Haha, I am right there with you. Had to come to this discussion board to read others' comments. I can sort of understand where the mother is coming from - I can understand why she's being harsh on CSS and wants to discipline her. But her clearly favoring YY/her cousin is beyond me and makes me dislike her so much, even if there might be a reason for it. I wish the drama did a better job of expressing why she is choosing to act the way she is.
On what device are you watching? Sometimes it freezes on me and I just restart. It could be the high volume on…
I'm watching on an iPad. It also does the freezing thing on me. Thank you for responding though! Alas, I think I'll have to watch it on Viki without the subtitles for now. Happy watching!
This drama is slowly growing on me. I am loving all the characters even the mother. It rather feels realistic.Zhao…
Agreed! The Long Ballad showed me how much acting potential she has. I also saw a clip from an acting reality show (which she was on for a few episodes) and that also made me see her as a legit actor - she's grown a lot over the years but also probably suffered from being typecast as the cutesy-but-strong type (bc it sells). Glad that she's beginning to really show her range and ability through dramas like LLTG.
Anyone else finding the Tencent/WeTV app buggy? Trying to watch the show but, every few minutes, it skips ahead a few seconds. Very frustrating when I'm trying to watch this wonderful show! I'm in the US.
I’d have their final exchange be more emotionally nuanced. Maybe, as she’s signing his book, he gives her a glance, feeling as if he already knows her. Then, as he walks away (perhaps somewhat hesitantly, still processing) and the camera pans out, she follows him and before the camera pans away, you see her engage him in conversation, with knowing smiles shared while the camera pans to the blue skies, suggesting the beginning of something beautiful in modern life. I feel that the director missed an opportunity in not showing more of the love-transcending-lifetimes (lol) emotions there in the last scene. But they may have also left it more open in order to create an opportunity for a season 4.
All in all, I didn’t mind that we didn’t get a happily ever after, tied with a big pink bow and cherry on top. From beginning to end, I appreciate how this drama has a fresh story, fresh characters, especially the FL, and, for the most part, stayed away from tropes or otherwise turned the tropes on their heads. It was so refreshing and, despite the imperfections, I’m so glad I stumbled across this drama. The FL is quite a realistic and straightforward person. In that vein, I think the ending worked well.
I think I understand where you're coming from. I found Ep. 9-10 a bit frustrating, hilariously cringey but ultimately…
I'm 1000% with you. Coming off the heels of Rookie Historian's amazing writing, storyline, and characters (esp the female lead), I just can't with Young-won. Backbone, boundaries, stop apologizing, any character growth please - jeballllll!!!
I'm just watching for Kim Ji Seok (Ja-sung) and Editor Nam at this point because of their brilliant acting. Editor Nam's scene in Ep. 10 with the soup is comedic gold!
All in all, I didn’t mind that we didn’t get a happily ever after, tied with a big pink bow and cherry on top. From beginning to end, I appreciate how this drama has a fresh story, fresh characters, especially the FL, and, for the most part, stayed away from tropes or otherwise turned the tropes on their heads. It was so refreshing and, despite the imperfections, I’m so glad I stumbled across this drama. The FL is quite a realistic and straightforward person. In that vein, I think the ending worked well.
I'm just watching for Kim Ji Seok (Ja-sung) and Editor Nam at this point because of their brilliant acting. Editor Nam's scene in Ep. 10 with the soup is comedic gold!