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honestly, if i were her, i'd get so fed up with having to deal with the police again too. i'd just want to get it all over with LMAO even if i looked suspicious af.

they do say it in the tags as "slight romance." i think vincenzo has it, but it isn't in one of the top tags sadly.

but that's the thing though. if people can't question why some need to watch romance as a requirement to watch a show, then why do they question the people that want to watch shows without any romance whatsoever? i've been asked SO many times how/why i'd ever prefer to watch a show without romance and it's just because sometimes i'm not in the mood yk?

people aren't against those who watch shows with romance as a requirement, they're just tired of that line because when someone asks that question then that's all the show becomes: a romance. regardless of how good the show is, how amazing the writing is, how incredible the acting is, when someone asks that it's simply reducing everything down to whether there are shippable characters or not. you have every right to love and ask whether it has romance, but in turn, others have every right to get tired of seeing it over and over again.

to me, it almost feels similar to if i went to a romance and asked "are the main characters hot? i'll only watch if they're hot." i have every right to only watch if the main characters are "hot," but that's what i'm reducing the show down to: whether they're hot or not. obviously if i asked that, people wouldn't like it.

at least questions like "what's the relationship dynamic between the leads?" or even something like "if there's any romance, which characters is it between?" feel more personalized than just "is there romance?" which makes it feel more like you're watching just BECAUSE there's romance than for the show or characters itself. and if it's someone's favorite drama because of something other than the romance, it can get upsetting seeing people only care about it because of a ship.

but this is all entirely my own opinion. of course you can feel free to agree or disagree. i'm not blaming or accusing you or anything. this is purely just me trying to clarify my view on this. i'm not intending on "arguing" or anything so i apologize if anything comes off as aggressive or offensive. it's hard to control tone from typing online.

i think it's mostly because people are sick of everything having romance. no matter if the genre is romance, comedy, action, mystery, friendship, sports, fantasy, action, etc, it almost always has some kind of romance in it. not everyone likes romance or can relate to it in any way so it's refreshing to see dramas that have none at all (or even hint at it).

vincenzo worked because the whole point was that it was a genre mix, but a lot of others aren't, yet they still throw in some couple just because. though i'm not sure i even enjoyed their romance tbh. i honestly think i would've liked it better without. plus, vincenzo is a lot longer than most so they can sneak in romance a lot easier. i personally don't like seeing romance in most action/thrillers because almost 99% of the time they just do it so the woman becomes the man's "weakness" and she's probably kidnapped or smth. tired of it.

i also think a lot of people get tired of seeing the line "does this have romance in it?" because not everything needs romance to make something good or watchable. sometimes adding a forced romance can take away from someone's experience (aka people who don't like romance or aren't in the mood). it can make it less relatable, less realistic, and less immersive. if you go into a show expecting to watch an exciting crime thriller only to have to sit through romance when that's the one genre you wanted to escape, you probably wouldn't enjoy the show very much, especially if it negatively affects the protagonists.

for this show, the romance seems very secondary and according to the webtoon there shouldn't even be any romance at all. when nearly every kdrama includes some kind of romance, sometimes all people want to do is escape it. even with dramas that don't include romance, two characters could look at each other and fans would ship them. there are always more relationship types than romantic. imagine in every single romcom, halfway through someone gets murdered and they have to figure out who killed them. it'd feel so out of place. that's what romance can feel like in non-romance dramas. it's not what i wanted to watch.

and while i'm genuinely happy you've found the genre you love most, not everyone loves the same thing. you might be a big romance fan, i might be a big mystery fan, someone else might be a big sports fan, they all don't need to mix. adding romance might make it better for you and it might make it worse for me. you asked why more people are against romance nowadays? simply because not everyone likes romance. even if there's a little bit.

this show made me look at minnie in a new light. now i genuinely adore her whereas before i used to only just casually like her

this drama really gives me similar vibes to mr. queen tbh. the slapstick comedy, the over-the-top female lead, the serious yet warm-hearted male lead, the back-and-forth with VERY unlikable villains, some star-crossed lovers romance, kind of revenge, the quick mood/genre changes, and even the longer series length. i can't stop thinking about how similar they are now ever since i made the initial comparison.

i miss this show so much

i'm honestly happier with a rushed ending than a slow af dragged out one.
at least i'll be able to watch the rushed one lmao.

this isn't the type of drama you can call "good" or "bad," people just enjoy watching it. it's a lighthearted, cliché, and comical romance. it's not gonna be a masterpiece so no need to go into it expecting one, even if it has high praise or a high rating. if you don't like it, it's just not your thing or you were expecting something else. doesn't mean it sucks. let people like what they like. sometimes it's nice to just turn your brain off and watch a cute fluff.

i don't really understand why they built the second lead so much instead of the main lead. they could've given at least a few more scenes to sort of justify why fml likes him, but like.......while i thought it ended nicely, it really took me out of it around eps 10-15 cuz it made absolutely no sense to me. at one point i nearly forgot he was the main love interest. at least eps 16-20 picked the show back up. vivian is a great actress, i must say.

i was just so confused cuz after the time skip, she called him her boyfriend after he drove to her and i was like ??? BOYFRIEND WHAT???

the ending was definitely not as bad as other kdramas i've seen. yeah it didn't feel complete, but it's wayyyyyy better than having some bad/sad/lame ending.

but what ever happened to sunghoon's proposal? did she just not accept or something? lol

it just finished airing. give it some time before the post-airing negative reviews roll in one by one

i do love him a lot, but wow. when you think of him you'd only really think of iotnbo, my love from another star, moon embracing, and maybe dream high and secretly greatly. and while the first three are no doubt huge dramas, it's strange to think that those three alone are able to make him the highest paid korean actor compared to countless other popular actors with subjectively more impressive resumés.

omg i didn't even know he was in there :00 i'll try watching it then

do min ik is still my favorite drama character ever

oh okay that makes so much more sense now. thank you so much for answering. i could never really wrap my head around that one aspect of it T^T

omg thank you so much for your in-depth response. i think i understand it again? everything is ringing a bell LOL, but wow time travel is so freaking complicated.

but let's say LZW in 2019 was just like "no i don't want to get on the plane, i just want to go live with HYX" and then continued in the 2019 timeline. i know this would prevent the time loop from happening again where he goes back into his original 2008 body and it would prevent ever saving MJJ or CYR, but would it technically be possible? wouldn't HYX just remain in her own body and LZW remain in WQS's body in 2019? (just a hypothetical question)

more main roles NOW !!!

what would've happened if younger LZW didn't get on the plane though? i know it would've broken the time loop, but what negative repercussions would it have had? it's not like LZW knew HYX was going to be able to save CYR so why didn't he ever just refuse to get on? (it's been a while since i watched so i'm trying to remember what happened and why)

a good amount of cute romance and a bittersweet ending. it's not exactly happy, but there's a little bit of hope in the last few mins. i'd say that despite the ending, the main couple are worth it though