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Lol, he gives me strong SML from Strong Woman Do Bong Soon vibes who was also a detective and a complete ass. He is probably guk doo's lost brother or something xD

Of course it does because they adapted it for SK audience. The og show is very heavily influenced by Latin American culture/customs and a satire of Telenovelas basically. Plus they have to condense 5 seasons a 22 episodes into 14 eps so a lot is/will be rewritten, left out and modified.

The sassy all knowing narrator was really my favorite thing of the og show ngl

Don't hold your breath, seeing that snow drop is still the only kdrama internationally available afaik. You are best adviced to watch it on alternative streaming pages such as dramacool since Disney plus does not give a single fuck about their kdrama international availability.

I feel development regarding their romance gets rolling now after characters and dynamic is now established... You know the typical episodes 7/8/9 of a kdrama, lol.

Too old? Lol. The actress is 32 while the character is meant to be like 28/29, but go off i guess. What a weird hill to die on lmao.

Yeah in JTV it was a regular check up gone wrong (tm) instead her very first OB/GYN visit in her late twenties. Dunno why they chose to die on that weird hill tbh.

Yeah, but it is more like a JTV speedrun % any

Not sure about many people but it is an odd thing to criticize in a fantasy show with ghosts, shamans and evil spirits. I think it has its ground rules of how it works well established by now (aka "normal ppl aren't able to see/talk with ghosts. Which IRL paranormal groups do when they go into haunted locations using voice recorder etc too to contact "the other side" and find proof of the haunting there (called EVPs)

Hence bringing in that device (and even explaining its rules of function) into the drama to let non-"spiritual" ppl communicate with the dead is nothing that was too outlandish to begin with.

I have carefully chosen my sageuks i watched so far (Mr. Queen, Moonshine, Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency, Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung, 100 Days My Prince, Love in the moonlight, The Crowned Clown, The King's Affection) so ALL of them have happy endings (TCC is a bit trippy with its end tho) Hence bloody hearts is the first sageuk where i expect things to not end well for anybody involved, but with this drama i have 13 episodes more to steel myself for the impending doom at least lol.

Probably why i haven't watched Queen For Seven Days and Red Sleeve yet tbh, despite the latter being praised so much for its quality) I just don't like sad endings much, but i am willing to take the plunge/risk with this drama for once due to its quality. And who knows it may give me the guts to finally brave Red Sleeve as well afterwards lol.

If you want a lighter sageuk (aka less serious and with more comedy) try Mr. Queen, Moonshine, Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency, Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung, 100 Days My Prince and Love in the moonlight instead. All of these shows have politics/scheming as a sideplot to varying degrees but they are less heavy/serious historical dramas than Bloody Heart is where palace politics is the front and center of the plot.

Tomorrow is a complete different drama tho with serious themes and social commentary. It has some comedic elements for levity in between but they are far and wide instead of a focal element such as for this drama. Just because they have supernatural elements doesn't mean they are comparable. 😵

Tomorrow's serious nature makes it appealing to watch (for me) for different reasons than showtime which I watch for its humor and the main leads romance tbh.

That preview tho, daaaamn. My ship is saaaaaailing <3

I mean YMMV as it comes down to taste in the end, but seeing you only watched one episode so far it is really not enough to get a full picture of the drama, imo.

Not to mention the ghost squad is awesome and the drama manages the rare merging of genres coherently, aka switching from action to comedy to creepy supernatural scenes to romance is very fluent within and never feels awkward. Plot is well paced and interesting too, so i cannot recommend this sadly quite underrated drama enough.

honestly i see it differently. They pace it well in sprinkling in moments of obvious attraction between the two and i was surprised how fast they established the attraction on ML's side (nearly from the get go). But ML is in deep denial part due to his tsundere, more standoffish personality and part due to their shared backstory of family members in a case that has yet to be fully revealed. FL tries to connect with him more the past few episodes as she started to have feels, but he is brushing her off/playing it cool and distant. They behave like a married, bickering couple most the time, but in their beginning nearly shy romantic scenes (glances, a hug and some accidental touches so far) their chemistry is very natural and palpable.

Also i feel like facepalming that it took me 10 episodes to recognize that the baddie of the drama is Na In Woo from Mr. Queen lol.

Such a good, well-written show. I especially loved the FL, she was so multifaceted and layered. Brazen, loud and cold at first glance but warm and empathic underneath, and like the FL in Hotel Del Luna very much shaped, influenced and hurt by her past. I really loved the way how the drama peeled back the layers not only of her character more and more with each episode but also her backstory, which is more intertwined with her two collegues than inially thought. And the (tragic) love story told did add to the plot instead to defer from it. Like with Hotel Del Luna i very much my time with it. While it was sad, it also had heart and humor and the bond between the three characters is simply beautiful and well done.

Oh, I see. Well seems comedy is his forte then hehe. He seems to have fun in this role too, maybe bc he is allowed to let loose as this character? Like his micro-expressions are all on point, but especially his bulging eyes when he is angry or jealous never fails to crack me up. It is like a sign of trouble (for Han Byoel in particular) when he starts to stare like this🤣It is a really adorable and amusing character quirk hahaha.

I have only seen him in extraordinary you and in there, he was like Rowoon bound by the character that acted script-like and a bit "monotone" due to the nature of the story. I feel this drama does give him much more freedom to emote and possibility for "full range acting" without these character-based restrictions (same for Rowoon in Tomorrow, tbh) and it really shows. He truly nails the duality of a tsundere puppy in love and petty actor diva who turns it into something charming instead of annoying. Not a small feat tbh.