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I completely agree! There’s still so much to explore about all the characters, and I’m afraid the remaining two episodes won’t be enough to give their development the time it deserves. Honestly, the story is so good that I wouldn’t mind having 16 episodes just to spend a little more time with everyone and enjoy the journey! 😭❤️

People seem increasingly hostile these days, and I think this kind of hostility can seriously compromise the credibility of ratings. I've come across comments here saying things like, "I hope he gets cancer too" or "I hope he loses his leg." When people bring that level of anger and resentment into their ratings, it's hard to tell whether a drama is genuinely poorly made or simply being punished because of someone's personal feelings. That's why I don't think we can rely on ratings alone. Sometimes we really have to take the time to watch a drama and form our own opinions.

I personally dislike some very well-made dramas and absolutely love some rather mediocre ones. But I try not to let that influence my assessment of their quality. Sometimes I even choose not to rate a drama because I recognize that my personal preferences might be getting in the way of a fair evaluation.

I know not everyone thinks this way, but I find it frustrating when people fail to consider that their ratings are also used by others to decide what to watch. I don't expect everyone to share my criteria, but I do think a little more consideration for other viewers wouldn't hurt.

I actually enjoy reading personal opinions on MDL. I love seeing people getting angry, rooting for their favorite characters, crying over fictional heartbreaks and getting emotionally invested in the story. That's part of the magic of watching dramas!

But not every drama will appeal to everyone, precisely because we all have different tastes. Wouldn't it make more sense to use the comments section to express those feelings and frustrations, and reserve ratings for a more considered assessment of the drama itself, rather than letting personal preferences completely dictate the score?

After all, we can be disappointed by a storyline and still recognize the quality of the production.

I think there's a misunderstanding about what I meant when I said that most people don't know how to evaluate the technical qualities of a drama.

My point was precisely that technical knowledge isn't necessary to recognize whether a drama is good or bad. Viewers don't need to understand filmmaking techniques to recognize when a story is well told. They can use reasoning and common sense to assess whether the plot is coherent, whether the characters are well developed, whether events make sense within the story, and whether the narrative choices are convincing.

What I'm questioning is the tendency to let personal disappointment dictate the overall assessment of a drama. Whether Sejin is annoying, Yujin is immature, the characters end up with the partners viewers wanted, or the story reaches the ending they expected shouldn't automatically determine whether the drama is well written.

You can dislike a character and still recognize that the character is well written. You can dislike a plot development and still acknowledge that it makes sense within the story.

That's the distinction I'm trying to make. I'm not asking viewers to become film critics. I'm asking them to look beyond their personal expectations and consider the story as a whole.

I think you've misunderstood my point. I'm not saying people need professional filmmaking knowledge to decide whether they enjoyed a drama. Of course they don't. Everyone is entitled to their personal preferences, and there's nothing wrong with giving an honest opinion.

My point is about the reasoning behind certain ratings. There's a difference between disliking a drama because the story didn't appeal to you and giving it a very low score simply because a fictional character didn't end up with the person you wanted, didn't get married, or didn't have children.

Your restaurant analogy actually illustrates my point quite well. Not enjoying a meal is perfectly valid. But giving a restaurant a terrible rating because the chef didn't serve the dessert you wanted, even though dessert wasn't part of the menu, is an entirely different matter.

I'm not asking anyone to write a professional review. I'm asking for a little more thought and consistency when assigning ratings, especially on a platform where other viewers rely on them to decide what to watch.

Disagreeing with a story is one thing. Mistaking personal disappointment for poor storytelling is another.

That being said, the story is actually very good. It reminds me of how many relationships begin: with misunderstandings, missed connections, people trying to help, others getting in the way, and all the little complications that make it so enjoyable to watch.

In the end, the misunderstandings may or may not be resolved, but it would be really interesting to see how the characters evolve along the way: the male lead becoming more confident, the female lead growing and maturing. And even if that development doesn't happen exactly as we hope, following their story has been genuinely entertaining so far.

The screenplay isn't perfect, but the cinematography is beautiful. Kim So-hyun delivered an outstanding performance in the final scene of episode 8, and that scene was exceptionally well directed.

At this point, I honestly don't see any good reason for the drama to be receiving such low ratings.

Most people don't know how to evaluate whether a screenplay is good or bad, whether the cinematography is beautiful, cheerful, or dark, whether the direction and performances are good, or whether the OST was well chosen. Instead, they get hung up on the characters' decisions: whether the female lead ends up with the first or second male lead, and so on.

And when the characters don't make the choices they wanted them to make, they simply label the drama as bad, give it a low rating, and have the audacity to say it's because someone didn't marry someone else, they didn't have children, or another woman would have been better for him.

They don't even bother to explain whether there was a plot hole, a technical flaw, or any other legitimate storytelling issue that would justify such a low score.

I understand personal taste. I understand that most people may not have the knowledge or expertise to write professional reviews, and everyone has the right to express their opinions and decide whether they liked a show or not. But when people give a drama a low rating purely out of spite or because they're throwing a tantrum over fictional characters, they end up misleading people who genuinely rely on those ratings to decide what to watch.