ViolinGal

That's good to know there will be a very long flashback. Good to know about the recaps, I found some that were giving context for the 1st episode because a lot of viewers not familiar with the source material were confused, and they weren't spoiler-y. But I'll definitely be cautious with them going forward. Thanks!

I watched Nirvana in Fire and it similarly was confusing for the first part of the story, but the set-up was worth it. Thanks for the reassurance!

I just watched the first episode and had to immediately go out in search for a recap to understand what I just watched. As someone that is not familiar with the source material, is that going to be my experience for the full 50 episodes?

I'm committed to finishing it regardless, but I would like reassurance that after you pass X number of episodes, you stop having to decipher/attempt to understand what happened in the episode.

I gave this drama a 2.5 and the OTP's romance was the only reason this drama wasn't a 1. I thought they had chemistry and were cute, but I wasn't wild about their romance storyline either TBH.

Like you said, this drama should have delved more into the lore behind Bo Soon's powers & their passion for developing games. THAT could have been a really great drama, but that's unfortunately not what we got.

I've genuinely never seen slapstick & serial killer horror combined before in a drama. I don't know if it was an experiment, or if the writer was just throwing EVERYTHING at the drama in attempt to get variety, but it felt like 3 separate dramas. The result was a whiplash watching experience that I wouldn't recommend to anyone.

Maybe if you're REALLY into the lead actors, skip around for their scenes. But if they're not your biases, I wouldn't recommend even that.

No, you're not alone. This drama was incredibly disappointing to me. But I'd also quibble about the stories not involving the leads being "good." ...Sure, I cared about Rang more, but I think there could have been more done to flesh out his story better. ...But that's just me.

So it's fairly predictable with tons of clichés, but their chemistry is fabulous and like others have mentioned, the kissing scenes are really good.

I will never understand the appeal of this drama. Sometimes the leads could be cute (the sole saving grace), but honestly it was one of the worst dramas from Kdrama-land that I've ever seen.

The mish-mash of various genres did NOT work well here. It was always odd and off-putting.

This drama is an absolutely astonishing feat in character building. I've watched everything from these writers and a lot of praise gets heaped at their work, but this is by FAR their most successful drama IMO. The episodes are long, but they truly didn't feel like it; I savored every minute.

They truly made you care about every character and the lead was honestly the most likable lead I've seen from a drama....ever.

You should probably edit your post and mark this as a spoiler so you don’t spoil the surprise ending for someone scrolling through these comments that hasn’t watched yet. :)

They’re together in the end.

Hmm, I like the theory. I wish there was a scene between him and the gatekeeper where they explored that, or made it seem like he's still working for her. ...It just seemed so out of left field and counter to what they were saying Yeon wants.

At least with your theory, he gets to maintain his human status.

It depends on your drama tastes. I personally did not enjoy it that much; I don't think it was well executed. It has similar vibes to the dramas A Korean Odyssey & Bride of Habaek, so if you enjoyed those dramas, you'd probably enjoy this one.

Also, how tf did Yeon get to skip growing up in a reincarnated version of himself? ...And how is he just exactly the same, memories and all? ...But somehow Rang couldn't? Was the deal that he would come back exactly the same? Did they somehow gloss over that when Rang gave up his life?

.....I feel like I just walked into an escape room and my only way out is to try and hand-grow brain cells in an attempt to understand that ending. ...He's NOT human apparently all of a sudden? ....Even though they made a big deal about how much he wanted to be (and they seemingly brought him back as such)?

...What was the point of all the hype of how Yeon longed to be human...and they (seemingly brought him back as such), only to undo it all in the last minute?

What a confusing, jumbled, and pointless mess.

I'm only 4 episodes in so far, but while the focus isn't romance, it definitely has those elements. They explore it to the point where it's cute to watch and satisfying my inner romance bug.

I just finished 8, haha. But yes, I'm still watching the other stuff that doesn't focus on the 5 friends on x2 speed. There's a few minor characters that I like, but the vast majority of them I never recognize immediately and wish it just went back to scenes with the 5.

In my opinion, it gets better and better as you watch more episodes. I found it really beautiful and it became one of my favorite dramas of all time.

Okay, so I'm only 2 episodes in and I love the 5 main characters and their friendships, but I'm finding the parts of the show that focus on random other medical staff that are minor characters to be quite frustrating/boring. Does it focus more on the main 5 as the series progresses, or will there always be these minor characters I can never remember consuming a good chunk of airtime?

I thought The Smile Has Left Your Eyes had a similar intensity/vibe.