itwillneverbefar

I feel like the ML has a lot of guilt about abandoning her and then succeeding , and so his whole chill, upbeat attitude pretending like they're still old, close friends was a cope, and shows he hasn't really accepted or worked through the emotions of what happened between them, either.

literally no one even can tell what the scene was omg, it can't be THAT bad

I literally can't remember the last drama that had a good second half. I really can't. They AWLAYS unravel and become like 1/2 as good at best.

The fact that ML is already outwardly very much still in like with the FL makes me worry about all the plot-convenient but character-destroying shenanigans the writer will have to throw at us to somehow keep them apart till the very end and I'm DREADING it.

Yet, I will still keep watching, hoping this one will be different. T.T

I didn't even notice there was AI until I came on here and people were complaining about it being ONE SHOT of the show. Being an artist doesn't entitle anyone to work on a project or be hired. Film is a business, and I'd much rather they spend their energy on the many shots that matter. If they want to use AI what right do you have to say they MUST do it your way instead? And AI can be an art as well--creating the correct prompt wording to get the result you want can take hours. Why is that not effort that you deem "worthy".

Technology throughout history has moved some people out of jobs or adjusted people's roles-- are you complaining this passionately about computer graphics artists putting hand drawn animators out of work? Didn't think so.

Yeah I haven't ever seen this particular flavor of plot for k drama--with one lead essentially co-opting the dream of the other and succeeding because he's rich and has more opportunity. Like I feel intense bitterness FOR her. I thought the ep was really solid, I like the direction and the writing does feel snappy in a good way

Yeah I feel like it really hit him in the final scene that he can't just come back and act all "Smooth Seoul" to her and have her back in his life., which it seems like he was trying to do, just like the first time they met.

I agree, I haven't seen her in a drama in years and I was like how is she even prettier than I remember. God loves some people more I guess

I would see people fawning over him and I just couldn't see the appeal cause I hadn't actually seen him in anything, but from literally the first scene I was like OK I GET IT. He legit looks like if Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Woo Bin had a baby, he has WS's classic good looks mixed with WB's brand of more intriguing and unique features, and he def has that male lead charm, Glad I decided to check this one out!

He looks a bit like Kang Haneul and that's dangerous

You're completely misrepresenting the facts here-- the flashback is not a "long opening segment," it doesn't start till 16 mins into the drama (after a solid intro to both characters in the present day) and runs for less than 15 mins, after which we get another 25 mins of present day scenes with 1-2 mins of total flashback near the very end that shows a few brief moments of their falling out quickly interspersed with them in the present. That is nowhere near "continuing to rely heavily on flashbacks" or "constantly disrupting the flow of the episode" like you claimed.

They also show that the two had a difficult falling out and that he moved to the USA and has been there for the last decade, and she has been very bitter about how their relationship ended and does not want to reconnect, which is PLENTY of explanation for why they haven't spoken in 10 years, plus establishing that they will eventually show us the exact nature of their falling out and why it created the issues she still hasn't gotten over.

It's cool to present your opinion but not cool and kinda sketch to make things up and exaggerate just to try and make it seem like you have more of an argument than you do.

Pathetic? That's so disrespectful to the director who clearly took a lot of time and effort in considering how to shoot the actual story. Meanwhile you're acting like it's not pathetic to be sitting behind a computer putting in only enough effort to type a sentence just to criticize someone for using two seconds of AI like be for real

Hard agree. Where she pretty much all but accepts him and then the next day hates him again suddenly, then the next episode kisses him, then doesn't answer his calls for a week, blah blah, like I do not have the patience anymore for that.

Literally didn't notice it, and I bet most people wouldn't without the notif about it. People get so riled up about AI when it was one small shot that was meaningless in the story, who cares.

Solid first ep. I've never seen Hwang In Youp in anything before so didn't know what to expect but I can def see the appeal now, and I thought he did great portraying some complicated emotions. I love how the director throws in so many "indie film" artsy shots, it creates a cool vibe that aligns with the theme.

Normally I don't like flashbacks but they were smart to draw direct parallels to their current reality to ease the transitions back and forth, and they kept it mostly to that one maybe 10 min section with that montage at the end. It did a good job of establishing the depth and nature of their connection as first loves. I just hope they don't rely on flashbacks past the first couple eps. All we need to see now is how it fell apart back then.

I'm a fan of Hyeri in general and this role seems perfect for her, but she over-acted the "quirky girl with a temper" to the point that it grated at times so hopefully she settles into the role a little better. She played the emotional scenes nicely tho, felt the heartbreak of that last scene esp.

I want it to be like School 2017 where it was all about their friendships with zero romance

Why? Deep platonic male friendships as the main focus is so under represented in media. There’s soooooo much BL content out there tho

There are already so many BL dramas, I love dramas about platonic male friendship cause they’re so rare. I wish there wasn’t any romance even between the men and women tbh

I agree that rating a drama low after a ep just cause it’s not to your liking is unfair. But I disagree with you over-applying it. Poor execution is always a valid reason to rate something low. If at any point the acting, writing, directing, or any other element isn’t executed well enough for me to want to continue then its perfectly fair to give it a low rating, whether that’s the first or last ep.

You are entitled to your opinion but your opinion is wrong.

Its worth taking time to look inward and consider why when there's a disparity between the way two groups of people are treated your answer is "no one deserves help" instead of "everyone deserves help"