I'm genuinely confused on if I'm watching the same show as everyone else... Like did you all watch 3-4 episodes on just the Joseon chefs vs the Chinese chefs and not get bored?? First setting up the showdown & then 2-3 eps dedicated to the competition. I'm at basically the end of ep 9 we're getting literal CRUMBS of the leads together and instead having one freaking competition milked for 4 eps... :/ I know how hyped up and LOVED this drama is, but I don't get it??? It's very mid-tiered rather than the OUTSTANDINGLY applauded show IMO. Very 7/10 feels. *EDIT TO ADD: Before someone writes "She's a chef, iT's a FoOd ShOw!" I know, but one single competition being 3-4 episodes long felt too much. I don't mind the cooking oftentimes my mouth even waters! It's the dragging thats my issue.
Netflix really dropped the ball with the subtitles. All they had to do was toss in an extra caption explaining…
See I've been watching Korean dramas on and off for 10 years (mainly modern) and some of those still went over my head! I caught the "ottoke" one while watching, but missed the correlation between Gwinyeo & Gungyeo. 10/10 agree about Netflix subs sucking. UGHHH. The examples I used above were just things I remembered off the top of my head. For example, Gwinyeo wasn't explain until eps 2 or 3 (iirc) even though he called her that since ep 1. I literally thought it meant demon hence him being happy that she couldn't use her demon powers on the cliff, lol (my interpretation of that scene). Come to find out it means female ghost.
they decide to keep those words because there's no good translation for them as they probably don't exist in other…
Well I mean context clues help and my examples were a handful that I remembered off the top of my head. For example) Gwinyeo I literally thought meant demon until ep 2 or 3 where they explained it meant female ghost... I get what you mean by leaving noona & oppa, but for say a first time watcher of SK historicals (not me) I'm sure all the historical terms that SOMETIMES had like a 1 second reel revealing their meanings feels overwhelming. For the example of Chaehong, sure there isn't a direct english equivalent, but they could've put Consort Selection (or Mass Concubine Round-up) and then it'd have translated over just fine. They kept calling it Chaehong, the FL acted surprised like what do you mean Chaehong in this day and age?! etc...
Does anyone else find the Netflix subs insufferable??! Why are they directly translating the olden days words from hangul into that exact same word just spelled in English? Gwinyeo, Yeonhuigun, Chaehong, etc. Any other site using better subs because I feel like I'm only half understanding the Netflix ones. 😵💫
The first half was definitely better than the second half. I had a similar experience to one of the top reviews where I went from "Whaaat? 30 minutes per ep isn't enough!" to "why is this 45 minute episode moving by so slow??" Still an okay watch, but by no means a 10/10. With such an interesting premise it could've for sure been better than what it was. (IMO)
This is the hardest one to accept that we'll never get to see. The trailer looked SO GOOD. UGH. Selfishly, I really wanted to see it with Allen & Ni Ni, which for sure is impossible... :'(
HIGHLY HIGHLY doubt it'll be similar beyond the car racing + stepsiblings aspect. China would NEVER let all those mature scenes pass censorship, lol. (Not that I'm complaining because I felt like CM was all sex & no plot, lol)
This season really feels like the showrunners said 'How can we get 2 seasons out of this?'
10/10 agreed. Season 1 was superior. This season’s editing for the infinite amount of conflicts + choppy resolutions aren’t fun either. (From what I’ve seen thus far they definitely could’ve compressed this whole thing into one 40 ep show.)
The FL's mom's story came out of nowhere and makes ZERO sense. IDK if it's actually following a plotpoint from the novel, but the way it was randomly brought up and caused tension gave me whiplash.
I'm 20 episodes in. Honestly, the first 2 episodes didn't wow me but starting with a really big event in Ep 3 the story picks up and stays steady. Still worth checking out and IMO give it until ep 3-4 to make up your mind. :)
That's right around where I would've dropped too. I basically watched the last 8 eps by skipping around. It got SO BORING. I mean I like fluffy kiss scenes as much as the next person, but mixed in with actual plot! Nothing happened and they'd kiss all the time for the last 1/3 of the drama. Yawn.
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I know how hyped up and LOVED this drama is, but I don't get it??? It's very mid-tiered rather than the OUTSTANDINGLY applauded show IMO. Very 7/10 feels.
*EDIT TO ADD: Before someone writes "She's a chef, iT's a FoOd ShOw!" I know, but one single competition being 3-4 episodes long felt too much. I don't mind the cooking oftentimes my mouth even waters! It's the dragging thats my issue.
The examples I used above were just things I remembered off the top of my head. For example, Gwinyeo wasn't explain until eps 2 or 3 (iirc) even though he called her that since ep 1. I literally thought it meant demon hence him being happy that she couldn't use her demon powers on the cliff, lol (my interpretation of that scene). Come to find out it means female ghost.
I get what you mean by leaving noona & oppa, but for say a first time watcher of SK historicals (not me) I'm sure all the historical terms that SOMETIMES had like a 1 second reel revealing their meanings feels overwhelming.
For the example of Chaehong, sure there isn't a direct english equivalent, but they could've put Consort Selection (or Mass Concubine Round-up) and then it'd have translated over just fine. They kept calling it Chaehong, the FL acted surprised like what do you mean Chaehong in this day and age?! etc...
Still an okay watch, but by no means a 10/10. With such an interesting premise it could've for sure been better than what it was. (IMO)
Selfishly, I really wanted to see it with Allen & Ni Ni, which for sure is impossible... :'(
Thanks for letting me know!
(From what I’ve seen thus far they definitely could’ve compressed this whole thing into one 40 ep show.)
Lmao I'm actually giddy. xD