we don't want perfect characters, we want better writing.
Love does not conquers all, they broke up after eight years...If the point of the drama was that, she would be with the cute SML, who is also broken by the way. Love is imperfect and I don't think the drama is an incitement of toxic relationships. I did not watch 12th episode, so I can't tell if they are going to be happy forever, or recognize each other flaws, or heal together...etc...
we don't want perfect characters, we want better writing.
Thank you for this comment, it is a good example of what I said. For you good writing = perfect tv station, where a woman is respected for her job (in South Korea!!) and everyone cares for mental illness, + perfect ML. I would never expect a k-drama to be very deep about mental illness anyway. But I do think actors in this drama are doing a great job portraying mentally ill and broken people colliding with each other in the need for love, or while still believing in love. The script is ok. I didn't see the last episode, but for me the question posed in this drama is if or in which ways love is possible when people are sick. Should we take people that are sick as they are? Expect them to be completely healed? How could we help them when we may be also suffering from mental illness? It is not the best drama in this topic, like Lost is for me, but people are unreasonable with all this hate comments.
First time reading the comments here...why there are so many haters?? I liked because its a drama on three broken characters. Why do people watching drama expect perfection? I wonder what kind of life in what kind of world all those haters live...
Long hair Liu Xue Yi is my favorite obsession since In Blossom ;) And I really like when c-dramas have such a dark atmosphere. After 5 episodes I am having high expectations for this one.
Once I heard that South Korean society is very violent. I can see this now! How come someone suffering from mental illness gets such a harsh punishment??? His career is also completely distroied. I hope that when he gets released there will be people that love him waiting outside and ready to support him.
Four episodes and I had fun!! FL is awesome! And I thought the ML was weird at the beginning but the actor fits well in his role. Hope it keeps the same pace until the end (:
Production, direction, screenplay would be perfect if they didn't do such a poor edition, specially at the second half. But still it is a great drama, specially because of its focus on sisterhood and gender/classes/castes social differences, and on culture (food, tea, dance, music). Cast also did an amazing job from leading to supporting actresses/actors, and that is why I think a better editing would be more fair to some characters (eg.ML, Xu Ouyang, Gao Hui, Xiao Wei, Sun San Niang...).
Liu Xue Yi acting was pretty decent, I liked his eyes expressions. It didn't bother me others couples stories, there was no unnecessary dramatic tensions. But they could have worked better characters depth and show more layers. Too much time was spent with the brother and his friend and little explanation on how Fang Qi changes the image of a little brother to boyfriend, for example.
I wish it had more episodes exploring characters depth and their multilayered aspects. It also had really interesting and healing conversations. I've missed watching this kind of drama with more realistic approach to life, where everyone has their flaws. The idea of a script inside another script also was really cool.
Ryan Ren has revealed himself a great actor! Never payed attention to him, he is so young!! I'm very curious to see his next steps. The cell scenes and his conversation through the mirror (ep19) with Jin Jing Xue were just perfect! Production is 10/10 too.
In the C-drama "Snowfall" (2024), we see a conclusion that is either sad or open-ended, depending on interpretation,…
Because death is not exactly a tragedy if you consider non-western/non-christian cultures ;) K-dramas also have sad endings, like Moon Lovers, The Red Sleeve, but my guess is that they became more "western" in the last few years.
It is a 10/10 for me so far (8 episodes). It has a kind of a gothic noir atmosphere, with nice characters, interesting screenplay, good actors/actress performances, and cool action scenes. FL is doing great but also the actors in support roles and second leads.
I am so sorry for him. He is really a great actor, one of the best in South Korea. I wish they had better laws to deal with this kind of problem and weren't so harsh on public figures such as artists.
And I really like when c-dramas have such a dark atmosphere. After 5 episodes I am having high expectations for this one.
Production is 10/10 too.
K-dramas also have sad endings, like Moon Lovers, The Red Sleeve, but my guess is that they became more "western" in the last few years.