bloomingtide

omg, i have watched quite a few dramas starring Yeo Jin Goo lately (currently beyond evil) as he reeeeally impressed me with his acting in "the crowned clown." So i had to double-check back here on MDL after i started watching this drama to make sure the ML ain't the same actor haha. Because hell even the tone and infliction of their voices is quite similar. Long lost twins indeed xD

Typical SML behavior in dramas aka "What she stopped pining over me? Why, i don't understand and it makes me want to be more than friends with her after all. Which i will confess to her during a very untimely point in time where she has already fallen completely for the ML," You know the drill, lol.

Yeah with all the hints not only dropping but blundering him the past two episodes, it was high time for the resolution of it, which leads to new fun conflicts of course xD

"the view is pretty but you're prettier cliché" ngl, this is one of my faves and never gets old haha, especially when the person directly looks at the other one when saying "Yes, very pretty" <3

Thankfully it got a lot better in the second half of the drama, way more nuanced and toned down with a mutual, heartfelt romance. Still dislike how non-consensual and icky the ghost's advances were in the first half, tho. I really like ML tho, he is such a good good egg and so cute how he is basically narrating every of his thoughts out loud xD

The way Sun Ae aka the virgin ghost, is constantly (sexually) harrassing the ML and never respects when he is setting his boundaries and saying no makes me so damn uncomfortable, especially since it is played for comedy. Gross. May have to drop this for this reason alone

You forgot tho that there is a timeskip of two months in episode one after the cheating incident and both breaking up with their respective trash partners. And it is discussed in episode two, speaking with Ha-kyung, he says he thought it would break his heart seeing his ex again, but "he was strangely okay" seeing she picked such a loser after him, aka the notion of himself could be doing better relationship-wise, haha. (What is missing, i think, is that we didn't get a scene of Si-Woo being sad and upset about the breakup with his ex, like we got with Ha-Kyung (like the one at the start of episode two and in her car for example) But this is also something he is quickly bonding over with ha-kyung, which results in their night together later... tho he has been drawn to her from the get go. He is the one showing iniative first, aka he is always seeking her out in episode two, and is seen smiling to himself while watching/after talking to her. He is also the one who drunkenly asks to kiss her first, which then led to more. So him saying he fell head over heels for ha-kyung really checks out, haha.

Alas, the drama does not make the timeline clear if you don't pay attention to it.... but their first night together was in end of April/beginning of May and now in the drama we are in June (high temps and start of raining season soon indicate end of June), so they have been dating now for more than well over a month. Also as said, they did not start dating immediately after breaking up with their exes, as there was a timeskip of two months before their first meeting. So to me it all makes sense? It is just a matter of reading between the lines or rather catch the small hints of timeline the drama throws at ya, tbh.

Glad you gave it a shot, because if there is something i have learned in my brief time of being on this site... never listen to the comments when you are interested in a drama lol. You cannot trust them, And idk what it is with MDL's negativity toward this show, the comments on kdrama reddit are way more balanced and nuanced tbh.

Yeeeeah, i stopped believing what i see in the preview as it is always so dramatic and doom-fueled (probably to get viewers to tune in), when in truth the presented conflict/dialogue is taken out of context, and resolved rather quickly, and in a satisfying way too. Fooled me a couple of times before, but i am starting to wise up haha.

Yeees. it is my favorite element of this drama, particularly how it always gets contrasted with SLs' relationship, which lacks all thatt honesty and communication of the main couple.

Idk, but he will surely find a way to make it all about him, just wait *groan* Honestly, someone on reddit suggesting to rename this drama into "The audacity of the ex(es)" has never been more apt. Self-centered Jerk(s)

Everyone who is saying she has more chemistry with SML and/or lament them not being together (anymore) should go back and rewatch the beginning of episode 2 tbh.

I think a reason why i love this drama is the fact that the story is geared toward mature audience, as someone in my thirties i can relate and understand the struggle of the characters much better than the usual fresh from college mid-twenty fluff romcom protagonists. I really appreciate the relationship dynamic of Si Woo and Hakyung, it feels realistically written with all their insecurities and fear of getting hurt again after their long-term partner betrayed/cheated on them, but still having the desire to make it work between them.

Imo they started as rebound but are now in the process of figuring out each other how to become more, as feelings seem to have grown past that stage... Not a small amount thanks to their open communication, maturity and honesty toward each other, of course. Which is another reason why i appreciate them as pairing.

I know his existence is meant to be a hindrance toward FL/ML' relationship, buit god her ex is super annoying. This manchild had the audacity to tell her they are friends after all the shit he put her thru, and oversteps her boundaries and comfort all the time, ugh. Some more ground rules are direly needed here and as it seems the situation escalates quite a bit according to preview. We will see, but it is high time ex gets punched properly haha

I agree he is a very good actor and deserves lead roles, buuuut don't generalize the chemistry thing as it is very subjective to each and everyone and thus such a broad stroke should not be applied here just because it is your personal opinion.

Yeah disgusting ain't it and too much. I think "annoying" and "frustrating af" are way better attributes which describe how i view yurim and her behavior/character so far.

Right? Like sometimes i wonder if people watch the same drama as i do. lol. Like in this episode the theme literally was distance (with hakyung's narration even) and how it hurts to be too distant or how difficult it is to let someone get close because of the very real potential of being hurt (once more) after what happened to her. That is why Hakyung is so guarded and struggles with finding the correct balance between intimacy and distance.

I really like though how well she is able to communicate it to Si Woo and the other way around. Even if there are hiccups, in the end they are always able to voice their concerns candidly toward each other. Which is a good (and much needed) foundation for (re)building trust and a healthy, mature relationship. It is a nice change from the usually drawn out misunderstanding bs trope in other kdramas ngl.

Also chemistry is a vaaaastly subjective matter, so i would appreciate if people would only speak for themselves instead of applying the broad stroke aka "they have no chemistry" to a drama.

Haha, i just noticed it in like episode 7 of FLAW that she is indeed hong yeon from mr. queen, whoops. Love to see actors of that drama appearing in other/new roles :D

I get where she is coming from with all her envy/fear of being not enough, and thinking heedo is just a privileged brat who has it easy... buuuuut at the same time i still want to grab her by the shoulders and shake her for solid five minutes every time/episode she is such a bitter asshole to everyone around herself *shrug* So yeah, while i understand her reasons for being this way, it does not excuse her super-awful behavior toward people, especially heedo.

God, she is a veeeery frustrating character for me in this drama... who hopefully gets some form of growth soon to make her less so. Doesn't mean she has to turn into a timid angel or shit like this, just hopefully she won't 't stay as stuck in her asshole way and as caustic as she is atm. (Go outside and touch some grass, Yurim, god)

honestly that is probably for the best instead to stretch out its very thin plot/story over 16 episodes instead. I still enjoy it tho despite it being pretty generic romcom fare. It's pretty much a fun, lightweight brain-off drama to watch in between other stuff, but it also does not try to deceive you into pretending being more than that. Which I like tbh, as it owns that.