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Its got some bloody gory moments and some campy humor moments. Its more action based.

He’s portraying someone shrewd and canny who acts loud and brash to subvert other’s expectations. Even knowing all the rumors about him people are still surprised when he pulls shit off because of how the ML acts. It really gives me scarlet pimpernel vibes.

Basically it was so out of left field for him to express appreciation of her. Even he knew it after he said it. Add to that the inherent dangers of the time period surrounding woman-she and her dad are right to be wary of people unexpectedly looking at her as a woman first. Its like how many woman feel when they get cat called unexpectedly. Its not a compliment. It make them feel vulnerable and unsafe to be sexualized when they arent in that mode themself. Granted he did not mean it the bad “Im going to start pursuing you inappropriately way”, and the FL and her dad got that later. Still sexual harassment isnt defined by the harassers intentions. Its how their actions made the victim feel.

Dude you posted the review Ive found. Make that official.

Given the overall story will be 20 episodes Im okay with the seeds of romance they’ve scattered. Maybe I wont be at the end but so far its not too much or too little. We might experience time jumps and other events before we get to the end that make it feel worthwhile. If nothing else its still fun to watch two people with such dissimilar perspectives on how to live life find they are each other’s best partner when shit hits the fan.

Priorities. He’s a super dad but maybe not the best partner for anyone other than his daughter.

Is it weird I dont read this show as anti Japanese? Im sorry for anyone who feels hurt by this. I just appreciate that so far both nationalities have good and bad people in the show. And mostly this show seems to be about the different ways humans can dehumanize each other when we think we’ll gain from it. And while that is still a modern problem, the events that inspired this fantasy happened 80 years ago. Its not a critique of modern Japan. I’ve never seen how it hurts to tell a story that shows why dehumanizing-for-profit is clearly a terrible behavior. Pick any country and they all have some moment now or in history that can be used as fodder for this sort of man is the real monster fable. Whoever is being depicted as the villain or hero doesn’t really matter because both sides represent humans and the capacities the audience have within themselves. Seeing it play out in an accurate reenactment or a fictionalized version may help those audience members make positive choices if they are ever so unfortunate as to live through the type of real event that inspires these stories.

I like both. You are right that they are very different and can not be fairly compared. The only thing they have in common is bad ass FL and ML’s who are goofy in love.

It doesnt get less gruesome. It is punctuated by campy humor and real emotion.

It did reach a reasonable cliffhanger climax at the end of episode 7. Im waiting to see if I think the last three episodes justify the two week wait.

Her face as he kissed her neck and pushed her back read like she didnt want to but what choice did she have in her mind? She’s the mistress of the police commander who was just locked in hell by his wife. She thinks she has to rely on him for her survival. The poor timing was his and it was further evidence after he rejected her hug because she smelled that he doesn’t care for her as a fellow being of worth. She’s his property to use as it pleases him.

To escape. Between the e constraints liming their ablity to creat a safety harness out of sheets and the choice of leaving her to b experimented on, Id risk climbing the wall.

I like the way you think :)

I will wait till the end when we for sure know her character is pointless. But if she stays how she’s been so far, I would watch that edit.

I kind of get what you mean. He is the type of actor that feeds off of and is elevated by his partners in a scene. I know he can do scenes all by himself from other shows he’s done. Maybe here he’s being held back by the direction of being an emotionless demon who thinks he’s superior to humans with a mysterious background. Like if there aren't other people in the scene responding to that character, how do you act that? I like his moments post memory dreams. The confusion and fear they give him reads real to me.

It sucks his emoting isnt working for you. I enjoy it. Are you otherwise enjoying the show?

No. He’s acting as a character who is always acting a part for survival. The part he plays is loud, brash and short sighted. He is none of those things. He is a little goofy when he gets a crush on the FL but thats par for the course in dramaland. So he isnt the quiet serious you expect from most shows in this setting. The FL is. The depth in micro expressions and body language he brings to emotional moments, oblique conversations, action moments, and the horrors they are facing draw you in perfectly. He has this speech he gives a character later on who did something dumb that got a lot of people killed. That is who the character really is and you believe him. It was great.

He read kind of comical to me at first but watching further I decided I like that his brashness and seeming indifference hide real shrewdness and loyalty. And he isnt a genius with everything going for him like secretary kim. He’s struggled to create everything he has and walks a knife’s edge knowing he could lose it at anytime. Havent seen dream yet. Watching him feels like watching a 1940s korean scarlet pimpernel in the making. Im guessing next few episodes events will make his character much darker in season 2.

Im sorry you missed out. He really is a great ML. He has a good heart and a fine mind and respect for woman that other men in that time period dont even think to have. But he is immature. His parents spoiled him because they loved his innocent heart. He grows up a ton and becomes a pillar others rely on. Even before he grows up his carefree personality allows the FL to free herself from the shackles of the persona she’s been forcing herself to put on her whole life in order to survive and “marry well” to escape her family. Oh well. Everyone has that drama where they just cant jive with a character. Hope you find one you like better.

She’s either god, or a demon “guardian” with a wicked sense of humor.