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Even if this was a faux incest situation, it would still be a hard nope. Yikes.

Major props for bringing the poetry.

I watch and finish a few Cdramas that I hate watch. I've watched many, many Cdramas and I know what to expect (nothing) and be grateful if the FL can stand upright and finish a sentence. Most of the time, if a Cdrama manages to go even lower than my already low expectations, I drop it, but not before throwing it on the floor and stomping on it.

Thai dramas, now Thai dramas are whole different universe. I think you're supposed to hate watch most of these. I watched a few last year that brought me to the point of near screaming, cursing the producers and scriptwriters as incompetent, misogynistic fools. These are true hate watches.

Hitomi, Hitomi's mom, and Manabu have very distracting hairstyling. I spend all their screen time hating their heads.

I find most Sageuks quite boring. There've been a few exceptions, but even so-called great ones have me leaning on the ff button. (I made it through Jewel in the Palace somehow, which I liked, but frequently had me thinking that my viewing experience could be improved by digging a fork into one of my knuckles and twisting, but that's just me.)

Which I mention because Red Sleeve has been an exception. I especially thought episode 15 was exciting (fans self). Looking forward to a strong finish.

Many, many thanks to the subber of this drama. I've been looking forward to seeing this for months and months; so glad the subber chose this project.

I like how closely this remake is following the original, but with contemporary changes (even though the setting for the remake is the '70's.) Also, the leads are bringing heart to their parts. ("Lookmee" character is very beautiful and scary as hell. So much fun to watch her.)

I didn't think I would like this better than the original, but I do.

So when you said before that you were going to "leave a final comment once and for all", you were just getting our hopes up?

I'm sure you're right, but I wouldn't underestimate a quarter of a million enraged Knets.

That is a short term call that's going to cost them down the road, because now they're not just putting their economic might behind this drama, they're gambling with their future successes, as well.

Even if that petition reaches 400, 000 signatures, I don't think the Blue House can do anything to stop it from airing, and they probably wouldn't want to touch the issue with a 20' tent pole .

The network, however, ignores the fury of 300,000 people who signed a petition against a drama that they're airing is really taking a huge risk, so whoever's pushing JTBC NOT to drop it must have some serious juice.

You seem nice.

I'm from the future.

By day's end, it will be most of the sponsors. Networks aren't known for their courage; this drama is dead in the water.

Yikes.

Sponsors are going to be peeling off like the floor is lava. The network will be dropping it in hours.

"In the end of the day, in the industry, everything about money and not about humans."

This is true, and also, not new.

I don't know how much experience Disney+ has working with Asian markets. Netflix mostly knows what it's doing, but just because Netflix is profitable hosting Asian drama, that doesn't mean other streamers like Disney+ can just jump in without knowing what they're doing. I don't have Disney+ and wouldn't want it if I could stream it free (they really are greedy) but if Snowdrop is their first excursion into Kdrama, they're going to get a haircut.

This drama isn't going to survive.

I just read that there are already over 200,000 petitions to the Blue House to get it off the air. I have to say that I'm sympathetic to these petitioners--why the writer decided to make the choices she made baffles me. I mean, she lives and works there. She must have known that if she based her characters on actual historical figures, especially if those figures played a respected role in South Korea's democracy movement, her work was going to be hyper scrutinized. But especially for her to assign those characters roles that are opposite of how they were in actuality--that was just asking for it. What a stupid own goal.

For all the ambiguity of the original version's ending, that was still a better drama, by far, than this one. I will say, however, that this version has some decent skinship.

I think you've found a brilliant way to say this was a waste of your time, but also, not. I love statements that are self contradicting but still true like this.

I'm wondering which one is the slave and which one is the master? Can't wait to find out.

Really excellent article. I haven't been a fan of Jdramas, but this article's made me want to watch all of these.

This is a nice take. Well-observed, Miss.