Episodic feel is nice, the overarching connections too. I loved it. Nice production imo. Should've had more episodes by all means. Had to watch it without subtitles which is my only complaint about the viewing experience. Nothing amateur about it.
Why in Korean dramas the psychopaths are never really psychopaths? They are truly functional people who deliberately act emotionless as a defense mechanism, and there's always a family member that makes them become like this...It's a dogma at this point. And this Gang Tae dude...why the fuck is he so annoying?!!!😑The moment I decide okay he learned, got better, he relapses. His annoying af character is the only flaw of this drama...He's the sickest guy in the entire drama but pretends to be better than others🙄His fluffy cheeks are literally ripe for slaps😫
The idea of the show is that he deceived himself into thinking that he can't feel, bcz that's what everybody said…
Not the same school, same psyche doctor. Yeah, that coincidence is lousy, but as I said, some of those lousy parts I ignored for the greater pleasure. I wrote a review stating that, you can take a look.
The idea of the show is that he deceived himself into thinking that he can't feel, bcz that's what everybody said…
Look, the drama was good enough for me to ignore some lousy parts through suspension of disbelief. What you pointed out isn't even one of those 'lousy parts'. Though I'm not a fan of the later sob fest but people restraining, not expressing or compartmentalizing their emotions happen quite often. Hyun Su has anti-social personality disorder, lost his mom pretty young and most importantly had a psychopath murderous dad who was emotionally training and draining him. He just internalized what everyone was accusing him of, I don't think that's so hard to believe. He told himself he's mimicking a tutorial video when in fact he wasn't.
The biggest flaw for me was the writing. The quality was not consistent and it dropped alot in the second half.…
The idea of the show is that he deceived himself into thinking that he can't feel, bcz that's what everybody said and bcz it was easier. When in truth he can, and very much does.
Is it good? Never really tried Chinese dramas...I don't know why but smth doesn't click... Should I go for it? I'm looking forward to a good plot, good acting, engaging arcs I think.
Happy or sad ending? Why are people hating on this so much?
Happy, very happy. It's a low stake drama but initially it seems better, probably the reason people are a little disappointed. Nothing revolutionary or even good but it filled up my Mondays and I enjoyed a few performances so, I'd say if you want smth light it's not that bad.
Nice ending, fluffy to the end. To reign in the sugar rush though... 1. Sol-hi's mom and dad have more chemistry than her and Do-ha, I loved it when he hugged her. 2. Idk why Deuk-chan didn't send Eom-ji's typed text to Do-ha. That was a nice suicide note and more importantly, real. I also don't know why he waited to say this to him, could've said that on the hospital bed. 3. The actress playing Do-ha's mom is pretty brilliant. As bitchy as she was and as unconvincing as her any excuse is, I bought her calm, collected approach when expressing deep regret and guilt. 4. Chi-hun and Sayon could at least have a kiss! 5. Cassandra and Sol-hi calling each other's name for the first time had more intensity than Do-ha and Sol-hi switching to oppa and Sol-hya. 6. On the bus ride to the premier league game (tell me, why are they on a bus? they both have cars!) why on earth were they sitting on different aisles? Couples should sit closer right? Doesn't make any sense except that it's a lame throwback to the first episode. 7. Major flaw that plagued the show from the beginning: we, normal people (who don't have lie detecting hearing), learn pretty early on about the dual nature of lying, hiding, secrets etc. There are major philosophies weighing on this conversation. If anyone had a power like Sol-hi, they'd discover these many kinds of lies and unique situations much earlier, probably as a kid even. Somehow it took her 27 years, and I just can't digest that.
*For someone who is handsome all the time, I think Do-ha looked really nice in the prize giving ceremony. *Do-ha is definitely the rabbit. *Loved the bts scene pack. *Kang-min, smart and gentle till the end. Seo Ji-hun was simply amazing. Screen presence is a big deal, and he dominated every scene he was in leaving lasting after effect. Really glad to have discovered him through this show.
And bcz I almost fell in love with how good Seo Ji-hun is in this drama - There has always been layers of subtext in his every action, movement, expression. Sadness in his smiles, care in his reproachment, jealousy in his admiration, real-life frankness in his maneuvers - there were very few scenes that I did not rewind. It was almost poetic how despite his request, Sol-hi didn't notice him in the car even though he was expecting a 'hello' and he laughed which was sad yet liberating, bcz here's someone who can take it easy and someone who has learned to laugh it off, and it looked genuine. None of his scenes felt shallow or pointless, he made Kang-min very real. (I feel like he is a better written character than both the leads). PS: And he was rocking the casual look with those baggy wears and shirts. Idk, do police people really have the luxury to maintain those looks?🙄 In any case he was on par with Do-ha, not something I expected. In fact his physique is imposing in a nice way...gotta learn postures like that-_-
Nice ending, fluffy to the end. To reign in the sugar rush though... 1. Sol-hi's mom and dad have more chemistry than her and Do-ha, I loved it when he hugged her. 2. Idk why Deuk-chan didn't send Eom-ji's typed text to Do-ha. That was a nice suicide note and more importantly, real. I also don't know why he waited to say this to him, could've said that on the hospital bed. 3. The actress playing Do-ha's mom is pretty brilliant. As bitchy as she was and as unconvincing her any excuse is, I bought her calm, collected approach when expressing deep regret and guilt. 4. Chi-hun and Sayon could at least have a kiss! 5. Cassandra and Sol-hi calling each other's name for the first time had more intensity than Do-ha and Sol-hi switching to oppa and Sol-hya. 6. On the bus ride to the premier league game (tell me, why are they on a bus? they both have cars!) why on earth were they sitting on different aisles? Couples should sit closer right? Doesn't make any sense except that it's a lame throwback to the first episode. 7. Major flaw that plagued the show from the beginning: we, normal people (who don't have lie detecting hearing), learn pretty early on about the dual nature of lying, hiding, secrets etc. There are major philosophies weighing on this conversation. If anyone had a power like Sol-hi, they'd discover these many kinds of lies and unique situations much earlier, probably as a kid even. Somehow it took her 27 years, and I just can't digest that.
*For someone who is handsome all the time, I think Do-ha looked really nice in the prize giving ceremony. *Do-ha is definitely the rabbit. *Loved the bts scene pack. *Kang-min, smart and gentle till the end. Seo Ji-hun was simply amazing. Screen presence is a big deal, and he dominated every scene he was in leaving lasting after effect. Really glad to have discovered him through this show.
Rewatching it after a year, and it only gets better. First time I came upon it was through the K drama and it was by all means superior, everything that didn't make sense in the Korean version were neatly tied up in this one. Darker, more tragic, realer, more poetic...and in my opinion contains Kimura Takuya's best performance ever. All the artists were on top of their game...the direction simple yet impeccable brought the insidious nature of the plot together with the inherent sadness. In the Korean one, Seo In-guk is nicer, almost okay and the ending isn't inevitable. In this one, Yuko and Ryo seem like the only option for each other, I mean even after the big reveal their chemistry was compelling enough to sustain a feeling of massive loss. I don't know if it's because I haven't watched enough J drama, but this might be one of my if not the most favorite Japanese drama ever.
Hwang Min got the role because (i) he's a musician and (ii) he has millions of followers on Instagram. I liked…
Good actors make mediocre roles amazing, that is the point of skills. I doubt anyone else could've played Kang-min as well as him. I'm waiting for King of Saju but his co-star is a 17-year-old kid. MLL had balance. But I'm okay with him playing the role he got, he made it special and proved he can do a police procedural at ease. But I also believe we could've gotten something pleasantly different if he played Do-ha.
This is going to be an unpopular view, but I feel the 2ml should have gotten the Lead role. I love everything…
I doubt how unpopular that is. Seo Ji-hun is a better actor by a great margin, imo. The thing about the ml is that Do-ha turns into a sorely uninteresting character after you realise that he's just a good, naive guy (which happens pretty early on) and Min-hyun isn't skilled enough to make up for that lack of character development. But he's cute, you can't dislike him which imo again proves how good Seo Ji-hun is. He rivals with just his limited presence. I can't wait to see him again, he's my only worthy discovery through this series and I'm literally seeing quite a few powerhouse artists (Ji-on, So-hyun) for the first time in this series.
Can I just say how childishly cringy it was when Sol-hi called Do-ha oppa?-_- Why was he acting like that fgs?-_- PS: & in the next scene, Kang-min is being effortlessly cool-_-
And this Gang Tae dude...why the fuck is he so annoying?!!!😑The moment I decide okay he learned, got better, he relapses. His annoying af character is the only flaw of this drama...He's the sickest guy in the entire drama but pretends to be better than others🙄His fluffy cheeks are literally ripe for slaps😫
Yeah, that coincidence is lousy, but as I said, some of those lousy parts I ignored for the greater pleasure. I wrote a review stating that, you can take a look.
1. Sol-hi's mom and dad have more chemistry than her and Do-ha, I loved it when he hugged her.
2. Idk why Deuk-chan didn't send Eom-ji's typed text to Do-ha. That was a nice suicide note and more importantly, real. I also don't know why he waited to say this to him, could've said that on the hospital bed.
3. The actress playing Do-ha's mom is pretty brilliant. As bitchy as she was and as unconvincing as her any excuse is, I bought her calm, collected approach when expressing deep regret and guilt.
4. Chi-hun and Sayon could at least have a kiss!
5. Cassandra and Sol-hi calling each other's name for the first time had more intensity than Do-ha and Sol-hi switching to oppa and Sol-hya.
6. On the bus ride to the premier league game (tell me, why are they on a bus? they both have cars!) why on earth were they sitting on different aisles? Couples should sit closer right? Doesn't make any sense except that it's a lame throwback to the first episode.
7. Major flaw that plagued the show from the beginning: we, normal people (who don't have lie detecting hearing), learn pretty early on about the dual nature of lying, hiding, secrets etc. There are major philosophies weighing on this conversation. If anyone had a power like Sol-hi, they'd discover these many kinds of lies and unique situations much earlier, probably as a kid even. Somehow it took her 27 years, and I just can't digest that.
*For someone who is handsome all the time, I think Do-ha looked really nice in the prize giving ceremony.
*Do-ha is definitely the rabbit.
*Loved the bts scene pack.
*Kang-min, smart and gentle till the end. Seo Ji-hun was simply amazing. Screen presence is a big deal, and he dominated every scene he was in leaving lasting after effect. Really glad to have discovered him through this show.
There has always been layers of subtext in his every action, movement, expression. Sadness in his smiles, care in his reproachment, jealousy in his admiration, real-life frankness in his maneuvers - there were very few scenes that I did not rewind. It was almost poetic how despite his request, Sol-hi didn't notice him in the car even though he was expecting a 'hello' and he laughed which was sad yet liberating, bcz here's someone who can take it easy and someone who has learned to laugh it off, and it looked genuine. None of his scenes felt shallow or pointless, he made Kang-min very real. (I feel like he is a better written character than both the leads).
PS: And he was rocking the casual look with those baggy wears and shirts. Idk, do police people really have the luxury to maintain those looks?🙄 In any case he was on par with Do-ha, not something I expected. In fact his physique is imposing in a nice way...gotta learn postures like that-_-
1. Sol-hi's mom and dad have more chemistry than her and Do-ha, I loved it when he hugged her.
2. Idk why Deuk-chan didn't send Eom-ji's typed text to Do-ha. That was a nice suicide note and more importantly, real. I also don't know why he waited to say this to him, could've said that on the hospital bed.
3. The actress playing Do-ha's mom is pretty brilliant. As bitchy as she was and as unconvincing her any excuse is, I bought her calm, collected approach when expressing deep regret and guilt.
4. Chi-hun and Sayon could at least have a kiss!
5. Cassandra and Sol-hi calling each other's name for the first time had more intensity than Do-ha and Sol-hi switching to oppa and Sol-hya.
6. On the bus ride to the premier league game (tell me, why are they on a bus? they both have cars!) why on earth were they sitting on different aisles? Couples should sit closer right? Doesn't make any sense except that it's a lame throwback to the first episode.
7. Major flaw that plagued the show from the beginning: we, normal people (who don't have lie detecting hearing), learn pretty early on about the dual nature of lying, hiding, secrets etc. There are major philosophies weighing on this conversation. If anyone had a power like Sol-hi, they'd discover these many kinds of lies and unique situations much earlier, probably as a kid even. Somehow it took her 27 years, and I just can't digest that.
*For someone who is handsome all the time, I think Do-ha looked really nice in the prize giving ceremony.
*Do-ha is definitely the rabbit.
*Loved the bts scene pack.
*Kang-min, smart and gentle till the end. Seo Ji-hun was simply amazing. Screen presence is a big deal, and he dominated every scene he was in leaving lasting after effect. Really glad to have discovered him through this show.
PS: & in the next scene, Kang-min is being effortlessly cool-_-