This could be bad (Park Min Young's dramas are usually more miss than hit for me) but it also sounds pretty fun. Could be good, so I'll give it a shot.
Ah... oh well, guess I won't be watching it. I've subscribed to that a few times before with the intention of watching dramas, and they've either been behind a second paywall, or just, "sorry, not available in your country" - actually, not sure if there's even one kdrama available on there here. Is there any way to check before handing over money?
Difficult to find legally outside Asia as no legal streaming service has picked it up yet except Disney +, and…
Yep. Odd that the US gets overlooked. It's such a big market. I'm in AU, and we often get overlooked (though it's improving) because the population just makes it not worth it, I think.
First off, using the word retarded is a dated and offensive slur and really should not ever be applied to anyone, ever. If you must, call it an intellectual disability, as using the word retarded could cause a lot of hurt, as with all slurs.
Secondly, I know a lot of autistic people who are far more well-adjusted than someone who spent the last 15 years on an isolated island would be. Besides, I'm frankly amazed by Mok Ha's adaptability and endurance. If this is how she is after the awful hand life dealt her, then she could have been phenomenal if allowed to develop normally.
Isolation, particularly as a teen during those years when people learn social skills, that does things to people.
You spoke as if she should have gained a new perspective, some new kind of wisdom. But all those years, the world probably felt incredibly small, incredibly stagnant, and this new one she has just been thrust back into, incredibly expansive, even overwhelming. It's believable if her brain might short circuit a bit.
But then again, I may be able to relate to her as I can understand years-long isolation, if nowhere near as dramatic as hers. Or as total. Most people would have really killed themselves, not just made one unsuccessful attempt. Assuming they'd even survive in the first place.
Nothing is ever more satisfying than a good reveal. And this writer, if I remember from her other dramas, is very, very good at writing them.
Fortunately we now have 5 episodes to let it land.
Secondly, I know a lot of autistic people who are far more well-adjusted than someone who spent the last 15 years on an isolated island would be. Besides, I'm frankly amazed by Mok Ha's adaptability and endurance. If this is how she is after the awful hand life dealt her, then she could have been phenomenal if allowed to develop normally.
Isolation, particularly as a teen during those years when people learn social skills, that does things to people.
You spoke as if she should have gained a new perspective, some new kind of wisdom. But all those years, the world probably felt incredibly small, incredibly stagnant, and this new one she has just been thrust back into, incredibly expansive, even overwhelming. It's believable if her brain might short circuit a bit.
But then again, I may be able to relate to her as I can understand years-long isolation, if nowhere near as dramatic as hers. Or as total. Most people would have really killed themselves, not just made one unsuccessful attempt. Assuming they'd even survive in the first place.