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The Glory was a perfect beautiful tragedy, plot driven and glorious in that regard. Symbolically perfect, but without splashy visuals or sound to my taste. Not speaking Mandarin, I felt faintly that the script's dialogue was at a high level through the subtitles only. This is the first time I have an inkling that this might be true because no one has ever responded to my reviews on it.

In a year of exciting but often flawed rom-coms everyone will have their differences about the best ones but I hope that everybody gets a chance to watch Sniper Butterfly. It is really wonderful, it was a wonderful show to watch.

LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW.

Hi Inspector -- I like your comments better when they are short and sweet like this.

The question of how and why these fantasy elements of rom-coms are popular is closer to a question about Jungian psychology than about doctrinaire sexism.

Young people are more capable of intelligent agency than you seem to think! And the major audience for Rom-com is older women. The shows you like and I like were popular with younger people at the time.

Grumpy and doctrinaire is better suited to other channels if you want to be so long-winded..

I agree. Except for DaRim's lack of spark.
But nevertheless, this show always seduces me into laughter.

Unwritten Seoul was flawless,

WAiting for the viki drop of 28.....thinking about Michelle Chen's open look in conversation and how Taiwanese it is. So I looked up the crew and the main Director is also from Taiwan.
On the topic of modernity and semi-realism in romance, acting and directing styles still are tied to national cinematic genres....e.g. in country with a built-in ideology of equality for women citizens, China, women behave more naturally on-screen/their roles are written for actual modern people .

I love Ha Yeong's character too. That is actress Woo Da Vi, by the way, who seems to deserve better roles in the future

Just to say I am starting now to skip bits too. Bored and have lost hope of a better outcome in FL development. Usually I watch all of a show if I am going to watch it at all in loyalty to all the unsung heroes in cast and crew. Holiday grumpiness?

On the Mom front:
Ha-Yeong's Mom has been charmed by Seon U's bandaiding skills or is it just his aura that knocks women off their feet?
--So, Ha Yeong's only problem is Seon U himself, and he has no Mom to knock him into shape unless....
DaRim's Mom might be able to help Ha-Yeong
DaRim's Mom however seems opposed to JiHyeok as her daughter's boyfriend.
JiHyeok's Mom is actively working on JiHyeok's behalf.

So, in summary, Suzuki lived with spanish-speaking family in the southern islands like Okinawa? And the spanish bars? In Tokyo or another city nearer?
Sugiki was essentially a Brit returnee, and his dance studio was in a fancier city. Suzukis looked like it was on the island where he lived...
IF in Japan then these must be obvious familiar locations if you are Japanese, I assume -- just weird for us.

Yes, I often feel as if I have to sleep on a jdrama before I am sure what I was looking at.
I like yr interpretation, if only because it makes me happy.

That was exactly my question!

Anyway, too dark for a laptop -- make a movie for streaming, lighten up or at least increase contrasts and saturated colors. Too much glittering eyes and tears in the dark.
I havent watched many dance movies lately but these two didnt use doubles for sure, and their dancing was still standout.
Emotionally real thrill of a movie, but also confusing as to plot. The dialogue was substandard in this respect or else the subtitles were.
Too many questions left open even for a part one of a two part series?

I am not sure, but when Sugiki watched Suzuki competing in Blackpool he had a revelation abt the narrative element of even ballrrom dance (I think). The only place where I see that come to fruition is in the fantastic series of exhibition dances the two do at the Asian Cup. The story told is that of their own passion.
So I must be stupid, but why are they not going to see each other until the 10Dance?
Is this a short-lived affair which then informs their dancing in straight pairs?
Or will this be a more committed love?

Are the locations all in Japan? Depicting a Latin subculture in Japan? or in some place like Brazil/Bolivia with a big Japanese population? Am I missing something?

Great beginning. Visuals, music. the imperfect narrator.

Ep26 -- I continue to be amazed at the quality of Daniel Zhou's acting. In particular his dialogue delivery is very special.
His conversation on the phone with the Yanshi co. investor who pulled out was masterful -- no sound from his interlocutor at all but DZ's timing was impeccable.

Now this is what I call a romance and a love story.

tomorrow!