Hoping Motiv does well on the mega crew mission. As an American, Marlee conveyed the complex emotions people of color have about our country SO well and it was truly artful! I hope they do okay because they don’t have the popularity the other crews have.
This series is a bit strange tone wise imo. The ML underreacted to what happened w/ the kids in my opinion. I still don’t understand if the show wants me to like the 2ML - I don’t. The scenes w/the kids are carrying the series for me. Ngl, I zoned out a lot during the last ep.
I almost think this would’ve worked a bit better as a series if they had more of an episodic feel w/the other couples they’re helping. The documentary aspect for couples that just met is a bit confusing me. Are they really expected to just married after so little time knowing each other?
The way the 2FL turned into an evil witch from a fairytale here. I’m a little surprised at the ML for not calling his brother out on abandoning his kids earlier.
Also, totally not getting why FL didn’t just tell the ML about 2FL’s plan for the kids? She’s kinda complicit in a way
seconds leads disgust me and everyone who ships ML with 2FL disgusts me too
Glad to see someone else say this. I don’t get why people like her at all?? She went along with the ex’s awful plan, knows she hurt the FL and then expects her to help pair her with the ML?
I enjoyed the first 2 eps! Sure, the first one started a bit slow, but it speeds up once the leads meet. I’ll watch anything for Lee Yi Kyung and his interactions with everyone, especially the kids, are really great!
Aside from what seems like a really low music budget, I think it’s a solid start.
Agree on the mother aspect. I was incredibly frustrated that the show ends without a single person acknowledging that SHY was right to feel that way. Honestly, it felt like the show ends with Huiseong still thinking SHY was just being a brat about it. I wished at least ONE person validated the fact that SHY's parents were neglectful. It was really weird they kept trying to imply she was a better mother towards her with a clip of her remember SHY as a baby and telling us she got rid of her personal things so SHY wouldn't be burdened with them.
Personally, I have doubts whether there will be another season the facet there is lack of promotion others think…
That’s very possible! I still have no clue why Big Hit would license it to such an obscure platform, even if production was taking longer than expected. I don’t know how they’d measure “success” with this strategy. I haven’t seen a ton of army talking about it on Twitter or TikTok so I don’t know how many even know it existed. The budget didn’t seem to be that high, so maybe that’s a plus in its favor? It’s sad to have it end on a cliffhanger when they at least have a few more stories they could adapt.
People have asked why not Netflix or Viki but even Disney+/Hulu could’ve been considered because BTS has had content on there before.
they already did he is the sole bread winner of his family and he got sick in bed, i cant believe the words she…
Vibe wise, Dogeon is very different from Namjoon in the OG story. There was more about his family in the OG story and there was a story where he traded shifts with a delivery boy that ended up dying and Namjoon felt a lot of guilt about that. In the OG timeline, he ends up in jail after he snaps at a rich customer that was being condescending. I don't know if they'll keep that in this drama. They also took out quite a few of his scenes with Taehyung/Jooan in the drama. Tbh, he feels like a very different character in the drama. The actor's doing great, but I don't really see a lot of similarities aside from both of them being poor.
Also, in the Notes, he lived in a container village with a lot of other people and ended up taking care of a small boy that lived in the container village. The developers working with Hwan/Jin's dad (iirc) start a fire and Namjoon dies in one timeline while trying to save the boy. With just 12 episodes, I don't see them inserting any of that, either.
they already did he is the sole bread winner of his family and he got sick in bed, i cant believe the words she…
They haven’t even touched on his story. That’s not all that happened to him in the original, he had WAY more going on. Having read all the notes and watched the original material, they have severely shrunk down his story and I don’t know why.
His story is sad here, but in the original he was a lot more fleshed out and was given way more story. Especially with his family. Tbh, I don’t see his story as being equally fleshed out as the other characters in the drama. He gives advice a lot but we don’t get much of his story, in my opinion.
The story is progressing, though it seems like it slowed a bit. I wish we were getting more of Dogeon’s story though. With only 4 episodes left, I’m kinda worried we won’t get much of it at all. Also curious if they were planning a second season since there’s so much of the original story we haven’t touched yet.
I enjoyed the first 4 episodes quite a bit. I liked that they showcased Dogeun's intelligence. His storyline grabbed me the most in the HYYH Notes/webtoon. I really like his relationship with Hwan, too. This series is going to have a lot of great bromance in it and, if they actually give every character the depth they had in the HYYH original material, I think it could be really great.
The budget is a bit lower than I expected for Big Hit/Hybe and I agree, the platform choice is incredibly disappointing. With how big Netflix kdramas and even Disney+/Hulu kdramas have been, I don't understand why they went this route at all. Especially considering BTS already put some of their stuff on Disney+.
I almost think this would’ve worked a bit better as a series if they had more of an episodic feel w/the other couples they’re helping. The documentary aspect for couples that just met is a bit confusing me. Are they really expected to just married after so little time knowing each other?
Also, totally not getting why FL didn’t just tell the ML about 2FL’s plan for the kids? She’s kinda complicit in a way
Aside from what seems like a really low music budget, I think it’s a solid start.
People have asked why not Netflix or Viki but even Disney+/Hulu could’ve been considered because BTS has had content on there before.
Also, in the Notes, he lived in a container village with a lot of other people and ended up taking care of a small boy that lived in the container village. The developers working with Hwan/Jin's dad (iirc) start a fire and Namjoon dies in one timeline while trying to save the boy. With just 12 episodes, I don't see them inserting any of that, either.
These are the summaries, because the notes are way longer than I anticipated the first time I read them.
https://bangtanuni.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/190227-hyyh-notes-book.pdf
This was the pdf I found. The original link I read was on Twitter, but that acct deactivated.
His story is sad here, but in the original he was a lot more fleshed out and was given way more story. Especially with his family. Tbh, I don’t see his story as being equally fleshed out as the other characters in the drama. He gives advice a lot but we don’t get much of his story, in my opinion.
The budget is a bit lower than I expected for Big Hit/Hybe and I agree, the platform choice is incredibly disappointing. With how big Netflix kdramas and even Disney+/Hulu kdramas have been, I don't understand why they went this route at all. Especially considering BTS already put some of their stuff on Disney+.