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it’s so flat, nothing happened after the initial bang
The dialogues are basic, the characters are 1D and the story has been done to death

I stopped caring about this after ep4, mainly cuz it went inside a maze and it’s still going in circles

Like he was there and she saw him at the end of last ep and the start of this ep and she’s still wondering what’s up
Basically I had this on x2 and I didn’t even look but nothing happened

Sad I love Kim kangwoo but he left the evil second lead, became a great actor, lost into cheesy naive roles in romcoms and now he’s a typecast cheater zzzzzzzzzzz

I still love him but I won’t tolerate this and I’m pretty convinced anyone who praises this is just doing it for foot actor


Unless something happens, with twists, imma drop this zzzzzzzzzzz
Everything is exactly what one would think from ep1, only one tho was different, but now it’s a boring circle which is sad cuz the cast are amazing but his became another “Trolley” which just means typical repetitive cheap makjang zzzzzz

The thing that was shocking was her killing that guy, the fake sister, the cheating husband, the revengeful son, the corrupt politician zzzzzzzzz
There’s nothing going on besides dragging all of that



In trolley the shock was that her sweet husband wasn’t just a cheater but also a rapist who hurt her good friend and kept tormenting her, I think :)

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the characters in this were really well developed, Kyung Mi was a normal fragile girl next door but that didn't mean she was not capable.
she was smart, she was scared and she was so sweet hearted honestly she was too precious!
Kyung Mi's mom was also smart, honestly most movies make the female characters too naive or dumb and easily fooled but both mother and daughter used their brains and they communicated.
there were small details in their relationship that made them so endearing and believable, like the mom pulling Kyung Mi behind her as if that tiny fragile older lady can "shield" her taller youthful daughter, but it was such a mom thing to do

Do Shik as a psychopath was so captivating, psychopath's lie and he did it so well, like the way he switched characters to fit the scenarios and make the public believe him and even get away with the murder he reported, that was a great move
it also made his downfall even more satisfying.

Jong Tak and his sister felt underdeveloped, tbh even that full long running sequence mixed with him getting fooled and leaving Kyung Mi the 1st time made me reduce my points because that was obviously a ploy for the length of the movie
it's not bad, like the movie happens in "one night", if not even around 4 hours. Kyung Mi and her mom met, the psychopath came in, they went to the station, he followed them home at around 12am


the saddest part was those army kids.. if you see a scared girl, you don't return her to the guy that's following her, even if he played it well and pretended to be her worried brother. heck I've helped lost kids at the mall find their parents and I still wait and check if that's their parents even if just by action, I'm not anticipating a kidnapping but when someone cries and can't talk, you need to observe the situation

I also loved those danger poles, I hope those are real, I've never seen a movie brave enough to add that especially since it can "solve" the chase. though in this case it added depth to the struggles of people with hearing impairment.
though I didn't like how people almost treated her like she's dumb or like a kid. she just couldn't hear or talk, there was no problems with her coherent thoughts
though it also does add the depth of how people treat "different" people

as for the "music" I really loved the times they showed how the world "looked" like from her silent pov, that was a great touch and overall I think the director used the deaf part to enhance the story, and not made it an excuse for the hero to fall. I also liked how they had their phones with them

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This is why it got extended? Repeated scenes, flashbacks, flashbacks, and repeated plotlines?

Yeah this season had great character growth but it also had 11 dragged out reason just so “they didn’t get together” as if them staying together was the only point they feared they had nothing when they finally got together
I think I made s1 a 9 from 8ish but yeah that ending was DISAPPOINTING

Another freaking amnesia??? They should be lucky I didn’t give a 1

The war? The fight? two people just committed suicide or died.. that’s not the ending

And their final scene with the horrible blurred background, what did they record it in the studio

No wonder her first dream was her chasing him, it was one big long chase

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double wrist grabs in 2020? how unoriginal

edit: I read some of the spoilers from ep10 and my 1st prediction after ep1 was right, so that means the story was built on 1 plot move and 1000 misunderstandings and miscommunication ;D ie a waste of time ;)

the fl stands up for herself and she even called Dae Oh as a loser so they acknowledge his annoying side, but the wrist grabs drive me crazy especially the double wrist grab at the end ;/

they are not bickering, they are purposely hitting below the belt?. they might now be doing it becasue both are hurt and once the misunderstanding goes away they'll be all lovey dovey, but at the end of the day they chose to say/think those words....

my theory (not a spoiler) is that Dae Oh is the dad, self centered actor liked her too so he never cleared their misunderstandings if not add more fuel to the fire. she saw Dae Oh with another woman and she went to self centered actor ie the rain scene, and teacher dude loved her so much that he wanted to "take responsibility" for her and his mom hated that he was going to raise another man's kid so she bribed/hurt ae jung and told her to leave. I don't know how gangster dude is related, but add the actress and we'll get 10 more eps of misunderstandings and venomous fights ;/

it really can't be any other guy because 1- she was happy to see actor guy, 2- she didn't remember teacher dude 3- she didn't even know gangster guy. and 4- she hated seeing dae oh again. and the grandma did say "he's dead to her" so I mean you won't not remember the person you hate/love

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the penthouse of crime genres

I really can't think of a good rating for the writing, the 1st time I watched it I really thought it had alot of twists and progress that it was amazing, but during my rewatch that point was the weakest link. it just looked like a combination of 4 or so movies. too many things happened to the point that one would think "is this originality or is this The Penthouse"


1st we had the brother's kidnapping, then he returns and he's being suspiciously unlike himself and that was the engaging part until the police station scene where we realize it's not 1997 and he's not 21

I think that's the point where most movies would've stopped, one bug plot twist is enough, but no we get another twist which is the ml is a murder suspect and we reach the 2nd big plot twist, it was an accidental murder.

but then they added another big twist that the husband planned the murder, but again worse twist the "brother" is the son and then they just end it with the biggest twist of all, THEY ALL COMMIT SUICIDE....................... wow just wow... I really see that as a cheap writing move, the writer couldn't think of "redemption" so they just killed off their main characters...

also at some points I was like, that song is so unfitting and annoying so again the "ost" was horrible as well

so why did I give this a 10? becasue at the time of my 1st watch it felt original and I loved the acting xD

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I "accidentally" skipped ep5 tho I gladly didn't wanna go back and started 2xing this

Basically, nice filmography, great actors (minus foot actor, dude even blinks slow and weird 🤣) tho soobinie "out acted" all, flat 1d characters (the brooder, the fainter and the overly self centered "cool" kid) the actors couldn't save, and childish plot.
If this wasn't sold as a 6eper I'd have dropped at ep1

This feels like a parody, like Blade knight (?), horrible horrible writing
Tho maybe if this was made as a teen flick, with younger 20 year old actors would've fit these bunch of idiots that lacked maturity ✌🏻🤡

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Got me out of my slump. Sweet friendships, and enjoyable slice of life 💕

ep 7. I like how the fls aren't doormats and even equals to the mls
Mls have their fantasies and idealistic ideas but so do those fls. Both don't want to be used but both also a bit lack in understanding and accepting the other
So one doesn't commit the other feels robbed. And walking away is a wakeup call but sometimes it can also be too late to fix it

ep 5. My dude better not betray me. I honestly appreciate all characters. Even the double love triangles are opposite of each other so it adds good depth

ep4. This was a good ep. The women like I said before even in a male centered pov are still diverse and hold their own ground. Sure like love to hate you the ml here also judges women by their yooho(?) Type, it's not your fault, godzila girl, but the mls themselves aren't any better
Which goes back to a bit of realism, he's an idiot but he's making an effort

ep 3. I'm against long term one sided crush but I need to keep remind myself of the 1st ep and the elevator scene
The sister is a bit weird, she's been so cool and "one of the guys" but she has an extreme clingy side to her
Like I'm disappointed it was a hallucination from 3 years ago. Her wording of you kissed me and said let's get married.. I hoped it was 2 days ago..
Tho taro is an idiot and blind so he does need an extreme to push him out of his comfort zone
Like his ex and her soft "turn the coaster if you're not expressing your real emotions" was so mellow she left and he was too idiot to speak up
But I loved her part of the guys chill persona more. It'd have been a nice change to have a chill fl who's still deeply in tune with her feelings
Yo what is this and why has no one force me to watch this? I LOVE IT. if there's something jdramas do well it's slice of life ish stuff
This is so real, over dramatic and silly but so daily life of people, chill and fun

ep1. I adore Takahashi and this is the type of characters I want from him sexy mature idot😏
Also men are stupid, I'm glad eventho this is from 3 single guy's pov, the women are still smart. Tho my boo is going for the worst type of women thinking only about her being his ideal 1st love
I'm glad my 1st sight ship with the 2ml sister doesn't seem too delulu🙏🏻

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Emotionally I’d have rated it a 10
Kyungsoo’s acting was so on point
kyungo also acted really well and sungmin ahjussi was a nice surprise

Story wise maybe it was too fantasy in the form off misfortune. Everything had to go wrong
Like idk if you can’t read outer space weather to know about the solar thing
Like they knew about the shooting stars if not know where it was exactly gonna hit
Anyway if you don’t know the things that could go wrong then why even try?
Especially wanting to use the moon dry like aren’t the trees enough? They want to take the moon
Filmography wise and acting wise tho it was on point and even the emotions were played well
My mom at first was like if it’s not a comedy I don’t want it and after a while she was also invested and I told her that’s my exo baby and she was also impressed
tho she thought it was suho and I had to tell her the brief history
Also kyungsoo’s English was a league of its own

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The good, aesthetic, nice fight scenes

The bad?
Non believable skinny girl vs not only muscled men, 10s of men but also weaponed men
It wouldn’t have hurt them to add more characters even female and let her have her own set of comrades and not just a teen
The story was flat, no connection to any character no sympathy and super detached

Also extremely misogynist, not only were women the toys and victims of these drug dealers, but if this was a man saving the day, he’d have been feared, praised, respected but they kept calling her crazy btch, satanic btch, not taken seriously, and overreacting??? Dude does anyone ever call a revenge driven male lead as “overreacting”?
“Aw dude why are you killing us you’re so overreacting”
did anyone ever say that to ma dong suk?
And worst of all “spoiler”, near his death bed and he says she was fat? Fat? Really? He murders someone and goes “ah man she was so fat I thought she lied about being a ballerina”, and I mean like what fat? She was a walking twig

kim mu yeol is everywhere yet he’s always such a generic character with no impact

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It fell a bit short with the ending but it was a good run, I guess even if I remove 0.5 for plot and acting it’d still give a total of 10
Anyway I wouldn’t mind more tho

Clone, twin, but what if the experiments only work on already smart and perceptive kids?
Basically dr mo’s kid and “normos” won’t benefit from it?

Tbh not saying how many years ahjussi got, and technically isn’t hyeeun’s murder, self defense?
Also basically the worst part of the experiments is hyeeun, robbed of childhood and love then abandoned
Dr mo’s kid honestly just needs a caring mom
And what about the “X” people and kang hanuel, that was a really nice twist
It left too many unanswered questions
And I’m a bit sad ahjussi didn’t have any impact at the end, tho I understood the need of young hyeeun, old hyeeun also deserved to be highlighted
She got stuck in that trauma so she basically never “grew up” but she did also have major issues
And was rohee’s dad a successful experiment or was he just smart and driven by money and his dads career path

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I might collect pointers of my previous comments and write a better review tomorrow (said 8 months ago)


this filled my days with sparkle when i needed it the most, thank you writernim for not creating another repetitive, i mean, thank you for creating a beautiful experience and remind me of the reason i love kdramas

It’s heartbreaking , I need to continue in a world without anymore watermelon sugar
This was like a healing medicine in my worst times this year, 16 days of a beautiful warm hug

I’m always disappointed in dramas I look forward to but I’m always pleasantly surprised by dramas I’m not looking forward to
Easily num1 drama of 2023 for me and will definitely be in my ult tops along with their characters

I would say the perfectness of it all, is too much
Their sadness and life made them who they were, eungyeol was so empathetic and in tune to people’s emotions cuz of his upbringing
Though yes, he suffered and carried too much burden but he grew into an amazing person

But then again, life sucks so might as well get a beautifully wrapped up drama, and yes I hate sad endings so give me all the rainbow sugar and twinkles of the world in my drama, happy happy happy

I’d like eungyeol to “remember” his new life, I’d also like to see how eunyo’s changed and I’d love to see those 28 years of growth and hard work
And I’d want to see their reunion
Yechan went to the same university, so I’d guess after highscool ended cheongah or even her dad, brought yechan to the same university
All in all, life’s a journey, everyone has their own and everyone has the same “weight”, my life isn’t harder than yours, it’s not a competition. Every hardship has the same equal effect and one must understand how others are going through the same
Burdening oneself with other’s hardships isn’t the answer but not acknowledging them is as bad


I'll add the rest as ep reviews

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Basic and not sweet
It’s about two people that had a trauma about relationships, they found each other and started an overly long awkward relationship

Without the last misunderstanding this could’ve been way shorter
The older brother though I’d love to watch a movie with him

thing was funny about this, she didn’t trust men so she chose a naive guy and he never made a move on a woman so he needed an action taker
Simple and perfectly made for each other
The bro and daughter carried the trauma with them more that they caused the last conflict, but I was disappointed when he hit his brother when he kept saying he didn’t do anything

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a good ma dongsuk watch

lol ma dongsuk loves the puns 🤣
“Won’t it be hard alone”
“Yeah I’m lonely”🤣

It feels like Kim muyeol is in everything yet he’s so transparent, I can never remember him but he’s everywhere I would even say he’s been the villain to all ma dongsuk movies🤣🤣🤣

Anyway, it’s less gruesome than the previous one, I can watch madongsuk slap ppl all day 🤣 as plot and villains it was basic and honestly is it me or does all his movies end in the airport 🤣

Mom wasn’t gonna watch until I said madongsuk was in it🤣

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