I didn't finish Goblin either. It's super well made and has an amazing cast, but I could tell from the episodes…
Thank you for the spoilers. I think it pretty much solidified my reasons to not watch it. Emotional roller coasters are not my type of show. I've gotten to the point that I rarely get "invested" in the characters to where I feel their pain, it more annoyance that the writers are creating reasons for that pain. Not getting the "happy" until right at the end is also really not ok. I know it happens often, but I always hate it. The whole "getting together in another life" bit is so not for me either. There was a plotline like that in "Mystic Pop Up Bar" where literally half the drama was in "past lives" and I was just...no. Maybe I'll finish it someday and feel differently because as I said, I know it's well done and I adore the cast. Maybe if I FF everything thing that annoys me, I'd enjoy the parts I saw. Watch the happy parts, ignore everything else. That's what I do most of the time anyway. LOL. Thank you again. I appreciate the information and your thoughts.
I didn't finish Goblin either. It's super well made and has an amazing cast, but I could tell from the episodes…
First: Thank you for your thoughts. I'm totally good with Spoilers so always feel free to spoil stuff for me. :-) I don't like waiting for outcomes so I generally wait for dramas to finish airing and then check the ending in some way before it starts. No happy ending and it's got a SUPER low chance of being watched. :-) 2nd: I asked around about the ending of Goblin because I wanted to see it, but the responses mostly made it seem like it was a more open type ending but you were supposed to assume they got together. If so, that is not really a happy ending for me. It's passable, but not great. Also, I think I saw that not even the grim reaper gets the girl, so that's uncool as well. As for the "heart wrenching" scenes, I generally fast forward through stuff where people are crying about the person they lost...especially if they will get back together later. I don't need to see people crying needless tears. Those kind of scenes tend to not make me sad, but make me angry at whatever is causing the tears. The more dramas I watch (and I've now seen hundreds) the less I care about the plots that separate characters simply for a plot point.
I may someday finish the drama just so I can say I did, because I know it was excellently acted and written. Plus I really like all the actors and actresses in it. But I'm pretty sure I'll be wanting to scream at the tv out of frustration most of the time if I do. It was that way with Itaewon Class. I trudged through it all but I was so annoyed most of time because I can not stand revenge plots and literally did not care at all about that part of the story (which was basically 90% of the story). I finished it because it was popular and I wanted to know how it ended, but I didn't really enjoy it. I think Goblin would be similar for me.
Do you still think I'd enjoy it? (Serious question...now that you know more of my thinking.)
We have very different taste, I could not finish Goblin or Chicago type writer. However I really liked this is…
I didn't finish Goblin either. It's super well made and has an amazing cast, but I could tell from the episodes I watched that there was ZERO chance for the type of happy ending I wanted. And when I saw people talking about how they cried...I was like. Nope. I do not enjoy sad endings or open endings in any fashion. It needs to be full on happy with no ambiguity about the fact that the Leads are happily living out their lives. Otherwise about 90% of the time, I end up hating the drama totally even if I loved it up to that ending. This way I keep liking the episodes I saw. :-)
I agree with you about open endings. They are not happy. They are, at best, frustrating and at worst, anger inducing!!! If I know that a show will have a sad ending or an open ending, there is about a 99% chance I won't watch it. That's the reason I couldn't finish Goblin...need my happy ending.
More episodes have apparently been added because episode 7 was released yesterday. I'm so happy it will be on longer. I was going to make an edit, but I don't know what the final number of episodes will be.
I enjoy the childhood connections. I think they are fun. Sometimes they are a stretch, but most of the time I enjoy them. For me, really the only things that ruin a drama are: Dragging out the love story (Just get them together), noble idiocy (your #1) and a bad or vague ending where the leads don't end up together or it's just "implied" that they might. Good grief! Just let them be together.
I'm the total opposite with #4. I LOVE IT when they get together quickly and they stay together. I get SUPER frustrated when they drag it out. I think that is why I adore contract relationship dramas...even if they are not in love yet, they are in a relationship of sorts from the beginning. Please tell me any drama that has an early connections. I will probably love them.
I watched 12 of the 15 dramas and liked all of them. Playful kiss is not liked by many but it's my first drama…
I agree. I watched it early on as well so it's special in that sense. And it has some great actors/actresses in it. Of the MANY versions of that story though, it's not my favorite version anymore though.
I've seen them all except "Jewel In the Palace". Must admit, I wasn't a fan of all of them though. I mean, I'm glad I watched them because so many people talk about them, but a couple I just didn't care for personally as much as others.
I've seen both of the original episodes and the newest episode now that it has been picked up. I like this show. To be honest, the hostess MC of the show is not really my cup of tea so I get a bit annoyed with her, however the concept of the show is fun and once they start the makeover's I'm all in. The people who are giving out the fashion, makeup, and hair advice are really cool and I enjoy their parts the best!
I think I'm in the minority, but I CAN NOT STAND the Yeon Seo character. In fact, that character is why I had to put the show on hold for now. The actress is doing an amazing job because it's hard to make me dislike a character as much as I do this one, so it's not a dig at the actress. I just can not stand how selfish, hateful, and mean she is to every single person around her...truly everyone...including Dan. There is no trauma in the world that would make me find that ok. I had to put the show on hold after 10 eps because I just could not take it anymore. I'll probably finish it after it finishes airing, because I love the Dan character (L is also doing an amazing job with his acting), but it's hard for me to want him to end up with her.
I'm a binge watcher too. I prefer to have all the eps out so I can keep going until it's done. I've watched some longer ones though...those take me like a week or more to finish, but I generally really like them. Five Enough was one that I LOVED, but it had lots of episodes. Made me feel like I was hanging out with friends for an extended period of time though, so I didn't mind. :-)
2nd: I asked around about the ending of Goblin because I wanted to see it, but the responses mostly made it seem like it was a more open type ending but you were supposed to assume they got together. If so, that is not really a happy ending for me. It's passable, but not great. Also, I think I saw that not even the grim reaper gets the girl, so that's uncool as well. As for the "heart wrenching" scenes, I generally fast forward through stuff where people are crying about the person they lost...especially if they will get back together later. I don't need to see people crying needless tears. Those kind of scenes tend to not make me sad, but make me angry at whatever is causing the tears. The more dramas I watch (and I've now seen hundreds) the less I care about the plots that separate characters simply for a plot point.
I may someday finish the drama just so I can say I did, because I know it was excellently acted and written. Plus I really like all the actors and actresses in it. But I'm pretty sure I'll be wanting to scream at the tv out of frustration most of the time if I do. It was that way with Itaewon Class. I trudged through it all but I was so annoyed most of time because I can not stand revenge plots and literally did not care at all about that part of the story (which was basically 90% of the story). I finished it because it was popular and I wanted to know how it ended, but I didn't really enjoy it. I think Goblin would be similar for me.
Do you still think I'd enjoy it? (Serious question...now that you know more of my thinking.)