After finishing the show, i have mixed feelings about the ending. I didn't particularly care about Seulki or Dex but i get why they were so popular. Seulki's choice was disappointing considering how clearly she had feelings for Dex but chose the guy who liked her instead? Even after Dex chose her. And the panelists rooting for Jongwoo was annoying too. I get he has this cute storyline of falling for her at first sight and never looking at any other girl from the beginning but why not root for two people who are actually interested in each other? I have similar feelings about the way people reacted to Soe and Yoongjae. She got very attached to a guy who she's known for two. days. I have to admit, she communicated her feelings amazingly, while Yoongjae fell short on that. But people bashing on him for first choosing Seoeun after one conversation instead of Soe or Sejong who he's talked to longer makes no sense because he didn't decide where he felt the connection? It's better he followed his heart and chose someone he most liked. Same thing with him choosing Nadine to avoid Soe. His intentions were clear, even if his communication with rejecting someone fell short. I'm afraid I can't empathise with people who develop such strong feelings for someone they've known for a couple days. I also think Sejeong and Hanbin were done so dirty, are these people blind?
lol I just finished this season and yh I like how the friendship was stronger and the cooking scenes are so nice…
same! i think how well the friendship becomes ties into what makes a dating show so enjoyable, and it's nice to see everyone get along here even with the clashing love interests
the pros of rewatching is that you get to skip all the boring military stuff and get straight to the good scenes 😁 i know some people already like to skip scenes on their first watch but it feels wrong to me
Started watching this while waiting for the next s4 episodes because weirdly I skipped over this season while they were airing, and I'm only on ep 2 but why is this already much better than s4. The lineup is much better (the girls look very different and have different vibes while the guys are all very handsome) and the format is good too. Breaking the ice by making them cook food together. Making them go to paradise immediately in s4 was a good twist but otherwise a bad idea. I also have a massive crush on Yoongjae, dare I say he's one of the best looking participants in korean dating shows ever
No one else seems to care about it but Minseol asking if the table was 7 meters gave me such an ick, idk how anyone could find that attractive. I like the rest of the girls though, but Youjin's behavior at the campfire clearly threw everyone off. Sian and Junseo are definitely the "main characters" this season and they deserve it, both seem to be lovely people so far. Jiyeon seems like the sweetest girl there, but she's a little more reserved so it's hard to tell. I could feel that Jeongsu was a bit of a player from the first episode, with how smooth and controlled he is with everything and how easily he decided to massage Sian's hand after one night together. Theo was honestly such a pleasant surprise, I thought he was just going to be weird initially but he actually is quite sincere and straightforward on the inside. I like Dongho too, his first introduction scene of him being awkwardly cute in the interview really left a strong impression.
Just finished the show, and from reading the comments I had originally braced myself to see the FL become toxic…
So everyone's main complaint about Jie is how she suddenly pushed Dong away during their first intimate scene and how she said he was forcing himself on her. Obviously that's a very serious allegation to make, especially when it's clear he did no such thing, but don't people say things they don't mean all the time in real life? She was already emotional after her fight with her mother in regards to romance and her disability, and she later explained her past trauma of previously being intimate with someone but being rejected because of her amputation. I think we can give her some grace because she only said that in front of him and not anyone else, because they both knew she was lying, and she mentally was not in the right place.
I think one of the characters said it themselves, the fact that Jie and Dong's relationship is a strange one, yet it works because it's them. They clearly are both physical in their relationship, considering how their first two kisses were on the rough side, and Jie bit Dong's hand in one argument while Dong aggressively tried to grab Jie's hand/ring in another. They are both flawed (Jie arguably more), but that's what makes them and their relationship so realistic. There are plenty of dramas where both leads are "green flags", but it was clear from the beginning that this drama was about imperfections and learning to grow.
Just finished the show, and from reading the comments I had originally braced myself to see the FL become toxic and whatnot in the last handful of episodes, but she honestly was not as bad as how everyone made her out to be. She's just flawed, and that's what makes her human. (I'll go more in depth in my reply)
The only thing I can say that behind all the low ratings, there's a keyboard of jealousy insighting all this controversy.…
Having dramas with fictional killings and terrorists is incomparable to one that references a REAL LIFE genocide and paints the victims as the bad ones. Especially during a time when that same genocide is quite literally ongoing this very moment. That is barely disguised propaganda forced in a drama where it's not even relevant to the story. It's absolutely justified to hate this drama and everyone who contributed in putting that in the final episode.
KAIST truly was the dark horse of the season, they really helped boost their name after the last season's Kaist lost early in the show. It's a shame they weren't the winners, I was rooting for them after they sprung back from their first deathmatch. But SNU is Korea's top university, and they proved their worth this season too. I just feel bad for Kaist, their morale and mindset was amazing until it all fell in the finale, which definitely contributed to them losing.
I was conflicted with who to root for in the exit strategy game because I'm mainly rooting for KAIST, but I naturally can't help rooting for the underdogs in any game, so I was rooting for SNU's group too. Never thought SNU and underdog would be grouped in the same sentence lol. I'm glad KAIST survived tho, they absolutely deserved it. I'm hoping they make it to the finals at the very least, and hopefully win it too. SNU took season 1, KAIST can take this one.
Daeho's character is honestly the only thing that makes me so excited for s3 bc of his backstory. It's so fishy, he's definitely lying about things. I don't think many people have caught onto it since some of his behavior can be explained by military PTSD and that makes it more exciting in a way. There are definitely some missing gaps in his story, and I think it'll be a good plot twist in the next season.
I'm pretty curious about Kang Daeho's backstory. There was a scene when Gihun's friend was questioning him about his life because something didn't add up, and his smile froze for a few seconds before he changed the subject. People have said the reason why he didn't return with the magazines in the end was because of his PTSD, since he was found sitting by a wall with his ears covered. But, if he's lying, then his last act could be explained by plain cowardice. His backstory is definitely what I'm looking forward to seeing in s3
Idk why you're getting so much hate for an opinion, you made some valid points and I agree with most of them. Song Han's villain arc could have been done better and, like you said, could have been hinted at with tiny actions from the start so that it actually made sense. I didn't understand his sudden need for power because he never did anything previously to show he secretly wanted it. I just made my own conclusion and assumed that after the loss of his mother he slowly started losing his mind and became a completely different person through grief. Jiyong's character definitely had a lot of potential, and I'm upset he wasn't integrated into the story more. His bond with Zhao was special, but it was obvious that by the end he cared for her much more than she did for him, which kind of ruined their dynamic.
I was really hoping Song Mo would get his memories back about his original life at one point, it's a shame only Dou Zhao remembers their original encounter. I get that happened so SM could discover every himself instead of already knowing everything, but cmon, not even in the final episode after it's all over? Oh well
And the panelists rooting for Jongwoo was annoying too. I get he has this cute storyline of falling for her at first sight and never looking at any other girl from the beginning but why not root for two people who are actually interested in each other?
I have similar feelings about the way people reacted to Soe and Yoongjae. She got very attached to a guy who she's known for two. days. I have to admit, she communicated her feelings amazingly, while Yoongjae fell short on that. But people bashing on him for first choosing Seoeun after one conversation instead of Soe or Sejong who he's talked to longer makes no sense because he didn't decide where he felt the connection? It's better he followed his heart and chose someone he most liked. Same thing with him choosing Nadine to avoid Soe. His intentions were clear, even if his communication with rejecting someone fell short. I'm afraid I can't empathise with people who develop such strong feelings for someone they've known for a couple days.
I also think Sejeong and Hanbin were done so dirty, are these people blind?
I also have a massive crush on Yoongjae, dare I say he's one of the best looking participants in korean dating shows ever
I think one of the characters said it themselves, the fact that Jie and Dong's relationship is a strange one, yet it works because it's them. They clearly are both physical in their relationship, considering how their first two kisses were on the rough side, and Jie bit Dong's hand in one argument while Dong aggressively tried to grab Jie's hand/ring in another. They are both flawed (Jie arguably more), but that's what makes them and their relationship so realistic. There are plenty of dramas where both leads are "green flags", but it was clear from the beginning that this drama was about imperfections and learning to grow.
Song Han's villain arc could have been done better and, like you said, could have been hinted at with tiny actions from the start so that it actually made sense. I didn't understand his sudden need for power because he never did anything previously to show he secretly wanted it. I just made my own conclusion and assumed that after the loss of his mother he slowly started losing his mind and became a completely different person through grief.
Jiyong's character definitely had a lot of potential, and I'm upset he wasn't integrated into the story more. His bond with Zhao was special, but it was obvious that by the end he cared for her much more than she did for him, which kind of ruined their dynamic.