The house seen in In the winter the wind blows has been used multiple times as well but I can’t remember in which other drama right now. The house I man to man as well has been used in other dramas (help me mdl!) These are the 2 that come to mind after reading your article
Pls don’t get me wrong, I’m not condemning the reality of people like Sang Tae and Gang Tae existing. My point…
I agree. Autism tends to be depicted as high functioning and not low or medium. This is indeed one exemple and should not be generalised. Although yes it was used as an emotional trigger, you can’t negate the fact that it is an effort to portray such condition in a society that is not really educated about it.
I have to respond about the first drama you mentioned. I have an autistic son so that was my main reason to start watching this drama. I think that the writers faced two challenges: portray a character with a lifelong condition that is defined as a spectrum. Meaning that every autistic person is going to be different. So there is no right or wrong here. Just maybe avoid the cliches “ à la Rainman”. That’s the first point. The other point was, for me as a westerner, the impact on the Korean culture. Don’t kill me i might be wrong but I feel that the Asian world sees disability as something highly debilitating in terms of social status. Hence the probable burden for the brother. In conclusion, I was very moved, and cried when watching this drama because some of Sang Tae’s struggles are so close to home and the journey the brothers take together to free themselves of their personal traumas.
I really like this drama. A mix of high octane action scenes and cheesy by the book romantic ones. The main leads are really endearing but I prefer the chemistry between the second leads. It could have been perfect with the first leads actually look like they were in love. They are way to far apart for people like them : demanding and high risk jobs are generating a lot of emotions and they are too cool sometimes in front of each other. I also like the fact that they are equals. Most of the time in Asian dramas, the woman has to quit her career whenever she marries. That’s not the case here and they are not hindering each other. Of course the parallel with Descendant of the sun is inevitable and you can’t deny it’s a selling point.
The house I man to man as well has been used in other dramas (help me mdl!)
These are the 2 that come to mind after reading your article
In conclusion, I was very moved, and cried when watching this drama because some of Sang Tae’s struggles are so close to home and the journey the brothers take together to free themselves of their personal traumas.
Of course the parallel with Descendant of the sun is inevitable and you can’t deny it’s a selling point.