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Two year olds throwing a tantrum isn't a cogent argument.
Netflix's ratings indicate those who ride the shot bus couldn't keep up.

I wouldn't brag this was too complicated on a personal level.

You can see the divide, the non-linear broke them. Loved it too!

Facts are generally irrelevant to the negative posters.

Great analysis, it's hilarious reading the negative reviews because you can see they couldn't follow along.

I'm debating writing a review, haven't done one since High School.

As a fan of Secret Garden: this fantasy, rom com hit all the right notes and I was reminiscing.

Cinderella trope of wealthy powerful males becoming a hot mess for a poor female never gets tired.

Bo Ah's portrayal in The Innocent Thing drew me in and I have watched two more of her dramas.

Rowan was so good, my first time seeing him. Who had PP dance on their Bingo Card (2023)

In most cases I dislike the secondary characters but Ms. Ma/Mr. Gong sub plot was enjoyable. That manager (blind date) meeting on the roof, her cat fight. 😂

They loaded this drama with dozens of funny moments, that you could miss if you weren't paying attention.

A favourite for 2023, beautiful OST.

Yes, you can see it when they can't decipher the cues, non verbal messages. This drama is too complicated for them.

"No plot, too many plot holes, messy plot, stupid FL"

The non linear storytelling literally broke them.

We're witnessing the equivalent of two year old's throwing a tantrum for not being spoon-fed, being distracted, being unable to follow along.

I prefer to use the term short bus passengers.

Red Notice (2021)
Ryan Reynolds pumped his own alcohol in a recent movie he did with Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot.
If you didn't know you might miss it but I was having a full belly laugh.

https://blog.hollywoodbranded.com/the-global-success-of-k-dramas-and-its-impacts-on-product-placements

I'll disagree with the characterization of Hong Jo as an imbecile.

" In her personal life, she is used to being alone. One day, she happens to become the owner of an old wooden chest and the key to lift a curse from Jang Shin Yu."

Backstory Present life she's bullied multiple times, ultimately dropping out of Highschool and losing her father (blaming herself) on their first trip.

We see her stand out from her co workers as a Civil Servant. She steps in when 2ML is attacked with a liquid substance, does the work when others want to be lazy.

You see her volunteer to resolve a dilapidated Shrine to gain acceptance from Team Leader at Onju City Hall.

We see her not complain, accustomed to doing everything without help from her co workers.

She stepped in when her Manager was being attacked and was knocked down to the ground. Team Leader arrives subduing the complainant. Others stood by.

FL needed her to be put into dangerous situation for angst.

This fantasy, rom com drama isn't realistic and applying labels of common sense, situational awareness are red herrings. Leads doing stupid things is common. We have coincidences that give us hints or misdirect us.

There's a reason why some viewers were at screaming the leads, villains for doing stupid, evil things.

Your reaction to the storyline is built-in. I get why you think it felt like two different writers. Heartbeat, Lovely Liar comes to mind of the disjointed storytelling.

DWY didn't feel that way to me.

"A lawyer bound by a centuries-old curse becomes entangled with a civil servant who holds the key to his freedom — igniting an unexpected romance."

I took this to heart and expected chaos, misdirection and hair pulling watching their love story unfold.

Rich male chasing a poor female makes for hilarious scenes.

KTL was a super fluffy rom com with almost no suspense, thriller component and critics complained it was boring.

Secret Garden is a closer drama to DWY with magic, destiny for the pairing of the two leads. Strong Woman Do Bong Son too.



I was rooting for a body switching episode and triplets in a time skip finale for DWY.

It's normal for armchair critics who want more of this and less of that.
I didn't find the secondary characters too problematic in this drama.
I agree more of us would have likely wanted more screen time with the leads.
👾, PP 🕺🏾, spiderman kiss, kitchen bench.
Laughs, tease and romance.

This was a roller coaster ride with agnst, romance until the final episode.

2FL delivered on the minor villan villain role. Unlikely she auditioned for the lead female and got offered 2FL.
Perhaps playing an out cast, lonely person wasn't credible?

Has she been a main lead in anything to date?
FL is prolific, in a dozen roles, won an award in 2014.

Many actors are successful in supporting roles, she was convincing as a narcissist, bully, wholly unlikable character. No redemption in this drama.

Someone has to play the villain, her lines, scenes were better than the middle aged gardener who was the stalker/Shaman/murderer.

FL in Secret Garden beats up the ML 🤣
Body switching
FL has a one sided crush on his cousin who's a Hallyu .

Her mannerisms with her crush reminded me FL in DWY.

Some people can't get past the language, physicality of the ML towards the FL.

Who doesn't like watching the pursuit and running away of the leads?

SWDBS 🤣

King The Land (2023)
Fluffy rom-com that has rich male lead chase poor female lead.

Cinderella trope Rich male falls for poor female.

Chaos, cringeworthy behaviour on the part of the male trying everything to gain the affection of the FL

Business Proposal
WWWSK

The ML talking to himself acknowledging his behaviour is crazy but can't stop himself trying to win her over.

If done well, comic gold.

DWY SY delivers full cringe 🥇🏆🤣

Can you elaborate when and why on KTL?
The pursuit is similar with rich male lead falling first.

They were each other's first love in Joseon era and last love in present day.

They were always destined to be together.

As kids, young adults in the past to present day .👫💍

💯
You're not wrong, the synopsis was correct, it was their love story.
Critics couldn't follow along, went down every rabbit hole and got lost.

If you remained focused on the leads, it was everything 🧀🤣😬😱😭👾🦒🐻

One of the better rom com this year. OST is great.

Her charisma is what I find irresistible, male leads don't stand a chance.

DWY nearly every male falls for her, females are jealous.

The height mismatch only added to the humour in that pairing.

Her obsessive, psychopathic role in Innocent Thing (2014) won her an award.

Will watch for her in different roles to see her range.

It's not a bad thing if an actor knows, plays to their strengths.
John Wayne, Cary Grant were type casted successfully.

KTL, Secret Garden have rich male leads that literally lose their minds in pursuing a poor female lead.

If you're interested Encounter has a lovely twist with the poor male lead rescuing the wealthy Fl (CEO) from her bird cage to their eventual pairing. OST 🥰

I laugh at the product placement in Kdramas
Tiffany's, Subways 🤣
What better rom coms did you watch in 2023?
KTL
Heartbeat
Lovely Liar

I've enjoyed this ahead of those, KTL close 2nd.
DWY non linear structure appears to have broken some.
No plot, too many plotlines, detestable FL etc.

From my perspective, they couldn't follow along, understand it.

It remains a love story between the leads with secondary characters that aid in unfolding the this tapestry of past and present lives.

Flashbacks, tropes if done poorly can destroy the flow, but it wasn't in DWY's case.

I didn't get lost, others appeared to.

Hallucinations, dreams, portents by leads, Eun Wol only provided context, angst in the correct dosage.

Main villains in most rom coms are underwhelming, action, fight, medical emergency scenes remain problematic.

Thank you for your explanation what you experienced, I didn't pick up on the over use make up for the males.

I was sold, looking closely at the leads from the beginning and trusted the synopsis.

The cringeworthy pursuit of the FL by the ML was executed flawlessly.

FL's one-sided crush, wrongful targeting of ML with the Love potion, denial, only aided with marinating their fated love.

The direction, writing delivered, the cast hit their marks.

Giraffe and Bears are better than a Bear and Otter pairing. ( Not on my Bingo card 2023)

I spotted the subtlety, non verbal communication between them and didn't get distracted. It was a good pairing.

lol

4/5
I was channeling Secret Garden finales for the triplets.
Father knocking up Mom, siblings will have a 30 year age gap 🤣.
Naughty parents 😈

🦒 🐻 make a better pair than 🐻 and Otter.