I didn't finish the first episode it was too boring for me but I think with the rating I'm missing something valuable,…
I believe the gaming aspect lasts until episode 12. I suggest you give it 3 - 4 episodes to see if it's to your liking. If not, that's okay. Everyone has different tastes.
(The level of internal squealing that goes on in my mind every time the main characters interact with each other is a great testament to how good this show is, but I digress.)
Respectful relationship? Check. An equal partnership regardless of their difference in status? Check. Honest and open communication? Check. Characters who are honest about their vulnerabilities? Check. Chemistry? Off. The. Charts.
Of course, all of this made sense when I realised that the show was written by the very same writer as Love O2O, which is one of my favourites.
I think it will be very hard to beat this as best romance for 2021 (for me).
I am in love. This drama is deeper than what you would expect from a typical romance. It's well-rounded, well-written and well-acted. It really has the whole package.
I dropped this drama after S1 but I'm so curious as to how S2 ended. Did any of the wives find out yet? Feel free to spoil me because I will never watch this show again.
This is one of those conundrum shows for me. First half was amazing. I was convinced I would give it 10/10. But after episode 7 - 8, it started declining. It became uncomfortable to watch the main couple. Dam saying things like, "Why do I feel like you're being controlling, but I like it?" didn't help matters.
Woo Yeo's jealousy and him getting a job as her professor to keep an eye on her are red flags wrapped in a kind, thoughtful Gumiho. This was old school, Boys Over Flowers era where jealousy was seen as romantic. It took me a while to pinpoint what exactly made me uncomfortable about their relationship, because the main couple had such good open communication. Woo Yeo's behaviour didn't mesh with how open he was to Dam. And Dam finding his jealousy so romantic, wanting to drop his class to be with him publicly (when he could just quit because he's rich, he already has a job and being a professor is not his calling), were also red flags. It was very teenage love (must sacrifice everything for him) while she keeps saying she's an adult. But it's her reputation and education that must be sacrificed so that he can be close to her 24/7. #priorities, I guess.
It was toxic behaviour in a respectful relationship and that was SO weird. The relationship was an oxymoron, which is why it felt off.
I wonder if I would have noticed this faster if the main actors didn't have such amazing chemistry.
I understand what they were going for, I respect it, but I was honestly bored for 95% of it. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I would have really enjoyed this if it was about Tak Dong Kyung and her family and friends with no romance involved. And if it was a heartwarming, sad story about death and doom that lasted only 10 episodes. The acting was amazing, but the writing was lackluster.
Mind explaining that a bit I think know what your saying I just want to make sure I'm on the same page
Hi, maybe I can explain what some of the viewers mean by age gap/power imbalance.
It has nothing to do with the actor's age but solely to do with how the writers have written them.
The way Woo Yeo treats Lee Dam is with an age gap.
Eg:- Woo Yeo doesn't tell Dam anything about his life because she's a "young human who wouldn't understand." He also believes he needs to keep an eye on her by being a professor at her school and sending his friend to check on her when he's unable to, like he did during the overnight trip because she went even though he told her not to go. - This shows he doesn't treat her like an equal, but he treats her like someone who's young, who needs to be looked after and who doesn't understand adult concepts.
The way Lee Dam treats Woo Yeo is due to the age gap as well.
Eg:- Lee Dam calls her boyfriend Sir, which is a respectful way of calling an elder. She is very polite and very respectful due to his age, even though she's not at all polite or respectful towards anyone else in her life, especially the people she's closest to. Dam treats him like a grandfather, rather than an equal. She's very forthright with everyone else in her life, but she's very hesitant when it comes to Woo Yeo because she doesn't want to upset him. The politeness is what shows the difference in their age.
And finally, the reason they have an imbalance of power is due to the fact of how they treat each other as well.
Woo Yeo says nothing about his life but expects full autonomy over Lee Dam's life. He needs to know where she's going, what she's doing, who she's meeting. He tells her things like "Don't make me jealous", "Don't spend time with him", "Don't go on the trip," and when she does what she wants anyway, he sends his friend to keep an eye on her in his stead. The imbalance of power comes in because Lee Dam finds this "protective" behaviour romantic.
The age gap/imbalance of power has absolutely nothing to do with their ages but because of how they treat each other. I've watched other Gumiho dramas and not once have I seen a Gumiho treat his/her significant other as someone who's young. The Gumiho treats that person as an adult. But not in this show.
It's hard for me NOT to see an age gap because Woo Yeo treats Lee Dam like she's too young and needs to be protected and Lee Dam treats Woo Yeo like he's so old she must be polite and respectful.
I agree with you, I just can’t with them. She acts like she’s 14 and this is her FIRST relationship pple,…
True. I just don't like how he says things like "Don't make me jealous", "Don't spend time with him" etc and how she has to constantly worry about his jealousy and how he will react when he hears something. In real life, those are early signs not to be in a relationship with a person. Personally, I find them very cringe-worthy when they are in a relationship with each other and it has a lot to do with how they tiptoe around each other. The lack of trust is SO evident. The relationship is not written in a healthy way.
Kudos to the writer who has successfully made me ship Lee Dam with... nobody. Both Sun Woo and Woo Yeo are hella problematic and I cringe whenever their scenes come on.
I only ship one couple in this drama and that's Hye Sun and Jae Jin.
I agree with you, I just can’t with them. She acts like she’s 14 and this is her FIRST relationship pple,…
I wish they didn't make her so innocent in the romance department tbh. I would have loved to see her showing him the ropes and him being confused as to what to do.
But then I haven't read the webtoon, so it could be accurate to that. With their power dynamic, the story feels a bit old fashioned to me.
(The level of internal squealing that goes on in my mind every time the main characters interact with each other is a great testament to how good this show is, but I digress.)
Respectful relationship? Check.
An equal partnership regardless of their difference in status? Check.
Honest and open communication? Check.
Characters who are honest about their vulnerabilities? Check.
Chemistry? Off. The. Charts.
Of course, all of this made sense when I realised that the show was written by the very same writer as Love O2O, which is one of my favourites.
I think it will be very hard to beat this as best romance for 2021 (for me).
Woo Yeo's jealousy and him getting a job as her professor to keep an eye on her are red flags wrapped in a kind, thoughtful Gumiho. This was old school, Boys Over Flowers era where jealousy was seen as romantic. It took me a while to pinpoint what exactly made me uncomfortable about their relationship, because the main couple had such good open communication. Woo Yeo's behaviour didn't mesh with how open he was to Dam. And Dam finding his jealousy so romantic, wanting to drop his class to be with him publicly (when he could just quit because he's rich, he already has a job and being a professor is not his calling), were also red flags. It was very teenage love (must sacrifice everything for him) while she keeps saying she's an adult. But it's her reputation and education that must be sacrificed so that he can be close to her 24/7. #priorities, I guess.
It was toxic behaviour in a respectful relationship and that was SO weird. The relationship was an oxymoron, which is why it felt off.
I wonder if I would have noticed this faster if the main actors didn't have such amazing chemistry.
It has nothing to do with the actor's age but solely to do with how the writers have written them.
The way Woo Yeo treats Lee Dam is with an age gap.
Eg:- Woo Yeo doesn't tell Dam anything about his life because she's a "young human who wouldn't understand." He also believes he needs to keep an eye on her by being a professor at her school and sending his friend to check on her when he's unable to, like he did during the overnight trip because she went even though he told her not to go. - This shows he doesn't treat her like an equal, but he treats her like someone who's young, who needs to be looked after and who doesn't understand adult concepts.
The way Lee Dam treats Woo Yeo is due to the age gap as well.
Eg:- Lee Dam calls her boyfriend Sir, which is a respectful way of calling an elder. She is very polite and very respectful due to his age, even though she's not at all polite or respectful towards anyone else in her life, especially the people she's closest to. Dam treats him like a grandfather, rather than an equal. She's very forthright with everyone else in her life, but she's very hesitant when it comes to Woo Yeo because she doesn't want to upset him. The politeness is what shows the difference in their age.
And finally, the reason they have an imbalance of power is due to the fact of how they treat each other as well.
Woo Yeo says nothing about his life but expects full autonomy over Lee Dam's life. He needs to know where she's going, what she's doing, who she's meeting. He tells her things like "Don't make me jealous", "Don't spend time with him", "Don't go on the trip," and when she does what she wants anyway, he sends his friend to keep an eye on her in his stead. The imbalance of power comes in because Lee Dam finds this "protective" behaviour romantic.
The age gap/imbalance of power has absolutely nothing to do with their ages but because of how they treat each other. I've watched other Gumiho dramas and not once have I seen a Gumiho treat his/her significant other as someone who's young. The Gumiho treats that person as an adult. But not in this show.
It's hard for me NOT to see an age gap because Woo Yeo treats Lee Dam like she's too young and needs to be protected and Lee Dam treats Woo Yeo like he's so old she must be polite and respectful.
I only ship one couple in this drama and that's Hye Sun and Jae Jin.
But then I haven't read the webtoon, so it could be accurate to that. With their power dynamic, the story feels a bit old fashioned to me.