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I highly recommend A Graceful Liar which is airing right now. It absolutely does NOT have the budget or aesthetics of a normal daily drama. Also, we're seeing a villain origin story with the FL, which is also pretty new to me! I'm begging you to watch it because I'm already obsessed with it and the vibes are incredible there too.

I agree with everything you said, though. Jang Shin-Young isn't a bad actress (watch Thorn Flower and Golden Empire, she's good in both and amazing in Thorn Flower), but she is awful here. I blame the script and the characters. So the script lol and the pacing. It's all over the place. Either too much is happening or nothing is happening at all. No stakes, no proper development, it's just people doing things. I'll give the music a good score, though.

Young-Chae said her real dad's last name was Shin. I don't know if Ha-Neul knows either. We haven't seen his father "Ju" either!

No, Young-Chae/Victoria's father is someone else. They're half-siblings.

It's a possibility. So many people hated The Two Sisters (and there was also a LOT going on behind the scenes too, similar to Woman in a Veil), so KBS likely investigated it and decided to start from scratch, possibly. Then KBS2 redeemed themselves with Cinderella Game.

Really? I didn't know that.

Also, I understand the context of "Intimate Ripley" now. Ripley refers to Ripley Syndrome, a trait of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD, aka sociopathy.) It's also a reference to Tom Ripley, protagonist of the Ripley books. He's a villain protagonist: a psychopath, a con artist, and a serial killer.

So this must be Cha Jung-Won's villain origin story. We're following a villain FL here (the start of one, right now.) Intimate could refer to the relationships she has/had with the different characters.

Doesn't Good Luck! have a bunch of older people in it, anyways? I don't mind dramas with older characters as leads, but it looked so cringy...

I never even watched that one. And I still don't bother to!

I normally use Kocowa itself. Subs take FOREVER to come out though.

I simply can't invest my time in a drama I'm not enjoying 😭 there was one drama I dropped after only watching the first episode! I wouldn't mind watching in 2x speed, but I'd miss important details and get frustrated over that lol

No worries. I'll still be around here (maybe), possibly watching clips or previews (if I really want to.) 🥰

I'm gonna have to drop this drama. Loved it at first, but everything is starting to irritate me now. I thought Lucia was growing as a character, but NOPE! Right back to square one. The ML? Let's not even talk about him. Even the villains aren't smart. It's frustrating. It's a mess. And I had MUCH higher hopes for this since I liked The Women's Room... I'm disappointed. Maybe I'll pick it back up like I did with Queen's House (20 times better), but right now? I don't think so.

I barely drop dramas. You have to absolutely SUCK story-wise and piss me off in order for me to drop it. Somehow this drama has done all of the above. Congratulations. Clap, clap, clap, as my k-drama critic jagiya says.

Nah, the acting is mid in general. Ji Hyun-Woo is ESPECIALLY bad. He's awful here (and this is probably my first time seeing him.) You can easily drop the drama then lol

Editing mistake... or maybe it was wiped off???

Jeez man, it's the first damn episode! 😭 The kids aren't that good to me, but we'll see... bro really came out the gates hating on the show lmfao

It's very slow (and kinda weirdly paced?) at the moment, maybe the next episode will be better.

No k-drama is realistic, to be fair.

Very true and same for me, Cinderella Game made up for it, and Queen's House was even better. And I'm definitely enjoying this one!

Same. They really made the comeback of a decade lol now I want SBS daily dramas to come back...

EDIT: I think Snow White's Revenge showed an upgrade in budget at first. The plot... fell apart, but I liked the directing there.

I thought you were being mean till I watched the episode 😭 maybe his character is supposed to be like that, idk...

Great first episode! Some parts definitely dragged, but overall... I really liked it. Everyone seems so shady. That stylist's face is bugging me for some reason though. 😂 I'm getting the vibe that SY isn't who she claims to be. Definitely might turn out to be the main villain/final boss (to be completely blunt, I'm sick of her playing sweet good heroines and I want her to play a ruthless, scheming, and heartless villain- she's capable of it based on her performance in Penthouse) based on what I've seen & heard so far. But Eugene is doing amazing. I don't think I've ever seen her play a character like this before.

I love the directing and wardrobe too! Editing was a bit weird, but I'm sure it'll improve (or maybe it was for aesthetic reasons?)

I really can't wait for Jung-Won to turn evil, man. The characters are really grey or evil too. I can't stand Nan-Sook with her stupid headscarf and her ridiculous lipstick!