Some aspects were amazing and hilarious while others were straight up revolting. It had a good run but suffers…
I couldn't enjoy the romanticization of full-on psycho stalking in the FL (at one point she hires a forklift to push the object of her sweaty affections over a cliff to their death) so didn't get to enjoy her 'romance' with the ML either.
But I can see how a lot of 'fans' might enjoy her character.
I wonder if it might have been better to cast a crappier actress as part 1 naksu? One of the blank-faced starers, perhaps (of which there are a few). The actress in this is doing fine with the material as written but the personality transplant is very jarring. From clever, adult, thoughtful, calm assassin to full-on hormonal teen?
Such a good story. I loved every moment of it. I particularly liked that the supporting cast were so well-fleshed out and lovely, that cases were moving. the romance was light-touch and adult (rather than the often twee and cringe that kdramas are known for) - and that 'connection' between the clients . . . wow.
I started watching today and I'm already on episode 5, I don't understand the low rating. Many people don't like…
I didn't like the FL's need to be constantly, dangerously drunk (walking into traffic, needing to be 'saved') but I like her character apart from that.
This wasn't as good as the French version but was far better than the insipid English one:
Good: the acting was decent, the guest stars were real stars, it was a story for grown-ups (unlike the twee and squeaky Shitting Stars), and the characters - most of them - were flawed but quite likable. Also, the stories were decent (though they were mostly identical to the original, sometimes to a fault). When they 'Koreanised' those stories - swapping out spoilt Chaebol heiress for elderly pervert, for example, it worked even better. Also, Stephen Noh.
Bad: the pacing was off - the show (apart from the title sequence) seemed to lack the energy and humor of the original. Also, the character of Hyun Joo - what was that? She shuffled around with a face like a wet weekend in 90% of her scenes. Ugh.
It's because the actual attractiveness of Korean actors is completely divorced from the appearance of the characters…
"They also love to make being handsome the defining characteristic of a male character"
And don't forget the inevitable scene where hordes of women in the workplace/school/street are in groups' loudly and breathily screeching about how 'handsome' he is when the bugger walks by.
I never quite understand why the blurbs for Korean dramas waste words on describing how handsome (or pretty) the characters are. 1. It adds nothing to one's understanding of the story 2. We can SEE that they're handsome/pretty (if they are), it's not like this is radio, and 3. It cheapens them - it makes them read like dime store romances. Ugh.
But I can see how a lot of 'fans' might enjoy her character.
Good: the acting was decent, the guest stars were real stars, it was a story for grown-ups (unlike the twee and squeaky Shitting Stars), and the characters - most of them - were flawed but quite likable. Also, the stories were decent (though they were mostly identical to the original, sometimes to a fault). When they 'Koreanised' those stories - swapping out spoilt Chaebol heiress for elderly pervert, for example, it worked even better. Also, Stephen Noh.
Bad: the pacing was off - the show (apart from the title sequence) seemed to lack the energy and humor of the original. Also, the character of Hyun Joo - what was that? She shuffled around with a face like a wet weekend in 90% of her scenes. Ugh.
And don't forget the inevitable scene where hordes of women in the workplace/school/street are in groups' loudly and breathily screeching about how 'handsome' he is when the bugger walks by.