Like this better than the original, so far. I can't believe Davika is 29--not because she looks older or anything, but because it seems like she's been a star forever. Quite talented, isn't she?
[insert unnecessary but can't help it complaint about the gray wig on Penpak Sirikul. If you're going to put a blob of gray hair on her head, can't you at least try to make it not look so fake?]
I don't think it's a good sign that I kept dozing off while I was watching. Not a big fan of contrived plots like this one, but that wasn't even the main problem, which was how many questions the drama leaves unanswered. It's like the writer just asserts stuff, and it's up to the viewer to supply their own physics. One of those dramas you don't get why everyone else liked it so much.
I've heard that this is because it's not a Korean production
If that's the reason, it's dumb. It's a fact that Lee Minho is the main lead of this drama. Leaving this series off his resume because it isn't a Korean production is like lying.
Dragged the hook in this drama for ten damn episodes, and the hook was pretty dumb to start out with. The main leads were a cute couple with decent chemistry, and their performances were very good for their ages, but the plot of this show is pretty lame.
"Noh Tae Nam" fan edits were all over sm websites. It's disgusting that I have to say this out-loud but since…
Goodness. You've brought your own unpleasantness to the subject. Express yourself, and do it strongly, fine. But the name-calling and shouting makes your post too awful to read--and that isn't what you wanted, right?
Was not expecting all the sex scenes in this drama. Sex scenes in dramas are fine if they advance the plot or show character development or have some other reasonable purpose in the show. But in this drama, the sex scenes just seem . . . exploitive? Unnecessary?
The story is much weaker than it should have been, and the screenwriter's and/or director's point-of-view seems vague and misdirected. Mapping the side-stories to the overall theme of the drama is difficult and not so worthwhile. Show isn't a waste of time, but neither is it a good use of it.
2016, Netflix, "Noble My Love". I don't remember why I watched it, but it was so bad it was good, so I went looking for others, which led me to Dramafever, when it was a channel on Amazon Prime.
It's a lakorn, so you start out making allowances before the opening credits stop rolling, but I think I'm about done with the whole "woman = object" trope so common in these shows. The first episode has the FL tossed from one male to another as collateral for her family's debt, and by her own Aunt, yet (this vile betrayal is treated as comedy.) The FL gets to have a noble background and a temper, but the only say she has in her own life is to agree or not agree with plans of everyone else's making.
This drama, and "Father is Strange" , are two dramas that you invest in. Each is a delight, with engaging, lovely romances. Both are absolutely worth watching. Combined, it's over a hundred hours of television, but so worth it. After a long day, rest with a couple hours of either drama. So relaxing and dear. (I'm writing about both at the same time because both are happy places for me.)
You're just doing the exact same thing in the opposite direction, Olive.
This is true, but my intention is neutralize down rates, not to manipulate the appeal of the drama so people don't watch it. I hope you can see the difference, Owen.
I'm going to rate this 10 to offset the down rates from people who've seen only one episode, and are down rating for mean reasons. Man, I wish people would stop doing that.
Far as I know, "greed" is binary. What the heck is "false greed"?
[insert unnecessary but can't help it complaint about the gray wig on Penpak Sirikul. If you're going to put a blob of gray hair on her head, can't you at least try to make it not look so fake?]
You've brought your own unpleasantness to the subject. Express yourself, and do it strongly, fine. But the name-calling and shouting makes your post too awful to read--and that isn't what you wanted, right?
The story is much weaker than it should have been, and the screenwriter's and/or director's point-of-view seems vague and misdirected. Mapping the side-stories to the overall theme of the drama is difficult and not so worthwhile. Show isn't a waste of time, but neither is it a good use of it.
So irritating.
Peace, love and glory to Ukraine.