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I guess I'm too laidback to be bothered with those so called plot holes, also just because something isn't explained explicitly doesn't make it a plot hole automatically. Dubious choices were made that is for sure but overall this was a very well executed plot and acting was also on point.

My advice is, just give it a go and if you like it, good for you, and if you don't, oh well you can always drop it, no need to fuss over "is this worth my time" dilemma, if you are here reading all these comments, there is a good chance that you are here to kill time already, so it's better to regret after watching something than not, since at least for the former one you get to make that conclusion by yourself instead of relying other people's opinions.

Thank you, I also like Goong's style so if you are interested in that too there is a colored version of that on Kakao. https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=55213891
Beautiful art makes my day <3

When I look back I didn't even like the plot that much, love triangles and old flames turning present into ash is not my jam but the art, * sigh * the art style of this manhwa was mesmerizing, I remember looking some panels over and over again, at some I'd even stop reading to appreciate their beauty. I don't know how a drama faithful to the source material would pan out but a proper photoshoot, especially with a Chinese cast could potentially can result in an ethereal selection of eye candies.

I'm not sure if they can top the first season but I'll be really grateful if they can keep the plot consistent cause it was amazing.

I loved this. period. Some people have negative opinions about the plot but I think it was really well done, tension was up there all through the 12 episodes, characters were compelling enough for me to care about them in the midst of an apocalypse(even the cameos were good). Actresses and actors were terrific, like that alone was 10 out of 10, music scores were such a perfect fit to each scene, dialogues weren't repetitive nor redundant, there were couple of dissociated scenes from episode endings to next episode but that was negligible, and filmography, that might be the best part of it, scenes were so satisfying to watch, most of the time they were thought out well.
There are better examples of zombie/epidemic genre but for what it was happiness aced at making it's own and for that this drama deserves all the love.

This is really good, I was excited to watch it and to be honest it's so much better than expected. I love the filmography style of this drama and the storytelling is beautiful, just what I needed right now.

As far as contract marriage themed dramas go this one is a solid 8, don't expect a proper plot cause really there is none to speak of but it has one thing that this drama has done perfect and it is "chemistry".
Both leads are just natural flirts, pair them with a rock and they could manage to flutter your heart, which is in my book is the hardest part to get right, if the romance tag is the main I expect to see some attraction coming out of the screen not two dead fishes resigning to their fates.
Anyways if anything this is worth watching to see the male lead's melo-eyes and female lead's natural coquettishness.

This is just getting better and better, episode 8, last scene, Jo Woo Jin, sigh, it was perfection, like that was monumental.

I need this on Netflix so that I can re-watch it with proper resolution.

I had not seen any trailers of Happiness and it was a stroke of luck for me to find it as the first 4 episodes of it was a pure joy to watch, 5th episode was a smidge less gripping but nevertheless I think Happiness has the best directing of the year so far.

I don't know about this one, maybe my expectations were too high?.. It was mediocre at best.
I've seen lots of movies/dramas from this kind of a genre and message wise this one felt too lacking. I have no idea what was the focus and without having an edge on storytelling all those judgement scenes were bland, it had no tension, no build up, no nothing.
At least first 3 episodes had a certain novelty due to yoo ah in's acting yet even that wasn't enough since it had an unbelievably annoying character, aka arrowhead guy. I could not stand his voice, his scenes were excruciating to watch hence after seeing him bullsh*tting for 3 minutes straight I decided to skip his scenes onwards and oh boy his scenes were a lot, a good 10 to 20 minutes were wasted on that trash.
Anyways, this drama was one that qualifies for the expectations fell short list.

This is crazy as in crazy good, if kingdom and sweet home had a love child this would be it.

I called 3rd brother's façade at 6th episode, I mean it was too obvious and the elder brother was cute to me from the get go XD, it's usually the most unassuming ones that are the most insidious.
Personally I could only watch the first 11 episodes before skipping to the last 4 and even then I've fast forwarded like crazy. Sooo,
"I could have skipped this drama and lived happier without knowing anything of it." I think I agree with this, came for Terry Liu since he was really nice to look at Sweet Teeth and Rosy cause duh, she is so much joy to watch on screen but to say the least this drama was underwhelming.

skipped a lot, it was fun but idk, it fell short just by 1%, it was all clichés bundled into one big mess instead of you know, one big messy yet adorable fluff, it had the potential to become a comfort drama until it turned into a huge makjang and you can't have a serious/well planned makjang + fluff with just 24 episodes count with each lasting less than 40 minutes.
For a good makjang you need to create a feel of crisis, but when the drama in it's core depends on fluff+ romance, you just can't fool the viewer into it, every struggle becomes a joke at some point and personally for me it translates into a very poor viewing experience.
I wish they kept it more of a slice of life instead of whatever this is.

I never trust implied deaths and incriminated bodies, unless I see that bloody/lifeless body buried under 6 feet dirt I'm not betting on it, especially in a fantasy genre or a telenovela/makjang XD.

Dang it, I was looking forward to see lee do hyun's monster transformation.

It's going to be really hard to watch them break up, *sigh* , I really liked Woong :( and Ahn Bo Young is making me like the character even more, btw I'm kinda amazed how Kim Go Eun nails Yumi from A to Z , thank god it wasn't a miscast at all.

I agree with all of your points but this:

-Still can´t get behind the Ik-Sun Jun-Wan relationship at this point. It does not really fit in the context of this drama in which the characters usually show incredible maturity in their worldview and actions.-

We have seen how Jun Wan gets really lonely, it is constantly reminded to us, viewers how he is such a tsundere character and this is exactly why his relationship with Ik Sun makes so much sense. Also, I agree that all of the cast has shown some the maturity that you'd expect from a real functioning adult in society yet this isn't a conflict of interest for Jun Wan, towards Ik Sun he isn't pushy or obsessive nor anything that we could regard as a breaking point for his character design. He is simply yearning for his ex, and given how affectionate he really is, I believe it is very well in line with what you'd expect from him.

Of course this is my take on this topic, I'd like to hear your reasons as for why their relationship doesn't sit that well with you.

....and here I was thinking the same thing for Yang Yang, all of his co-stars are gorgeous.

Ahaha, I know that, it was on the spur of the moment, going back and fort between other platforms does that to a person XD thx for the reminder though :)