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Please let this love NOT be translated
Like Sota said "I don't like unremarkable things."
>> If a guy was acting like the FL intruding in the spaces of ML, drugging him and being this clingy and needy we would call him toxic. Just underlying the double standards here at play. Very very badly written role, made me feel like I didn't like the FL and her difficult past did not excuse her behaviour. It could have, if it was better written and executed.
1) Writers and director were not sure if this was a crime series (the FL's family history) / a romantic comedy / a psychological thriller (FL's mental health) / a travel show. Just ah! I don't want to say it's the fault of the script because any story CAN work under the right team.
2) Why the travel show concept? Did it do anything for the story? Because the ML JUST HAD TO BE AN INTERPRETER. This feels like someone came up with a series title first and then tried to incorporate random elements to it to make it into a romantic comedy...if it was one. Still unsure it wasn't the ML as a mental support helper for the FL.
3)I felt like the series tried to imitate elements from "It's ok not to be ok" (the unhinged FL and the slightly rude but kind/supporting ML) but there was a sincerity and a rhythm to that show that was absent here. The scenes changed sloppily, I felt like I actually did not connect with any of the characters, very superficial approach with heavy emphasis on the scenery.
4) Side couple and the Japanese guy/ FL chemistry were FAR superior to the main couple chemistry. Which was just not...happening. Also literally nothing was happening. This was slowwwwwwwww.
5) Also freaky concept cause I didn't like feeling like the FL had no control over her decisions because she was slightly bipolar? Experiencing hallucination? Koreans never actually research what is actually going on with their characters they just add up different issues without medical terms for psychiatric and psychological issues.
6) Everyones weird past (FL's and ML's) started surfacing at like episode 8-10. Drama dumping in a drama is not cool and it was done just to add substance to the characters instead of incorporating throughout the WHOLE story.
==> Dropped at episode 10 where the side couple had exchanged their like 4th kiss while the main was literally lost in translation but for no reason. You cheeky script writers tried to give it explanation like "oh she had a tricky past did not trust anyoneeee". Sure, if you could just have made this believable and connect to your audience. Because otherwise its a cheap soap opera of misunderstandings and it offends our intelligence. I blame the platform of streaming though. Probably rushed everyone up to make a sloppy new product for viewers.
>> If a guy was acting like the FL intruding in the spaces of ML, drugging him and being this clingy and needy we would call him toxic. Just underlying the double standards here at play. Very very badly written role, made me feel like I didn't like the FL and her difficult past did not excuse her behaviour. It could have, if it was better written and executed.
1) Writers and director were not sure if this was a crime series (the FL's family history) / a romantic comedy / a psychological thriller (FL's mental health) / a travel show. Just ah! I don't want to say it's the fault of the script because any story CAN work under the right team.
2) Why the travel show concept? Did it do anything for the story? Because the ML JUST HAD TO BE AN INTERPRETER. This feels like someone came up with a series title first and then tried to incorporate random elements to it to make it into a romantic comedy...if it was one. Still unsure it wasn't the ML as a mental support helper for the FL.
3)I felt like the series tried to imitate elements from "It's ok not to be ok" (the unhinged FL and the slightly rude but kind/supporting ML) but there was a sincerity and a rhythm to that show that was absent here. The scenes changed sloppily, I felt like I actually did not connect with any of the characters, very superficial approach with heavy emphasis on the scenery.
4) Side couple and the Japanese guy/ FL chemistry were FAR superior to the main couple chemistry. Which was just not...happening. Also literally nothing was happening. This was slowwwwwwwww.
5) Also freaky concept cause I didn't like feeling like the FL had no control over her decisions because she was slightly bipolar? Experiencing hallucination? Koreans never actually research what is actually going on with their characters they just add up different issues without medical terms for psychiatric and psychological issues.
6) Everyones weird past (FL's and ML's) started surfacing at like episode 8-10. Drama dumping in a drama is not cool and it was done just to add substance to the characters instead of incorporating throughout the WHOLE story.
==> Dropped at episode 10 where the side couple had exchanged their like 4th kiss while the main was literally lost in translation but for no reason. You cheeky script writers tried to give it explanation like "oh she had a tricky past did not trust anyoneeee". Sure, if you could just have made this believable and connect to your audience. Because otherwise its a cheap soap opera of misunderstandings and it offends our intelligence. I blame the platform of streaming though. Probably rushed everyone up to make a sloppy new product for viewers.
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