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I suppose we have interpreted things differently. It definitely wasn't a monotone for 10 episodes and then another for the other 6, unless you skip many scenes. To me, the progression was sort of like this..

*Bong Soon's crush of Guk Du was infatuation and idol like admiration (High school jock crush in Western style) rather than straight romantic feelings. Something she fantasized about happening but also knew it wasn't realistic given her secrets. In drama style, misunderstandings and missed chances.

*Then she met Min Hyeok, whom she thought was gay for a good amount of time. She wasn't the smartest tool in the shed after all. She could be herself 100% in front of him. She realized the feeling of liberty bit by bit. When she realized that Min Min wasn't gay and in fact sort of into her, her outlook started to shift. The Lomeo (Romeo) Juliet dreams were her paradigm shifts, shown in drama style.

*On the other hand, since Bong Soon started to be around Min more and more ..Guk Du started to see a side of her he had never seen before. So his impression of her started to shift as well. He always cared for her but perhaps, not seeing her real side prevented him for pursuing her in the past. As for when Min and her got together and Guk's realization hit at the same time, that's just a drama being drama.

Also the drama is a bit dated so one needs a decade old glasses to see this for what it is.

It didn't feel like that at all to me. Firstly, Bong Soon's blind crush was one sided, the guy had no clue whatsoever and moreover, treated her like a fragile doll. She still crushed over him anyway. You can call that infatuation, admiration, but not love. But the moment she entered the real professional world from the over protection bubble that she used to be in, she started to experience what it feels like, to be cared for in exchange, what it feels like to be her true self around someone and not being treated as a freak. So for the first time she experienced genuine care and eventually, love. It wasn't a sudden 180 degree. Also, seeing a nice man winning over your family with ease can do a lot to a girl's psyche. So day by day, external and internal (her mind) factors helped her cross to the other side and one day, she crossed the ocean of fantasy to the land of reality..and just gave in. The first dude had a lot of chances but he just was too late.

Bruh. Goblin plot might be simple but the acting performance..if Goblin is Training Day, My Demon is A Madea Christmas. Gong Woo and Kim Goeun are acting titans.

Goblin, not as much. But you can draw some parallels to Doom at your service. A better show. Slightly..

I get what you mean. But look it from this perspective. Usually when you know you have feelings for someone who is A, does not reciprocate but respects you and B, already taken, you would distance yourself and keep minimal contact for your own sanity. U Tak could not do that. As the fate of dreams bound the trio together. And all 3 of them were needed for the story catharsis, and of course proximity like that, the feelings got the best of him. But still he did not really cross the line.

The hug that you talk of, there are debates about it. Some agree it was friendly, some say it was way too friendly. Perspective. Personally I think, it was his way of letting go.

What do you mean no chemistry. The male lead is introverted, the female lead is very young so, their interactions were unconventional compared to people let's say, are used to relationships. She also knows that the guy doesn't talk much, shows love through subtle displays of affection, so she adjusts to it accordingly. It evolved quite well. I mean, when the FL calls the ML 'My Queen", that was kinda electrifying lol

He gets more mature and confident as the series progresses. It deals with death and precognition so such stuff change people.

It's a drama after all, so the cringe parts were added to make the guy relevant. Otherwise he would've been Superman. I do agree, it could have been written better.

You are right about the flawed and toxic characters but towards the end most of them take the right path. That is significant development based on reality. You can't expect a person to make a total 180 in persona, that would be fantasy.

Han Gyeol's abuse is significantly toned down after the revelation. Eun Chan grew as a person, from only knowing odd jobs and how to take care of her fam to knowing and forming human connections to seeing the world. Min Yeop part was weird and hilarious because it mimicked real life a lot. Han Seong and Yu Ju accept each other for who they are. Han Gyeol finally broke free of his long ass infatuation of Yu Ju. He also became productive. Japanese dude finally understood that his uber caring came across as creepy so he lets go.

Baby steps. The only unrealistic part of the show was..going abroad for years to be a ...barista ?! She better have used that intricate kaffee knowledge to grow her hubbie's business.

If it is for censorship or cultural purposes, least they can do is ..meet them half way, like not outright redeem them. Make them work to be on the good graces again.

ML go on blind dates ? That wouldn't work. Because the FL very well knows that no other girl can neither get his interest nor can touch him because of the trauma. Only her, and the mother. Later when it is revealed that there is another girl who the ML is quite friendly to (as a friend), that does get the FL a bit jealous which was cute.

Wouldn't say the sisters were jealous. But very protective. For obvious reasons. Family, protective instincts and some guilt.

It's a cheesy show anyway so all the cheese tropes are there. It is the performance of the actors that has made the show popular. Aside from the ML brother. That dude is the acting equivalent of a log.

I'm hopeful for Shine on Me. I hope Gu Man's show has reasonable characters like You are my glory and not hysterical ones like love o2o.

Fair. I didn't feel that though. Perfectly moderate for a pure no nonsense romance drama. There are other shows in this category which are of the snail kind. Love me love my voice, Forever and ever etc. Only 'The Best Thing' has a faster pace. But because there, both the ML and FL were talkative, unlike in this one. Perhaps even Hidden Love too.

It was a bit over the top but I also get Bai Shuo's reaction. She grew up around people who thought she was nuts, 2ml is one of the people who not only knew that she wasn't, but he also is from the divine. No worries, the show is going to throw so many curve balls at you that you will forget about this soon lol

It makes sense in a way that, it wouldn't make sense for either of them to give their universes up. They have duties, responsibilities, families. Sure, they can defy and manipulate time to hang out, date. But the male protagonist is a monarch and a sovereign. He needs to settle down, produce an heir..so on so forth. Unless he decides to abdicate at some point and other family lines inherit the monarchy. I guess it's an open ended fantasy ending but given what they went through together, it was unsatisfying.

But happy nonetheless so, I will take what I can get.

She's in 'The Best Thing', and plays a much more mature, grounded character, and nailed it. The writing here was questionable but she's quite capable.

I found it quite interesting. Often in modern CN romance dramas, the adjacent plots are a mess. But the Billiard plot here was in sync with the romance. Side characters didn't steal much screentime with nonsensical plots. But if you are not into billiard stuff then I get it. Also, this drama is a gem for us introverted fellas lol

When the dude finally got over his insecurities and got some sense knocked into him, it was cute that the fl didn't outright accept it, and made him work for it a bit, in a good way. Probably one of the strongest nicest kindest and emotionally stable female leads ever, in drama land.

There are plenty of lighthearted romance shows, the problem is 'memorable stories'. It is not easy to write a story without proper conflicts, and make something straightforward enjoyable. For every 'Amidst a snowstorm of love (strong adjacent plot to romance)', there's 'love me love my voice (weak adjacent plot to romance, also lousy acting from one of the leads)'.

You shouldn't have. It's an average series but her character development is the focal point, and how she becomes stronger, what are the things that finally wake her up etc. It happens late, but it does.

Yes she is, but also in the show, she admits all her flaws. She acknowledges that she is flawed, works on them, comes out on top. Although redeeming the mother was unnecessary.