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Genetic disabilities are a big thing in China, in that regard you're perhaps a wee bit optimistic.

I for one would be okay with most things you are describing, if they get it over with before e20.

>I’m guilty of reading a synopsis and ruling it out.

I did that with Hogoo for several years, but then at one point I had nothing else to watch and oh my god, it was so good.

Goblin, but not everyone can tolerate the age gap thing. (Goblin is a distant first, WYWS is second, but only by a small margin there are others that I liked very nearly as much, for example `It's Okay That's Love` or `Hogu's Love`. Ranking these barely makes sense.. Hogu is so effin underrated, ppl are put off by the drama description)

Imo WYWS is the second best kdrama I have ever seen. However if you've watched the ENTIRE episode1 (including the last scene) and you still don't find it interesting, then perhaps it's ok to drop it.

It's actually not hard to understand. Actors before taking a role only have access to a small fraction of the script. `When the Stars Gossip` is a special case, so what I'm saying may not completely apply to it, but anyway generally speaking an actor before taking a role only knows the character outline & basic concept of the show, not much else.

I'm sure the actors that starred in Goblin or While You Were Sleeping are happy with taking the offer. Everyone just wants to get paid, increase their star value & try new things as well for carrier development, a silly supernatural role can be a part of that even if the script writer ruins the show.

So how does this compare with My Fated Boy, so far?

.. 5 episodes long?
How did you guys bear with this?

Is the breakup really ..

>(historical kdramas in particular)

You are right, I don't like saeguks, so of course that could be possible in that genre.

I have seen well over 100 kdramas, well thought out, consistent with logic final episode plots are uncommon. Writers are judged by the financial successes of their writing, the final episode being weaker has very little impact on that. (the domestic Korean market is the main focus)

>Another weird comment as plenty of dramas show abandonment or otherwise evil elders. I don't really know where you get this idea from.

Have you seen kdramas with evil parents before? o_O There are countless examples of trash parents getting redemption arks in the final episode, as for counterexamples I can only think of two very tame half examples. (grandma is basically ML's adoptive mother, the person that raised him)
I made a mistake of saying elders instead of parent figures.

Of course, it's as bad as it gets.

1. Kdrama writers don't care about final episode quality, because it has no impact on their paycheck & can just work half as much on it as they otherwise would.

2. An elder family member being abandoned/disowned cannot be shown on Korean TV, it's one of those awful unwritten rules that are effectively nearly as bad as Chinese censorship.

edit: by elder I mean parent figure, not just any random grandparent.

alas..

As predicted, self censorship on Korean TV always ruining plots involving awful elders, but since it`s the last episode the drama`s success isn`t in danger.

Kdrama writers will likely to manage to poop out something, to not upset hardcore confucianists in Korea. They managed in Atypical Family too & the adoptive mom there was perhaps even worse.

I don't see anything wrong with their beds, then again I have a typical bed setup similar to what I've seen in this drama, with no bottom sheet, but instead using a white quilt. (nothing to do with cost or space)

However there is not much difference between the kilt & a bottom sheet in thickness, so I'd imagine you would wash them at similar intervals. Honestly I struggle with comprehending why this is a problem.

Nobody knows, but it's normal that it takes years after filming to get a show released.

1-2 are still building up the setting, you could watch e3 and decide, that one is similar to what came later. Romcom action similar to Secretary Kim/Business Proposal, but a bit worse.

-Granny getting hit by a white truck would work.
-ML could force the issue of inheriting the company & maybe a will of late father's could be found.. & permanent separation from granny of course
-Just leave the chaebol life behind, kind of like what happened in Secret Garden.

What instead is going to happen is that grandma will come to her senses & it will be awful & jarring.

Anyone has webtoon spoilers? Does the webtoon really exist?

I've been thinking what needs to happen in the plot so that I can stomach what's to come without lowering my rating too much. (I wrote this post after watching e9)

I imagine you wouldn't like Secretary Kim either, though looking at your list you really have not watched a great many ceo+poor woman dramas & there is like over 100 of those :D

Anyway since I already looked, if you are interested in recommendations, then you could maybe give "It's Okay That's Love" & "Another Miss Oh" a go.