Personally, I love it. I love the mystery, I love the bits of humour, I love the visuals, I love the pacing, I love the 'between two worlds' feel that is so reminiscent of W. Hyun Bin is perfectly cast, and I'm looking forward to seeing PSH get more to do next week. The only thing that lets the side down a little is the Candy/Chaebol setup. But I can see why they would choose a familiar character trope to anchor a story which is completely new and different for dramaland.
This was a 9/10 for me right until the end. Then they skipped his self-acceptance and her acceptance of his unadorned self, which is the real resolution the drama needed. Heck, they even skipped his freakin’ face! Was he, like, not available for filming that day or what?
What is it with Seo Kang Joon and controversial/disappointing dramas? AYHT seems like a fluke at this point. The boy is beautiful, he can really act... I just don’t get it.
Really strong start got me highly invested, great final episodes brought it to a satisfying close. The middle, though, was really pretty draggy. They revisit the same pain points a lot. It becomes exhausting living through all that fear and sadness alongside the characters. Hyun Moo, though, is amazing, and he keeps you keeping on through.
If you can get over the fact that *dementia doesn’t work that way* there is a lot to enjoy in this drama. It is full of cliches, yes, but the cute chemistry, the laughs and the bittersweet, nostalgic feeling more than make up for it.
Great drama with a weird last episode. They killed all the tension too fast and replaced it with cutesy filler. Like the king and queen rekindling their romance? Spare me. Also Hong Shim's random decision to sacrifice for Yul and her equally sudden turnaround. She was okay with loving him when everyone was in danger but she wasn't okay with it once everything was fine? She didn't truly understand just how much he loved her until she read his diary? Makes no sense.
The only thing that bothered me about this week's episodes: how could Mister Gong not consider staying for Chan's sake alone, regardless of what was going on with Seo Ri? Seeing that poor heartbroken puppy so worried about losing his uncle made me think Woo Jin would stay in town just for his sake. In the end, Chan's feelings didn't seem to affect his decision at all, really, which felt like a character misstep considering he was crying over Chan's win minutes earlier.
I watched this drama because I was curious about the hype around Yang Se Jong. It left me wondering what the big deal was. Now I'm halfway through 30 but 17 and I Get It. He is so cute. He has the same gentle quality in that drama as he does here, but the difference is that here the script is doing him a criminal disservice. It makes me more annoyed at this drama now, in retrospect, than I was at the time I watched it.
In korean, F spelled as P because no F alphabet. Written as Fang (english), it is true if we hear people call…
I’m aware of the f/p issue and the pronunciation aspect. It’s just that Fang is the kind of name you would usually give to a big, scary dog and Peng suggests something cute and sweet. So I’m wondering, does the dog have a ‘tough’ name in an ironic way? Even if they sound exactly the same in Korean, in English both names have a very different vibe.
This show was my crack, pretty much for the entire duration of its run. Things slowed down a tiny bit towards the end there, but even then it was more gripping than most other dramas. This is a show of cheesy thrills and moments of badassery, plus plenty of laughs and so many feels. Both versions of Shin are complex, unique and fascinating characters, brought to life by a revelatory Seo Kang Joon.
It's kind of hilarious that this movie has the same age rating as most dramas. So teens can handle cigarettes, swearing and unblurred knives at the cinema but not on TV? o_=
Re: the movie itself, though, all I can say is WOW. Another great Korean suspense flick that left me creeped out and mind blown in equal measure. Recommended for people who liked Oldboy and A Tale of Two Sisters.
This drama had a lot of potential, but there was really no tension, no sense of working for anything. It was a…
“A lot of reward scenes didn’t feel earned.” You hit the nail on the head. I really enjoyed this drama but watching it did feel like skipping the main course and only having dessert for dinner.
A: annoyed beyond belief
Re: the movie itself, though, all I can say is WOW. Another great Korean suspense flick that left me creeped out and mind blown in equal measure. Recommended for people who liked Oldboy and A Tale of Two Sisters.