I love his evil side eye too! He makes a very rounded villain - in that, when I first saw his character in Suspicious…
There was no understandable motive in Suspicious Partner. He was a sociopath. And he, himself, made himself that way. I'm just glad the writers didn't have the other characters develop sympathy for him, because that would have ruined the show for me.
It started out well and the chemistry was good between the leads. I liked their interactions. But there were too many inconsistencies. The Chairwoman's personality was confusing to follow. She changed her mind too often to make any sense. Gu Ji Yin was one of the most annoying characters ever. Everyone is forgiven too easily. The lying allergy was forgotten about for like 36 episodes until they needed to drive (drag) the story along at the end.
I'm really glad the writers didn't add more drama to the fire in episodes 37-38. I really thought they were going to make Bong Hee defend Jung Hyun Soo. But the twist they added with him being a bystander was much better and more believable.
Was slow for a bit, but picked up the pace at the end. And it looks like it is going to end well. Overall the show has been great. The description of the show never made any sense though. And it hardly tied in at all. Writers went another direction I guess. And a better one imo. Amnesia is a tiring trope.
Loved this show and the leads played off each other really well. I felt it was dragged a bit towards the end with the debt repayment arc. That entire arc was unrealistic and unnecessary. It also happened too quickly. That ending arc is why I didn't rate the show a 10/10 and dropped it down to 9.5/10.
I also felt like Li Shu's relationship was unrealistic and the time skips were tough to follow. I wish they would have simply told the viewer the amount of time that passed each time there was a time skip.
Just got around to watching this. It caught my eye a month or so ago and have been putting it off since. The story starts slowly and misunderstandings cause some frustration for the viewer, but it clears up rather quickly and progresses well after the University flashbacks are finished.
I thought the characters portraying the mains in college were amazing and really cute. I almost loved them more than the older versions. But Wallace was amazing in his portrayal. I loved how he was calm and collected throughout. I thought he was going to go "noble idiot" at one point, but he flipped the script for the better. Both leads played off each other well. Tiffany was good, but her character was tough to portray. Overall it was excellent and both leads were mature and resolute in their feelings for one another. There wasn't much angst, but instead a beautiful story.
I simply lost interest after about 16 episodes. The writers threw some curve balls in with birth secrets and what not, but nothing out of the ordinary. I felt like it was dragged out too long. This could have been a 16 episodes Chinese series. There should have been a lot more interesting subplots for something of this length.
Fan Sheng Mei as a character is so obnoxiously bad. All she cares is about money and does not care about other…
This is such an inaccurate analysis for Fan Sheng Mei. Wang Bai Chuan has continuously lied to her and not treated her the way she deserves to be treated. He even stated at one point in S2 that she was the object of everyone's affection in school and now he has her. Like how all he wanted was the object that he could never have. But now that he has it, he doesn't care as much. Wang Bai Chuan has also tried to skirt responsibility in the relationship numerous times. He doesn't see her as an equal partner for life, but rather a status symbol.
I really hope she breaks the cycle finally and goes to Mr. Chen.
Well, Chicago Typewriter hasn't finished yet, so it is hard to say. I was massively disappointed with how Tunnel turned out and ended. It was a great show until the serial killer was revealed. All downhill and poor writing after that.
The ending was cute, but fell a bit flat for me. Wish there were more interactions between the leads at the end. The scenes with them were done separately.
My only negative is how Schizophrenia is portrayed and easily cured. Kdramas tend to make light of mental health issues. They get easily cured and are often inaccurate. Wish they would make up a fictional disease, like Pinocchio did, instead of using real ones inaccurately. Or is the situation in South Korea so ignorant that they really don't understand these diseases or can't read a bit online to develop an understanding?
Does anyone else get pissed off by Ying Ying? She has this holier than thou attitude, yet she is so young and naive. And she isn't right. The other girls seem to ignore it, but her ignorant arrogance is so in your face and a bit frustrating to continually watch.
Qu Xiaoxiao and Zhao Qiping will be in an on and off relationship and ultimately engaged. Guan Qu Er will experience…
I also agree with darcy that they may be making some changes from the books. The trailers and beginning/end scenes show Guan Guan may actually be in a relationship with someone else. Maybe they are going to differ from the books so all 5 girls end happily. But the books aren't a bad thing either, because the older 3 find happiness in the books, while the younger two learn life lessons and will eventually find their happiness.
I just don't understand K-dramas and parents choosing specific suitors for their children over other suitors. The reporter's background is nothing special and it makes no sense whatsoever for the Chairman to support her in the first place. If the suitor was from a well-to-do family with money it would make sense, but not his son's teacher's child.
Yoo Mi faces an uphill battle due to her mother's background, but it isn't like Joo Hye Ri is much better of a choice speaking realistically. We see this happen all the time in K-dramas. Parents favoring or choosing specific suitors, that generally don't even match the parents' standards to begin with, over the one the lead is interested in. I'd be more satisfied believing the K-trope if the suitor the parents were choosing was actually up to their standards. Maybe it is just the writers' fault for not realizing their own pitfalls.
This was a great series. It ended on a strange note though. Strange way to go out. Did they cut down the last episode or something? Wasn't it originally scheduled for 45 episodes?
Was slow for a bit, but picked up the pace at the end. And it looks like it is going to end well. Overall the show has been great. The description of the show never made any sense though. And it hardly tied in at all. Writers went another direction I guess. And a better one imo. Amnesia is a tiring trope.
I also felt like Li Shu's relationship was unrealistic and the time skips were tough to follow. I wish they would have simply told the viewer the amount of time that passed each time there was a time skip.
I thought the characters portraying the mains in college were amazing and really cute. I almost loved them more than the older versions. But Wallace was amazing in his portrayal. I loved how he was calm and collected throughout. I thought he was going to go "noble idiot" at one point, but he flipped the script for the better. Both leads played off each other well. Tiffany was good, but her character was tough to portray. Overall it was excellent and both leads were mature and resolute in their feelings for one another. There wasn't much angst, but instead a beautiful story.
Started out alright and tailed off quickly.
I really hope she breaks the cycle finally and goes to Mr. Chen.
Yoo Mi faces an uphill battle due to her mother's background, but it isn't like Joo Hye Ri is much better of a choice speaking realistically. We see this happen all the time in K-dramas. Parents favoring or choosing specific suitors, that generally don't even match the parents' standards to begin with, over the one the lead is interested in. I'd be more satisfied believing the K-trope if the suitor the parents were choosing was actually up to their standards. Maybe it is just the writers' fault for not realizing their own pitfalls.