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miss them sm

true, but people who love the originals of any ip tend to prefer that one no matter what because well...they love it and it's the original. people who love the original don't necessarily bash the drama without watching it, but they'll likely be more critical about it if they already know the original story and characters so well. it's like that with every remake usually + comparisons. i said people who didn't like the original could try this version out because of its different atmosphere and those who never watched the original so they didn't have anything to compare it to.

yall don't have to bash the original just because you like this one better and want to "prove" it 😭
i definitely wish they went for a completely different story/heist while using the same heist concept, but what we got really isn't that bad, esp if you've never seen the original. the pacing is a bit fast, the characters aren't as intriguing (imo), and the atmosphere isn't as gritty or dark. however, it is still an exciting heist with lots of twists and great moments. while i personally prefer the more realistic feel of the original, this one is still a good watch.

if you're on the fence about watching this, i would probably recommend to skip this if you're a big fan of the original, but if you're not or you've never seen it, then i would say it's a solid watch. this one isn't as dark, gritty, or realistic if that's what you're into.

i've only seen the first couple of eps of the original and i definitely felt more attached to those characters than these ones. i adore rio, i'm intrigued by tokyo, berlin is fascinating, denver is psychotic, nairobi is fun, etc. in this version, i haven't felt much for any of them. i think one of the biggest factors is the atmosphere. the original feels very real and gritty, while this one feels k-dramaifed, almost too clean, crisp, and perfect. i mean, i felt attached to the og characters within 2 episodes, let alone 6. money heist korea may be fine standalone, but then they should've just made a standalone story instead of a scene-for-scene remake if they didn't want comparisons. here i was excited for a money heist korea, only to be disappointed it's the EXACT same story (minus a few changes). i really thought they would've kept the money heist aesthetic with a fresh story, but i guess not ://

if you've watched the original then i would say skip it, if you haven't seen it then i would say give it a go. it's short anyway

how and why did you continue watching? i don't think i could stomach all that tbh

i mean, i certainly agree with tbk being my #1 favorite drama, but i've noticed a lot of drama watchers tend to favor kdramas over any other country. both do have a great psychological twist though which both need some type of interpretation to understand (else it'll feel like a confusing/incomplete ending). subjectively, i thought sfh was SOOOOO boring esp in the middle. i took a months-long break watching it, meanwhile i binged tbk within a couple days because it's just so damn incredible in every category. but yeah, seeing as this person loved sfh so much, i just drew some parallels with its storytelling

so glad i didn't try it out then. i can handle some gore sometimes, but anything to do with burns or skin is a HARD pass for me-

falling horses in film are horses that are trained to fall. they fall on command, have cushions/soft dirt to fall on, slowly fall which is then sped up in post production to look like it was a fast fall, or they just cgi the whole horse. i'm pretty damn sure anyone could think that tying wires to a running horse and yanking it to the ground would (at best) injure it, do you not think so? why do they use prop guns instead of real guns? why use stunt doubles instead of the real actors? because directors and stunt coordinators know there are dangers involved in filming action scenes and they need to take precautions in order to prevent any major injuries/deaths. what if a film threw a cat off a roof without any padding on the bottom and it died? an accident? what if a film made a dog swim a long distance with no safety crew and it drowned? an accident? now what if an actor had to roll down the stairs without any protective gear or first aid and they died? still an accident?

things like wires snapping, parachutes not opening, safety nets falling, car brakes malfunctioning, etc, are all accidents. even if they didn't do it to purposefully hurt the horse, would they really have not known the consequences? can you really tell me that if you were a director/stunt coordinator, you wouldn't think tying wires to a horse's legs and neck and yanking it down while it's running would injure it? i'm not sure if that could ever sound like an accident to me tbh. again, i don't have an opinion as to whether the show "deserved" to get cancelled or not (most likely not), but i don't think i could excuse that as an accident, especially with how much planning goes into filming.

how could it have been an accident if they tied ropes around its legs and neck to yank it to the floor, devastatingly injuring its spine, and leaving it to suffer for a week before it died? that's not something that accidentally happens. i'm just about sure they knew what would've happened (you know...yanking a horse to the ground with ropes while it's running) but simply didn't care, nor for the safety of the hospitalized stunt double. yeah it's sad to have a drama cancelled, but they literally killed a horse for a single drama scene. it's pretty clear it wasn't an accident, it was animal abuse. if it were an animal scene and they truly cared, there would be no possibility of the animal getting injured or even close to dying. please don't try to make light of the situation by saying it could've been an "accident" when it clearly wasn't.

the whole cancel or not cancel thing is an entirely different argument that i don't have an opinion on, but it was definitely not an accident

it honestly does kind of have both. it was "happy" because they technically took the cult down, but also "bittersweet" because her dad wasn't able to be saved from the cult's ideals

it started off strong, but quickly dove into repetitive territory. it probably had to do with the shortened length, but compared to season 1, a lot of the youkai didn't get the development they needed for us to really care. the format was pretty much: mio gets taken advantage of, sharehouse saves her, evil youkai cured, next ep. unlike s1, we barely get any insight into these youkai nor why we should care about them.

also, compared to s1, mio quite evidently regresses as a character. rather than grow to become a stronger, more independent woman that makes her own decisions, she's pushed back into her naive, confused, helpless state that doesn't improve at all. i'm hoping she'll improve in the movie, though i doubt she could reach the level she was at at the end of s1 within a single movie. so yeah, pretty disappointing, but at least this season kept the same feel and youkai storytelling of the first. it's still the found family that we all know and love, even if it wasn't as good.

omg giving me bad & crazy vibes. anything with cws or ssk i'm all in, esp a dark comedy

that's actually what i do too. sometimes i watch some with the intention to drop or to just "browse the pilot" and i end up loving it. then i put my "browsed pilots" in their own "on-hold" list.

true, that's why i aim for 3-5 because at least you get a good feel for it, yet it's long enough in to be out of the intro. you usually wouldn't even last to 5 if there was nothing worthwhile to continue for

omg i remember when this only had like 2k watchers while it was airing and i look back to see 40k now. it's certainly blown up wow.

i used to be a heavy pilot dropper. i'd watch only the pilot and based on how i felt about it, i'd either continue watching or drop right away. however, after going back to rewatch some, i realized i could've easily missed some amazing dramas just from judging the first ep.

obviously a drama should have a good first impression and appeal to you early, but some of the best dramas i've watched earned my love and respect over time. some need to take time to set things up, others simply have a rocky start with a worthwhile payoff, or some even only become likable after a certain episode/event. nowadays i find that 3-5 eps are a long enough indication of whether i'll enjoy the rest or not (only if i can bear because some are just SO boring).

but of course, everyone should watch and drop as they please because time is money and money is time. why watch something unenjoyable? why risk wasting time on a drama that may or may not appeal to you?

Did I miss something? Why did IU back out?

to my star wasn't one of the first k-bls, but it was one of the biggest ones that blew up and led them to have the whole bl-craze they have now. i haven't watched most of the newer k-bls (except semantic error) but i imagine that k-bls have only gotten better and longer since this one.

but tbh, a lot of k-bls are kind of worse than this one...i wouldn't recommend a lot of the older ones ngl. maybe only where your eyes linger to see where it started. other than that, i'd stay with the newer ones lol

still one of the best mls