only in a supporting role at best. FL's role also seems one dimensional and acts in an exaggerated way most of the time.
Hope the ending makes up for this.
American children are watching Squid Games. Times are a changing :-)
However, Asian dramas/movies are becoming more and more popular outside of Asian countries: Squid Games, Vincenzo, Parasite, thanks to Netflix in particular.
I've given up on American movies and ventured toward foreign ones - especially Asian.
Thanks John!
I like You Are My Spring on Netflix.
Problem is to weed them out, the ones that are not worth the time.
Yes they do cause the leads a lot of misunderstanding, the ML's adopted sister and her conspiring partner Gu Yan are the really evil ones besides the ones that are less evil :-)
Plot Love is a good name for this series. Hope this helps!
The child makes up for a lot of negatives- wonder child actor.
romance between the main leads is unbeatable!
The child actor is fantastic. All in all, the acting is sometimes over the top but I rarely fast forward which is something I do often in other dramas.
I look forward to the next episode even though the evil ones keep creeping out!
Also there is no mention of his ML in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Bad show for MDL!