I'm not a 'shipper'. In my cohort/culture that's barely a thing. Plus this isn't one of those 'choose your own adventure' books for small children. We don't get to decide the story. I would like to think that the story makes logical sense (within the world-building already established) so I don't much care who plays which part, as long as it makes sense. My concerns:
I hope the new actress conveys the FL as having the same overall personality as the current actress - otherwise, the unappetising 'fall in love with the soul' people are clearly talking bollocks; and
- I hope the reshooting/editing of the final scenes didn't introduce any tropes or other bollocks to make the denoument more palatable for the squeakers. The story needs to be clean and true.
I wonder how the Rom will be between Jang Uk and Naksu. It's acting though, not so much expected.
Yes, one doesn't fall in love with someone's soul (read: personality, as souls don't really exist) though I appreciate that in this story one might have to ignore that fact.
Of course, the actress that played Naksu in the first episode is very pretty so its not like Jang Uk has to start macking on a Jabba the Hutt lookalike.
"Kim Hae Sook will give life to the role of the mother-in-law of Queen Im Hwa Ryeong. Although he loves the King a lot, he doesn't have the same feeling toward his grandchildren, the princes. "
I wonder why Baboon's mild knee scrapes have them going into meltdowns more appropriate for gunshot wounds? And why, now Kim 'loves' Baby Mafia, he's keeping him on short rations?
Because people have different opinions and this is the place to express them, despite 'Wookie' (simper, drool)…
I think the relentless slavering is worthy of poking fun at, myself. Particularly when any attempt to discuss the actual drama (e,g. bad writing) IS derailed by the same mad fans.
FWIW I think his acting is fine in this (as it is in most things). It's not amazing, like those actors who disappear into the character (e.g. Lee Je-hoon) but it's decent. But the drama itself is a little bland. I kind of expected a Move to Heaven or Tomorrow and I got . . . well. this.
I've not yet seen Jung So Min turn in a performance that's anything less than 100%. She's one of those actors who become the character (see also Shin Hae Sun and Lee Je-hoon).
Tsundere male lead Faithful secretary/timid female lead Pointlessly violent female lead Drunken vomiting Fake relationship Forced Cohabitation Amnesia Screeching fangirls (over a man who runs a crappy cram school, wtf?) Fatal illness that turns out to be not so fatal Traumatic childhood Orphan Country people are decent Corporate plotting (quite a bit of it and all over the place) ML flashes the cash, like, LOTS Evil, deluded SFL who everyone is friends with by the end FL makes ML lunch. In the shape of hearts (I think I might have been sick in my mouth a bit there). Lots and lots and LOTS of product placement Everyone gets forgiven in the end, including those who are corrupt, have attempted murder (for no discernable reason), etc
The leads were charming but the writing was a mish-mash of strung-together tropes (none of them in the least bit 'subverted' by the way) from a rookie writer and a director largely known for crap.
I used to love Song Hye Kyo back in the early 2000s but recently, her drama picks aren't that great which is why…
I wonder if she'll do any, well, acting in this or will she use the 'cold character' excuse to just stand there staring blankly, like she's having a stroke?
I hope the new actress conveys the FL as having the same overall personality as the current actress - otherwise, the unappetising 'fall in love with the soul' people are clearly talking bollocks; and
- I hope the reshooting/editing of the final scenes didn't introduce any tropes or other bollocks to make the denoument more palatable for the squeakers. The story needs to be clean and true.
Of course, the actress that played Naksu in the first episode is very pretty so its not like Jang Uk has to start macking on a Jabba the Hutt lookalike.
'She' loves the King a lot, not 'he'.
FWIW I think his acting is fine in this (as it is in most things). It's not amazing, like those actors who disappear into the character (e.g. Lee Je-hoon) but it's decent. But the drama itself is a little bland. I kind of expected a Move to Heaven or Tomorrow and I got . . . well. this.
Let's check the tropes here:
Tsundere male lead
Faithful secretary/timid female lead
Pointlessly violent female lead
Drunken vomiting
Fake relationship
Forced Cohabitation
Amnesia
Screeching fangirls (over a man who runs a crappy cram school, wtf?)
Fatal illness that turns out to be not so fatal
Traumatic childhood
Orphan
Country people are decent
Corporate plotting (quite a bit of it and all over the place)
ML flashes the cash, like, LOTS
Evil, deluded SFL who everyone is friends with by the end
FL makes ML lunch. In the shape of hearts (I think I might have been sick in my mouth a bit there).
Lots and lots and LOTS of product placement
Everyone gets forgiven in the end, including those who are corrupt, have attempted murder (for no discernable reason), etc
The leads were charming but the writing was a mish-mash of strung-together tropes (none of them in the least bit 'subverted' by the way) from a rookie writer and a director largely known for crap.