bloomingtide

Imo, just because the last two episodes were quite the dip in writing/plot doesn't invalidate the drama's overall quality and enjoyment of watching it. I bank all on a satisfactory ending now, so tis only when they are butchering it that i would not recommend to watch. Otherwise/so far it is well-worth your time.

*At least

yes, for five whole minutes of runtime, heh. (I checked after the EAW thing) Then the FL set ML straight to rid him of his stupid noble idiocy, they hugged and the whole thing was solved. Instead of a true breakup it was there used to mirror scenes between their current/past lives. (him withdrawing in order to protect her, and she following and not letting him.) I really appreciated the drama's penchant to solve the leads' conflicts head on instead to draw them out over several eps for angst's sake. Sadly this is still a rare occurrence in kdramaland.

So yeah, if it has to be included at all (since no kdrama writer seems to be immune to this shittrope for some goddamn reason), i prefer it to be handled like this and solved quickly through mutual communication. I am aware that it is harder to do in EAW with YW on the spectrum, but i am nevertheless left with the feeling that it could have been handled in a better way without resorting to a full breakup/one that is drawn out over several episodes.

Oh I knoooow we braved the comment section there together friendo heh 😜😘

Still love it but I'm really, REALLY meh/exasperated about the latest writing decisions (yes, all big three of them. ) So 'From Now On Showtime' gets the spot of most fave kdrama of 2022 from me, since it never disappointed me once with its story or writing during airing. Or in general heh. Which tbh is a feat I have yet to see other kdramas of this year repeating. EAW fell flat on its face here right before the home stretch, alas.

Oh yeah this comment section is a spoiler minefield atm, since ppl never utilize the spoiler tag alas. Best to stay away until you caught up *hug*

No prob. It is, admittedly a pretty hidden one if you don't bother with clicking things in the individual kdrama menu after hitting that "edit" button on your watchlist. Very useful too, tho :D

You can keep track of that in the advanced tab of a kdrama in your watchlist (no matter which) since there is a starting date and finishing date category. I always use this when starting/finishing a drama to know when i watched it :)

Saaaame. It really pissed me off that even tho she is well aware of the reason why she wanna break up/not date, since she discussed it with her dad... she said nothing to JH about it and leaves him guessing as to why. Feels like a forced way to only prolong the conflict into the end eps.

Pls never put "cancer" and "it is not that bad" in one sentence😬

Yeah, the how the story get to the ending and what it includes matters a lot too, of course. Just keeping up this thin thread of hope that it will be solved in a satisfactory manner, tho today's episode definitely put a damper on that notion, ngl. We will see tho.

I have put it on hold for now since i am tired of watching long post breakup shots of characters being sad with somber music put under it. It is just exasperating me at this point.

Yeah i am gonna put it on hold for now and depending on how it is solved i may have to lower my rating after all. Took a hit on my liking of the main couple too due to their lack of communication all the sudden bc the plot says so, or something.

Reminds me that my other fave kdrama this year (From Now On Showtime) also had some noble idiocy, but it was solved in like 5 minutes tops as FL set ML straight/refused to budge when he told her "how she would have an easier life w/o him", lmao. Definitely prefer that approach, IF it has to be included at all.

Purely so I can speedrun the obligatory sob scenes of kdrama breakup™ with long, lingering shots of characters looking saaaaaaad, since at this point they only make me exasperated instead of sad/empathic, ugh. (Like, suddenly there is zero communication between them when they had been so good in that before? Get out of here)

Oh same. And it really robbed me of all motivation to watch today's episode ngl. Maybe I should wait till next week to watch them/the ending eps all back to back because uuuuuuuugh

Gentle reminder that Eun Bin only chooses roles with a good ending and has said episode 16 is her favorite one 😊

If you haven't watched it yet, wait until tomorrow's episode is released to watch it back to back. Since it is another two episode arc and today's episode ends on a (frustrating) cliffhanger 😒

every time i see this shit i am thinking that they should just ditch the asshole guy and date each other, tbh (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞

Tropes are just a narrative device to use in a story, but writers also tend to overuse and not subvert them enough. Thus a good narrative can slip into clichés quickly when it utilized in an inorganic way that does not suit the narrative. And EAW is definitely the latter, which does not NEED them to tell a good story as proven before. Hence why i hope for a course correction in the resolution of the two-part arc tomorrow.

Rule no.1 when watching kdrama: Never believe the previews. They are lying liars who lie 🤣

-- We never saw the diagnosis given to Jung, so him being so wistful and looking back on his life.... is never a promising, good thing regarding his future health narrative-wise. Prayer Circle that we don't go the typical route here as well and make this terminal. Sadly all points in that direction right now and i hate it. Like, giving him a health scare would have been enough to get the message of work life balance being important across, seriously. Hope to be wrong and the hints thrown at us here are a fakeout.

-- I hate hate HATE that they suddenly wanna pair up that asshole minwoo and sunshine Soo Yeon. While the episode humanized him a bit, he remains to be a giant dickwad toward YW and i still wanna punch him. SY deserves so much better. Like the chef is... RIGHT THERE? Alas he made another food pun and probably lost all remaining credit, lol. Still, there is no buildup, nor development of SY liking MW, bc not only sometimes but very often, disliking someone doesn't mean you wanna date the other person. But alas this is kdrama, so i guess here are no exceptions? Ugh.

-- I actually had expected for the family meeting to go south and for their relationship to be not all smooth sailing. And it is sadly realistic how they react, so i just can hope, seeing this is a two-part arc, that they face the difficulties together and work it out, instead of going the kdrama late stage breakup route that is so overdone. I get why the writer did it, but i am also tired of this mandatory kdrama breakup shit. Instead give me more of working thru difficult times together, this is as interesting, if not even more, as choosing to break up your main couple to create narrative tension.