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can we have a section specifically for people who've dropped dramas to say why? to give other's a heads up, so they don't have to trawl through episode reviews looking for people who have dropped it and might have written an episode review?
Whatever happened to the dramas that build up the feelings between the actors slowly over the episodes while all…
Everyone does have different tastes and @JulySnow2 I think rather than accusing people who have a different opinion to yours as "blindly praising" you should make your own points. I've given my opinion and clearly laid it out without insulting anyone. Differences of opinion and being able to discuss them like intelligent human beings is one of life's gifts. Its how you learn and grow and make friends. Insulting everyone who disagrees will get you no where.
Whatever happened to the dramas that build up the feelings between the actors slowly over the episodes while all…
I think you're being a little unfair on Eun Tak. I think for the most part she is very mature. She's been an orphan since 9 years old. She's been raised by a group of selfish mean horrible people and she's still a well balanced individual who is good at studying and has a part time job and still has time to have a social life with Goblin. He and the grim reaper and her boss are the only real friends she's ever had yet she's still a good and sensible person. She shows good reasoning skills when she's talking to Goblin about what to do with the sword and with helping other people. I know plenty of adults way less mature than she. She acts a bit silly and hilariously sometimes and sometimes she's sad. there is nothing immature about this. The fact that after her hard life she still knows how to have fun and be silly is nothing short of miraculous. I think she's very mature for a 19 year old.
if you want vampires, pay attention to Lee Soo Hyuk; if he hadn't been in this I'd have dropped it - and I actively disliked him until I saw him in this.
It's hilarious right, Iljimae was the last LJG drama I watched and the first one that taught me why everyone loves him.
I saw him in this and didn't get it. Then I saw him in Fly Daddy Fly, and warmed up to him. Then just before Moon Lovers came out I watched The King and the Clown...he was brilliant. I loved him in Moon Lovers but at the same time was watching Arang and the Magistrate (solid good performances, simple well-told story) and Iljimae, and it was Iljimae that made me realise he's fabulous.
you know, when he's leaving (the scene with the hair decoration sunlight and stolen kiss) her voice over…
I really love her character there's been real development from her, she's learned that in THIS world she can't behave how she did before, people will die. She's learned that you have to work hard for love, words are not enough, and that having love for someone is going to be dangerous. At some point she's going to have to take some action and when she does, it will be amazing, I have no doubt. You know the scene by the river when Wook talks to her, he asks if her leg hurts and she says "only when i'm near water" she's a freaking water maid, she's letting him know that his actions put her in danger and she's still hurting from it. he says all this nonsense, she stays calm and then asks if he missed her. she's pointing out he's doing everything wrong, she doesn't have faith in him to actually care for her.
When she turns from the stairs and looks at Wook, she's not pining for him, she's confirming that he's completely abandoned her and building her strength.
Then So returns, what's the first thing he says "I missed you"
When So sees the state of her hands he says "you're still beautiful" when he sees her limp, when he sees her hands, he sees her hard work. She sees him see these things. Its all over her face, if she didn't care, she wouldn't be so quick to send him away.
The thing about this drama I love so much is the subtlety. The close ups of faces and very few words. No over the top over acting, no screaming or histrionics, it's all emotion and it's all on their faces. The subtext of everything is so strong.
I've never given a 10 to any drama and until I started watching this I just didn't get why Lee Joon Gi was so well loved - I get it now, he's excellent. IU is playing her character perfectly and the two of them have the best chemistry I've ever seen in a K-drama. Up until now I loved the OTP in Faith and Healer the best. The potential for me giving this drama a 10 is really high.
you know, when he's leaving (the scene with the hair decoration sunlight and stolen kiss) her voice over of her thoughts? I think she makes it really clear and no one seems to have picked up on it
She doesn't think the worst of him, she's been betrayed by someone once and she doesn't know why, but she's pretty clear it's easy for princes to talk big. She trusts him, she know he doesn't talk, he does.
She says that she doesn't love the 8th prince anymore "used to have someone else in my heart", she's afraid to love So because once she admits it, the strength of her feelings for him will be terrifying, she knows it. She feels so much for him that it's dangerous for both of them - so she's trying keep him far away. She's just trying to keep them both alive, because she loves him.
I think she's a champion! She's taking every step as if she were walking on thin ice - as instructed by the strongest/best character we've seen yet.
Great article. How about Kim Sung Oh as Secretary Kim Sung Woo from Secret Garden and Oh Yoon Ah as Secretary Joo Ae Yeon in Angry Mom. They were both excellent characters, important to the story and well played.
I don't remember any drama where he doesn't get hurt.
Can't writers make him happy?
You know, I was thinking this when I was reading the synopsis of his role in Angry Mom, which I love so much. the poor dude is always getting tomorrow smacked out of him.
I feel the same way about long dramas, but the way I watch them is along side other dramas. so I have the normal 16-20 episode dramas I watch as normal and then just decide that it doesn't matter if it takes me half a year to watch I'll just watch one episode a week and get through it. Empress Ki was too long, they easily could have cut 10 episodes from it, but six flying dragons needs every moment and they use it well. Just watch one episode a week.
It's hilarious right, Iljimae was the last LJG drama I watched and the first one that taught me why everyone loves him.
When she turns from the stairs and looks at Wook, she's not pining for him, she's confirming that he's completely abandoned her and building her strength.
Then So returns, what's the first thing he says "I missed you"
When So sees the state of her hands he says "you're still beautiful" when he sees her limp, when he sees her hands, he sees her hard work. She sees him see these things. Its all over her face, if she didn't care, she wouldn't be so quick to send him away.
The thing about this drama I love so much is the subtlety. The close ups of faces and very few words. No over the top over acting, no screaming or histrionics, it's all emotion and it's all on their faces. The subtext of everything is so strong.
I've never given a 10 to any drama and until I started watching this I just didn't get why Lee Joon Gi was so well loved - I get it now, he's excellent. IU is playing her character perfectly and the two of them have the best chemistry I've ever seen in a K-drama. Up until now I loved the OTP in Faith and Healer the best. The potential for me giving this drama a 10 is really high.
She doesn't think the worst of him, she's been betrayed by someone once and she doesn't know why, but she's pretty clear it's easy for princes to talk big. She trusts him, she know he doesn't talk, he does.
She says that she doesn't love the 8th prince anymore "used to have someone else in my heart", she's afraid to love So because once she admits it, the strength of her feelings for him will be terrifying, she knows it. She feels so much for him that it's dangerous for both of them - so she's trying keep him far away. She's just trying to keep them both alive, because she loves him.
I think she's a champion! She's taking every step as if she were walking on thin ice - as instructed by the strongest/best character we've seen yet.