Episode 7 - Just WOW. Fantastic writing and acting! This show keeps getting better. Kudos to the writer for talking about something so complex that is largely ignored.
guys a doctor criticised doctor x and wanted the broadcast to be reviewed but sbs refused and it even made it…
Why don't they worry about real issues such as their national drinking problem, high rates of bullying and suicide, insane beauty standards, high rates of sexual assault crimes instead? SIGHHHHHH. The world has become such a weird place.
They want to bring out a different vibe, I guess. This one genre is noir, and importantly adapt to Korean's culture…
If you wanna bring out a different vibe, then why call it a remake? As it is, dramas are inspired from each other all the time.. very few are truly original. I feel like this is a case of the writer simply copying the source material but not understanding what even made it special / unique. Anyway, I won't argue on this point since it can't be changed. Will watch this for what it is and see how long it interests me.
True. I want to understand that this is a remake and that they don't want to copy everything from the original.…
WORD. They don't need to copy everything. But changing the very essence and definitive feature of the FL feels like an odd choice. Then why even call it a remake? I am guessing the screenwriter didn't understand how the personality of her character made Doctor X fun / iconic, and simply copied it without much thought. But oh well.. can't be changed. Gotta judge this for what it is.
The reviews are incredibly harsh. Even though it was cliched, it hit all the right spots and made me root for the leads. They were so soft, beautiful and endearing. I could see why they fell in love with each other. Great chemistry and acting. Despite being a short drama, the writing was well-paced, concise and pulled me in instantly.. it didn't need to be any longer, and that's a feat. The mood and cinematography was on point too. I liked it. It was a solid drama and I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys this genre.
I kept putting this off with the excuse that I would watch it when the mood is right so that I can savour it HAHA I am so glad I got around to watching this, freaking finally!
The mood, the cinematography, and the minimal score was exquisite. It drew me in from the first episode. Great job with whoever that chose the locations for the various realities.. This managed to feel creepy, dark, romantic, uncomfortable and sad all at once.. I don't even know how to put the experience into words. It was a unique drama.
While I enjoyed this drama, I wish it was at least 10 episodes or more instead of 7 to flesh out more of the various worlds / realities the ML found himself in. The writers clearly tried packing too much into this short drama, resulting in the depth of his suffering, aversion, and dilemma contrasted with the FL's love and yearning for him to be inadequately explored.. we didn't stay with each reality long enough to connect to it. Nonetheless, I appreciated the attempt at presenting a very different, and deep story of trauma, guilt, redemption, and love. I could see the inspiration / re-telling of Apollo and Daphne's tale.
Akari as the FL was such a fantastic choice; she could look at him so intensely and passionately in one world, and yet look at him with completely dead eyes devoid of any feeling in another. Shori as the ML wasn't bad but I think the writing let him down in not giving him the space to explore more than the dissociation and gried he felt. I haven't read the manga but I'm sure the character was meant to be a lot more complex and averse (maybe violent) to love due to his psychological trauma with his mum.
All in all, it isn't a drama for everybody, especially not the conventional audience.. and it isn't a perfect drama either. I'd recommend it to people who want to watch something different.. something humane yet otherwordly that gets you thinking without giving you all the answers..
Too much business jargon and too many irrelevant characters for my taste. Don't see the chemistry between the leads either. I appreciated how strong and ambitious they are though. A lot of C-dramas I've seen struggle to make the business genre interesting. Dropped at E3.
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This show keeps getting better.
Kudos to the writer for talking about something so complex that is largely ignored.
Anyway, I'll still check it out.. who knows, maybe I might like it.
SIGHHHHHH.
The world has become such a weird place.
Are you watching it? How is it so far?
As it is, dramas are inspired from each other all the time.. very few are truly original.
I feel like this is a case of the writer simply copying the source material but not understanding what even made it special / unique.
Anyway, I won't argue on this point since it can't be changed.
Will watch this for what it is and see how long it interests me.
They don't need to copy everything. But changing the very essence and definitive feature of the FL feels like an odd choice. Then why even call it a remake?
I am guessing the screenwriter didn't understand how the personality of her character made Doctor X fun / iconic, and simply copied it without much thought.
But oh well.. can't be changed.
Gotta judge this for what it is.
I liked it. It was a solid drama and I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys this genre.
Good ending IMO.
I am so glad I got around to watching this, freaking finally!
The mood, the cinematography, and the minimal score was exquisite. It drew me in from the first episode. Great job with whoever that chose the locations for the various realities.. This managed to feel creepy, dark, romantic, uncomfortable and sad all at once.. I don't even know how to put the experience into words. It was a unique drama.
While I enjoyed this drama, I wish it was at least 10 episodes or more instead of 7 to flesh out more of the various worlds / realities the ML found himself in. The writers clearly tried packing too much into this short drama, resulting in the depth of his suffering, aversion, and dilemma contrasted with the FL's love and yearning for him to be inadequately explored.. we didn't stay with each reality long enough to connect to it. Nonetheless, I appreciated the attempt at presenting a very different, and deep story of trauma, guilt, redemption, and love. I could see the inspiration / re-telling of Apollo and Daphne's tale.
Akari as the FL was such a fantastic choice; she could look at him so intensely and passionately in one world, and yet look at him with completely dead eyes devoid of any feeling in another. Shori as the ML wasn't bad but I think the writing let him down in not giving him the space to explore more than the dissociation and gried he felt. I haven't read the manga but I'm sure the character was meant to be a lot more complex and averse (maybe violent) to love due to his psychological trauma with his mum.
All in all, it isn't a drama for everybody, especially not the conventional audience.. and it isn't a perfect drama either. I'd recommend it to people who want to watch something different.. something humane yet otherwordly that gets you thinking without giving you all the answers..
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A lot of C-dramas I've seen struggle to make the business genre interesting.
Dropped at E3.