JH, haven't you killed someone with your call recently. Will you ever learn. (That face he made after she casually reminded him about cheating on her and that high-pitched rant when she used him as a bait tells me he won't.)
Will or will he not fall low enough to reach the nucleus of the Earth and dig somewhere south of Uruguay by the end of the show? That's the real question.
(Bonus question: which feature is more ridicuous for a psychiatric ward gown: a detailed embroidery or a long tie to hang oneself on?) (Bonus tidbit of an useless knowledge: it happens to be Zara.)
Mayuko had a full make-over in a skip between 3rd and 4th episode and suddenly she and Sosuke (and part-timer) are a thing. Em's betrayal feels rushed too. Why are they even competing if their targets and achievable level of craftmanship are of a completely different leagues?
I only watched first three episodes and don't know the book. Acting is good. Characters are diversivied and likable so far. The story seems generic and painfully overblown, but it's just a start, so what do I know.
What stops me from watching further is uneven quality of the visual side, but I'm a prop freak, so maybe it won't be an issue for others. Interiors are built, but cityscapes, perspectives of palaces, gates people are walking through etc are mostly CGI-ed. Badly and distractingly. Textiles are fine, but armours, accesories and so on look off (don't have proper texture and weight, objects look like they were casted from plastic or styrofoam and painted, they are too smooth and flat. The same goes for interior decorations). CGI-ed fantastic creatures and pets are better than what I'm used to in cdramas.
First time when I'd like to be spoiled and know what's there to fill 55 eps, the opening sequence is almost spoiler free.
WTF? I'm not understanding this drama, please give me some spoilers (in the comment) .... I'm getting…
Which part don't you follow? Have you tried checking episode recaps on dramabeans?
It's supposed to be confusing on an early stage, some things aren't revealed/confirmed until the middle or so. So don't be discouraged if everyone seems crazy or the narrative unreliable (because it is).
again a drama where I just DON'T understand why 3 guys would fall for our female lead...! I like seol but…
I have the opposite issue, she's too perfect. Is there anything she can't do? Olympic shooter, vet, resourceful do-anything girl, a freedom fighter in her past life and a singer. I probably missed something. She has no serious faults - being a quitter is explained by the whole past life memories situation, it only works in a dramaworld and in some sense makes her even cooler (compare: setting someone as an orphan as a way to romanticize a character).
But how is she not pretty? Especially in that singing scene.
Important part missing from the synopsis:
MC is a tech-graduate specializing in textile technology. Her dream is to develop new kinds of fabric, but due to misunderstanding she ends up in a handmade lingerie atelier. Her boss deems her tacky and not beautiful enough for the company image, forcing her to change.
Can we have a honourable mention for Master: God of Noodles? It's a serious, revenge drama if you haven't guessed.
/Now that I look at the poster, it even looks like those men were dissolving in a broth.
Why is the rating so low? It's not that terrible as it may sound.
The concept is ridiculous, true. Seeing so-so man telling a woman she MUST do this or that or look specific way to be a full member of a society is straight repulsive. Cultural differences, I guess.
The heroine is yet another speciman of a mousy, self-concious girl fixated on not being like other girls. She repeats over and over how she couldn't connect with her famale classmates because all they were talking about were cute lipglosses and skirts, and she, poor soul, had to sit in the corner and play with the chemistry models. She doesn't believe in love, lacks social skills and any sense of aesthetics. Because figuring out a dress code and emulating current trends takes some serious research, doesn't it. When the lab she and her two equally clueless friends are working in gets purchased by a cosmetics company (together with some nanocelluse fiber to be used in the foundations), they need to make themselves presentable to match the company image. What they need is an attitude change and some confidence boost, not a carefully arranged scarf, but anyway. (And doing job they are paid for.)
The formula is as follows: faced with different and challenging social events like company parties, family weddings and so on three of them find themselves unfitting and decide to get an instant makeover using tips from glossy magazines and the Internet. They fail miserably. Some more socially-aware person comes to rescue and with a few master moves fixes everything, making them feel a little better about themselves. How embarrased would they be if someone catched them with the wrong type of earrings! Rinse and repeat.
With all that said, it's fun. Cringy and sad when you start to think about it, but fun nevertheless. Protagonists explore the intricacies of fullfilling the vision of an ideal woman and through a sequence of gags reach a conclusion, stating obvious things that still need to be said aloud from time to time (clutch bags ain't practical). /minor spoiler in 3,2,1! --->/ Mating rituals of the animals get mixed into the research, resulting in the heroine wearing dangling earrings, her hair pulled into a ponytail (all to attract males, she moves her head rytmically to accentuate the movement), wearing red shorts and dancing like a crane. You get the idea.
/forgot to add: they do need a hand, because prior to transferring to that company they were stuck in a vicious cirlce. No one paid attention to them, because they were too plain, but when they were trying to make an effort, it backfired and looked odd on them. So people were mocking them even more. Doomed if you do, damned if you don't situation.
Anyway, don't be discouraged with poor rating.
Many novel fans gave low ratings to FoTD bc they said the drama didn't exactly follows the novel, but truthfully…
I guess those kind of characters are easily misjudged by the viewers and it's the actor who portays them who takes the blame. They're deviced as composed, but some people see them more as expressionless and don't bother digging deeper.
just finished ep 6... and i think i'm dropping it...... reading the reviews i thought it'll be a good…
I saw the first ep back when it aired, but didn't followed it and only thought of picking it up again when the reviews turned well. Thanks for taking my question seriously anyway :) There are many shows of similar kind in which the first part is done in case of the week format and the story only picks up later. Those introductory episode cast a light on the protagonists, but since I care more for the villain, they don't interest me that much.
Will or will he not fall low enough to reach the nucleus of the Earth and dig somewhere south of Uruguay by the end of the show? That's the real question.
(Bonus question: which feature is more ridicuous for a psychiatric ward gown: a detailed embroidery or a long tie to hang oneself on?) (Bonus tidbit of an useless knowledge: it happens to be Zara.)
What stops me from watching further is uneven quality of the visual side, but I'm a prop freak, so maybe it won't be an issue for others. Interiors are built, but cityscapes, perspectives of palaces, gates people are walking through etc are mostly CGI-ed. Badly and distractingly. Textiles are fine, but armours, accesories and so on look off (don't have proper texture and weight, objects look like they were casted from plastic or styrofoam and painted, they are too smooth and flat. The same goes for interior decorations). CGI-ed fantastic creatures and pets are better than what I'm used to in cdramas.
First time when I'd like to be spoiled and know what's there to fill 55 eps, the opening sequence is almost spoiler free.
It's supposed to be confusing on an early stage, some things aren't revealed/confirmed until the middle or so. So don't be discouraged if everyone seems crazy or the narrative unreliable (because it is).
But how is she not pretty? Especially in that singing scene.
MC is a tech-graduate specializing in textile technology. Her dream is to develop new kinds of fabric, but due to misunderstanding she ends up in a handmade lingerie atelier. Her boss deems her tacky and not beautiful enough for the company image, forcing her to change.
/Now that I look at the poster, it even looks like those men were dissolving in a broth.
The concept is ridiculous, true. Seeing so-so man telling a woman she MUST do this or that or look specific way to be a full member of a society is straight repulsive. Cultural differences, I guess.
The heroine is yet another speciman of a mousy, self-concious girl fixated on not being like other girls. She repeats over and over how she couldn't connect with her famale classmates because all they were talking about were cute lipglosses and skirts, and she, poor soul, had to sit in the corner and play with the chemistry models. She doesn't believe in love, lacks social skills and any sense of aesthetics. Because figuring out a dress code and emulating current trends takes some serious research, doesn't it. When the lab she and her two equally clueless friends are working in gets purchased by a cosmetics company (together with some nanocelluse fiber to be used in the foundations), they need to make themselves presentable to match the company image. What they need is an attitude change and some confidence boost, not a carefully arranged scarf, but anyway. (And doing job they are paid for.)
The formula is as follows: faced with different and challenging social events like company parties, family weddings and so on three of them find themselves unfitting and decide to get an instant makeover using tips from glossy magazines and the Internet. They fail miserably. Some more socially-aware person comes to rescue and with a few master moves fixes everything, making them feel a little better about themselves. How embarrased would they be if someone catched them with the wrong type of earrings! Rinse and repeat.
With all that said, it's fun. Cringy and sad when you start to think about it, but fun nevertheless. Protagonists explore the intricacies of fullfilling the vision of an ideal woman and through a sequence of gags reach a conclusion, stating obvious things that still need to be said aloud from time to time (clutch bags ain't practical). /minor spoiler in 3,2,1! --->/ Mating rituals of the animals get mixed into the research, resulting in the heroine wearing dangling earrings, her hair pulled into a ponytail (all to attract males, she moves her head rytmically to accentuate the movement), wearing red shorts and dancing like a crane. You get the idea.
/forgot to add: they do need a hand, because prior to transferring to that company they were stuck in a vicious cirlce. No one paid attention to them, because they were too plain, but when they were trying to make an effort, it backfired and looked odd on them. So people were mocking them even more. Doomed if you do, damned if you don't situation.
Anyway, don't be discouraged with poor rating.