Up to this point I can safely say that this drama will not live up to the original in my heart. They basically toned down everything dark and twisted that happened in the Japanese version (at least in the current episodes). This kdrama version is more like an angsty melodrama, without the disturbing feeling from the original. Imo that kind of makes it lose the uniqueness and groundbreaking-ness of the parent story. This might be a good thing though to many people since they don't like bad things happening. Toning it down makes it more acceptable and easier to watch.
I watched the episodes that were released, and I can't tell if it's good yet. Seems like another drama that starts weak but might get better later. I'll give a few more episodes a chance.
These kinds of ratings (the Nielson ratings in America) used to rule network television in the US - that hasn't…
Yeah I'm pretty sure they took into account the streaming popularity cuz they do generate revenue from that as well. Good examples you used to illustrate!
Honestly, I find myself watching only Na Young Joo scenes and skipping most of the drama. I even shipped her with…
If you ship them tgt, you'll be thrilled to know that they become roommates later on and there will be lots of interaction between them. Maybe you'll come to like it more when that happens
The purpose of this comment section is to comment on the drama and the actors' performance IN the drama. I know we have the freedom to give opinions regarding almost anything, but when this board becomes 90% about an actor's personal life, it destroys the original purpose. If you rate a drama poorly because you don't like the actor as a person, it also defeats the purpose of the rating system. You either watch it and differentiate between the drama and the actor, or you don't watch it because you don't like the actor. I think it's ok to not like the actor. But dissing the drama itself because of the actor? And making insulting comments? Nope.
For the tv ratings issue, I don't think tv ratings is an accurate indicator of a drama's popularity in this age anymore. These dramas target mainly a younger audience, who would usually watch dramas online compared to tv. It's the same situation in Korea too. The only thing that tv ratings shows is how popular it is among all age groups combined including a really big population of older middle-aged people. I'm pretty sure Goblin (that has around 15-20% viewership ratings) has been watched much more than any SBS drama that had a 15% viewership rating. If anything, broadcasting channels should start focusing on how to quantify online viewership as a true measure of popularity, maybe even including non-domestic views. I'm sure they are doing that but they just don't publicize the statistics.
I'm not sure I like the way how Go Ae Rin is so eager to take part in their missions as if it was something fun. This is actually a very dangerous job that could get her and her children killed. As a mother, it's not very wise to engage in such a dangerous task. I'm also surprised why Bon didn't try to convince her out of it even though he had always been worried that she'd get involved (such as not letting the other two agents know she was a witness).
I don't know how I feel about this drama. It's kind of a guilty pleasure to me, since I rationally know that the plot is starting to get annoying but somehow I just can't hate it. I really liked the first 2 episodes and I ship the leads. The drama is cute and fluffy, with some occasional funny moments. It was actually very promising until recently things started going downhill. It's not that I can't accept drama, I think a story about two immature couples having insecurities and growing up is quite interesting, but it wasn't presented in a good way. I'll continue watching to see if it gets better.
This reminds me of Marmalade Boy where he gets jealous and then she gets jealous and it goes back and forth with all the misunderstandings that could have been cleared up since the beginning if they had better communication. I hope the story gets better soon cuz I had high expectations towards this and I loved the first two episodes.
If you overcome the endless slow flashback, the plot is definitely interesting, the back and forth of a relationship…
It kinda depends on whether you see those as flashbacks. Personally I don't see them as flashbacks because the story is about a relationship across 12 years so it's more of a linear timeline rather than a current+past timeline. I was even surprised when the university part ended in 2 episodes cuz I thought each part would have am equal length. That's why I was never bothered by the 20 and 27 year old parts being too long.
For the "worth 10 out of 10" point, I think the major discrepancy is how people treat "flaws". A 10 out of 10 score could mean flawless to one person, but it could also mean "the good aspects make the bad aspects insignificant" or "I did not think the bad aspects mattered". That's why some people almost never give a 10/10, while some can easily give 10/10.
What 10 means to one person may be different from what 10 means to another person. Same for 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 5, 4... You get the idea.
Professional critic sites like Rotten Tomatoes may have a better way of minimizing these discrepancies by separating professional scores and public scores, but since we're not a professional critic site, we don't have to go to those lengths.
Which brings me to the purpose of MDL. The original intention of setting up this site is for drama viewers to make their own list and exchange views with other viewers. It was meant to be an open platform where you can be casual, free and entitled to your own opinions as long as they don't violate rules. This is probably the reason why Skye kept his intervention at the minimum. There is no rule that says you cannot rate/review a drama before it ends, and there is no pre-conditioned definition for each score. We might have our own values that we may want to impose on the system, like how a lot of people dislike the act of rating/reviewing a drama before it ends, but this is all subjective and you can see why these subjective views would not be enforced as regulations.
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What 10 means to one person may be different from what 10 means to another person. Same for 9.5, 9, 8.5, 8, 5, 4... You get the idea.
Professional critic sites like Rotten Tomatoes may have a better way of minimizing these discrepancies by separating professional scores and public scores, but since we're not a professional critic site, we don't have to go to those lengths.
Which brings me to the purpose of MDL. The original intention of setting up this site is for drama viewers to make their own list and exchange views with other viewers. It was meant to be an open platform where you can be casual, free and entitled to your own opinions as long as they don't violate rules. This is probably the reason why Skye kept his intervention at the minimum. There is no rule that says you cannot rate/review a drama before it ends, and there is no pre-conditioned definition for each score. We might have our own values that we may want to impose on the system, like how a lot of people dislike the act of rating/reviewing a drama before it ends, but this is all subjective and you can see why these subjective views would not be enforced as regulations.