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I didn't find that unbelievable. Most of it would have washed up on shore, and I can totally believe you would find that much junk washing up on shore with how much trash gets thrown on sides of the road and into bodies of water by people. There's actually a lot of junk that ends up in the ocean because of this.

In fairness to him, he had/has no idea what was happening behind the scenes in that kid's life. We don't know how he would have handled it if he knew the real reason for the secrecy.

I don't rate currently airing dramas, but I can say with confidence that the first ep of Castaway is very strong.

Wow. What a strong first episode. This definitely doesn't have the tone I was expecting, but I'm not upset about that at all.

There are obviously some elements that aren't realistic, but the whole premise of being stranded on a dessert island as a teen and stuck there 15 years is intentionally not realistic, so I'm not complaining in the slightest. They made everything work and work really well. Can't wait for more episodes!

No worries! Sorry you've had to go through that. Thanks for voting though!

That wig was stunning.

His hair was beautiful, and it suited him so incredibly well, lol.

I watched this, and while I loved both leads and was on board for their pairing, I found the romance frustrating. It felt like the male lead constantly criticizing the female leads life choices because they didn't line up with his own belief system and the female lead just going along with his assessments even though we didn't get any indication till towards the end that she was dissatisfied with her job in anyway. I needed to see some actual internal struggle over her chosen career path and whether she was doing what she really should with her life, but all of her decisions felt more driven by the male leads opinions than what the female lead actually wanted.

That being said, I did really like the leads, and I did want to see them end up together. It was just hard most of the drama to get behind her making a career change when it didn't seem like she actually wanted to do that.

'It's the writer / whoever did the screenplay's fault for not executing these parts well, causing viewers to be agitated with the characters.' I made this point in a comment a few months ago. The writers clearly had a specific intention with these plot points, but they failed to convey them properly, which is unfortunate, because this drama is immensely enjoyable otherwise.

It's not about being nice. It's about understanding the writers' intentions. They had a story intention but didn't succeed in making those story intentions clear to the audience, and that harmed the overall story. That's 100% the writer's fault.

Also, that ending setting up another movie. I want, I need, I mUSt hAvE!!!

I can't say for sure if reading the first two volumes of the manga aided in my ability to follow the story in the movie or not, but I can admit it's possible. What I can say for certain is WOW. This movie is phenomenal. Even if you do struggle to follow along with the backstories and worldbuilding, so much else about this movie is just absolutely outstanding. The filmography, the music score, the visual effects, the acting, and yes, the story. I loved this, and I'm even more pumped to keep reading the manga and maybe even the light novels, which is saying something, because I don't really read light novels.

Oh snap! I'm currently reading the manga and loving it. Definitely gonna have to watch this now.

This comment thread is three years old at this point, so you might not be able to answer this, but do you know why there never ended up being a season 2 for this drama? It's not that this is the best drama I've ever seen or anything, but I enjoyed it more than enough to be eager for a second season, and it has been sitting in my head the last three years collecting spiderwebs cause I can't forget about it, lol.

My only guess is that this came out Coronavirus year which threw everything off, then it took 2 to 3 years for the world to finally start getting back to normal, and by then, any plans for a part two were probably pulled.

Technically, they could actually still do it since the separation is always around 2 to 3 years, but I highly doubt this will ever get a season 2.

I'm really excited for this drama. Hope it's good.

I'm really looking forward to this. I love Park Eun Bin, and this story sounds like it could be really fun and maybe even surprising heartwarming.

Just finished this. This was my first Reply/Answer Me drama, and I really wish I had watched this (all of the Reply/Answer Me dramas, really) when it was airing. It's one of those dramas that will give you warm nostalgia feelings when you look back on your time watching it. And it would have been so nice enjoying it alongside other drama lovers.

The fiancé mentions in the last ep how happy their parents are about the marriage but that she has no intention of them living together, so she wants to keep the cohabitating to a minimum. This suggested to me that there wasn't a real relationship between them and that the marriage was to please their families.

So I understand why people are upset about the possible sexual assault and how the show handles it, but I think there might be a misunderstanding about what actually happened. Which isn't surprising considering how poorly done the whole arch is.

For starters, I don't think any sexual assault actually occurred. It certainly looks that way with the set-up of Ayaka being drunk and passed out in a taxi, Kamiyama hanging up her phone on Togo for obvious ill-intent, then the next scene being Ayaka waking in a hotel room clearly not wearing her dress from the previous evening and Kamiyama walking in without a shirt, drying his hair, and intimating that something happened between them. Add to this Kamiyama later telling Togo something Did happen, and the perfectly rational conclusion for anyone watching would be that he assaulted her.

But in the next episode, Kamiyama apologizes to Ayaka for lying and saying that something happened between them. It's clear from the way this is presented to the viewer that he is telling the truth, and we as the viewer are supposed to believe him. I'm someone who tries to understand and respect the writers' intentions for their story, so since that's obviously what the writer intended, I've chosen to believe him.

The problem is that the writers thought this one moment was sufficient enough to clear up all of the confusion around what actually happened. As is evidenced by all of the comments below, it was decidedly not. Instead, viewers were left with the very strong impression that Kamiyama, at the very least, attempted to assault Ayaka and then maybe stopped himself part way. Which is still assault. No explanation is given for why Ayaka is not wearing her dress the next morning when she wakes up, which is a pretty important detail and definitely needed to be explained. I've chosen to believe that she took it off herself once she got to the hotel room and crawled into bed, and that Kamiyama just left her there for the night, but since it's never explained why she wakes up not wearing her dress, it still leaves room for the possibility that Kamiyama took her dress off before deciding not to go through with anything. Again, I don't think that's what we are supposed to believe happened, but the writers didn't provide a proper explanation for what actually happened, so it's perfectly reasonable that some viewers would think that was what happened.

This brings me to the problem with Togo's reaction. I'm both upset with him for his response and not quite as upset as many other people are. His immediate reaction of anger and distrust upset me. He has no questions for Ayaka or Kamiyama, he's not interested in finding out what actually happened, he immediately makes assumptions about Ayaka's character, he just has no interest in having an objective understanding of the situation. But it's also not clear he actually understood that Ayaka had potentially been assaulted in that hotel room. I get the impression that he thought Ayaka and Kamiyama had a consensual sexual encounter, which is very different from rape or assault. Since Ayaka never tells him what she remembers (for completely understandable reasons), and Kamiyama straight up lies and says something did happen, Togo never gets a full picture to work with. I still think his reaction was unfair, and he owed Ayaka an apology when things were cleared up and Kamiyama a swift kick in the groin and a clear warning never to come near her again, but I'm willing to be more gracious and understanding since I'm not sure he ever truly realized what was going on.

Overall, I think the writers totally bungled this part of the drama, so I get people being frustrated and upset. And while I haven't watched the last two eps yet, I know from spoilers below that another major event takes place that combined with the terrible handling of potential sexual assault would very naturally turn people off this drama. The writers should have just chosen between these two events instead of trying to do both, because trying to do both hurt the drama, and that's really disappointing.