Sums it up perfectly. The Bechdel test never fails here - very few scenes with women here that aren't about Zang Hai. It's partly why this show just fizzles out, a romance where one half is so badly underwritten isn't interesting.
Nobody is hating on this drama. Just a few person (really one person...) here have convinced themselves this drama…
ngl the only one of those shows I've seen is Attorney Woo and I didn't really like the romance there either. But in general I feel like I shouldn't judge as someone who very clearly isn't the target audience for most dramas as a man.
What's different about My Mister is that the director came out and said he intended to appeal to men. And a lot of the scenes that guys find interesting (and are really important to understanding the male lead) ended up getting cut here. The drinking at the bar, many of the soccer scenes, the brothers scenes (esp the older one's speeches) - they're all important. So much of his journey is about understanding what's truly important to him. We need to know the wrong answers to his problems to figure out the right ones.
She was applying to study at a university near their son overseas (Canada?). So she leaves the country after getting…
Exactly, he's separated from his wife and presumably divorcing.
Personally I don't think he likes Yu An romantically. But I admit that's my own bias against such a large age gap. I do think though that the cdrama basically deleted all the moments that could imply any romantic feelings on his part.
An interesting take since I had a different opinion on Gu Chen. IMO he comes off more as a sociopath in this version…
In the original he cares about himself more than her, but he still loves her (if that makes sense). I don't think he's actually a playboy, just self-absorbed. He's clearly competent at work being such a young CEO without much internal support or nepotism favours. But the kdrama makes an effort to show Ji An and the company founder as being the most clever characters.
The cdrama's a bit different since Zhou An is more passive and less fierce. I think Jiaqi is also even more withdrawn (which I didn't think was possible) than Dong Hoon. All that makes the CEO come off as more powerful/intelligent by comparison.
As always, I am analysing each episode pointing at those important frames, dialogues, scene which are meaningful…
An interesting take since I had a different opinion on Gu Chen. IMO he comes off more as a sociopath in this version and colder to Yijun. Part of that is the deletion of his backstory and divorce. We don't have the scenes of the board members mocking him for being a striver. In the kdrama I was convinced he genuinely wanted to be with the wife, that it bothered him to see her constantly talking about her husband when spending time with him. He's more vulnerable and a bit passive. Gu Chen on the other hand comes off more intelligent (as you've pointed out), but I think he's much less interesting as a foil since he seems much more self-centred.
The 'why tf would he do that??' moment fit his character perfectly, as awful as it was. So much of his motivation is self-hatred, and he sees in that victim his own self. It clearly shows there's no possibility for redemption. It's so bleak.
I'd have liked to see more humanity in him than that. To just cry instead of doing what he did.
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What's different about My Mister is that the director came out and said he intended to appeal to men. And a lot of the scenes that guys find interesting (and are really important to understanding the male lead) ended up getting cut here. The drinking at the bar, many of the soccer scenes, the brothers scenes (esp the older one's speeches) - they're all important. So much of his journey is about understanding what's truly important to him. We need to know the wrong answers to his problems to figure out the right ones.
Personally I don't think he likes Yu An romantically. But I admit that's my own bias against such a large age gap. I do think though that the cdrama basically deleted all the moments that could imply any romantic feelings on his part.
The cdrama's a bit different since Zhou An is more passive and less fierce. I think Jiaqi is also even more withdrawn (which I didn't think was possible) than Dong Hoon. All that makes the CEO come off as more powerful/intelligent by comparison.
I'd have liked to see more humanity in him than that. To just cry instead of doing what he did.
A perfect example of how 12 episodes makes dramas better.
"The void left behind by my self-doubt began to fill with courage. With that courage, I take a heavy step forward into a fear I've already faced."