ep 31: can we just stop with the trope of not telling the other person what the heck is going on? it is just stupid.
She can sit at the funeral and defend the "traitorous" general, but can't tell her husband why she's doing that? give me a break. she's going to set up all this drama without informing him of the source of it? that is so out of character for her. a main definer of her personality is how straight forward she is.
Yeah, at first it was understandable but now he's just making a fool out of her. I don't find their shenanigans…
Also, it's one thing when he's in her village. It's an entirely other thing, when he's in an active military camp during a war. Getting all of his men to play this game, while they have a serious matter to hand is not just a charade, it undermines seeing him as a serious and admirable leader.
He is not a serious general. He jeopardized everything because he wouldn't tell her the truth. And he has all of men, and the princess, going along with the charade? in the middle of a war?
They took the thing of him not revealing his true identity a step too far, for my liking. That final scene had my eyes rolling rather than caring or laughing. wtf is this show he's putting on even for?
Also will note that, often, comedies often lose their comedic touch as a story gets more dramatic. And the pacing gets disjointed, losing my interest.
Here, I was swept into the more dramatic aspects of story without even noticing it, because the comedic scenes just kept up with it all. The mix was so deftly done that it never lost a beat.
I have still have the last 2 eps to go, but I'm at the scene where the Emperor finds out who is behind the disguise and I'm reminded that throughout this drama, I've seen some of the best acting from all the actors I recognize. Kudos to the director who got all of this out of the entire cast. It really has been stellar, both the humor and drama. All the chemistry between everyone is so fluid and feels so genuine, even when it's almost slapstick. This has been a thoroughly enjoyable romp.
What I’ve noticed in most transmigration cdramas is that when the male or female lead enters a novel world,…
I've noticed this as well. It feels like a shortcoming in the writing that they leave the characters too flat - lacking dimension - when they're literally moving between dimensions. Shock and grieving can co-exist with adaptation for survival. I'm not sure why they don't feel able to include that and make the characters seem more real.
I supposed we could buy into the idea that since they're inside an unreal world, they are no longer real, but then, you can't have them operating with knowledge of their original life. So, it doesn't make sense that they wouldn't grieve their losses.
Or I suppose we are supposed to just think that all their energy is taken up by having to adapt and survive. But, it's hard to imagine that they would, in a quiet moment, here or there, be mourning all that they've been separated from. Tears as they go to sleep, or as they are waking, for instance.
it's the one big flaw in this story. it's such stellar acting and the script is really we done, with amazing movement from humor to heartbreak. but, not once are these people who are from another world talking about what they left behind and whether there is a way to get back. it's weird.
It's a good drama, with some serious flaws.this man lies and lies and lies.... and people keep saying "I'll…
and right up until the end, they keep meeting with this psychopath, lured by the promise of learning some new truth. they don't contact the police - where they might learn enough from that investigation or get clued into how the police might better extract the info. They are just going to meet with this guy who is responsible for so many deaths and has a goon squad at his command.
this man lies and lies and lies.... and people keep saying "I'll give you one more chance to tell the. truth." Why would you ever believe what he says? Even if he did speak the truth, would you know? He's not capable of that. He's a narcissist. They need to quit trying to get something out of him and just take everything to the police.
instead of having the daughter live on the phone, he should have had his cop friend. instead of having his friend out in the van recording, it should have been the cops. I mean, c'mon! He's already tried to kill you and destroy evidence.
It gets well beyond believable that things would keep going in the same loop.
[until I think about the real world and how we're watching US leadership lie relentlessly and, somehow, they're still given any legitimacy. So, maybe the fiction isn't so off-base. *sigh*]
I didn't realize what I was starting, when I hit play. I was caught totally off guard. It's a remake of My Mister. Perhaps my favorite KDrama of all time. Seeing the lead actor here, who looks so hauntingly like Lee Sun Kyun is painful.
Lee Sun Kyun was such a tragic loss. To have him evoked here is almost unbearable. They didn't try to find a look alike for UI, so why did they cast one for him? No offense to the actor. But, wow, it's a gut punch for anyone who loved the original and appreciated Lee Sun Kyun.
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She can sit at the funeral and defend the "traitorous" general, but can't tell her husband why she's doing that? give me a break. she's going to set up all this drama without informing him of the source of it? that is so out of character for her. a main definer of her personality is how straight forward she is.
He is not a serious general. He jeopardized everything because he wouldn't tell her the truth. And he has all of men, and the princess, going along with the charade? in the middle of a war?
No.
Here, I was swept into the more dramatic aspects of story without even noticing it, because the comedic scenes just kept up with it all. The mix was so deftly done that it never lost a beat.
I supposed we could buy into the idea that since they're inside an unreal world, they are no longer real, but then, you can't have them operating with knowledge of their original life. So, it doesn't make sense that they wouldn't grieve their losses.
Or I suppose we are supposed to just think that all their energy is taken up by having to adapt and survive. But, it's hard to imagine that they would, in a quiet moment, here or there, be mourning all that they've been separated from. Tears as they go to sleep, or as they are waking, for instance.
it's the one big flaw in this story. it's such stellar acting and the script is really we done, with amazing movement from humor to heartbreak. but, not once are these people who are from another world talking about what they left behind and whether there is a way to get back. it's weird.
no.
this man lies and lies and lies.... and people keep saying "I'll give you one more chance to tell the. truth." Why would you ever believe what he says? Even if he did speak the truth, would you know? He's not capable of that. He's a narcissist. They need to quit trying to get something out of him and just take everything to the police.
instead of having the daughter live on the phone, he should have had his cop friend. instead of having his friend out in the van recording, it should have been the cops. I mean, c'mon! He's already tried to kill you and destroy evidence.
It gets well beyond believable that things would keep going in the same loop.
[until I think about the real world and how we're watching US leadership lie relentlessly and, somehow, they're still given any legitimacy. So, maybe the fiction isn't so off-base. *sigh*]
Lee Sun Kyun is painful.
Lee Sun Kyun was such a tragic loss. To have him evoked here is almost unbearable. They didn't try to find a look alike for UI, so why did they cast one for him? No offense to the actor. But, wow, it's a gut punch for anyone who loved the original and appreciated Lee Sun Kyun.