I would have to disagree. The show has given us the back story of NDS in several episodes, explaining why he is…
Yep. HJP doesn't make it easy. He's very blunt and doesn't care about anyone's feelings. What he has merit, but his delivery is awful. Which is why the Samsan Tech guys needed someone like SDM who could take his criticism, tie up her hair and get to work.
I would have to disagree. The show has given us the back story of NDS in several episodes, explaining why he is…
Oh yeah, he has no bedside manner. I've always thought that HJP is the Simon Cowell of Sandbox. He tells it as it is, doesn't have patience for those companies that don't have the 'it' factor, and you need thick skin (like SDM) to take it and utilize what he says to improve. And the Samsan Tech guys, bless their hearts, are too pure to do a start up by themselves.
The writers made us fall for the SL. We are constantly updated about his feelings but are clueless about the ML.We…
I would have to disagree. The show has given us the back story of NDS in several episodes, explaining why he is the way he is. We have gotten more of his backstory, covering several years of his life, while HJP's backstory is only that one year he was with the Grandmother writing letters to SDM.
The show has also shown us how logical and reasonable NDS is when it comes to mathematics and tech, but is hopeless with anything else in life. (eg:- the flashback regarding girls joining the knitting club)
"We don't know why he loves the FL & why he hates the SL."
This has already been explained in flashbacks. It's because she was the first person to show interest in what he does. He had a crush which got cemented the moment they started hanging out with each other. After all, he's someone who has never had a crush and never dated, so he's hopeless at it. And NDS is jealous of HJP because of the letters.
And the biggest factor, which I think you should take into account, are the character ages. NDS is in his mid-20's. He's impulsive with romantic ideals and he's at that age where he doesn't know what he is capable of and what he's not capable of. HJP on the other hand is in his mid-30's. He's steady, consistent and he's more of an adult than everyone he deals with in the Sand Box programme, and rightly so. It's unreasonable to think that a geeky programmer who knows nothing, who was flailing, and was ignorant in how much he didn't know should be compared to someone a decade older, wiser, and who has knowledge in business. There is obviously a difference in maturity between someone in their mid-20's and someone in their mid-30's. People are less practical in their 20's. They take the most amount of chances in life and very rarely play it safe. When they hit their 30's, they start to settle down.
NDS's the best at tech, horrible in business and social interactions, and it's natural that while you're in your 20's you give it a try until someone more knowledgeable comes along and tells you that you're better in this than that. After all, if everyone in life did only what they were good at, no one would fail in anything. Ever.
The show is showing the growth of NDS from a geeky 20 something mess to a programmer with direction, and HJP is the right person to help him since he is knowledgeable of the industry NDS and SDM are trying to break into. HJP is the mentor. He knows more than NDS and SDM combined. He's more mature, which is why SDM and NDS make bad decisions unless HJP is there to guide them. And that makes sense. If they were both as knowledgeable as HJP, they would have both succeeded long ago and wouldn't need his help.
(P.S. - He didn't try to make DM kneel. I'm sorry, but that never happened. She made it seem like she was going to kneel, she lied about it to her sister to go meet her sister's step father, but she always had that plan in mind)
The past four episodes, it moved away from the premise and that's what we're missing right now. Good ol' fashioned…
Itaewon Class was a gem. Not once did they lose focus on the true story. Start Up started strong and deviated for too long. I'm hoping we'll come back to the actual story in the next two episodes.
Idk what, but I feel this story is missing something.
The past four episodes, it moved away from the premise and that's what we're missing right now. Good ol' fashioned company growth, company issues, techy problems and competition. Instead, they've gone into romance territory right now. They've changed genres in the middle.
Ep 14 convinced me. Woo Yeon and Soo should not be together. Young Hee and Hyun Jae definitely (100%) should not be together. These couples have no staying power. No way it's a happy ending.
I am not yet through watching ep 14 and I am so frustrated already!! aaaaa Everything I want to say will be a…
Completely agree. It's like she's in love with the idea of him rather than him. She liked him, he rejected her, but her friends, her parents, everyone treated him like enemy number one for what exactly??? - I get a very strong victim mentality from the lead female characters, which is why all the relationships seem unbalanced and not at all equal.
After this article... *puts on kdrama binging hat*... IT IS TIME!!!
The show has also shown us how logical and reasonable NDS is when it comes to mathematics and tech, but is hopeless with anything else in life. (eg:- the flashback regarding girls joining the knitting club)
"We don't know why he loves the FL & why he hates the SL."
This has already been explained in flashbacks. It's because she was the first person to show interest in what he does. He had a crush which got cemented the moment they started hanging out with each other. After all, he's someone who has never had a crush and never dated, so he's hopeless at it. And NDS is jealous of HJP because of the letters.
And the biggest factor, which I think you should take into account, are the character ages. NDS is in his mid-20's. He's impulsive with romantic ideals and he's at that age where he doesn't know what he is capable of and what he's not capable of. HJP on the other hand is in his mid-30's. He's steady, consistent and he's more of an adult than everyone he deals with in the Sand Box programme, and rightly so. It's unreasonable to think that a geeky programmer who knows nothing, who was flailing, and was ignorant in how much he didn't know should be compared to someone a decade older, wiser, and who has knowledge in business. There is obviously a difference in maturity between someone in their mid-20's and someone in their mid-30's. People are less practical in their 20's. They take the most amount of chances in life and very rarely play it safe. When they hit their 30's, they start to settle down.
NDS's the best at tech, horrible in business and social interactions, and it's natural that while you're in your 20's you give it a try until someone more knowledgeable comes along and tells you that you're better in this than that. After all, if everyone in life did only what they were good at, no one would fail in anything. Ever.
The show is showing the growth of NDS from a geeky 20 something mess to a programmer with direction, and HJP is the right person to help him since he is knowledgeable of the industry NDS and SDM are trying to break into. HJP is the mentor. He knows more than NDS and SDM combined. He's more mature, which is why SDM and NDS make bad decisions unless HJP is there to guide them. And that makes sense. If they were both as knowledgeable as HJP, they would have both succeeded long ago and wouldn't need his help.
(P.S. - He didn't try to make DM kneel. I'm sorry, but that never happened. She made it seem like she was going to kneel, she lied about it to her sister to go meet her sister's step father, but she always had that plan in mind)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-cB_JhRCT0
If you want a drama that highlights mental issues, you should check out 'It's Okay, That's Love' which is centered around psychiatrists.
NJH in The Light in Your Eyes made me cry. He was so good. I totally get the reason for casting him as NDS.