“by the end of the drama I kind of wanted everyone dead.”
I cannot tell you how many times I had this thought! 😄
Knowing ahead of time how ruthlessly BW took out the people around him, I could never be on his team. I was honestly relieved when they finally let him lean into his “villain” personality.
Completely agree on the fight choreography! In many ways this drama was cutting edge. (Pun intended 😁)
I understood Boon Yi’s role even if it felt wedged in at times but his wife has always been the one I’ve been…
Most years I’ll have a month that I dedicate my profile page to bodyguards from dramas I’ve watched. Oh, yeah, I have it bad for the ponytailed protectors. 😄
It was my understanding that the drama was a play on the poem with the characters involved. I do like to include brief historical points when I can but didn’t this time. This was one of my longer reviews. I usually limit myself to one page typed on Word. This one spilled over significantly so I cut a bunch. I did go back and include the poem and a note. It felt more complete by doing that. Thank you again for the reminder.🦋💕
One of my favorites, though your criticisms are definitely fair. It got draggy at points (especially with the…
I understood Boon Yi’s role even if it felt wedged in at times but his wife has always been the one I’ve been most curious about. Wiping out her brothers showed a power struggle, could have been quite intriguing to explore. He exiled her dad as well.
I only had about 3 characters I hoped would make it to the end and he was one of them. As I said, I have a thing for bodyguards. 🥺
I used my dragon/gecko tongue in cheek commentary because of the poster featuring the six characters. Thanks for mentioning the original source though! I should have clarified in my review. 😊 edit-I went back and did that-thanks again!
Its a drama act of social conscience comparable to putting up a warning sign - Quicksand Ahead.😅😂 Happy…
Happy New Year dear PBG! Looking forward to more of your insightful reviews and sense of humor. Here’s hoping we can avoid the entertainment quicksand!🦋💕
"While I appreciated the social commentary, the resolution left a bad taste in my mouth. So much suffering could have been avoided if one selfish, ungrateful, and cowardly person—incapable of empathy or reciprocating affection—had spoken up and given everyone closure years earlier. I loathed this character so much I wished the killer had shoved them down a well instead."
Totally relate. Have seen this in too many dramas/films. Thanks for the heads up! 🙏
I'd like to agree with what you said, but also not on some aspects. Just sharing my opinion! I like talking about…
No offense taken from your comments. This was a tough drama to review and everyone has their own life experiences they bring which gives us different perspectives.
Jen Yao's emotional journey is where I think the writers let us down. They wanted the shock moments like the reveal that HT had multiple personalities which I thought was obvious from the beginning. His murder of the child was another one of those "gotcha!" moments for which the road had not been carefully enough paved. "Maybe I was always a monster," wasn't enough for me. It was this comment they threw in that I used for my last thought in the review. He did have an emotional or mental issue whether biological or the abuse from his father or both which caused him to be hyper fixated on HT-his sun. They focused on explaining HT's mental illness, but didn't delve into his. Most perplexing to me was what did HT see in JY? She came from a loving family, was a talented dancer, and fairly well adjusted. Even as the blind radio personality, what did he offer? They had almost no conversations. She did all the talking. He was cute and devoted which brings me back to the romantic wish fantasy and why Chi Chi was so angry with him. He failed in the one thing he was supposed to do for her.
Right up until the end after she walks into the ocean, the romance was a focal point. How did his murdering a child and to a lesser extent the abusive mother who had nothing to do with her case not give her pause? I've seen so many comments from people talking about the romance. As someone who has been through more revolutions around the sun than most on MDL, I'm always quick to offer a word of caution in my reviews to young girls and women who are willing to excuse heinous behavior in the name of love. You and I see something closer to obsession but I'm not sure that's exactly what the writers were conveying or what a majority of viewers saw. Most of what I heard was about the "tragic romance".
Both JY and Yun Chen who loved her were willing to kill HT's attackers which was believable after seeing how she continued to suffer. He'd wanted to hunt down Ouyang after his prison stint. And because one of HT's personalities blamed him, he believed he had to die, too, which erased any qualm he might have about mass murder.
The moved up execution date was supposed to be an emotional punch to the viewer and HT. After he killed the child, I lost all sympathy for him. I can handle adult characters being horrible to other adult characters in dramas and films but to kill a child steps over the line for me and turns off my empathy button.
Does the FL continue being a bit annoying? I want to like it, but the FL's confusion and disorganized state is…
I’m on episode 7 and Pin Yu and the acting choices are still not to my taste. Fortunately, there are flashback episodes where she is only minimally in them.
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We definitely had a lot of the same thoughts. There were parts of it that were amazing but it became dragged down in its own self importance.
Thank you so much for the gifts. 🥰🙏🏻🦋💕
I cannot tell you how many times I had this thought! 😄
Knowing ahead of time how ruthlessly BW took out the people around him, I could never be on his team. I was honestly relieved when they finally let him lean into his “villain” personality.
Completely agree on the fight choreography! In many ways this drama was cutting edge. (Pun intended 😁)
It was my understanding that the drama was a play on the poem with the characters involved. I do like to include brief historical points when I can but didn’t this time. This was one of my longer reviews. I usually limit myself to one page typed on Word. This one spilled over significantly so I cut a bunch. I did go back and include the poem and a note. It felt more complete by doing that. Thank you again for the reminder.🦋💕
I only had about 3 characters I hoped would make it to the end and he was one of them. As I said, I have a thing for bodyguards. 🥺
I used my dragon/gecko tongue in cheek commentary because of the poster featuring the six characters. Thanks for mentioning the original source though! I should have clarified in my review. 😊 edit-I went back and did that-thanks again!
Totally relate. Have seen this in too many dramas/films. Thanks for the heads up! 🙏
Tyvm for the gift 🦋💕
Jen Yao's emotional journey is where I think the writers let us down. They wanted the shock moments like the reveal that HT had multiple personalities which I thought was obvious from the beginning. His murder of the child was another one of those "gotcha!" moments for which the road had not been carefully enough paved. "Maybe I was always a monster," wasn't enough for me. It was this comment they threw in that I used for my last thought in the review. He did have an emotional or mental issue whether biological or the abuse from his father or both which caused him to be hyper fixated on HT-his sun. They focused on explaining HT's mental illness, but didn't delve into his. Most perplexing to me was what did HT see in JY? She came from a loving family, was a talented dancer, and fairly well adjusted. Even as the blind radio personality, what did he offer? They had almost no conversations. She did all the talking. He was cute and devoted which brings me back to the romantic wish fantasy and why Chi Chi was so angry with him. He failed in the one thing he was supposed to do for her.
Right up until the end after she walks into the ocean, the romance was a focal point. How did his murdering a child and to a lesser extent the abusive mother who had nothing to do with her case not give her pause? I've seen so many comments from people talking about the romance. As someone who has been through more revolutions around the sun than most on MDL, I'm always quick to offer a word of caution in my reviews to young girls and women who are willing to excuse heinous behavior in the name of love. You and I see something closer to obsession but I'm not sure that's exactly what the writers were conveying or what a majority of viewers saw. Most of what I heard was about the "tragic romance".
Both JY and Yun Chen who loved her were willing to kill HT's attackers which was believable after seeing how she continued to suffer. He'd wanted to hunt down Ouyang after his prison stint. And because one of HT's personalities blamed him, he believed he had to die, too, which erased any qualm he might have about mass murder.
The moved up execution date was supposed to be an emotional punch to the viewer and HT. After he killed the child, I lost all sympathy for him. I can handle adult characters being horrible to other adult characters in dramas and films but to kill a child steps over the line for me and turns off my empathy button.
This was a disturbing watch. I’m hoping the second half brings everything to a proper conclusion whatever that may be.