Seriously? so many loved this drama so much? I watched the first episode and I'm at the edge of dropping it. came…
Well, she is annoying at first but she changes for the better later. Though maybe not for good reasons at first so I don't even know if you'll like her. But you can also watch the story for the plot and not for the romance, it will still be very interesting.
Also I was reading through other comments and I agree please do not use rape as a means to be symbolic. If it's…
Calm down, please.
Ceki91, just calmly accept this one critic. I understand your point since, in french, we tend to often use hyperboles. But I noticed while speaking to native english-speakers that some words are usually understood for what it is and only that. The exemple I once came across was the word "agression" (like "Please, stop agressing me !"). In french, this term can be used for exemple when you speak to someone with anger. But when I used it in that context, the american woman I spoke to didn't understand what I meant. It seems to hold a stronger meaning in english.
I think we have kind of the same problem here, a simple misunderstanding due to different cultures and their usage of language.
i think you are exaggerating ^^; especially about the wrist grabs. I don]t know why but i feel like its more of…
I have to agree with Ceki91. The problem with this kind of scene being too present in dramas is that it slowy becomes the norm for whoever watches it. It's ok as long as you remember dramas are not the reality. Unfortunately, for younger audience, it's not always so evident.
A friend of mine had to go through the sudden kiss thing at her workplace. Believe me, unless it's someone you like, you will NEVER find it romantic. It can actually be quite scary. "What will he do the next time I see him ? How far does he intend to go ?" When it happened to me a few months later with someone I had just met, all I could think of was : "Get your disgusting saliva away from me !" That's the kind of question going through your head when you experience something like that. Nothing romantic. And in dramaland, it's not just the main character who does that. They often use it as a sort of confession. So it's like saying : "Let me first kiss you, you'll tell me after that if it's ok with you." For a man to take the initiative is okay, but he has to stop if the woman shows any sign of rejection. After this happened to my friend and I, I see the sudden kisses in a whole different light...
So TRUE ! If every guy thinking the girl might be in love with him acted like that, it would be frightening !…
You're right about that but sometimes western dramas tend to make the bad guy into someone "cool" for being like that which I don't like. One good point about most asian dramas is that even if the guy is bad at first, he becomes good and very nice at the end. Maybe not sweet but very caring.
(Personnally, I'm actually less invested in asian dramas about happy endings. Sometimes, you can just fell it's going to be a sad but beautiful ending, so it's still alright.)
So TRUE ! If every guy thinking the girl might be in love with him acted like that, it would be frightening ! (Rapes at every corner for sure...) I've been refraining from watching european/american TV series lately because there is usually a lot of useless violence and vulgarity in it. Blood, sex and drugs seems to be the new magic formula this days... Actually, I think physical abuse is also getting quite common in those too.
But, to go back to the main topic, this kind of scenes in asian dramas really bother me. I remember watching Hana Yori Dango and HATING the main character for that, I just could get into it. Idem for verbal abuse in Itazura na Kiss.
In Myung Wol the Spy, this was also the one scene I really hated. If an actor ever did that in front of the press in real life, his career would be over for sure. Why make it seems as if it's fine ? Yeah, people around him were shocked but no one tried to stop him, help her or call the police...
As for the hand-grabbing, it also bothers me but that depends on the circumstances. If done nicely, it can be seen as romantic but as soon as the hand-grabbing becomes a hand-dragging, it's disturbing. Seing that in real life, I would think the guy will have a tendency to hit his wife later on, thinking he owns her or something.
Personnally, I understand it that way :
This time, instead of going to Himalya because of his brother's death, Park Sun Woo is going earlier because of Joo Min Young. So my guess is, while he was going on a "second" honeymoon, he knew his brother was around here and went looking for him. That's how he could save him in time and he didn't have to travel back in time to save him. And so, he doesn't die in the past. Happy ending.
The images of the shadow above Park Jeong Woo's head in the first episode was just the ending of the drama. If not, it would mean Park Sun Woo watched his brother die. That wouldn't make any sense to me.
Second possibility is his brother died again so he went to look for the incense. But this doesn't fit in more than one way. I mean, he would still be stuck in 1993. Plus, he still remembers meeting himself when he was young so if he goes back in time, he has to do/tell the exact same things but he can't for he has no memory of what happened between him and Choi Jin Cheol in the alternate reality.
EDIT : Third theory I saw on comment bellow from @displacedmoon : "Sun Woo decides to "keep it simple" (this is from his commentary to himself on the plane in the last episode) by using the incense sticks once, in 2032, to save his brother. We see their mountaintop reunion in the last scene, when an older Sun Woo greets his brother with, "It's been a long time.""
Hmm... Can you please tell me after which episode it got interesting for you ? I watched the first two but I'm…
Thanks, I kept watching while fastforwarding some scenes when I got a little bored and it did get interesting. I'm currently watching episode 11 and now, I finally get what my problem is. For the very first time in more than 200 dramas, I'm having a second lead syndrome, rooting for the ghost girl... Well, I'll still watch the rest for the side story about her death, hoping I'll change my mind about the romance part T-T
Hmm... Can you please tell me after which episode it got interesting for you ? I watched the first two but I'm still not getting into it. I feel like nothing much happened yet. I'm reluctant to drop it because of all the good comments but if it's just a matter of different tastes, then I guess it would be better to drop it now.
I love it, but this is the first time I'm not expecting kissing scenes between main actors. . . Their relationship…
You know, there are plenty of viruses transmissible through blood AND saliva... One very famous lately is HPV. Each virus has its own way of infecting people, and we don't know yet the various ways of this one, apart from direct injection and from mother to son.
I love it, but this is the first time I'm not expecting kissing scenes between main actors. . . Their relationship…
Sure but... If they kiss, wouldn't she get contaminated ? It's going to take a while before it happens. We probably have to wait until either she becomes a vampire or he becomes a full human.
Watched the first episode and I am not sure I should continue.
Then continue. A lot of people changed their minds after a few episodes. I’d say you should watch at least 3-4 episodes before making a definite choice for this drama.
Ceki91, just calmly accept this one critic. I understand your point since, in french, we tend to often use hyperboles. But I noticed while speaking to native english-speakers that some words are usually understood for what it is and only that. The exemple I once came across was the word "agression" (like "Please, stop agressing me !"). In french, this term can be used for exemple when you speak to someone with anger. But when I used it in that context, the american woman I spoke to didn't understand what I meant. It seems to hold a stronger meaning in english.
I think we have kind of the same problem here, a simple misunderstanding due to different cultures and their usage of language.
A friend of mine had to go through the sudden kiss thing at her workplace. Believe me, unless it's someone you like, you will NEVER find it romantic. It can actually be quite scary. "What will he do the next time I see him ? How far does he intend to go ?" When it happened to me a few months later with someone I had just met, all I could think of was : "Get your disgusting saliva away from me !" That's the kind of question going through your head when you experience something like that. Nothing romantic. And in dramaland, it's not just the main character who does that. They often use it as a sort of confession. So it's like saying : "Let me first kiss you, you'll tell me after that if it's ok with you." For a man to take the initiative is okay, but he has to stop if the woman shows any sign of rejection. After this happened to my friend and I, I see the sudden kisses in a whole different light...
(Personnally, I'm actually less invested in asian dramas about happy endings. Sometimes, you can just fell it's going to be a sad but beautiful ending, so it's still alright.)
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But, to go back to the main topic, this kind of scenes in asian dramas really bother me. I remember watching Hana Yori Dango and HATING the main character for that, I just could get into it. Idem for verbal abuse in Itazura na Kiss.
In Myung Wol the Spy, this was also the one scene I really hated. If an actor ever did that in front of the press in real life, his career would be over for sure. Why make it seems as if it's fine ? Yeah, people around him were shocked but no one tried to stop him, help her or call the police...
As for the hand-grabbing, it also bothers me but that depends on the circumstances. If done nicely, it can be seen as romantic but as soon as the hand-grabbing becomes a hand-dragging, it's disturbing. Seing that in real life, I would think the guy will have a tendency to hit his wife later on, thinking he owns her or something.
This time, instead of going to Himalya because of his brother's death, Park Sun Woo is going earlier because of Joo Min Young. So my guess is, while he was going on a "second" honeymoon, he knew his brother was around here and went looking for him. That's how he could save him in time and he didn't have to travel back in time to save him. And so, he doesn't die in the past. Happy ending.
The images of the shadow above Park Jeong Woo's head in the first episode was just the ending of the drama. If not, it would mean Park Sun Woo watched his brother die. That wouldn't make any sense to me.
Second possibility is his brother died again so he went to look for the incense. But this doesn't fit in more than one way. I mean, he would still be stuck in 1993. Plus, he still remembers meeting himself when he was young so if he goes back in time, he has to do/tell the exact same things but he can't for he has no memory of what happened between him and Choi Jin Cheol in the alternate reality.
EDIT : Third theory I saw on comment bellow from @displacedmoon : "Sun Woo decides to "keep it simple" (this is from his commentary to himself on the plane in the last episode) by using the incense sticks once, in 2032, to save his brother. We see their mountaintop reunion in the last scene, when an older Sun Woo greets his brother with, "It's been a long time.""