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Bu-jeong told Hee-sun to seek legal recourse against Jin-seop knowing that he’s an abusive man.

Two people who suffer greatly in life find each other and slowly, despite numerous obstacles, help each other to become better people.

My Mister is my absolute best series of all time.

I'd like to think that Kyung-un and Jeong-su also found their happiness in each other.

I detest Filipinos who wish to ignore history because it's the reason why we're in this quandary right now. If we paid more attention to history we wouldn't be easily swayed by disinformation. But because our nation is a confederacy of dunces, "MARCOS PA RIN MGA ULOL RESPECT MY OPINION."

I'm glad people are calling this series out.

I'm from the Philippines. I admire the Koreans for calling out attempts to revise history. Perhaps that's why they're more progressive than us. Meanwhile, many Filipinos are actually planning to vote the dictator's son into power, glorifying our OWN Martial Law.

I'm pretty sure that while the son of the dictator was at a party, Manny Pacquiao and Leni Robredo were mobilizing (it's obvious that they're in places where the flood was affected). I wish more Filipinos were as abreast of history as Koreans. Maybe that's how we'll progress as a nation.

Many Filipinos will lap this up. People here generally don't even care about historical revisionism. Probably why Korea's more progressive than us.

I think the decrease in viewers is also partly because those who expected a makjang series got a quiet, nuanced reflection on the nature of genius and intellectual passion. Those who are likely disgusted didn't even really give this series a chance, but those who were expecting a salacious series instead got a pensive reflection on meritocracy and fairness.

I have studied a bit of psychology and I think the portrayal of both leads are totally believable and platonic. Even their discussion about the world sinking away when they're focused on a problem is a psychological concept known as flow. She's never given any hints towards sexual license and I find that what she has been doing is above-board. It's also normal that he would have a crush on her.

I think a lot of people are just disappointed it's not an illicit love affair, but actually a reflection on intellectual passion and the nature of genius. Many K-drama viewers aren't too patient for a series like this, and I respect that. So far, however, the series, to me, is brilliant.

It's too slow for most people. It appeals to the intellectual crowd and those who are academically passionate, so when people discover it wasn't a makjang or a salacious student-teacher romance, many people peeled their eyes away from the screen.

And I respect that. Melancholia is a great drama for nerds or people who appreciate and enjoy intellectual passion, but it's simply too slow for an escapist watch and far too nuanced to be exciting.

Asung High School is among the more prestigious high schools in the series. She wasn't hired merely as a teacher; she was also hired to be a coach for the olympiads, which was what she was doing to the best of her abilities.

When you say that she's failing at her job, what's your evidence? She still goes to class and teaches well. Her meetings with the two representatives start earlier and they're focused on the preparations for the Olympiad. She asked permission to his homeroom teacher and his parents also know that it was to prepare for the Olympiad. The trip was documented. She gave no hints that she was romantically interested in Seung-yoo. Their trip to her father was also about a potential math problem, but also a didactic event where she reveals that her wish for Seung-yoo was to love math but not be constrained or trapped by it.

That's what great teachers do. I've also competed in an olympiad in the past, and it was only my professor and me for a good part of the day, especially when the olympiad was near. Why? Because we needed to prepare as much as we could. Did that professor become a close friend of mine? Yes.

There's nothing in Yoon-su's acts that show she's going past her boundaries as a teacher. Even her appearance in school was directly involving her because of the photoshopped picture. I don't think it's her fault Seung-yoo has a crush on her.

I do see your point, but I also don't really see how else she could have done something better.

She's trying to provide the SAME support with Ye Rin. Ye Rin just chafes from what she tries to provide because she's a pretender. She's not good in math, she just uses her clout to "excel." But when given complex mathematical problems, she's flouted by the genius of Seung-yoo.

And Yoon-su didn't even insult Ye-rin when she failed to provide the proper answer to her complex question. She just said - ah, you forgot. When Ye-rin told her the truth, she didn't even punish her.

I don't get what people expect from Yoon-su. She's definitely an upright person - it's not her fault Seung-yoo has a crush on her.

I'll reiterate: how are they romanticizing a student and teacher relationship right now? Do you see Yoon-su doing anything improper with Seung-yoo? I mean, Seung-yoo has a crush on Yoon-su, but she's firm with her boundaries and never really gave any hints of grooming toward Seung-yoo.

It will get to be a tougher watch for most because intellectual passion is a hard sell to most K-drama watchers. It takes patience and nuance in the viewer to appreciate, and many people might have been disappointed because of the non-makjang nature of the plot. But there's nothing improper in their current relationship, and that's from the perspective of someone who actually competed in an olympiad.

How are they romanticizing a student and teacher relationship right now? Do you see Yoon-su doing anything improper with Seung-yoo? I mean, Seung-yoo has a crush on Yoon-su, but she's firm with her boundaries and never really gave any hints of grooming toward Seung-yoo.

It will get to be a tougher watch for most because intellectual passion is a hard sell to most K-drama watchers. It takes patience and nuance in the viewer to appreciate, and many people might have been disappointed because of the non-makjang nature of the plot.

I was a nerd (still am, actually) and competed in an olympiad like that in high school. It's actually normal for a representative to spend that much time with a teacher as long as the school knows and the parents know. There was one point in time where I spent most of my day reviewing for chemistry (since it was where I competed) with my professor in the background.

Take note that the field trip was detailed and was known by Seung-yoo's homeroom adviser and his parents. It wasn't an escapist journey: he used the art as basis for his speech, and it was also documented.

I think advertising this series as a romance was a bad move: it can understandably become one and Seung-yoo's feelings for Yoon-su is very naturally developed, but it detracts from the more important themes of meritocracy and fairness, and the nature of genius.

It's not my loss, though. The show's great, so far.

They don't cling to each other. Yoon-su lost her balance because she was standing by the train door, and the student, Seung-yoo, caught her and stopped her from falling. Because it was in a tunnel, he held her for a few seconds, but then let her sit in the chair and instead stood by himself. There was nothing sexual about that encounter, and it's definitely not lust.

Don't be misled by the teacher-student taboo romance. It's anything but.

It's really more of a show like Good Will Hunting. A genius student is inspired by a teacher familiar with such a genius, but because the school is highly competitive, people are conspiring against the success of the student. Because the teacher values meritocracy, the school is also conspiring against the teacher.

It's such a pure show reveling in intellectual passion for mathematics, and is very well-acted, too. I can see why the male lead will fall for the teacher, but it's not a sexual thing. These are two people who just love math and the teacher really just wants the student to succeed.

I think it's the best among the currently running shows right now.

I still enjoyed HomeCha, but thought it too puerile compared to this series. Frankly, I thought the secondary characters and the environment made that show. It's still not as impressive as this one.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my review!

I have two series that I also dearly love in mind. The first is Into the Ring: basically, a boisterous lady attempts to become a councilwoman since it pays well, but realizes over the course of her attempt that she could effect positive change and tries her best to do it beyond the grasp of corruption. The leading male is a quiet and efficient logistician, but instead of trying to silence her, he empowers her by providing the research and needed support to succeed in her goals. It's a dynamic series that adeptly balances such a massive difference in personalities through quiet understanding.

The second series I highly recommend is Miss Korea. It also stars Lee Sun-Kyun, and, despite its age, is just as evocative as when I first watched it. LSK's character is president of a cosmetics company sunk in debt, and his last glimmer of hope is to win Miss Korea with a representative from his company. In his desperation, he reconnects with his ex-girlfriend, Ji-yeon (played by Lee Yeon-hee), who was and is a beautiful lady but someone with only a high school level of education. There's a lot of distrust in the beginning, but when both of them buy into each other, it's a love story that's unlike any other. Noble idiocy is bypassed by insightful friends who call it out, and by the leads themselves who are radically honest with each other. The difficulty of both leads increases as the series progresses but they never lose their faith in each other, which makes it an endearing and enduring love story to me. People seem to mistake it as a mere pageant show, but it's not: it's really a tale of struggling people trying to succeed against all odds through trusting each other in such a trying time. (Don't believe the 7.3 rating here.)

Hope you find these series entertaining! Do get back to me with your thoughts regarding it.

They were in a fight. It was just a fun way of poking fun at their pettiness despite the fact that there's really no doubt they loved each other so much. I also got baited.