They lied to us. The prince was not on the brink of death. A kid like that, pampered, always eating complete meals, got sick and did not eat for 4–5 days, and convulsed the entire time while they were preparing his food, survived?
No way. Only adults can survive that, or kids used to not eating. 🤣🤣😆😆
I probably didn't explain it well in my initial comment but there is a whole history, decades of horrible transgender…
I understand where you're coming from. But, at the same time you have to consider that this is a Korean production.
Korea is one of those countries that is so far behind when it comes to equality, equity (fairness), LGBT, Neurodiversity, education and improvement. Even in employee benefits, security, rights, salary, they are lagging behind. They're a first world country but third world countries like the Philippines is more advance in those areas.
Then again maybe it's not fair to compare them to the Philippines since equality, equity, LGBT, Neurodiversity, employee rights and benefits, etc, were core in "Filipino" culture in pre-colonial times. Those only became an issue when the White people conquered us. So, after we kicked the invaders, we slowly returned to our roots.
But Korea oe the other hand, their history is not one where equality, equity, etc. are a core of their culture. And this is reflecting to this very day.
The only ones who can truly change their culture is them. For the rest of us, all we can do is express our frustration like what you did, and hope they take notice.
Or, maybe … the wife?I mean, why would they cast an expensive actor like her the role is insignificant?Which…
Yep. It can't be just a regular casting. And of everyone of her level, she's the only one who appears to be a support character. There must be more to her character they haven't revealed yet.
This the problem with the earlier times: stupid "innocence" test.
Korean: Torture them until they admit the truth. = What they're actually saying is "Torture them until they say what we want to hear".
Philippines: Tie them to the tree, if the fire ants swarm and bite them, they're guilty. If not, they're innocent.
Babylon: Throw them to the lion's den. If they are still alive the next morning, they are innocent. If they were eaten, consider it a death punishment.
Somewhere I can't remember: Throw them to a boiling oil. If they come out alive intact, they're innocent. If they die or disfigured, it's punishment.
United States: If they're white, let them go. If they're anything but white, kill them.
For all the inherently good about humanity, we collectively fail at logic. 🤷🏽
Pandora should've kept the box (it was actually a jar) opened because logic did not bother to escape. Logic realized, "Why would I escape to the world filled with sorrow and war?" Pandora, you seriously failed humanity.
This is what I was saying, the director told the real truth that this drama was going to have a lot of cooking,…
Exactly. Netflix, and other North American OTT service, always set the expectation incorrectly. Netflix is the most notorious. They'll choose a title that is far different from the original, even though the original and exact translation is better. They'll change the genre and synopsis. They even create trailers with a different plot/teaser.
Some say they are only trying to fit it to their target audience, the North Americans. If so, then their changes should only reflect in North America. But as we all know that was and is never the case.
Never trust Netflix. Disney and Amazon are the same but Netflix is far more guilty of it
1. Department Chief: Chief Office Decor (waste of oxygen) 2. Insubordinate female dectective: Frog (the real department clown, I mean chief) 3. Disrespectful male detective: Fatso (always sulking to Frog) 4. Team Captain: Captain Pussy (a team captain Frog and Fatso freely steps on)
Or, maybe, the Chief Office Decor, already knew who the suspect is but he's being forced to keep quiet about it? So, technically he is a co-conspirator?
1. Who did the ML's best friend meet the first time? ML's wife's friend. 2. Who was it that his best friend tried to be with? The wife's friend. 3. How come the suspect was already inside the ML's best friend's workshop? Because the suspect already knew him. 4. How was it that the best friend was overpowered? He was not, he let his guard down when he saw who it was. 5. Which character just appears randomly? The wife's friend.
The only real person here is Queen Mantis. All the other characters are fakes.
1. Son. It's understandable why he is acting high and mighty to his mother, why he is filled with bitterness, why he is in denial, why he is always angry.
But when it comes to the his team who is (a) always undermining him; and (b) never truly want to work with him, he did what? Nothing. All his bravado, all his high and mighty attitude, all his "I'm better than you and I'm always right", is nowhere.
He's a Team Leader. He also outranks them, but he is a complete pussy.
That female detective made two major mistakes. He never said a word.
Fatso is always disrespectful. He acts like he didn't hear or know.
That's not how a real person acts. Especially not within a hierarchical system.
2. Department chief. What is he? Decoration? LMAO. His underlings are overlording him?
Chief Decoration!
3. The team members. Seriously? At least two characters are vocal about their insubordination and disrespect but nothing is done about it? Where in the world can you do that?
You can't do that even in a gang. You can't do that inside the prison.
You can't do that in school.
And they're supposed to be detectives! Are that female detective and that fatso a product of connections? They both got their position not because of merit?
- Insubordination - Two major fuck ups - Secretly digging up dirt just because they don't like their team captain, not because there is a valid reason - Overlording their department chief. Oh wait, I forgot, he's an office decor only.
Always whining about how their job is to save victims. Dude. Your job as detectives is to catch criminals before they commit their next crime. Concentrate on that. Leave the saving the victims to the regular police and SWAT, that's their job.
You are not a detective if the criminals are free to find their next victim, and all you can do is try to save them. And they die anyway, so you really saved no one.
The film reminded me of the days when I still believe in achieving your dreams.
Once you are #Forever28 everything changes. You learn contentment. You discover that happiness lies with simply being alive. You stop believing in dreams. You just live and enjoy whatever comes to you.
But when you're a teenager, the world is a mystery. You have very colourful and grand dreams. You have the drive to achieve those dreams. To fight for it no matter what.
That was what IRe's character represented. A teenager whose dreams were almost destroyed after the universe threw forced her to become an adult early. She learned to be happy with what life throws at her. She learned that being alive is itself more than enough.
But her close encounter with her mentor put a stop to it. She encouraged her to fulfill her dreams. To fight for it. And her mentor was right. Once you embrace adulthood, things will change. Dreams will no longer matter.
If it doesn't work, the important thing is you tried instead of giving up because life wants you to become an adult already. No regrets.
IRe's character is that person. No regrets. She almost embraced adulthood but she was protected by an adult who cares.
I hope, like me, you saw these things as well, dear reader. If you're #Forever28 too, it also reminds us that we should help protect teenagers from facing adulthood earlier than they should.
We all know how once we're adults, we will no longer be able to come back to the days when we were teenagers filled with dreams.
Dreams. They are precious. It defines the rest of our mortal life. Protect it.
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No way. Only adults can survive that, or kids used to not eating. 🤣🤣😆😆
Not even Jang Geum was able to do such feat. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Korea is one of those countries that is so far behind when it comes to equality, equity (fairness), LGBT, Neurodiversity, education and improvement. Even in employee benefits, security, rights, salary, they are lagging behind. They're a first world country but third world countries like the Philippines is more advance in those areas.
Then again maybe it's not fair to compare them to the Philippines since equality, equity, LGBT, Neurodiversity, employee rights and benefits, etc, were core in "Filipino" culture in pre-colonial times. Those only became an issue when the White people conquered us. So, after we kicked the invaders, we slowly returned to our roots.
But Korea oe the other hand, their history is not one where equality, equity, etc. are a core of their culture. And this is reflecting to this very day.
The only ones who can truly change their culture is them. For the rest of us, all we can do is express our frustration like what you did, and hope they take notice.
The Royal Physician knows far better thae today's pharmaceutical companies and doctors. 🤣🤣🤣
The FL knows how to make REAL instant healing food!
*sigh* When are we as a species going to learn these things. Even today, there are many who are like that, and usually those in power. 🤷🏽
Korean: Torture them until they admit the truth. = What they're actually saying is "Torture them until they say what we want to hear".
Philippines: Tie them to the tree, if the fire ants swarm and bite them, they're guilty. If not, they're innocent.
Babylon: Throw them to the lion's den. If they are still alive the next morning, they are innocent. If they were eaten, consider it a death punishment.
Somewhere I can't remember: Throw them to a boiling oil. If they come out alive intact, they're innocent. If they die or disfigured, it's punishment.
United States: If they're white, let them go. If they're anything but white, kill them.
For all the inherently good about humanity, we collectively fail at logic. 🤷🏽
Pandora should've kept the box (it was actually a jar) opened because logic did not bother to escape. Logic realized, "Why would I escape to the world filled with sorrow and war?" Pandora, you seriously failed humanity.
Some say they are only trying to fit it to their target audience, the North Americans. If so, then their changes should only reflect in North America. But as we all know that was and is never the case.
Never trust Netflix. Disney and Amazon are the same but Netflix is far more guilty of it
1. Department Chief: Chief Office Decor (waste of oxygen)
2. Insubordinate female dectective: Frog (the real department clown, I mean chief)
3. Disrespectful male detective: Fatso (always sulking to Frog)
4. Team Captain: Captain Pussy (a team captain Frog and Fatso freely steps on)
🤣🤪😆
I mean, why would they cast an expensive actor like her the role is insignificant?
Which means, her character is actually important.
2. Who was it that his best friend tried to be with? The wife's friend.
3. How come the suspect was already inside the ML's best friend's workshop? Because the suspect already knew him.
4. How was it that the best friend was overpowered? He was not, he let his guard down when he saw who it was.
5. Which character just appears randomly? The wife's friend.
She's the copycat. She's around their age too.
And yet there is one character, practically sitting all the time, and she is the only one that actually exist in the real world.
Right now, everyone except for Queen Mantis, are too flawed. The only balanced character is Mantis.
But when it comes to the his team who is (a) always undermining him; and (b) never truly want to work with him, he did what? Nothing. All his bravado, all his high and mighty attitude, all his "I'm better than you and I'm always right", is nowhere.
He's a Team Leader. He also outranks them, but he is a complete pussy.
That female detective made two major mistakes. He never said a word.
Fatso is always disrespectful. He acts like he didn't hear or know.
That's not how a real person acts. Especially not within a hierarchical system.
2. Department chief. What is he? Decoration? LMAO. His underlings are overlording him?
Chief Decoration!
3. The team members. Seriously? At least two characters are vocal about their insubordination and disrespect but nothing is done about it? Where in the world can you do that?
You can't do that even in a gang. You can't do that inside the prison.
You can't do that in school.
And they're supposed to be detectives! Are that female detective and that fatso a product of connections? They both got their position not because of merit?
- Insubordination
- Two major fuck ups
- Secretly digging up dirt just because they don't like their team captain, not because there is a valid reason
- Overlording their department chief. Oh wait, I forgot, he's an office decor only.
Always whining about how their job is to save victims. Dude. Your job as detectives is to catch criminals before they commit their next crime. Concentrate on that. Leave the saving the victims to the regular police and SWAT, that's their job.
You are not a detective if the criminals are free to find their next victim, and all you can do is try to save them. And they die anyway, so you really saved no one.
But when you're a teenager, the world is a mystery. You have very colourful and grand dreams. You have the drive to achieve those dreams. To fight for it no matter what.
That was what IRe's character represented. A teenager whose dreams were almost destroyed after the universe threw forced her to become an adult early. She learned to be happy with what life throws at her. She learned that being alive is itself more than enough.
But her close encounter with her mentor put a stop to it. She encouraged her to fulfill her dreams. To fight for it. And her mentor was right. Once you embrace adulthood, things will change. Dreams will no longer matter.
If it doesn't work, the important thing is you tried instead of giving up because life wants you to become an adult already. No regrets.
IRe's character is that person. No regrets. She almost embraced adulthood but she was protected by an adult who cares.
I hope, like me, you saw these things as well, dear reader. If you're #Forever28 too, it also reminds us that we should help protect teenagers from facing adulthood earlier than they should.
We all know how once we're adults, we will no longer be able to come back to the days when we were teenagers filled with dreams.
Dreams. They are precious. It defines the rest of our mortal life. Protect it.