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I think they gave us high expectations during the beginning, but toned down the romance a lot towards the second half. From the earlier interactions, they were going all out with the display of affection. Then, they started dating but the romance slowed down thanks to the solving the mystery portion.

Yeah, I was referring to the comment about popular dramas with overrated actors with bad plot. I dropped it like it's hot during the earlier episodes. I kept losing interest while watching since I didn't like the characters nor the plot. It has to give me both or one of those aspects for me to tune in.

*coughs* My Demon

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I don't really like the characters there, but I do like the actor and actress individually. I'm starting to prefer seeing characters over 30 more and more now that I'm in my late 20s.

In short, for me not to drop a drama, I should at least like the characters if not the plot and vice versa.

There was lol. But I was being sarcastic since there's nothing interesting going on, so I just stay tuned for the couple. I dropped My Demon a long time ago.

Episode 14 is so memorable. I saw a lot of tongue and teeth. And more tongue. Did I forget to mention, tongue? Yeah, lots of plot development happened there.

I don't dislike his character here, but the script is just simply unpolished.

You and me both. I always zone out when the leads are not together (and well, hit replay a couple of times when I miss their scenes). The script, editing, and directing are just not coming together. It's sad that the chemistry and performance of both leads are great but there's nothing else going on for this drama. I would've dropped it if I didn't begin to like their characters. The leads deserves a better drama for sure.

I see your point as I live in America, and I can see majority of people here would also give the exact same advice. However, that is just one out of many possible decisions you can make in a situation like that. That decision will probably be in line with your character and ideals but not Yong Pil's. He's staying true to his character by not giving up on his relationship with the dad by making him realize the effects of his actions. What works for a person like him might not work for a person like you and vice versa. I just learned to look at different perspectives after experiencing both Western and Asian cultures myself.

Just to be clear, I'm not saying his solution is better than yours, and I'm also not saying your supposed to agree with his. However, you need to understand how he came to that decision instead of just judging simply from your own perspective. It all comes down to how Asian culture is collectivistic whereas Western's individualistic. No culture is superior than the other. It's just simply different ideals and beliefs.

But he saw his dad when the dad was about to commit suicide, so who's to say that he would never try it again if he leaves him? And he was never shown as a horrible father before the mom died. So making a decision to cut ties is not as easy as you make it seem to be.

I hate the dad's character, but I am also looking at the ml's perspective. It's not really as black and white, so I would avoid comparing Western and Asian cultures in this case. I always remind myself that I should be looking at different perspectives since there will never be just "one way" in life.

I'm pretty sure this has always been promoted as a slice-of-life healing drama, and stayed true to that consistently in all episodes. I wouldn't promote and compare a completely different drama just because it is a different genre that I prefer more.

To be honest, I rarely watch soapy dramas since I couldn't understand what's the fun in getting worked up because of exaggerated situations presented in soap operas when there are enough annoying and miserable situations in real life itself. I'd rather watch slice-of-life shows like this that would make me reflect and appreciate those simple yet precious moments in life we usually take for granted.

Now, I understand why Samdal made the decision to break up with him. It wasn't just about noble idiocy, but the moment she said, Yong Pil had nobody except for his dad, it all made sense.

I believe majority of people with the same ideology as hers (family-oriented and collectivistic) would've done the same thing if they were in the same situation. That burden of being in between a father and son's relationship who lost a wife and a mom, is just too heavy and complicated. It wasn't as easy as I thought.

Wow.

I'm just in the very beginning of episode 13, but I have to pause it and say my thoughts. That scene with the dad and the leads is such a heartbreaking situation and yet, beautiful at the same time because of the palpable performance by the cast. Never thought that it was going to be such a powerful scene to the point that it almost made cry with the leads.

The leads, especially, prove that they are famous for a reason. I have consistently followed Shin Hye Sun's career, so I already expected that she would realistically present her character. But I haven't seen Ji Chang Wook on the screen for two years or more, so I forgot how great he ccould be in emotional scenes. The latest episode definitely shuts down the earlier comments that talked about him just wanting to relax, so he chose this, a non-action drama which was a waste of his talent.

Her high-pitched child-like voice is growing on me now.

Haha I love episode 12's beginning. The older lady's reaction after she was told that they just slept was the best -- "Heehee."

Rewatching this on Netflix after more than a decade when I first watched this, is definitely a great experience. I was a teen the first time I saw it, and now, a working adult who have graduated from college a few years ago. It feels like I'm watching a completely different drama as I can relate more and even look back on my college years.

Not really. It's about youth and friendship.

There's a novel!?!?

This is definitely my favorite drama for 2023! Thank you so much for the wonderful subs.