the premise of this story really hits close to home. i'm liking the dark and gloomy vibe, and looking forward to future episodes. and can i say i'm just loving ryu joon yeol's hair!
What a wonderfully executed drama with thoughtful writing and solid acting. It's so rare to watch a romance series where the main leads are mature, have great chemistry and are a joy to watch. I loved how simple the premise of YAMG was. They focused on the couple, their day-to-day lives, and how two seemingly opposite personalities with demanding professions made their relationship work through mutual respect, compromise, communication and love. Theirs is the type of relationship I think we all wish for ourselves. I'm so happy the writer didn't throw in unnecessary angst and ridiculous subplots just for dramatic effect, but instead let the story flow naturally. Sigh...I'm already missing my weekly YAMG fix.
thanks for the article...so far i'm loving you are my glory! so much so, that i read the novel while waiting for episodes. the MLs are great and have wonderful chemistry. two things i love the most is that first, the FL isn't childish and irritating, but displays maturity while still remaining mischievous. secondly, the ML isn't a stoic jerk, but recognizes his own faults, and listens to the FL. So glad that the story is mature and realistic, which is usually not the case with your typical rom c-dramas.
Ugh. I don't always need a happy ending, but ep 16 was absurd. In what world did the writer think it would make sense for NYW to break up with YJS 15 minutes before the drama ended? Especially after she made such a fuss about YJS breaking up with her for self-sacrificing reasons. Plus to then throw in that father bit as the breakup reason felt sooooo contrived. The only thing I can think of for such a ridiculous ending, is that since the story was always about NYW realizing her dream of home ownership, then if they stayed together that goal would get brushed aside as she could just live with YJS in his apartment. A better ending would have been to have them stay together and dedicate the last episode to showing us NYW's journey of building that home for the two to live in together.
thanks for the article! i really wanted to love this drama (i mean the cast alone was phenomenal), but i just couldn't drink the tea. the first half was good as the story established itself, but then the latter half kind of floundered when the plot felt like it was repeating itself. i'm fine with cliches, but gosh darn it....make the cliches interesting at least.
the premise of the story was interesting enough and the acting was decent. didn't really like how the plot developed and unfolded in the latter half. it felt like we were going in circles at times. on a positive note, the cast's visuals were simply amazing.
the characters in this drama are all frustrating -- some more than others. also, i understand that soo hyun just wants to protect his little brother, but still...why is he paying his brother's rent when it's clear he's at his limit. sometimes it feels like soo hyun is a bit of a masochist. when his brother said he was going to move into a goshiwon, soo hyun could have just told him that money was extremely tight and to continue living together. additionally, the brother isn't a young kid...maybe just a couple of years younger than soo hyun...doesn't he realize how dire their finances are and the sacrifices that soo hyun is making to keep their family afloat? why isn't he pitching in?
i used to get stressed about dropping dramas because i felt that i had to finish everything i started, but not anymore. i don't even bother putting them on a dropped list. i just tell myself that if i come across the drama again during a search, i can give it another go if i'm in the mood for the genre, story and/or actors.
nice article! loved the quotes....especially #2 as it brought me back to that scene, which was one of my favorites. and agree that the understated comedy was gold. lol.
when i clicked on the title of this article, i thought i would be reading about why the writer thought mouse was a masterpiece. instead what stands out is the criticism of viewers who didn't enjoy this as much as the writer did. for the most part i liked mouse, but i also understand where some of the negative comments are coming from, as i too wasn't thrilled about certain aspects of the drama.
i would have preferred for this article to have provided a more in depth analysis about why, as the writer puts it, this was "the best thriller drama of this year with a perfectly made plot." for example, was it the soundtrack and how it was interwoven with certain scenes, was it the camera work/angles that was captivating, was it how the actors portrayed their roles and if yes, how so, or perhaps it was how the plot's twists and turns were written and presented, etc?
anyhow, no disrespect meant...just my opinion on how this article could have been more informative about what made it a masterpiece from the writers viewpoint.
i know the writer was just trying to be different to avoid giving us the same zombie/apocalyptic plot....but i would have liked this more had they kept it simple and taken out a couple of the subplots that made the drama feel cluttered to me (ie, shaman and serial killer arcs). sweet home and kingdom were engaging for me because they did just that..... they managed a good balance of subplots for added depth, but mainly focused on the characters, their backstories, and surviving/fighting the big bad.
i would have preferred for this article to have provided a more in depth analysis about why, as the writer puts it, this was "the best thriller drama of this year with a perfectly made plot." for example, was it the soundtrack and how it was interwoven with certain scenes, was it the camera work/angles that was captivating, was it how the actors portrayed their roles and if yes, how so, or perhaps it was how the plot's twists and turns were written and presented, etc?
anyhow, no disrespect meant...just my opinion on how this article could have been more informative about what made it a masterpiece from the writers viewpoint.