The one glaring problem with long dramas is they tend to be replete with stupid characters, in an effort to pad…
Family dramas are “long”. Actually, this one is already short for a family drama. ;) That's 30 minutes per episode. Or, 60 episodes if each is 1 hour each.
Anyone got a relationship chart? I'm not confused. LOL.
1. Su Ji is half-sister to the other doctor and her stylist, possibly from the union of her mother and the guy from the cleaning scene? 2. Su Ji is also half-sister to her adoptive family, the second family of her father. 3. If #2 is correct, then her “adoptive” father is actually her biological father?
What makes it confusing was that: a. Her mother was preparing Su Ji's brithday food when she had an argument with Su Ji's grandmother. b. Her mother told her grandmother that she's going to leave Su Ji in her care for two weeks while she work. c. However, next scene was, Su Ji ran from a house looking for her mother. With the mother hiding and watching her. BUT, was it not the house of the restaurant she was left and later adopted? The one she's living with now?
d. So, what happened to Su Ji's birthday food her mother was preparing? What happened to Su Ji's mother telling her mom to take care of Su Ji?
e. Does it mean the grandmother in Su Ji's “adoptive” family is actually her biological grandmother?
f. And the grandmother Su Ji's mother is living with currently is the mother of that cleaning guy she was with when she fell and almost died?
OMG. How much were all the camping gears HyoYeon and Sunny brought in #NoWayHome (#노웨이홈) E01? HyoYeon also brought a fireproof cloth to protect the grass and avoid an accidental grass/forest fire. First time I saw one.
Some said this story was based on a real life couple. If it's true, then it's pretty much useless to make theories. The fiction parts are more likely just the little details. But the way to characters make decisions were based on real life decisions they made.
I love where they are going with this. But before that, feedback on DaMi case.
a. They finally sealed that DaMi is dead. b. They did justice through her mom.
Now, where are they going with this based on S02E01?
1. One-by-one, each of the characters are set on revenge. 2. Each also have a different reason. It is personal. 3. Because the revenge is personal, they are actually going to clash against each other. 4. Because of it, the main antagonist might actually win again in the end. 5. It is highly unlikely that they will reveal their personal revenge plans. They no longer trust each other. They were hurt by betrayals.
#5 is good because it is with compartmentalisation that they can prevent K from hearing about anything. The fewer people in your revenge plan, the less chance of anyone betraying you.
6. This is a far more interesting setup. Imagine playing a chess with 7 players.
Or, playing Game of the Generals with 7 players.
Or, imagine a world war where there are 7 major factions.
And NONE of those 7 made any deal to help each other. And some of those secretly helps the other faction; and secretly use information from those other factions for their own benefit. But at the same time, they don't consider themselves an ally.
They all have the same enemy, but they also are targeting each other, and secretly using each other.
That's going to be challenging to write. You'll have to track the 7 factions and write a compelling story why each of them are doing this and that.
In fact, I already noticed one mistake. If you're going to amputate someone, you put something on their mouth to bite. It has multiple purpose: a. To prevent them from accidentally biting their tongue. b. To lessen the pain, because part of their senses and brain is going to focus on it. c. Protect their teeth. d. Protect their jaw.
When we are in extreme pain, our natural reaction is to bite hard. Shouting can only do so much, and an uncontrolled shout forces our jaw to open far too wide, which is a very bad idea. Thus, biting is the best way to prevent any unwanted injuries.
For some reason, Ms. Repentant Mother endured it all without biting on something. There were even scenes with her mouth closed, a miracle her teeth are still intact, her gums didn't bleed, and she didn't bite her tongue. She's the perfect human being!
Anyway, those kinds of mistakes are forgivable, and I expect more in the rest of the season. Why? If what they've shown us in episode 01 (as explained above) this story is not an easy one. 7 factions; and obviously, some of them are willing to kiss the feet of K to get what they want, be it revenge or whatever.
Chung Ah Lee, I miss you so much. Finally, the last week.
Yep!
But dang, I have second thoughts on this one. I can't slot in another melodrama, I already have a couple and it's going to be too much. I already dropped Wonderful World last week, can't take it anymore. 🤣🤣🤣 And I don't have enough light and comedy on my plate now to balance it out. Not even Samurai qualifies as a balancer, it's dramatic too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Glad to see they're learning to write stories with potential for a new season. It doesn't have to 5 to 7 to 9 seasons, like in the West. 2 to 3 is more than enough.
To anyone who said the poster was a copy. That's a teaser poster and not an official one. Here is the official…
I actually had a facepalm moment reading those comments. Like, seriously? "It makes us worried because they copied the original poster." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ Too shallow. I guess they're Gen Alpha. This is probably their first adaptation. 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remaking the original poster, scenes, etc. is a common practice. It is done for two reasons: marketing & a nod/respect to the original. And people are "worried" because the adaptation wants to give respect to the original. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know about the original creator and the writer of the adaptation, but I already have a story for S02 where…
The thing about the "pyramid game" or "pyramid model" is that it's all about control and manipulation. The show/webtoon focused on the "game" and made it dramatic.
But in real life, it is frequently used without the players knowing they're in a "game". Or, being controlled and manipulated.
The twins represent those two, "control" and "manipulation". The S01 girls were focused on the "game" but the twins wouldn't let them know that the class, perhaps the entire school, is in another "pyramid game".
Since the S01 girls only know the "game", meaning, it's out in the open, they'll have a hard time realising there is another game going on. They probably wouldn't identify the twins worse the puppet masters.
Another disadvantage is this: the S01 girls are probably in that state where they're overestimating themselves, and underestimating others. This is normal after a success, it happens to most people, and that disadvantage is an advantage for the puppet masters.
The twins can also coat the game as a benevolent game. It helps everyone. You get rewarded for your good deeds, you get penalties for your bad deeds.
But it is what's behind the surface that is important. The "good" is simply to cover up the "ugly", the real reason a pyramid system was setup.
The problem is, it's not easy to write this story. Very few people will share their methods. I for one wouldn't share my methods, because I don't want to be at a disadvantage when I come across another puppet master, especially at work, it is nasty. Most people think of bullying as something physical. Not at all. There are hundreds of ways to bully others without any physical contact or psychological effect.
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I wouldn't be even surprised if Satan's jaw drops after watching S02E04.
And for a family drama, it's already short. ^_~
1. Su Ji is half-sister to the other doctor and her stylist, possibly from the union of her mother and the guy from the cleaning scene?
2. Su Ji is also half-sister to her adoptive family, the second family of her father.
3. If #2 is correct, then her “adoptive” father is actually her biological father?
What makes it confusing was that:
a. Her mother was preparing Su Ji's brithday food when she had an argument with Su Ji's grandmother.
b. Her mother told her grandmother that she's going to leave Su Ji in her care for two weeks while she work.
c. However, next scene was, Su Ji ran from a house looking for her mother. With the mother hiding and watching her. BUT, was it not the house of the restaurant she was left and later adopted? The one she's living with now?
d. So, what happened to Su Ji's birthday food her mother was preparing? What happened to Su Ji's mother telling her mom to take care of Su Ji?
e. Does it mean the grandmother in Su Ji's “adoptive” family is actually her biological grandmother?
f. And the grandmother Su Ji's mother is living with currently is the mother of that cleaning guy she was with when she fell and almost died?
Secondly, there is no FL here, just 2 MLs.
#Camping #GirlsGeneration #소녀시대
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a. They finally sealed that DaMi is dead.
b. They did justice through her mom.
Now, where are they going with this based on S02E01?
1. One-by-one, each of the characters are set on revenge.
2. Each also have a different reason. It is personal.
3. Because the revenge is personal, they are actually going to clash against each other.
4. Because of it, the main antagonist might actually win again in the end.
5. It is highly unlikely that they will reveal their personal revenge plans. They no longer trust each other. They were hurt by betrayals.
#5 is good because it is with compartmentalisation that they can prevent K from hearing about anything. The fewer people in your revenge plan, the less chance of anyone betraying you.
6. This is a far more interesting setup. Imagine playing a chess with 7 players.
Or, playing Game of the Generals with 7 players.
Or, imagine a world war where there are 7 major factions.
And NONE of those 7 made any deal to help each other.
And some of those secretly helps the other faction; and secretly use information from those other factions for their own benefit.
But at the same time, they don't consider themselves an ally.
They all have the same enemy, but they also are targeting each other, and secretly using each other.
That's going to be challenging to write. You'll have to track the 7 factions and write a compelling story why each of them are doing this and that.
In fact, I already noticed one mistake. If you're going to amputate someone, you put something on their mouth to bite. It has multiple purpose:
a. To prevent them from accidentally biting their tongue.
b. To lessen the pain, because part of their senses and brain is going to focus on it.
c. Protect their teeth.
d. Protect their jaw.
When we are in extreme pain, our natural reaction is to bite hard. Shouting can only do so much, and an uncontrolled shout forces our jaw to open far too wide, which is a very bad idea. Thus, biting is the best way to prevent any unwanted injuries.
For some reason, Ms. Repentant Mother endured it all without biting on something. There were even scenes with her mouth closed, a miracle her teeth are still intact, her gums didn't bleed, and she didn't bite her tongue. She's the perfect human being!
Anyway, those kinds of mistakes are forgivable, and I expect more in the rest of the season. Why? If what they've shown us in episode 01 (as explained above) this story is not an easy one. 7 factions; and obviously, some of them are willing to kiss the feet of K to get what they want, be it revenge or whatever.
But dang, I have second thoughts on this one. I can't slot in another melodrama, I already have a couple and it's going to be too much. I already dropped Wonderful World last week, can't take it anymore. 🤣🤣🤣 And I don't have enough light and comedy on my plate now to balance it out. Not even Samurai qualifies as a balancer, it's dramatic too. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remaking the original poster, scenes, etc. is a common practice. It is done for two reasons: marketing & a nod/respect to the original. And people are "worried" because the adaptation wants to give respect to the original. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
But in real life, it is frequently used without the players knowing they're in a "game". Or, being controlled and manipulated.
The twins represent those two, "control" and "manipulation". The S01 girls were focused on the "game" but the twins wouldn't let them know that the class, perhaps the entire school, is in another "pyramid game".
Since the S01 girls only know the "game", meaning, it's out in the open, they'll have a hard time realising there is another game going on. They probably wouldn't identify the twins worse the puppet masters.
Another disadvantage is this: the S01 girls are probably in that state where they're overestimating themselves, and underestimating others. This is normal after a success, it happens to most people, and that disadvantage is an advantage for the puppet masters.
The twins can also coat the game as a benevolent game. It helps everyone. You get rewarded for your good deeds, you get penalties for your bad deeds.
But it is what's behind the surface that is important. The "good" is simply to cover up the "ugly", the real reason a pyramid system was setup.
The problem is, it's not easy to write this story. Very few people will share their methods. I for one wouldn't share my methods, because I don't want to be at a disadvantage when I come across another puppet master, especially at work, it is nasty. Most people think of bullying as something physical. Not at all. There are hundreds of ways to bully others without any physical contact or psychological effect.