But still Hyeri nailed it.. Age is just a number, she still looks young..
@icefoggy - the high school piece of it could have been transferred to college and it would have been the same story; her playing a teenager is completely unnecessary to the story. In fact it could have been medical school, a law office, anything with adults. I never said the character was hollow, I said there comes a point where playing high schoolers makes you seem like an actress that lacks depth. The character she played specifically did not have characteristics of a high schooler. Not only that but I didn’t even specify that her acting was bad. I made a statement based on the observation that viewers were more obsessed with how young she looked than how well she could play the role and I stand by that. The actress that really stood out to me was her co star and the secondary actors were also quite good. The show was good but her looking young enough to play a high schooler wasn’t what made it good.
That's only my guess. I cannot really get a read on the Seon Hyeong name and why they all get so flustered when it gets brought up. Then the story from the Chairman about how Eunnam's father brought the boy there as a child...makes me think that his father is someone who wants him gone. Hence my guess that it's either Mr. Yeom or President Huh. Or and this is a big leap...Huicheol's (Yeom's nephew) secret brother. The flashback rugby scene was interesting and made me think of that.
My main question is which one of the men trying to kill SDJ is his father? The water is getting a little muddy…there are quite a lot of trains to keep on track; the writers have their work cut out for them in the next half of the show. Mr. Yeom seems like he’s a little too sloppy to have come this far and his poker face is awful and his obsession with SDJ is unnerving. I’m surprised that President Huh didn’t realize that SDJ got his memory back when he saw the same pink note from the SiL…her having a copy should have told him that SDJ put the duplicate note there and tried to pass it off as the original. The last scene was interesting because it doesn’t seem like Mr. Yeom sent that guy to do the killing…administrator went rogue. Can’t wait to see how Pres. Huh plays off his appearance at the hospital.
The prosecute husband is very annoying. He needs a backbone, self esteem and awareness. Yikes.
Side note: My major gripe with kdramas is how they track time. If we knew how much time had elapsed between the wedding and the events of episode 8, we could assume that eunnam is possibly pregnant by SDJ.
Why would they fill when there’s a lot to unpack! The ML past, the FL past, then revenge. I think this drama…
Fill meaning actual episodes not filler episodes. I don’t think the unpacking will take 8 episodes. It’s his back story, her backstory, dealing with Mr. Yeom (I think he’s the big boss fight). Her backstory will deal with the Stepfather, so that’s a two for one, in my book. They’ve just packed so much in the first 6 episodes that I still worry it will burn itself out. I’ve seen it before, I think we all have.
Hmm..still a a little concerned that there are so many episodes left. We're not even half way through at this point and now even more has been added to the already long list. I fear this drama may truly burn itself out. Let's say 15-16 is the final level big boss fight and ml/fl reconciliation...what in the world are they going to do to fill 7-14? 8 episodes of revenge? I don't know...
Seulgi and Choi Kyung were the highlights of this series for me. The actress playing Seulgi was phenomenal and…
How did Seulgi's father really die, was it by Jena's hand or was it by the dad? Where did Jena and Yeji's mother go after the funeral and why did she participate in the fake funeral and the cover up? Did Jena's father put her up to sleeping with Seulgi's dad or was it all happenstance? The more I write, the more I realize that the storyline was INSANE, lol. The actors really saved it, imo.
Seulgi and Choi Kyung were the highlights of this series for me. The actress playing Seulgi was phenomenal and Choi Kyung was a very interesting character; very different from what I've seen in the dramas I've watched. Sadly, the ending was quite disappointing since I'm not really sure what the "message" was. Jena's character arc was incredibly sad and left so many questions unanswered; in fact the whole last episode left a lot of questions unanswered.
Pleasantly surprised by this drama. I'm a little concerned that it will burn itself out with so much happening in just the first 4 episodes. The pacing is a bit crazy for a 16 episode series, making me think it's going to be more than one mystery we're unraveling by the end. I think part of the storyline is going to be finding out the truth behind Eunnam's father's death, fight for succession, the Chairman's health, and maybe a bit of backstory on Mr. Yeom. I'm here for it because so far the acting is superb and the storyline is really moving along well.
But still Hyeri nailed it.. Age is just a number, she still looks young..
I didn’t say she doesn’t look young; I said it shows a lack of depth as an actress. Playing a high school character at 30 doesn’t show me anything other than you look young. It’s not a stretch as an actor. Especially since she’s playing a wealthy mean girl character. Couldn’t she do that as an adult character? Will she be 40 and still play a high schooler because she has a youthful face? Come on…it’s called evolution and growth. Her peers are not still playing high schoolers.
I LOVE THIS SHOW - but I am also skeptical when series are stretched out to multiple seasons. More shows falter…
I'm of the same mind. Some of what I've found is that there is so much time in between seasons (in kdrama land) that people lose interest. As an American viewer the idea that 2-3 years can pass before a second season comes out is so strange and such a gamble. I think you'll see more and more series come out with multiple seasons and with a shorter break, especially on global platforms like Netflix. That said, this show was an extremely exciting watch; very intelligent and well paced and I'm excited for multiple seasons.
I wonder if the reason behind casting older female leads as high school students is because the roles don’t usually require a significant breadth of acting talent. This is no offense to her but being 30 plus and not being cast in age appropriate roles shows a lack of ability to carry more serious topics. It’s different when there’s a time jump (lovely runner) and you need an actress or actor to play two ages…that in an of itself requires a certain level of talent.
I was a little worried about how the ending would go but I was cautiously optimistic. Turned out pretty good, if not a little (a lot) far fetched, lol. The war torn country bit was strange but apparently was part of the original storyline so I'll allow it. All in all, a good watch.
Not sure what to make of this episode. Glad to see they didn’t stretch out the kidnapping but the ending was a little lackluster. I feel like they’re just looking to squeeze in one or two more twists but I doubt that’s what the fans are here for and it feels forced. Still looking forward to the finale tomorrow!
A couple things: I think the original 406 is either the real son of the Baeks (political family) or he died by the hand of the grandfather. I think something happened where they were able to switch him with BSE and they raised him as a replacement. I'm starting to question the motives of BSE's right hand man; I wonder if he's involved in the initial kidnapping plot. He wants very much for BSE to say that it's someone he knows. Was shocked to see that In-A could speak and hear, but proud of HJ for telling her off. Can't wait to see how the second half goes!
Just finished. An easy watch; nothing groundbreaking except I was so happy to see a positive chaebol brother relationship for once! No infighting, no scrapping and murdering for position; made it that much better. The side characters all seemed to have stories worth telling, so I’m sorry that we didn’t get to learn more about them. Loved the second couple’s story; they could have gotten more screen time, imo.
This was such a great series. I love that the divorce of the CEK was just part of the story arc and not the entirety of the show. Much better to see her repair her relationship with her daughter and navigate finding herself again afterwards than dragging it out. Really liked the big sis little sis dynamic between HYR and JH. She at one time had that relationship with her father’s mistress and thought it was tainted, it was sad to see her lose that. I could easily see this getting a second series.
The prosecute husband is very annoying. He needs a backbone, self esteem and awareness. Yikes.
Side note: My major gripe with kdramas is how they track time. If we knew how much time had elapsed between the wedding and the events of episode 8, we could assume that eunnam is possibly pregnant by SDJ.