He's an awesome actor! Before I knew who he was, he really grabbed my attention with his portrayal of different characters. I watched his interview on EW for Chief Kim & he's cute and humble. His character was quite memorable in Last (besides Snake Eyes' cameo). I was intrigued by what Mantis would do next. I liked his one-sided love for Lee Shi Hyun in Beautiful Mind. I watched Suspicious Partners for Ji Chang Wook & Nam Ji Hyun, but I have to admit I finished it for Dong Ha. I'd love to check out more of his work, and can't wait to see him play in lead roles!
I wished they had cut out some unnecessary scenes and back-flashing in the previous episodes to develop what was…
That's true. There was foreboding with the lookalike in the hospital and with the way the scenes between the older sister and wife were filmed, but intentionally left ambiguous to add suspense. Thank you for the explanation! It's a lot clearer now.
I wished they had cut out some unnecessary scenes and back-flashing in the previous episodes to develop what was discussed in episode 4. Apparently, the babysitter actually wanted to get revenge on the female lead for something that had happened to her family, but that was totally skipped over and never explored. It had something to do with when Jo Yeo Jung's character worked at the coffee shop, however we never saw any employee there besides herself. Also, the husband knocked out some random dude in the greenhouse so that the guy's body would be identified as his own & I would have liked an explanation on whether he was one of their staff members because for a split second, it seemed like the husband had a twin brother. In addition, it would have been really interesting to find out how she became friends / co-conspirators with the older sister of her roommate in the mental hospital as well as how the older sister was released from jail. Up until then, there was still an overall impression that she held resentment toward the female lead for accidentally harming her sister.
That's true, I'm starting to notice that there's not as much female friend bonding as there should be. Too many the supposed "friend" ends up back-stabbing the main lead, or is sidelined. Maybe it's because "bromance" is the new trend. I originally got into Korean dramas because of all the family / friend bonding (but really because of all the cliffhangers).
Some dramas that I can think of with women bonding:
Angry Mom (Kang Ja & Gong Ju)
Queen of Mystery (Seol Ok & Kyung Mi)
It's Okay That's Love (Hae Soo & Yeong Jin)
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Age of Youth
Twenty Again (Nora & YoonYoung)
Seonam Girls High School Investigators
Soulmate (Yu Jin & Minae / SuKyung, MiJin & YuJin)
My Runway (Seo Yeon & Na Rae)
This movie is pretty straight forward, cute & funny. I love Ha Ji Won, Chen Bolin, and Oh Jung Se. I found Ha Ji Won's character was a bit annoying at some parts - wished she was a smarter female lead. Bolin was great eye candy.
This movie would have been really good if there wasn't constant narration throughout. To me, it wasn't a film but an audiobook with visual entertainment. As a friend put it, I don't like it when a movie "leads me by the nose". It was quite unnecessary except for the last ten minutes of the piece, and created a disconnection from the awesome cinematography and acting, interesting characters, and decent plot. Ryu Jun Yeol was exceptional.
Some dramas that I can think of with women bonding:
Angry Mom (Kang Ja & Gong Ju)
Queen of Mystery (Seol Ok & Kyung Mi)
It's Okay That's Love (Hae Soo & Yeong Jin)
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
Age of Youth
Twenty Again (Nora & YoonYoung)
Seonam Girls High School Investigators
Soulmate (Yu Jin & Minae / SuKyung, MiJin & YuJin)
My Runway (Seo Yeon & Na Rae)