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I wonder if he would qualify for the newcomer awards? Lol.

Exactly. Even if the FL unintentionally helped the ML's daughter, she did it with ill and manipulative intentions and that needs to be addressed eventually. But I'm not very confident because the show already isn't addressing the alcoholism and bulimia well. I hope they don't use her own trauma as an excuse for her early behaviour.

Hmm... this one is a bit odd, and not exactly in a good way. It's definitely not boring, but there are many potential issues. Most of these characters are not coming off as appealing at all, though I don't dislike them. I usually like flawed or morally grey characters, but only if they are written well. The mother feels like a caricature so far. The sideplot of the elder sister feels mean-spirited. I'm side-eyeing the writers if their intention is to just make her a comic relief. The leads are both very flawed, so much that I think the romance between them has a huge possibility of going haywire. And why does it feel like the ML's alcoholism is being brushed off by everyone? Of course, it's only been 2 episodes and there's plenty of time for more character development and redemption arcs, but I can't tell if they're going to do it well, or even at all. The quality of this show will really depend on what the writers intend to do with the characters. I'll continue watching because I think it has the potential to become interesting, but I'm on the fence.

Most if not all the Korean shows and movies I've seen that revolve around AI (or any sci-fi element) are ridden with plot holes, get excessively sentimental, and/or are poorly executed. So frankly I'm not that confident that this movie can pull off its premise.

There were some brutal scenes here and there but it was an easy watch and managed to blend in effective humour despite the rather heavy subject matter. It also brought its message across quite well imo. I think a lot of credit goes to Ra Miran for making the protagonist very relatable and easy to root for, and the supporting actresses for bringing charm to their characters with little screentime. As with many other korean movies, the cop here was also extremely useless and annoying, but I liked that the characters constantly called him out for a change lol.

I tried not to have high expectations going into it, and ended up really enjoying it. It was solid and engaging throughout, but the first and second halves felt quite distinctly different. I slightly preferred the first half. That is not to say the second half wasn't good, but its message probably resonated more with the Korean audience. I'm also happy that they did not rely heavily on jumpscares to convey the horror. In other words, it's a movie that knows what it wants to do and focuses on it without using cheap tricks, and I really like that.

Trailers piqued my interest and initial reviews are looking good, so I'll ignore the fact that this new poster looks a bit... cheaply made lol. Hopefully it does well and gets an international release.

Came across a trailer for this and thought it was an ad for some phone app lmao.

My main issue is how the leads' relationship is written, but I did like some of the humour at work and the vibes of the families living together in the middle episodes. I think this writer does humour pretty well. But we're past that stage now. The show is definitely much better off without the cartoonish villain too.

My apologies, I got too carried away with the rant.

Something about this show just feels... intentional. Or artificial. It's like the writer is ticking off boxes instead of laying the groundwork of the story. Why is this couple not getting a divorce despite being miserable? Because she has a terminal illness now and he needs to take care of her. Wait, why were they so in love in the first place? They met as students and she liked him. Then they fell in love. Oh, okay. Why did the marriage fall apart then? Because he was mistreated, and she suffered a miscarriage and they handled it poorly. That was actually a valid reason and I wanted to know more, so I waited for this to be fleshed out. But the writer said, watch them cry about her illness and amnesia instead.

All the cliches were okay, they're in many other shows after all. What really makes me scratch my head is this terminal illness plot. It in fact just feels like a convenient plot device to skip the complexities in their relationship. But isn't that what makes a good romantic story -- the complexities in the relationship?? Instead of using the screentime to make them work out what went wrong before, it's work, family politics, chaebol drama, guy scheming to get the girl etc. When it comes to a point where they're finally going to confront their past problems head on -- memory loss, where am I, what happened Hyunwoo? Crying, it was my fault, I'm sorry for wanting to leave you... We're back to square one? Whatever happened to communication? It's like the illness is an excuse to take shortcuts. Everything stops at surface level, I'm not emotionally connected to this story. The leads are here crying their hearts out, but I'm just thinking, y'all probably are getting that divorce sooner or later anyways. Lol. Is it just the skeptic in me that's stopping me from enjoying this?

Frankly, I already was not that fond of the first episodes and put this on hold long ago, but I came back because of the social media hype. I have to say it's my own fault for succumbing to the FOMO. Well, the leads are nice to look at and the production values are high. I guess I'll just stick around for the ending. I apologise for my yapping.

The first episode was a bit dry despite the unique subject matter, but I'll watch a few more episodes to judge.

I meant the characters are in a reality/variety show as it says in the synopsis. It's still a fictional drama.

Interesting. The webtoon was very morbid and greyish in colour but here they decided to add a lot of colourful elements and make it a variety show setting. Hopefully they pull it off.

That poster somehow looks very Japanese-esque.

The story seems pretty standard but so far it is charming and cheesy in a good way.

I watched this when it aired and just did a rewatch, and it is still as funny as I remembered. I would say it's totally deserving of the 9.0 rating if you watch it with the right expectations. That is, knowing it's based on a low budget and pretty nonsensical Cdrama. Mr Queen basically took the basic story outline and upgraded everything else. It's not perfect, and the palace politics are not as legitimate as those serious sageuks, but it managed to mix very different ingredients together and somehow maintain a nice balance. The relationship between the leads was done very well. It developed with a logical narrative and they really complemented each other (basically they were very funny together). Also, the scenes with the FL and her maids/chef were comedic gold.

The visuals in this show are great and all, but I'm unfortunately not connecting to the story. The terminal illness is looking like a plot device to get two people, who are not compatible or fit to be a couple, to be together. Is this a rekindling of love, or is it really just guilt/sympathy on the ML's end? I honestly don't know. Moreover, the miscommunication in their relationship is at such an absurd level, I wonder how much they even knew each other before getting married.

And being not a fan of chaebol stories in general, the supporting characters and subplots are also not grabbing me much. I'll be putting it on hold for now.

I don't know, I found the 'dark comedy' in the 2nd episode to be off-putting. It isn't funny to be happy over anyone, much less someone you used to love, only having 3 months left to live. Even if you're on bad terms now, that's just being heartless. Yes, the panic/grief will probably settle in later. But it didn't feel right for such a topic to be taken so lightly. Admittedly I'm a bit sensitive to plots with terminal illness, but I can't be the only one who felt this way. Right...?

I think the show is going into a slump (pun intended). After moving past the premise, it's clearly running out of substantial plot and getting repetitive. I don't mind drunk scenes if their conversations served a purpose, but they're too often used as filler. Sometimes the humour falls flat, and the romantic scenes are going overboard with the aegyo. The writer also has a bad habit of making characters do something frustrating or including a silly/unrealistic scene to move the plot forward (Yes, I am talking about the ending of episode 12). The past couple of episodes were serviceable at best, hopefully this picks up.