I agree with the Song Sister and Raise the Red Lantern. Would love to see Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out. and Little…
Thirty-Nine and The Glory are two of the best K-dramas I've seen. Both center women's experiences told in women's voices highlighting women's strength and agency from a woman's perspective. Both also feature strong men in supporting roles as supportive characters. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't be a fit for this list.
Sweet. My two favorite scenes were E1 when half the people in the Board Room suddenly disappeared and E2 when Rin and Khem were having a beach visit with their invisible children.
The script and direction for this show are godawful. I don't know which one had the bright idea to have Pun regress to an baby-voiced intellectual and emotional tween in her interactions with Ploy, but it's so bad I have to wonder if the FLs are cringing as hard as the viewers. I've only made it through E5 by playing sudoku on my phone to distract me from 90% of what's happening on screen because I'm determined to power through long enough to see if it can find its footing.
The scenes the two leads have with others let their acting chops shine through, showing that Memi Muanfun Baesakul and Ice Amena Gul are not the problem. Right now, though, the cringe factor is obscuring any chemistry that could have developed. It's like watching an adult pursue an especially immature adolescent.
It’s a shame we’ll never see the heights she might have reached, if only she hadn’t been foolish enough…
Weird comment on an actress who has been steadily busy throughout her career. I see you working hard to undermine her, but apparently directors and producers aren't buying what you're trying so, so hard to sell. What did Lee Soo Kyung ever do to you?
Fun and fast moving; good action scenes; not knee slapping laugh out loud hilarious, but a lot of chuckles and a bit of irony. Fast paced enough that 1:45 went by too quickly.
Since E2, the only plot device carrying this series is stupidity, in the form of ML's indecipherable decision not to tell FL why he ghosted her 5 years ago. He has a reason, a very good, perfectly understandable reason, a reason that FL would accept without hesitation, but he...just...doesn't.
ML is utterly, openly lovesick over FL and will go to any lengths to win her back - except tell her this thing that there is no reason not to tell her. Yet, even by E5 he just can't be arsed.
The tension between the second leads is the only thing that's kept me around this long, but I'm not willing to slog through another 5 episodes waiting for ML to say, "Oh, by the way..."
Jeez, everyone fighting shadows in this comment section. This article is literally just matter of fact. There…
Then what is the point of emphasizing "after marriage" to the extent that it needs to be in the headline. Perhaps you mean we'll, but I think you're naïve.
By episode 7, I was skipping more than I was watching. By episode 8, when he abandoned his deathly ill sister to play House with his new girlfriend, I was done.
The thing I hate the most about the last episode is that it's the last episode. I will miss Alin and Jane. I will also miss Lena and Mui - they imbued their characters with their own obvious respect, admiration, and affection for each other. It was a delight to watch.
What I hate second most are the treacly and repetitive soliloquies on the nature of happiness. That was a bit much and it's not like they couldn't have used the time to flesh out the wrap up.
Rounding out the top three of WTH were they thinking, and this is an issue throughout the series, is Jane's work wardrobe. That woman would be a montage of burn scars and orthopedic problems if she actually actually wore those dresses and shoes to work in a professional kitchen.
Nitpicky whining aside, I really enjoyed this series. The two leads' professionalism and chemistry successfully papered over clunky writing and waaaay too many villains.
Why do most Thai GLs make their main actresses wear skippy clothes and heels? Even when the role they’re playing…
If they're going to put a professional chef to work in micro skirts, halter tops, and open toes shoes, realistically they should show scars from the 3rd degree burns that would have resulted.
Binged the series because I couldn't stop watching - there was no place to take a break. The series is compelling and well paced and just when I thought I had a handle on the plot it twisted again - not the kind of contrived twists that make you want to throw a book at your TV, but the jaw dropping "Wow, I did not see that coming!" kind. If you can stand your heart being ripped out in ways you did not anticipate, this series will not disappoint.
The two leads are extraordinary. I'm a relative newcomer to K-drama and this is the first time I've seen Jeon Do Yeon. I was blown away by her portrayal of a character that initially appeared weak, but stood strong until the explosive end. I don't know what to say about Kim Go Eun that hasn't already been said at one time or another. There aren't enough words of praise for the performance tour de force she she gave in The Price of Confession. IMO, Kim Go Eun is one of the most versatile and powerful actors of her generation, maybe any generation. Given how young she is and the varied and impressive body of work she's already catalogued, I think my assessment will stand up to the test of time.
Kudos, too, to the Director who did one of the best jobs of non linear story telling I've seen. And to the Art Director's choice of a color palette and scene/set creation that built a mood of gritty realism that hit all the right notes.
Okay, yes, the hair extensions are ridiculous but, as bad as they are, I was more irritated by the walking/running sound effects from an sfx technician who ignored "heel, toe" in favor of loud flappy flat footed stomps and the carelessness of whoever decided to have Dr John head off to Cleveland without bothering to learn how to spell it.
The scenes the two leads have with others let their acting chops shine through, showing that Memi Muanfun Baesakul and Ice Amena Gul are not the problem. Right now, though, the cringe factor is obscuring any chemistry that could have developed. It's like watching an adult pursue an especially immature adolescent.
ML is utterly, openly lovesick over FL and will go to any lengths to win her back - except tell her this thing that there is no reason not to tell her. Yet, even by E5 he just can't be arsed.
The tension between the second leads is the only thing that's kept me around this long, but I'm not willing to slog through another 5 episodes waiting for ML to say, "Oh, by the way..."
What I hate second most are the treacly and repetitive soliloquies on the nature of happiness. That was a bit much and it's not like they couldn't have used the time to flesh out the wrap up.
Rounding out the top three of WTH were they thinking, and this is an issue throughout the series, is Jane's work wardrobe. That woman would be a montage of burn scars and orthopedic problems if she actually actually wore those dresses and shoes to work in a professional kitchen.
Nitpicky whining aside, I really enjoyed this series. The two leads' professionalism and chemistry successfully papered over clunky writing and waaaay too many villains.
The two leads are extraordinary. I'm a relative newcomer to K-drama and this is the first time I've seen Jeon Do Yeon. I was blown away by her portrayal of a character that initially appeared weak, but stood strong until the explosive end. I don't know what to say about Kim Go Eun that hasn't already been said at one time or another. There aren't enough words of praise for the performance tour de force she she gave in The Price of Confession. IMO, Kim Go Eun is one of the most versatile and powerful actors of her generation, maybe any generation. Given how young she is and the varied and impressive body of work she's already catalogued, I think my assessment will stand up to the test of time.
Kudos, too, to the Director who did one of the best jobs of non linear story telling I've seen. And to the Art Director's choice of a color palette and scene/set creation that built a mood of gritty realism that hit all the right notes.
Jane forgives Lin
Rinse
Repeat
Is it just me or does anyone else think Lin needs a solid bitch slap and Jane needs a girlfriend who puts her first?