To be fair, he was power playing her into spending unhealthy amounts of time with him from day one in an attempt…
I completely disagree with you. We are presented with a girl that is young and immature, who is also Korean where people are not necessarily kind but their culture drives them to comply with expectations and requests from figures of authority like an older person or a superior at work.
The girl is flawed and initially confused, but she is not a bad person, and she is definitely not the one driving the interactions with her team leader.
Initially, she feels like she has to appear to be doing well in front of the guy, but this is not necessarily romantic, but more like trying to appear like you have been successful in life in front of an old acquaintance. You can argue that she connected with her fleeting old feelings from her old crush at first, but I still tie this to initial impression of someone you used to know therefore, you want to appear at your best self.
After the initial impression, we are left with a girl that like many other dramas, feel a deep admiration for the "sunbae" or "oppa" around her, usually confusing this with romantic feelings, until she gets to experience actual romantic feelings, like it happens with her in-law.
Then we arrive at who is taking advantage of who. The team leader also had a crush on the girl, since apparently they were almost dating 7 years ago, but it never happened in the end. This guy suddenly finds out that this girl is in his vicinity when he sees her application and his actions to approach begin immediately by making sure that she is hired.
This guy then takes advantage of his position as her superior and has an intern and new hire working abusive amounts of overtime only to create proximity with her. He then creates situations where she has to work late to open a window for him to offer to drive her home, to what only what I explained before, only because of him being older, her superior and someone she knew from the past, would be hard to reject without appearing rude.
The team leader then, and not by coincidence learns where she lives, and with the help of the writers pushing the love triangle, he is suddenly her landlord, adding a new tag for him and his influence over her, since now he is not only her superior, an older person or someone she knows, but her landlord as well.
The same "sunbae" then decides unilaterally to insert himself in her personal life showing up uninvited in her personal spaces, consuming her free time, while still having her work overtime and even having her drive with him at work (let's remember she is still a new hire, and not even, just an intern).
The guy learns that there is another man in her life that is extremely close to her since he is part of her new little family, and even when he can clearly see how they resemble a family he doubles down on his efforts and makes sure to make a point and mark territory by inviting her on a date in front of the in-law which adds another layer of pressure. Consider all the labels he already has as a person of influence over her, and she wouldn't dare to offend him in public in addition to the fact that he didn't really give her time to think or other options to choose other than accepting his invitation.
He triples down on her when he confesses, and takes away the chance of an immediate rejection by setting conditions (the three dates) in an attempt to convince her that she does have feelings for him at the dangers of her actually having feelings for her in-law who by now he is openly blocking by continue to taking her time, pursue her in front of him and as saw later going directly to tell him to get away from her through more manipulation.
The point should be clear by now of who was taking advantage of who with clear examples of a guy using all possible strategies to isolate the girl that has no other option than to accept his approaches at the risk of offending him if she does otherwise.
Things become even more obvious when she learns what love is through all of the simpler but authentic and not programmed interactions her in-law, while she grew more uncomfortable around her team leader; to the point that she even tells her friend "twice" about this, with her friend helping her understand that when you have feelings from someone you don't feel obligated to comply at the risk to offend that person or feel pressured or uncomfortable about it.
Overall, the girl wasn't leading him on, and it is not like he needed her to even try for him to carry out his plans on someone who he has known for a long time that doesn't have feelings for him anymore.
The love triangle alone is responsible for this rating. This is a story that was supposed to be about family and healing, and not a love triangle. We are finally getting some of the intended and promise plot, but not the time wasted has already been wasted.
how come their chemistry feels soo bland nearing end compared to when it started
I don't think that the chemistry is bad or bland. I believe that we feel fatigue from enduring that unnecessary love triangle which overshadowed all the build up of the main couple. The shadow of the love triangle was so huge that people claim that scenes and conversations that actually happened never happened, which is what little by little creates the connection between the main couple.
All of the elements for their chemistry and connection are still there from the beginning, but the shadow casted by the love triangle and the fatigue from enduring it, took the attention away from what was important, their newfound family and their beautiful love story.
To be fair, he was power playing her into spending unhealthy amounts of time with him from day one in an attempt to invade her space and thoughts to convince her that there was something "real" between them. That cheeky power player, creep and conniving stalker...
I believe that's part of the point they are trying to make. You shouldn't take your partner for granted and grow…
I agree with you, but Dramaland loves to present scenarios like this where people either don't realize how they really feel or they need to tell them how they feel (before they can realize it themselves), or they have to go through doubts before they love leaving nothing behind. In this case, this seems to be done to address that the girl went through something bad in the past, but this time she is willing to put herself first, like a warning: "Treat me well everyday, even better than the day before, because I could leave any day".
I haven't watched this one but the premise, some reviews and some comments make me understand something that could…
There is a classic trope in form of a love triangle where the girl is presented with two paths; the path of perfect date from the perfect guy and the path of genuine experiences from an authentic guy that rather than leave you with an uncomfortable feeling, comes with fulfillment and happiness. The problem with this common love triangle trope (take the K-Drama "Our Universe" for example) is that it is necessary for the girl to spend time with another guy or guys that will present her with the best dating experience "on paper" only to experience caring, freedom, authenticity and love afterwards with the protagonist who "on paper" offers less or a completely different experience.A huge issue with this trope as you might have guessed is that you must pair the girl with someone else temporarily with dates, or spending a lot of time together, or the girl receiving a lot of attention from other guys, being the center of the problem that in a romance story, the point is for the main leads to get together, so whoever else that comes into the mix feels annoying and unnecessary, but I feel like this drama tries to solve part of the annoying in the trope with a simple question: "What if the other guy(s) is not real"?This allows the trope to develop with the girl experiencing possibilities with other guys, that in theory are not really happening taking angst and maybe annoyance out of the equation.Once again, I haven't watched this one, but I believe that it is an interesting bet to reinvent some romcom elements giving us something different for once.I hope this drama does well because I wish the best for Jisoo, but also because creativity and new ideas should be rewarded.
I haven't watched this one but the premise, some reviews and some comments make me understand something that could be a great way to resolve the most annoying part of a classic love triangle trope.
FL character seems like she can have feelings for anyone when she is in a relationship or can easily change feelings…
I believe that's part of the point they are trying to make. You shouldn't take your partner for granted and grow complacent without any effort. I haven't watched this one, but based on your comment and what I've learned about this one, it is not that the girl is easy to waver, but more that she doesn't have to stay where she is not treated right, and that love is something that happens every day.
If you're reading this before watching the second half of episode 8, please watch until the end of episode 9 and…
I am on the same page. The dad was a evil, but it is not that you are overthinking.
As a matter of fact, the show tells you clearly what's going to happen if you pay close attention to the details.
The father wasn't present in his son's life even when we knew he was alive. The reaction of the brother when he received a message from his dad which triggered him to contact his brother. Closer to the present, you have that a stranger is going around and the main couple's house is ransacked soon after, and right before the old man shows.
Quick follow up on my last comment, Love story in the 1970's fits perfectly onto the list. No break up at all,…
Romance dramas have shown me that romance doesn't necessarily happen only after the couple gets together, but from the moment they meet and can be observed in the small details.
I decided to start watching this one based on your recommendation, and I can feel the romance between them from the moment they showed their past, and now that the started interacting directly on episode 2. I have a good feeling about this one.
Maybe is the years watching K-Dramas, but I saw this happening from a mile away! I have repeated and repeated…
On the contrary, the drama failed with such a long and unnecessary love triangle, but what actually happened is there. If you doubt me, you can rewatch the episodes and you either confirm what I am saying or proof me wrong. However, I am confident in my analysis, and while it doesn't excuse the huge flaws of this production, that doesn't mean that it doesn't have positive outcomes and smart developments that delivered in the end, even if it took too long.
Maybe is the years watching K-Dramas, but I saw this happening from a mile away! I have repeated and repeated…
This is also true! He was definitely using as many elements of influence as he could. The guy was putting pressure and blocking her other options.
He would overwhelm her with work, then constantly bring up that they were close 7 years ago, then invading her private space more and more at work and in her personal life, then making public displays to force her to comply, then take rejection away from her options with things like "don't answer me now, but go on three dates with me first", then getting involved with her nephew, and then trying to capitalize with his sad background to force her to comply out of pity.
The girl was slow and she should've known better, but her character was written like that, like someone that was trying her best just to get by. Saying no, would only make things awkward for her since the guy is her boss and an old friend to whom saying no would be rude.
The hate towards her character and the actress is wrong. You can dislike her character and disagree with her, but the hate is unfounded.
There is most definitely power play involved here. The guy made sure to trap her in a corner using his influence as her boss and abusing the fact that they were flirting years ago, while invading her spaces, actively trying to hurt ML with his public demonstrations and even forcing the image that they were a thing by going everywhere with her, to what she couldn't say no without being rude or offensive, until she had no other option.
So basicaly since ep 4 they turned Woojoo into a sidecaracter and his only purpose was to bring FL and SML together…
To be fair, I consider that episode 9 is one of the best episodes of the show. The love triangle was overdone and overwhelming and that cannot be changed, but episode 9 did was should have been done two or three episodes before, which was advance the family plot, and taking the first steps to finally close the love triangle. The problem is that even if the last episodes are perfect, the time wasted on the love triangle is already wasted.
Fl only kissed ml because she needs a maid ...there is no love there after her dining and wining witj sml. Lol…
They even give you a compilation of some of their scenes together and she talks about it, so there was romance developing between them. We are all upset with the overwhelming love triangle, but the fact is that she has been in love with our uncle almost from the beginning of the show, but we were forced through the other trope of not being able to recognize the obvious until you almost loose it.
The girl is flawed and initially confused, but she is not a bad person, and she is definitely not the one driving the interactions with her team leader.
Initially, she feels like she has to appear to be doing well in front of the guy, but this is not necessarily romantic, but more like trying to appear like you have been successful in life in front of an old acquaintance. You can argue that she connected with her fleeting old feelings from her old crush at first, but I still tie this to initial impression of someone you used to know therefore, you want to appear at your best self.
After the initial impression, we are left with a girl that like many other dramas, feel a deep admiration for the "sunbae" or "oppa" around her, usually confusing this with romantic feelings, until she gets to experience actual romantic feelings, like it happens with her in-law.
Then we arrive at who is taking advantage of who. The team leader also had a crush on the girl, since apparently they were almost dating 7 years ago, but it never happened in the end. This guy suddenly finds out that this girl is in his vicinity when he sees her application and his actions to approach begin immediately by making sure that she is hired.
This guy then takes advantage of his position as her superior and has an intern and new hire working abusive amounts of overtime only to create proximity with her. He then creates situations where she has to work late to open a window for him to offer to drive her home, to what only what I explained before, only because of him being older, her superior and someone she knew from the past, would be hard to reject without appearing rude.
The team leader then, and not by coincidence learns where she lives, and with the help of the writers pushing the love triangle, he is suddenly her landlord, adding a new tag for him and his influence over her, since now he is not only her superior, an older person or someone she knows, but her landlord as well.
The same "sunbae" then decides unilaterally to insert himself in her personal life showing up uninvited in her personal spaces, consuming her free time, while still having her work overtime and even having her drive with him at work (let's remember she is still a new hire, and not even, just an intern).
The guy learns that there is another man in her life that is extremely close to her since he is part of her new little family, and even when he can clearly see how they resemble a family he doubles down on his efforts and makes sure to make a point and mark territory by inviting her on a date in front of the in-law which adds another layer of pressure. Consider all the labels he already has as a person of influence over her, and she wouldn't dare to offend him in public in addition to the fact that he didn't really give her time to think or other options to choose other than accepting his invitation.
He triples down on her when he confesses, and takes away the chance of an immediate rejection by setting conditions (the three dates) in an attempt to convince her that she does have feelings for him at the dangers of her actually having feelings for her in-law who by now he is openly blocking by continue to taking her time, pursue her in front of him and as saw later going directly to tell him to get away from her through more manipulation.
The point should be clear by now of who was taking advantage of who with clear examples of a guy using all possible strategies to isolate the girl that has no other option than to accept his approaches at the risk of offending him if she does otherwise.
Things become even more obvious when she learns what love is through all of the simpler but authentic and not programmed interactions her in-law, while she grew more uncomfortable around her team leader; to the point that she even tells her friend "twice" about this, with her friend helping her understand that when you have feelings from someone you don't feel obligated to comply at the risk to offend that person or feel pressured or uncomfortable about it.
Overall, the girl wasn't leading him on, and it is not like he needed her to even try for him to carry out his plans on someone who he has known for a long time that doesn't have feelings for him anymore.
All of the elements for their chemistry and connection are still there from the beginning, but the shadow casted by the love triangle and the fatigue from enduring it, took the attention away from what was important, their newfound family and their beautiful love story.
As a matter of fact, the show tells you clearly what's going to happen if you pay close attention to the details.
The father wasn't present in his son's life even when we knew he was alive. The reaction of the brother when he received a message from his dad which triggered him to contact his brother. Closer to the present, you have that a stranger is going around and the main couple's house is ransacked soon after, and right before the old man shows.
So no, you are not crazy, you are spot on.
I decided to start watching this one based on your recommendation, and I can feel the romance between them from the moment they showed their past, and now that the started interacting directly on episode 2. I have a good feeling about this one.
He would overwhelm her with work, then constantly bring up that they were close 7 years ago, then invading her private space more and more at work and in her personal life, then making public displays to force her to comply, then take rejection away from her options with things like "don't answer me now, but go on three dates with me first", then getting involved with her nephew, and then trying to capitalize with his sad background to force her to comply out of pity.
The girl was slow and she should've known better, but her character was written like that, like someone that was trying her best just to get by. Saying no, would only make things awkward for her since the guy is her boss and an old friend to whom saying no would be rude.
The hate towards her character and the actress is wrong. You can dislike her character and disagree with her, but the hate is unfounded.
There is most definitely power play involved here. The guy made sure to trap her in a corner using his influence as her boss and abusing the fact that they were flirting years ago, while invading her spaces, actively trying to hurt ML with his public demonstrations and even forcing the image that they were a thing by going everywhere with her, to what she couldn't say no without being rude or offensive, until she had no other option.