Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
@ DoHani Yes, people should definitely give dramas a go and reach their own conclusions!
There are some moments when you read a plot summary and one half of your mind says, 'this drama seems pretty average... it's (?) episodes which are like 1 hour each... Should I watch it? I'm already watching quite a few and I actually do need to leave my room sometimes without living like a vampire... Is this drama worth spending my already limited time?".
Then your other half of your mind is going "What if the plot summary isn't that accurate and doesn't represent the actual story well enough? Then I would be missing out on an absolute gem... this drama is also starring some pretty good actors... They may make this drama great! I know i have other priorities and I shouldnt be spending so much time on dramas but this could be a very worthwhile drama!!"
When you're mind is in two places, I'm sure I'm not the only one who consults comments on the drama to make a decision... I remember that there was a drama that I didn't plan on watching because I wasn't too interested in the story line and I think I was rather busy at the time, but I was a fan of the actor in it... I read the comments which weren't completely positive and the ratings were quite low so I didnt watch the drama... Maybe a year after the drama was released, I happened to see a clip of it on You tube and since I was free, I decided to watch the drama. I regretted not watching it sooner because I actually enjoyed it quite a lot...I have had various moments like that and in some cases incredibly positive comments have made me decide to watch dramas where I didnt really think much of the plot line at all...
I'm just saying that comments and people's opinions can sway other people's decisions... I know it isnt something that we should do (watching or not watching something because of comments) but it probably subconsciously happens to many people, if not, everyone
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
Sorry KatySarang_TGeyes, i read everything you wrote except your last little paragraph... I just saw a lot of insults towards the drama and automatically just expected the rest of it to be pure criticism towards the drama... Sorry about that!
But if you actually do want to continue watching missing 9 and are actually interested in hearing my view on all your reasonings, i would be more than happy to give explanations...
I wouldnt mind giving my 2 cents on certain things if someone actually wants to hear it... but there are some people here who just flag down the comments if they don't like certain opinions....
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
I was contemplating on writing a long post to give a logical and understandable explanation to each one of the 7 reasons listed there (I actually do have an explanation for all of them, im not just bluffing) but since there are many clashes in opinions and even if anyone tries to explains why the drama/characters/writing etc is bad or not, no one will change their opinions....
I guess it would be best to leave everyone to their own judgements of the drama...
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
I will admit what I should admit though... It would have been better if they did show Taeho falling to his death before we find out that he is still alive...That would have been pretty cool!
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
eyyy!! Thank You K-Freak! At least someone understands all my explanations!
With all the hate that I kept reading about the drama and since people were generally complaining about the same thing; plot holes/ lack of logic and repetition, I thought i would give some reasoning behind some of the things that people were complaining so much about.... but even though i explained the logic behind certain things, without anything new to base their discontent off, people are just repeating themselves and kinda ignoring my explanations...
I was just getting frustrated at how loads of people are making this drama out to be as bad as all the dramas that actually do deserve ratings under 5 out of 10, when its really not that bad!
Im probably gonna ignore any more comments about the writing being all over the place and about the logic holes because its just getting tiring having to repeat myself...
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna…
As well as the fighting scene being used to show the Tae Oh and Joon Oh's bond break, it was also used to support Tae ho saying that Joon Oh was the killer of the rest of the survivors. Like Bong Hee distorted her memory of So Hee's death at the beginning, the fight scene shown early on was so that the audience can question whether Tae Ho is distorting his memories, or whether Jun Oh was fighting with Tae Ho because of his wrong doings or whether Jun Oh actually cracked and began his streak of killings just like Tae Ho... The scene is just there for suspense and to make viewers anticipate whether the scene was a distorted memory or whether it was the truth, and what does that mean for the characters.
After Tae Ho slashed the lifeboat, there weren't 7 people... there was 5 people... Yeol, Kijoon, Ji ah, the president guy, and the secretary. Sohee, bonghee and joon oh went missing for a while at that point. The president and the secretary werent in on the plan to fix the boat so they werent keeping tabs on TaeHo. Taeho only tied up Ji ah and ki joon and went for yeol who was alone.
Even all the other times when they couldnt keep Taeho under control... they are probably thinking of survival in terms of finding clean water or food. Thy cant be thinking about what Taeho is doing 24/7!
With the character's guilt making them confess themselves as the murderer of the deceased is something completely humane. Joon Oh and Bong hee say 'I Killed so & so' because they aren't thinking about how to justify their innocence... They are thinking about the deceased, and since they felt like there were things they could have done to keep certain people alive, which they did not or was not able to do at the time, they feel very responsible for the deaths. Since the guilt is so big, their sense of responsibility and guilt ridden conscience makes them say "I killed (blank)"
Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I'm not saying that you're wrong in saying that there are certain flaws to the drama...
But the flaws are definitely not big enough to deem the writers as incompetent. Not directing this purely at you but also everyone else who are insulting the writing (or in some cases, the drama as a whole), that maybe if you thought about the reasons behind certain decisions made in the drama, you might find it pretty clever and lot more refreshing than other typical dramas...
If youre the type who doesnt really want to think that much when youre watching a drama and kind of want a drama that you can understand instantly (which is something everyone likes once in a while) , then I suggest dropping this drama and go watch a fluffy romantic drama/ web series
Well I want to say that I don't agree with most of the people here. I still think that it is entertaining…
Yeah I think this drama is great and doing exactly what a drama should do; entertain!
I really don't understand why its getting so much hate! I'm watching quite a few dramas right now parallel to Missing 9, to name a couple, Introverted Boss, Tomorrow with you and Kuzu no Honkai, and Missing 9 is the one that keeps me focused and desperate for the next episode to come out the most!!
Looking at the comments, i can already tell that my opinions on the drama wont be agreed with much... but im gonna say it anyways
The plot of missing 9 is pretty interesting and not really heard of much in the kdrama world so this was definitely high up on my list of dramas that I had planned to watch.
Many people here dont seem to be too fond of the writing and the non linear narrative where the story just jumps to and fro different moments in the character's lives but I actually think that the way the writer has set this drama out is pretty clever... its as if each scene allows audiences to create their own impressions of characters or scenes and then he releases some kind of truth but when the audience think they know whats going on.....BAMMMM!! He decides to give more information to make us question the 'truth' and what is actually going on...
In simpler words, it isnt the same predictable story that most kdramas follow. Yes, I know.... We all like to see some dramas where we know exactly what will happen, but sometimes the uncertainty in dramas can be quite refreshing.
This drama does have some cute budding romance and some character growth but as there isnt enough time in 16 episodes to get through the whole story on the island, before the crash and after the crash, I guess they had to compromise on some of the character growth and logic... but honestly, there are hardly any kdramas that anyone can honestly say are completely logical and realistic...kdramas are fictional and rely on pure coincidences for the story to carry out how the writer wants it to. If the writer was gonna stick to logic, the majority of the people in he crash would be dead or seriously injured and any one alive would probably all die pretty soon anyways... which means we would have no drama.
All in all, I do see the flaws in the drama in terms of logic but i honestly there are so many dramas where they have bent logic to make the story carry on. All the hate about the way lots of stuff are repeated and that the drama is 'going round and round in circles' ... I really disagree with it being unnecessary. It is intentionally there to make us tense and frustrated! Its just there to make the audience's pleasure and satisfaction with the ultimate resolution which will most probably be the typical scenario where the hero wins and the villain loses...
I appreciate those of you who actually read this whole comment! Anyone who hasn't started missing 9 yet, dont give it up just because of all the comments saying that its really bad!
I have a feeling he is not going to take off the paper bag :/.
i bet he will take off the paper bag on the very last minute of the last episode...and they will probably just end the drama with matsubara smiling at yoshioka or somethinglike that since the actor who is actually playing matsubara wont be able to talk
does anyone know where to watch this with eng subs. Ive only watched it till episode 8 on viki but episode 9 doesnt…
ive watched ep 1-8 on viki but on ep 9 , it just says, "sorry, the owner of this video does not allow it to be played in embedded players" so i dont know what to do :(
There are some moments when you read a plot summary and one half of your mind says, 'this drama seems pretty average... it's (?) episodes which are like 1 hour each... Should I watch it? I'm already watching quite a few and I actually do need to leave my room sometimes without living like a vampire... Is this drama worth spending my already limited time?".
Then your other half of your mind is going "What if the plot summary isn't that accurate and doesn't represent the actual story well enough? Then I would be missing out on an absolute gem... this drama is also starring some pretty good actors... They may make this drama great! I know i have other priorities and I shouldnt be spending so much time on dramas but this could be a very worthwhile drama!!"
When you're mind is in two places, I'm sure I'm not the only one who consults comments on the drama to make a decision... I remember that there was a drama that I didn't plan on watching because I wasn't too interested in the story line and I think I was rather busy at the time, but I was a fan of the actor in it... I read the comments which weren't completely positive and the ratings were quite low so I didnt watch the drama... Maybe a year after the drama was released, I happened to see a clip of it on You tube and since I was free, I decided to watch the drama. I regretted not watching it sooner because I actually enjoyed it quite a lot...I have had various moments like that and in some cases incredibly positive comments have made me decide to watch dramas where I didnt really think much of the plot line at all...
I'm just saying that comments and people's opinions can sway other people's decisions... I know it isnt something that we should do (watching or not watching something because of comments) but it probably subconsciously happens to many people, if not, everyone
But if you actually do want to continue watching missing 9 and are actually interested in hearing my view on all your reasonings, i would be more than happy to give explanations...
I wouldnt mind giving my 2 cents on certain things if someone actually wants to hear it... but there are some people here who just flag down the comments if they don't like certain opinions....
I guess it would be best to leave everyone to their own judgements of the drama...
With all the hate that I kept reading about the drama and since people were generally complaining about the same thing; plot holes/ lack of logic and repetition, I thought i would give some reasoning behind some of the things that people were complaining so much about.... but even though i explained the logic behind certain things, without anything new to base their discontent off, people are just repeating themselves and kinda ignoring my explanations...
I was just getting frustrated at how loads of people are making this drama out to be as bad as all the dramas that actually do deserve ratings under 5 out of 10, when its really not that bad!
Im probably gonna ignore any more comments about the writing being all over the place and about the logic holes because its just getting tiring having to repeat myself...
After Tae Ho slashed the lifeboat, there weren't 7 people... there was 5 people... Yeol, Kijoon, Ji ah, the president guy, and the secretary. Sohee, bonghee and joon oh went missing for a while at that point. The president and the secretary werent in on the plan to fix the boat so they werent keeping tabs on TaeHo. Taeho only tied up Ji ah and ki joon and went for yeol who was alone.
Even all the other times when they couldnt keep Taeho under control... they are probably thinking of survival in terms of finding clean water or food. Thy cant be thinking about what Taeho is doing 24/7!
With the character's guilt making them confess themselves as the murderer of the deceased is something completely humane. Joon Oh and Bong hee say 'I Killed so & so' because they aren't thinking about how to justify their innocence... They are thinking about the deceased, and since they felt like there were things they could have done to keep certain people alive, which they did not or was not able to do at the time, they feel very responsible for the deaths. Since the guilt is so big, their sense of responsibility and guilt ridden conscience makes them say "I killed (blank)"
Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I'm not saying that you're wrong in saying that there are certain flaws to the drama...
But the flaws are definitely not big enough to deem the writers as incompetent. Not directing this purely at you but also everyone else who are insulting the writing (or in some cases, the drama as a whole), that maybe if you thought about the reasons behind certain decisions made in the drama, you might find it pretty clever and lot more refreshing than other typical dramas...
If youre the type who doesnt really want to think that much when youre watching a drama and kind of want a drama that you can understand instantly (which is something everyone likes once in a while) , then I suggest dropping this drama and go watch a fluffy romantic drama/ web series
I really don't understand why its getting so much hate! I'm watching quite a few dramas right now parallel to Missing 9, to name a couple, Introverted Boss, Tomorrow with you and Kuzu no Honkai, and Missing 9 is the one that keeps me focused and desperate for the next episode to come out the most!!
The plot of missing 9 is pretty interesting and not really heard of much in the kdrama world so this was definitely high up on my list of dramas that I had planned to watch.
Many people here dont seem to be too fond of the writing and the non linear narrative where the story just jumps to and fro different moments in the character's lives but I actually think that the way the writer has set this drama out is pretty clever... its as if each scene allows audiences to create their own impressions of characters or scenes and then he releases some kind of truth but when the audience think they know whats going on.....BAMMMM!! He decides to give more information to make us question the 'truth' and what is actually going on...
In simpler words, it isnt the same predictable story that most kdramas follow. Yes, I know.... We all like to see some dramas where we know exactly what will happen, but sometimes the uncertainty in dramas can be quite refreshing.
This drama does have some cute budding romance and some character growth but as there isnt enough time in 16 episodes to get through the whole story on the island, before the crash and after the crash, I guess they had to compromise on some of the character growth and logic... but honestly, there are hardly any kdramas that anyone can honestly say are completely logical and realistic...kdramas are fictional and rely on pure coincidences for the story to carry out how the writer wants it to. If the writer was gonna stick to logic, the majority of the people in he crash would be dead or seriously injured and any one alive would probably all die pretty soon anyways... which means we would have no drama.
All in all, I do see the flaws in the drama in terms of logic but i honestly there are so many dramas where they have bent logic to make the story carry on. All the hate about the way lots of stuff are repeated and that the drama is 'going round and round in circles' ... I really disagree with it being unnecessary. It is intentionally there to make us tense and frustrated! Its just there to make the audience's pleasure and satisfaction with the ultimate resolution which will most probably be the typical scenario where the hero wins and the villain loses...
I appreciate those of you who actually read this whole comment! Anyone who hasn't started missing 9 yet, dont give it up just because of all the comments saying that its really bad!