I've been noticing that the Thai dramas that I rated pretty high, have pretty low MDL ratings. The standard doesn't seem to compare to K-/C-/J-dramas, so I guess I gotta check out the 7.5+ range from now on.
When I saw stills of this I thought it could be an adaptation of How To Get Away With Murder, and I was so excited that I screamed. Sadly, it's not, though. Crime and Law dramas are, with a few exceptions, not usually my style, but maybe I'll check this out for Kim Bum.
It's cute, light-hearted and a little slow, too. You'll really get to know some character quirks and all, but what I like the most is seeing Han Bi Soo slowly falling for her. You can point to the exact moments whenever his heart trembles for her. Though, I don't really need Kang Min Hyuk for the plot. Especially, since he's a main role, so there's going to be too much triangle relationship things that I usually dislike.
I am so glad I read your comment, it saved me the time of saying it myself! The fact that the FL forgives the…
Yes, it was crazy. For a minute at the end I really thought that maybe Bow won't forgive him, maybe she realized she should just go back overseas and continue her study, away from all the toxic influence of her family, friends and him. But of course not, she hasn't been the smartest throughout the show, why expect it at the end? I mean, the only reason and the moment she fell for him was when he forced a kiss on her - suddenly he became her safe haven, even though he continuously abused her and her life was multiple times in danger because of him. And Tos said he was sorry for the way he had treated her, but there was no reflection of those words in his actions.
It was an absolute shit show. I enjoyed it somehow because I kept wondering if it could get any worse. And to be honest, not even one episode let me down. This is really the most problematic drama that I've ever seen and a happy ending would've been if they had gone their separate ways. It's the most toxic relationship possible: from rape allegations and threatening, to forced marriage to kidnapping, Stockholm syndrome, physical and mental abuse to continuous lies and tricks, misunderstandings and horrible communication and death threats. Every character had more weaknesses than strengths, and the only one with (a somewhat reasonable) character development was killed off. Surprisingly, I didn't have much blood pressure, I was shocked but never mad, and at the end of the finale episode I realized it was because no matter how terrible everything was that Baitong did, she was only a plot device - the real villain of this is Khun Tos, who deserves an award for the most abusive male lead of a romantic show I've witnessed in my nearly ten years of drama watching, and I could only roll my eyes at how easily he was forgiven for everything.
Honestly, the development and growth of their relationship and character may be the best I've seen for a contemporary romance story like this one. The plot is nothing new, but in its execution there is really nothing to complain about. Also, the chemistry of the leads is outstanding
I can't count the amount of problematic plot lines and devices that were used ... the whole premise in itself is just a major red flag. I'm still watching because I'm curious as to how they want to convince us and even the fictional characters that it's not so bad or that forgiveness was rightfully given. I'm starting ep 12, and I'm really getting a headache
Everybody kept saying the anime is better, but I've watched almost 30 episodes and I still think the drama is much better fleshed out in plot and character and relationship development. The fights are better in the anime, but in the drama the fights are more realistic: Tang San is just too perfect from the beginning on, I prefer that he has much more to learn here and there is more focus on teamwork, especially since everybody keeps saying that Blue Silver Plant is a useless magic.
Though, I don't really need Kang Min Hyuk for the plot. Especially, since he's a main role, so there's going to be too much triangle relationship things that I usually dislike.
And Tos said he was sorry for the way he had treated her, but there was no reflection of those words in his actions.
Surprisingly, I didn't have much blood pressure, I was shocked but never mad, and at the end of the finale episode I realized it was because no matter how terrible everything was that Baitong did, she was only a plot device - the real villain of this is Khun Tos, who deserves an award for the most abusive male lead of a romantic show I've witnessed in my nearly ten years of drama watching, and I could only roll my eyes at how easily he was forgiven for everything.