Hopefully it will be like Signal and Kingdom, and not Jirisan!
ah, that would be because I rated Signal from the first episodes... like 5 years ago. Signal was the first crime kdrama I ever saw, and I was initially very impressed. I re-watched it later, and realised it was an overrated mess, but by that point I no longer rated dramas. Thanks for pointing that out, I should fix it.
Jirisan deserves that rating though. For all my personal enjoyment, it was objectively very flawed.
Hopefully it will be like Signal and Kingdom, and not Jirisan!
Hm, yes and no. I dislike Signal greatly, despite its strengths, because something good should at least try to land the ending, not drive over the cliff. Watching it gave me such a bad feeling, one I never, ever want to revisit.
I also managed to enjoy Jirisan, it was much more relaxing, mostly. It was visually stunning, and there were some great moments. But I was glad it was over, once I reached the end - the story didn't really go anywhere, until it went everywhere too fast, too forced.
(I can't talk about the ending of Kingdom, as well... I'm rarely in the mood for zombies, so I haven't finished, but the start was pretty good.)
One this this writer always gets right is the tone.
i wish it doesn't turn out be like 'cafe minamdang' i.e fun side characters but disappointing storyline , and…
Idk about that, the breaking of the 4th wall is done well compared to other times I've seen it. The FL manages to deliver the lines well. In fact, I think it makes her character feel sharper, more like the genius she's written as. Also, it feels nothing like Cafe Minamdang - that was slap-stick; this is not. And the characters are already much more interesting, after just two episodes.
I usually hate comedy, which is why I tend to stick to serious dramas. Comedy is so tiring, but it is tolerable in this drama.
Does it have romance…? The story seems to be centred around two leads but no romance tagOr is it just a healing…
If it does, it will be minor. I don't think this drama needs to have romance to be interesting, and to be honest, the FL is not the kind of person I can see having a healthy relationship so I personally don't want romance.
I do not think that this is healing/slice of life at all. It seems more like a revenge thriller (probably, too early to really say, but there's some injustice in the backstory and a few murders so this is an educated guess) with some comedic breaking of the 4th wall. Just look at the genres.
Ah, the writer for Signal, Kingdom and Jirisan. This means it could be really good, compelling, but also messy. The cast will be fabulous, I love the FL.
Who else reads the above description and think "this is going to be rubbish" even though it probably wont but…
haha yes, this one is particularly bad now that I read it. Tbh, I didn't even look at the description. I tend to judge dramas by their genres, if the cast is good, and then if the writer/s and director is good. And then I might read the description, because it's often bad, inaccurate and might even contain spoilers. And I usually don't care about a specific story so long as it's well made (so many good ideas are so poorly executed)
I put this off until I was the right mood, but now it no longer appears to be on Netflix, at least in my country. Ugh. There's such a dearth of good thrillers, at least at the moment, that I needed something like this. I hate regional licensing, so fickle.
Yeah, you need to understand the borther's relationship
You don't need to watch it, I agree with the below comment. I dropped season 1 ages ago, and am finding this season perfectly easy to follow. There's a quick recap in episode 1, but while the dynamic between brothers is compelling, it's also pretty easy to grasp. There is almost no continuity.
Oh, what an absolutely riveting story we have here! Goo Won, the epitome of brilliance and grace, is embroiled…
Yes, it's going to have to be very good in order to stand out. I think I've seen more dramas with that or similar premise... than I can count on my hands.
I'm not expecting much, but perhaps it will totally own the tropes and be a fun, cheesy rom-com.
Jirisan deserves that rating though. For all my personal enjoyment, it was objectively very flawed.
I also managed to enjoy Jirisan, it was much more relaxing, mostly. It was visually stunning, and there were some great moments. But I was glad it was over, once I reached the end - the story didn't really go anywhere, until it went everywhere too fast, too forced.
(I can't talk about the ending of Kingdom, as well... I'm rarely in the mood for zombies, so I haven't finished, but the start was pretty good.)
One this this writer always gets right is the tone.
I usually hate comedy, which is why I tend to stick to serious dramas. Comedy is so tiring, but it is tolerable in this drama.
I do not think that this is healing/slice of life at all. It seems more like a revenge thriller (probably, too early to really say, but there's some injustice in the backstory and a few murders so this is an educated guess) with some comedic breaking of the 4th wall. Just look at the genres.
I'm not expecting much, but perhaps it will totally own the tropes and be a fun, cheesy rom-com.